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← MONTANA GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MONTANA GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$942,716
Total expenses
$1,005,730
Contributions and grants received
$205,422
Grants paid
$24,383
Program service revenue
$638,309
Investment income
$25,369
Other revenue
$73,616
Total assets, end of year
$730,353
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,931
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$618,422
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

Program services were 0.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $205,422

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $0

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $232,101 · related or exempt $232,101 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Conventions and Meetings

    total $237,375 · related or exempt $237,375 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Monthly Membership Magazine Advertising

    total $57,372 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $57,372 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MT Dept of Ag Pulse Committee Contract

    total $97,503 · related or exempt $97,503 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Rail Rate Alternative Dispute Resolution Contract

    total $9,375 · related or exempt $9,375 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $4,583 · related or exempt $4,583 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,454 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $25,454

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

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $85

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$85

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$85 · related or exempt -$85 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $126,885

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $74,430

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $52,455 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $52,455

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $38,410

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $12,224

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $26,186 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $26,186

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,135

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $6,291

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$5,156 · related or exempt -$5,156 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Workers Compensation Dividend

    total $131 · related or exempt $131 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $131

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $19,383

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,000

  • 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 $104,504

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $78,027

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $878

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,996

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,936

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,909

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $37,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,434

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,477

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,714

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,826

  • 17 · Travel

    total $71,189

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $213,452

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $198,422

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,486

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: Commission for ad sales in member publication

    total $54,536

  • 24b · Other expenses: Contract expenses for MT Pulse Committee

    total $43,374

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage for monthly member publication

    total $6,039

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,112 · end of year $12,631

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $634,574 · end of year $544,352

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,597 · end of year $50,659

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,218 · end of year $7,844

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $80,178 · end of year $81,831

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

    $72,397

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

    $39,361

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,811 · end of year $33,036

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,659 · end of year $18,110

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $104,473 · end of year $93,821

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $680,358 · end of year $618,422

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Montana Grain Growers Association is an organization of Montana wheat and barley producers who, by combining their strengths, voices and ideas, are working to ensure a better future for themselves, their industry and the consumer.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Supporting Montana's wheat and barley producers by providing various information gathering and professional training opportunities, affecting policy at state and national levels, and keeping producers informed through print and web media.

  • The organization's Annual Convention gathered over 800 grain producers, agribusiness representatives and others for three days of educational opportunities and workshops, marketing updates and idea exchange.

  • The Montana MarketManager program provides MGGA members with the tools and information necessary to maximize profits from grain markets using timely information and news. The Montana MarketManager website (www.montanamarketmanager.org) provides daily marketing information and headlines as well as pricing resources, historical data and other such useful information for producers; access to proprietary information is provided for MGGA members.

  • Montana Grain News publication: a monthly publication for MGGA members with ongoing, up-to-date information on agricultural issues. Approximately 1000 copies per month are distributed by mail in 12 issues per year to MGGA members and to other educational, legislative and agricultural interests. The publication is also made available online to MGGA members with password access.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alison Vergeront

    Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $76,242
    From this org
    $74,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,221
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Tryg Koch

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $8,500
    From this org
    $8,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nathan Keane

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $7,000
    From this org
    $7,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Boyd Heilig

    President

    Total calculated
    $5,500
    From this org
    $5,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 0.25 related

  • Klayton Lohr

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $4,000
    From this org
    $4,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Adam Billmayer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Bradley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chase Brady

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Canon Bradley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Phil Davey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Franck Groeneweg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tony Gundermann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Hansen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Eric Hanson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ken Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Kanning

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ray Keller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Doug Manning

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dustin Mathiason

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Levi Ostberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Randy Ridgeway

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Trevor Schock

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shaud Schwarzbach

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Tutvedt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Trevor Wolery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Steve Sheffels

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dale Flikkema

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510439349300506

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