Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,232,878
- Total expenses
- $1,036,952
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,232,878
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $618,399
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,390
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $610,009
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $974,492
- Management and general expenses
- $62,460
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $974,492
Program services were 94.0% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,232,878
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $92,700 · program services $92,700
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $369,123 · program services $369,123
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,532 · program services $9,532
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $39,949 · program services $39,949
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,173 · program services $40,173
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,083 · program services $2,083
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,408 · management and general $5,408
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11g · Fees: other
total $289,476 · program services $289,476
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $105,037 · program services $105,037
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,846 · management and general $4,846
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14 · Information technology
total $11,860 · management and general $11,860
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16 · Occupancy
total $27,500 · management and general $27,500
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17 · Travel
total $24,969 · program services $24,969
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,450 · program services $1,450
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $7,500 · management and general $7,500
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24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES
total $318 · management and general $318
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24c · Other expenses: GRAPHIC DESIGN
total $5,028 · management and general $5,028
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $417,641 · end of year $618,399
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,529 · end of year $8,390
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $412,112 · end of year $610,009
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR NBSP;GOAL NBSP;IS NBSP;TO NBSP;EMPOWER NBSP;PROGRESSIVE NBSP;VOICES NBSP;HOLD NBSP;OUR NBSP;LEADERS NBSP;ACCOUNTABLE NBSP;AND NBSP;KEEP NBSP;OUR NBSP;STATE NBSP;AND NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;SAFE NBSP;HEALTHY NBSP;AND NBSP;PROSPEROUS NBSP;FOR NBSP;MONTANA APOS;S NBSP;WORKING NBSP;FAMILIES NBSP;WE NBSP;WORK NBSP;TOWARD NBSP;A NBSP;MONTANA NBSP;WHERE NBSP;CONSTITUTIONAL NBSP;RIGHTS NBSP;AND NBSP;FREEDOMS NBSP;ARE NBSP;PROTECTED NBSP;AND NBSP;WHERE NBSP;EVERYONE NBSP;HAS NBSP;ACCESS NBSP;TO NBSP;QUALITY NBSP;EDUCATION NBSP;GOOD-PAYING NBSP;JOBS NBSP;AND NBSP;AFFORDABLE NBSP;HOUSING
Activities or mission (Part I)
MIDDLE FORK STRATEGIES WAS FOUNDED TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ON THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT MONTANA.
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ENGAGED IN A PROGRAM OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH ON KEY ISSUES AND POLICIES AFFECTING MONTANA INCLUDING HOUSING POLICY HEALTHCARE EDUCATION THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION AND TAX POLICY AMONG OTHERS.
Expenses $252,976
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LAUNCHED A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM MONTANANS ON IMPORTANT NEWS INFORMATION PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND LEGISLATION ON A VARITY OF KEY ISSUES. PROGRAM CONSISTED OF DESIGNING AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND VOLUNTEER OUTREACH.
Expenses $247,235 · Revenue $250,000
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ENGAGED IN A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE AND INFORM MONTANANS ABOUT FEDERAL LEGISLATION INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN MONTANA. CONSISTED OF AN INTERACTIVE MAPPING WEBSITE AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING.
Expenses $109,872
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Expenses $364,409
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brandon DemarsBRANDON DEMARS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $92,700
- From this org
- $92,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Stacie AndersonSTACIE ANDERSON
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Dayna SwansonDAYNA SWANSON
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Kari KaiserKARI KAISER
SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert FunkROBERT FUNK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Patti Prinkki KeeblerPATTI PRINKKI KEEBLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Caroline KurtzCAROLINE KURTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Harper LawsonHARPER LAWSON
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513219349314736
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