MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

W90Z

Classification

2000

Street

141 CORBIN HALL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

• MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND CREATES POSITIVE, TANGIBLE CHANGE IN MONTANA MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CIVIC LEADERS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ADVOCACY. WE ADDRESS IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING MONTANA INCLUDING PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY, EMPOWERING YOUNG VOTERS, AND DEFENDING CONSUMER RIGHTS. IN 2023-2024, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND EDUCATED DOZENS OF STUDENT LEADERS WHO KNOCKED ON THOUSANDS OF DOORS TO TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH OF MONTANA WATER, SOIL, AND AIR. STUDENTS EMPOWERED OTHERS BY HELPING THEM REGISTER TO VOTE, EDUCATING THEM, AND TURNING THEM OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS. VOTER ENGAGEMENT REGISTERING TO VOTE IS ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND, ACCORDINGLY, ONE OF MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND'S MOST IMPORTANT GOALS IS ITS YEARLY VOTER REGISTRATION GOAL. EACH SEMESTER, OUR TEAMS WORK TO MAKE ACCESS TO REGISTERING TO VOTE AS EASY AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. WORKING THROUGHOUT THE MISSOULA AND BOZEMAN COMMUNITIES, WE HELP THE THOUSANDS OF FREQUENTLY MOVING YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. BY DIRECTLY LINKING CANDIDATES WITH STUDENTS, MOBILIZING STUDENT VOTER TURNOUT, AND EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EFFECTIVELY, WE FACILITATED INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. THROUGH ON-CAMPUS INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, CANDIDATE FORUMS, AND RALLIES, WE HELPED YOUNG FOLKS PREPARE TO CAST THEIR VOTES. WHILE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY SEEM DISTANT TO MANY YOUNG VOTERS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT LOCAL DECISION-MAKERS OFTEN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS' DAILY LIVES, MAKING IT IMPERATIVE TO CONNECT YOUNG AND FIRST-TIME VOTERS WITH THESE OFFCIALS TO AMPLIFY YOUTHFUL VOICES IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IN 2022, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND ALSO ENGAGED MONTANANS ABOUT THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING PROCESS. WE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR FAIR LEGISLATIVE MAPS THAT DO NOT TIP THE SCALES IN FAVOR OF ONE POLITICAL PARTY OR ANOTHER. WE HELD INFORMATION SESSIONS, MADE PHONE CALLS, AND TURNED OUT CITIZENS TO SPEAK OUT AT REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. IN ALL, WE INFORMED HUNDREDS OF MONTANANS ABOUT THIS CRITICAL PROCESS AND EMPOWERED DOZENS TO SPEAK UP FOR FAIR REPRESENTATION. STANDING UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND ENGAGED IN SIGNATURE GATHERING AND CANVASSING EFFORTS TO HELP BAN CERTAIN PLASTIC PRODUCTS FROM BOZEMAN AND MISSOULA. THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO KEEP PLASTICS OUT OF OUR WATER AND ENVIRONMENT. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORE OF MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND'S MISSION LIES A COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. RECOGNIZING THE ROLE YOUNG LEADERS PLAY ACROSS SOCIETY, OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPOWER THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR, WE CONDUCTED INTENSIVE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR COHORTS OF INTERNS IN BOZEMAN AND MISSOULA, FOCUSING ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF SKILLS SUCH AS FUNDRAISING, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING (INCLUDING DOOR KNOCKING AND PHONE CALLING), WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING LETTER WRITING), PUBLIC SPEAKING, EVENT COORDINATION, AND PEER-TO-PEER OUTREACH. IN ADDITION TO OUR INTERN PROGRAM, WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS WHO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNS AND STAFF TO CULTIVATE THESE PROFICIENCIES AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. CRUCIALLY, PARTICIPANTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE BY ADDRESSING PRESSING PROJECTS AND ISSUES DIRECTLY IMPACTING BOTH THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AMPLIFYING THEIR IMPACT AND ENHANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES.

  Expenses $62,074

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• CB PEARSON

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DENVER HENDERSON

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• COLLEEN MARTIN WARD

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SOPHIE MOON

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JACKIE SLOVAK

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• HUNTER LOSING

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER)

  Total calculated

  $59,616

  From this org

  $0

  From related orgs

  $59,616

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  20 + 20 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $168,725

  Expenses

  $100,158

  Contributions

  $168,725

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $228,319

  Expenses

  $155,266

  Contributions

  $228,319

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $84,881

  Expenses

  $94,481

  Assets (EOY)

  $82,896

• 2020 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $159,786

  Expenses

  $117,107

  Assets (EOY)

  $92,496

• 2018 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $45,730

  Expenses

  $30,399

  Assets (EOY)

  $26,586

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2015

Tax period

1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016

Principal officer

Bryce Bennett

Mailing address

141 Corbin HallMissoula MT 59812

Website

www.montpirf.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• A BETTER BIG SKY

  $300,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $155,000

  2024 · HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

• WINDWARD FUND

  $75,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $55,000

  2023 · HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

• WINDWARD FUND

  $35,000

  2022 · ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $10,000

  2022 · HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Other IRS files