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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MONTANA INNOCENCE PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$428,985
Total expenses
$411,652
Contributions and grants received
$378,573
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$137
Other revenue
$50,275
Total assets, end of year
$122,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,252
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$115,405
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$268,577
Management and general expenses
$138,702
Fundraising expenses
$4,373
Program service expenses (Part III)
$268,577

Program services were 65.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,037

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $377,536

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $137 · excluded $137

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,037

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $670

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $395

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $275 · related or exempt $275

  • 11a · Other revenue: CY PRES AWARD

    total $50,000 · related or exempt $50,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,926 · program services $70,498 · management and general $36,428

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $172,693 · program services $119,305 · management and general $53,388

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,800 · program services $6,921 · management and general $12,879

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,045 · program services $14,186 · management and general $6,859

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,008 · program services $942 · management and general $11,066

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,056 · program services $19,906 · fundraising $150

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,460 · program services $6,157 · fundraising $303

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,996 · program services $1,626 · management and general $2,370

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,986 · program services $1,986

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,898 · management and general $1,840 · fundraising $58

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,032 · program services $15,081 · management and general $738 · fundraising $1,213

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $691 · program services $54 · management and general $544 · fundraising $93

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,424 · management and general $6,424

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $4,003 · program services $2,696 · management and general $7 · fundraising $1,300

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $3,096 · program services $1,871 · management and general $1,225

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,915 · program services $1,100 · management and general $1,815

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $2,082 · program services $614 · management and general $412 · fundraising $1,056

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,541 · program services $3,634 · management and general $2,707 · fundraising $200

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $88,626 · end of year $110,354

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,913

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,913

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,535 · end of year $12,303

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,089 · end of year $7,252

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,072 · end of year $115,405

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Because liberty and justice are paramount to democratic society, it is the mission of the Montana Innocence Project to free the innocent and unjustly incarcerated, and advocate for systems of Justice that are accurate, accountable, and fair for all

  • Legal achievements:Advocated for post-conviction relief for client Joseph Jefferson-Dust in Yellowstone County District Court;Federal District Court overturned client Katie Gardings conviction on the issue of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, state conviction vacated;Filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of client Aaron Oliphant; andAdvocated for post-conviction relief for client Bernard Pease, Jr. in Bernard in Yellowstone County District Court.Social Services:Client Dave Wilkes successfully completed a year-long program with Open Table and facilitated by MTIP to achieve his personal health and wellbeing goals; andBegan work under a planning grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation on a project aimed to improve behavioral and physical health outcomes and overall quality of life for reentering community members, thus increasing their chances for lasting post-carceral success.Public Education:Hosted events in observance of the 10th annual International Wrongful Conviction Day to educate the community about root causes of wrongful convictions and uplifted stories of those directly impacted by these injustices;Hosted the annual Innocence Network gathering of western states innocence projects, gathering freed people and practitioners representing nine western states to learn from each other about everything from recent developments in forensic testing and working with prosecutor's offices to post-release client support and secondary trauma supports; Co-presented at the Montana Judges Association Annual Conference with leadership from the Arizona Justice Project and the Idaho Innocence Project at a session covering the background of innocence work and the innocence movement, a case study analyzing multiple drivers of wrongful convictions, and a critical thinking exercise regarding the admissibility and veracity of forensic sciences; andProduced 17 podcast episodes this year, telling real stories behind wrongful and unjust convictions and illuminating the complex issues responsible for making our criminal justice system unjust.

    Expenses $268,577

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Sings In The Timber

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $105,976
    From this org
    $95,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,226
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dan Weinberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caitlin Boland Aarab

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randy Bishop

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Huff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Payne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lovi

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colin Stephens

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chyrel Garding

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Leisher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Waterman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Moss

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maylinn Smith

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421229349301717

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