Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $30,109,737
- Total expenses
- $18,100,777
- Contributions and grants received
- $20,548,506
- Grants paid
- $10,809,611
- Program service revenue
- $3,042,930
- Investment income
- $6,800,151
- Other revenue
- -$281,850
- Total assets, end of year
- $215,479,729
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,121,415
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $189,358,314
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,372,706
- Management and general expenses
- $4,636,386
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,091,685
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,372,706
Program services were 68.4% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$20,548,506
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$9,295,341
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2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY IMPACT FEES
total $3,042,930 · related or exempt $3,042,930
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3 · Investment income
total $2,603,947 · excluded $2,603,947
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6a · Gross rents
real property $204,550
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $528,480
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$323,930
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$323,930 · unrelated business -$246,342 · excluded -$77,588
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $65,767,774
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $61,571,570
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $4,196,204
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $4,196,204 · excluded $4,196,204
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $143,056 · related or exempt $143,056
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11b · Other revenue: PASSTHROUGH INCOME
total -$100,976 · unrelated business -$100,976
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11e · Other revenue, total
$42,080
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $9,831,437 · program services $9,831,437
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $978,174 · program services $978,174
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $558,050 · program services $311,236 · management and general $146,458 · fundraising $100,356
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,468,562 · program services $153,130 · management and general $636,041 · fundraising $679,391
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $83,597 · program services $8,872 · management and general $37,164 · fundraising $37,561
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $215,181 · program services $47,611 · management and general $87,474 · fundraising $80,096
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $149,562 · program services $31,929 · management and general $59,927 · fundraising $57,706
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11a · Fees: management
total $2,429,739 · management and general $2,429,739
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,409 · program services $481 · management and general $7,928
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $93,013 · management and general $93,013
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $30,125 · program services $10,125 · management and general $20,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $571,641 · management and general $571,641
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11g · Fees: other
total $128,362 · program services $31,769 · management and general $95,843 · fundraising $750
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $311,634 · program services $253,794 · management and general $47,750 · fundraising $10,090
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13 · Office expenses
total $26,340 · program services $4,483 · management and general $20,784 · fundraising $1,073
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14 · Information technology
total $190,655 · program services $42,329 · management and general $109,401 · fundraising $38,925
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16 · Occupancy
total $128,150 · program services $28,412 · management and general $75,024 · fundraising $24,714
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17 · Travel
total $89,432 · program services $17,989 · management and general $29,233 · fundraising $42,210
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $90,913 · program services $24,363 · management and general $55,961 · fundraising $10,589
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23 · Insurance
total $13,610 · management and general $13,610
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $255,199 · program services $255,199
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24b · Other expenses: IMPACT LOAN EXPENSES
total $157,851 · program services $157,851
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24c · Other expenses: TRANSFER OF ASSETS
total $156,230 · program services $156,230
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND OTHER FEES
total $65,930 · program services $14,495 · management and general $49,771 · fundraising $1,664
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24e · All other expenses
total $68,981 · program services $12,797 · management and general $49,624 · fundraising $6,560
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,340,496 · end of year $5,276,491
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,383 · end of year $3,444
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $814,206
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $55,822 · end of year $87,281
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,409,233
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$665,972
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,784,543 · end of year $1,743,261
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $181,729,362 · end of year $206,978,836
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $594,303 · end of year $576,210
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $177,199 · end of year $187,701
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $3,595,890 · end of year $2,338,028
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,366,589 · end of year $1,311,022
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $19,646,690 · end of year $22,284,664
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,277,947 · end of year $1,395,288
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $162,443,594 · end of year $187,963,026
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO CREATE A CULTURE OF GIVING SO MONTANA COMMUNITIES CAN FLOURISH.
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THE MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BUILDS PERMANENT PHILANTHROPY ACROSS THE STATE OF MONTANA BY ACTING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. THE FOUNDATION CULTIVATES, MANAGES, AND GIVES CHARITABLE GIFTS AND GRANTS PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MONTANA. CURRENT, PLANNED, AND LEGACY GIVING THROUGH MCF HAS A LASTING IMPACT AS THE MAJORITY OF GIFTS ARE PERMANENTLY ENDOWED FOR THE GOOD OF MONTANA FOREVER.
Expenses $12,372,706 · Grants $10,809,611 · Revenue $3,192,558
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Mary RutherfordMARY RUTHERFORD
CEO/PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $249,006
- From this org
- $222,166
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,840
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $222,166
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,928
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,912
- Filer's total
- $249,006
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Jessica Stewart-KuntzJESSICA STEWART-KUNTZ
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $149,709
- From this org
- $131,031
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,678
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kacie Tollefson - ExecutiveKACIE TOLLEFSON - EXECUTIVE
VP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $149,713
- From this org
- $130,817
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,896
- Hours/week
- 40
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James BennettJAMES BENNETT
GIFT & ESTATE PLANNING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $120,333
- From this org
- $103,930
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,403
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tom McGreeTOM MCGREE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Karen LatkaKAREN LATKA
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dan McLeanDAN MCLEAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sheila RiceSHEILA RICE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cami SkinnerCAMI SKINNER
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jo Ann EderJO ANN EDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mary Ann PhippsMARY ANN PHIPPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Greg HansonGREG HANSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Leonard SmithLEONARD SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kelly CresswellKELLY CRESSWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Alanna WeibertALANNA WEIBERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Shane DoyleSHANE DOYLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Angie MainANGIE MAIN
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kenny Smoker JrKENNY SMOKER JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dale WoolhiserDALE WOOLHISER
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Courtney ScottCOURTNEY SCOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Curt BarnekoffCURT BARNEKOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sarah BeckerSARAH BECKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tracy CosgroveTRACY COSGROVE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer IsernJENNIFER ISERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tod KastenTOD KASTEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steffi SiegelSTEFFI SIEGEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Maria ValandraMARIA VALANDRA
DIRECTOR
- 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS INNOVATION
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$400,000
JOY FOUNDATION BRAZIL CAMP; CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
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$252,806
WOLVERINE CARE FUND; GENERAL SUPPORT; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
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MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$152,180
TRAVIS ATKINS VETERAN SUPPORT CENTER; VIRTUAL PROGRAM; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION
$127,356
SCHOOL OF LAW; REAL CO-LAB; ARTS/MEDIA; AUTIO FUND; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
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SCHOOLHOUSE HISTORY & ART CENTER
$117,456
REPAIR/REPLACE SIDING & WOOD FLOORING
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MT DOULA COLLABORATIVE; GENERAL SUPPORT
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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF MONTANA
$103,087
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE; GENERAL SUPPORT; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
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ELIZABETH SCOTT WELLNESS INITIATIVE
$103,014
HOSPITAL BUILDING REPAIRS
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WESTERN MONTANA CREATIVE INITIATIVES
$100,500
OPEN AIR WMCI SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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MCF REAL PROPERTY LLC
ACCEPT AND LIQUIDATE GIFTED PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF MCF, INC. · MT · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
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33 S LAST CHANCE GULCH LLC
LLC TO OWN PROPERTY · MT · income $1,077,180 · assets $2,090,084
Directly controlled by MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600699349301955
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