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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$538,906
Total expenses
$516,669
Contributions and grants received
$520,111
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$15,895
Investment income
$2,900
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,170,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$431,085
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$739,845
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$348,583
Management and general expenses
$116,790
Fundraising expenses
$51,296
Program service expenses (Part III)
$348,583

Program services were 67.5% 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

    $520,111

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENTS AND MEETINGS

    total $15,895 · related or exempt $15,895

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,153 · excluded $3,153

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $355

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

    securities $608

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$253

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$253 · excluded -$253

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,081 · program services $53,763 · management and general $11,465 · fundraising $6,853

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $197,654 · program services $147,656 · management and general $31,293 · fundraising $18,705

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,939 · program services $1,402 · management and general $336 · fundraising $201

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,936 · program services $15,869 · management and general $3,797 · fundraising $2,270

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,388 · program services $16,825 · management and general $4,405 · fundraising $2,158

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $438 · management and general $438

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,550 · management and general $4,550

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $68,254 · program services $37,144 · management and general $31,110

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,065 · program services $43,875 · management and general $1,977 · fundraising $213

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,748 · program services $14,363 · management and general $13,928 · fundraising $1,457

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,976 · program services $297 · management and general $1,679

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,044 · program services $6,176 · management and general $2,036 · fundraising $832

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,820 · program services $213 · fundraising $18,607

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,908 · management and general $2,908

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES/REGISTRATIONS

    total $7,195 · program services $1,000 · management and general $6,195

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $673 · management and general $673

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $180,446 · end of year $474,050

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $651,619 · end of year $653,985

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $1,613

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $35,883 · end of year $41,282

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,016 · end of year $68,722

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $134,188 · end of year $362,363

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $690,744 · end of year $717,845

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,000 · end of year $22,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND EDUCATES, ENGAGES, AND EMPOWERS ALL MONTANANS TO PROTECT OUR CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, PUBLIC LANDS, AND DEMOCRACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND EMPOWERS MONTANA'S COMMUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION.

  • POLICY PROGRAM: THE MCV EDUCATION FUND EDUCATES AND ENGAGES MONTANANS ABOUT CONSERVATION AND DEMOCRACY POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON MONTANA'S OUTDOOR WAY OF LIFE. WE WORK WITH REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COALITIONS, ENGAGE THE MEDIA AND DEPLOY GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO BUILD A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING MONTANANS, THE MCV EDUCATION FUND ALONG WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION MCV, CONVENES THE CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND LEADS THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE ELECTED LEADERS UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES, HEAR THE CONCERNS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING FOR CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. WE WORK TO EDUCATE MONTANANS ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN A STRONG DEMOCRACY AND STRONG CONSERVATION PROTECTIONS AND MOBILIZE THEM FOR ACTION TO PROTECT BOTH.

    Expenses $156,862 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $15,895

  • COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, OUTREACH AND LIST ENHANCEMENT:THE MCV EDUCATION FUND ENGAGES AND MOBILIZES MONTANANS THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING AND MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGNS. WE UTILIZE SEVERAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR PETITIONS, CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND SENDING CANVASSERS TO KNOCK DOORS ON-THE-GROUND. WE JOIN COMMUNITY EVENTS TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND HOLD OUR OWN EVENTS TO CONNECT WITH OUR SUPPORTERS. TO REACH A BROADER AUDIENCE, WE UTILIZE TRADITIONAL MEDIA INCLUDING EARNED AND PAID PLACEMENTS IN STATE AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AS WELL AS VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE STRIVE TO MAKE OUR MESSAGES INCLUSIVE TO ALL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, RURAL AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

    Expenses $104,575

  • NON-PARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND BALLOT MEASURE WORK:THE MCV EDUCATION FUND COORDINATES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT EVERY MONTANAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE FROM LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ATTACKS. WE ALSO HELP CONNECT VOTERS WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY.

    Expenses $87,146

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Whitney Tawney

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,095
    From this org
    $68,484
    From related orgs
    $34,216
    Other
    $5,395
    Hours/week
    16 + 24 related

  • Ben Super

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brendon Cechovic

    DIRECTOR (STARTING 6/1)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie McKalip

    DIRECTOR (STARTING 8/10)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeanne-Marie Souvigney

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nicola Laverack

    SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/30)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jock Conyngham

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 10 related

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

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.

  • MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS INC

    501(C)(4) · EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON CONSERVATION · MT

  • MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

    527 · POLITICAL CONTRIBUTING ENTITY · MT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349314901

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