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← WESTERN MONTANA CREATIVE INITIATIVES

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WESTERN MONTANA CREATIVE INITIATIVES.

Totals

Total revenue
$303,600
Total expenses
$257,905
Contributions and grants received
$273,339
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$24,480
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$5,781
Total assets, end of year
$108,775
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$108,775
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$171,717
Management and general expenses
$23,586
Fundraising expenses
$62,602
Program service expenses (Part III)
$171,717

Program services were 66.6% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $4,523

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,242

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $58,025

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $186,549

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ART PROGRAM FEES

    total $24,480 · related or exempt $24,480

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,934

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

    $24,242

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,829

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,105

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES

    total $676 · related or exempt $676

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $676

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $53,209 · program services $23,412 · management and general $6,385 · fundraising $23,412

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $47,713 · program services $20,994 · management and general $5,726 · fundraising $20,993

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,739 · program services $13,085 · management and general $3,569 · fundraising $13,085

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,338 · program services $20,832 · management and general $2,771 · fundraising $735

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,070 · program services $5,972 · management and general $281 · fundraising $817

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,236 · program services $4,946 · management and general $60 · fundraising $230

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,918 · program services $2,171 · management and general $266 · fundraising $481

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,112 · program services $17,912 · management and general $3,000 · fundraising $1,200

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,159 · program services $3,159

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,916 · program services $6,879 · management and general $569 · fundraising $468

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST STIPENDS

    total $23,063 · program services $23,063

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTIST LODGING

    total $10,359 · program services $10,359

  • 24c · Other expenses: ARTIST COMMISSION

    total $9,542 · program services $9,542

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD, BEVERAGE

    total $4,943 · program services $4,660 · management and general $96 · fundraising $187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,588 · program services $4,731 · management and general $863 · fundraising $994

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $63,080 · end of year $108,775

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,080 · end of year $108,775

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO STRENGTHEN THE CREATIVE CAPACITY OF WESTERN MONTANA AND FOSTER DIALOGUE AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE CULTURALLY VIBRANT, HEALTHY, AND INTELLECTUALLY VIGOROUS. WE FOCUS ON FOSTERING COLLABORATION, CREATIVE PLACEMAKING, ARTIST-COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

  • OPEN AIR IS A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE THAT OFFERS ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND FREE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTIST TALKS, WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE EVENTS TO THE COMMUNTIY. 23 ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM INCLUDING, 13 MONTANA BASED ARTISTS. WE FACILITATED FOUR RESIDENCY SESSIONS AND PLACED 46,000 DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF ARTISTS IN 2023. 2,000+ ATTENDEES JOINED US FOR 52 FREE PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING 4 ART EXHIBITIONS WHICH DREW OVER 1,200 ATTENDEES. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OVER 2 DOZEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION IN WESTERN MONTANA. OVER 200+ ATTENDED OUR INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES SPEAKER SERIES WHICH FEATURED INDIGENOUS ATRISTS & LEADERS IN 6 ONLINE PRESENTATIONS.

    Expenses $171,717 · Revenue $24,480

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stoney Sasser

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $53,208
    From this org
    $53,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sally Jo Beck

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kate Van Dorn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Liz Dye

    FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John McKay

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anne McNallen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Addie Palin

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dawn Payne

    EX OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carrie Richer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sami Stanly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amy Sings In The Timber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Janel Woodworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202413209349312096

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