Nonprofit · EIN 81-0302618
MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · LEWISTOWN, MT 59457
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $212,925 | $224,490 | -$11,565 | $279,921 | $0 | $279,921 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $232,070 | $151,284 | $80,786 | $291,486 | $0 | $291,486 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $299,704 | $198,422 | $101,282 | $210,700 | $0 | $210,700 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $212,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $790
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,422
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $41,596
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $58,382
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $3,935
- Travel
- $25,570
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $291,486
- Total assets, end of year
- $279,921
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $279,921
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $122,548
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $157,373
- Gross receipts
- $212,925
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1959
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPION KASSANDRA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR Officer | 30 | $53,000 |
| KLEINSASSER KEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RAUSER JOHN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| WIPF PETER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRAATAN LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOFER SHORTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOFER PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALDNER JACOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALDNER PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALTER DAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WURTZ LARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLEY AMY | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIREC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAMPE BRAD | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIREC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GJERDE ERIC | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIREC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PARKER ANDY | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIREC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPION KASSANDRA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER Officer | 30 | $50,000 |
| HOFER SHORTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WIPF JOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALTER DAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KLEINSASSER WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WIPF PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOFER ANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WURTZ LARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRAATAN LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURENS TS | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GJERDE ERIC | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAMPE BRAD | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MALISANI ROSE | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PARKER ANDY | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALDNER JACOB | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KLEINSASSER KEN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RAUSER JOHN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPION KASSANDRA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER Officer | 30 | $45,000 | $648 |
| RAUSER JOHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WALDNER JACOB | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER DAVID | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KLEINSASSER KEN | NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE/DELEGATE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAATAN LOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAWFORD DARREN | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVIS JOHNNY RAY | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAMPE BRAD | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOFER ANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOFER SHORTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KLEINSASSER WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENS TS | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALISANI ROSE | NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WIPF JOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WIPF PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WURTZ LARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1216 W MONTANA ST, LEWISTOWN, MT 59457-2331
- In care of
- % ANNE L MILLER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 1216 W Montana St, Lewistown MT 59457
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KASSANDRA CHAMPION, 1216 W MONTANA ST, LEWISTOWN, MT 59457
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Kassandra Champion, 1216 W Montana St, Lewistown MT 59457
- Signed the 990
- KASSANDRA CHAMPION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (406) 557-2982
- Website
- MONTANAPORK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERING THE PORK CHECKOFF PROGRAM AND, SEPARATELY, A VOLUNTARY CHECKOFF PORGRAM SUPPORTED BY MONTANA PRODUCERS.
Program accomplishments
- 2025 PORK LINKS EVENT: EACH YEAR IN OCTOBER THE MPPC HOLDS AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT FOR THE PRODUCERS ACROSS THE STATE. THIS YEAR'S PORK LINKS EVENT HIGHLIGHTED SWINE HEALTH, THE BOAR STUD SITE, AND AN UPDATE FROM NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL.
- 2025 ANNUAL MEETING: EACH YEAR IN JANUARY THE MPPC HOSTS ITS ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW IN GREAT FALLS. SPEAKERS REVOLVED AROUND THE TOPIC OF LOOKING AT THE SWINE INDUSTRY BEYOND THE FARM GATE, AND THE NATIONAL SWINE HEALTH STRATEGY. THERE WERE 35 VENDORS FOR THE PRODUCERS TO ENGAGE WITH.
- IN 2025, THE MPPC HELD A LEADR TRAINING FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS. LUCY RUSSELL WITH NPPC WALKED THROUGH A QUICK CIVICS LESSON AND THE PRODUCERS GOT THE CHANCE TO ROLE PLAY TALKING TO CONGRESSMEN ON DIFFERENT TOPICS AND CREATE A 30 SECOND ELEVATOR SPEECH FOR THEIR CONVERSATIONS IN WASHINGTON DC.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0302618
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $279,921
- Income (IRS master file)
- $212,925
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $212,925 | $224,490 | $279,921 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $232,070 | $151,284 | $291,486 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $299,704 | $198,422 | $210,700 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $336,591 | $301,064 | $72,952 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Kassandra Champion | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0302618).
Questions about MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC is 81-0302618.
- Is MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1968.
- Are donations to MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KASSANDRA CHAMPION.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $53,000 (CHAMPION KASSANDRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR).
- How much revenue does MONTANA PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $212,925, expenses of $224,490 and total assets of $279,921 at year end.
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