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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by A BETTER BIG SKY.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,727,712
Total expenses
$7,518,071
Contributions and grants received
$7,727,712
Grants paid
$6,965,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,903,480
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,014
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,896,466
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,444,851
Management and general expenses
$57,133
Fundraising expenses
$16,087
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,444,851

Program services were 99.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,727,712

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,965,000 · program services $6,965,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,446 · program services $47,451 · management and general $44,287 · fundraising $13,708

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $148,722 · program services $148,722

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,627 · program services $15,788 · management and general $3,460 · fundraising $2,379

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,075 · management and general $6,075

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,079 · management and general $3,079

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $157,012 · program services $157,012

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,319 · program services $2,087 · management and general $232

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14 · program services $14

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,030 · program services $20,030

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $83,285 · program services $83,285

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: WORK COMP

    total $388 · program services $388

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION HUB

    total $74 · program services $74

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,699,749 · end of year $1,903,480

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,924 · end of year $7,014

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,686,825 · end of year $1,896,466

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

A BETTER BIG SKY WORKS TO INFORM AND ENGAGE MONTANANS ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC LANDS ACCESS, VOTING RIGHTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, ACCESS TO COURTS, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

  • THE AGENCY ENGAGES IN LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH STATE-BASED PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS A LANDSCAPE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE AGENCY WORKED TO CULTIVATE NEW DONORS, PUT TOGETHER EDUCATIONAL DONOR BRIEFINGS, BUILD A DONOR COMMUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN MONTANA ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

    Expenses $7,444,851 · Grants $6,965,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stacie Anderson

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $105,446
    From this org
    $102,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,071
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erik Burk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Schroik

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Stevens

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Stranahan

    BOARD CHAIR

    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533189349310333

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