MONTANA JUSTICE FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

I80

Classification

2000

Street

PO BOX 1917

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 · 2024

• INTEREST ON LAWYERS TRUST ACCOUNTS PROGRAM (IOLTA): A LAW-RELATED PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. IOLTA GENERATES FUNDS THAT ARE USED TO SUPPORT LEGAL AID, LEGAL EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE QUALITY OF JUSTICE IN MONTANA. THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE GRANT PROGRAM, THE MJF STRATEGICALLY AND OBJECTIVELY ALLOCATES ITS RESOURCES TO DOZENS OF OUTSTANDING LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

  Expenses $839,378 · Grants $827,100

• COMMUNITY EDUCATION & GRANTEE SUPPORT: THE MJF IS A CONVENING FORCE THAT FOSTERS INNOVATION. WITH OUR STRONG TIES TO THE STATE BAR, OUR SOLID RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COURT SYSTEM, AND OUR IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITIES, THE MJF HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY TO BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO INNOVATIVELY ADDRESS THE COMMON NEEDS AND COLLECTIVE CHALLENGES FACING LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS AND TACKLE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO JUSTICE. THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION & GRANTEE SUPPORT THE MJF REACHES OUT TO MONTANA'S LOCAL COMMUNITIES, CORPORATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF AND NEED FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN THE STATE.

  Expenses $12,278

• LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LRAP): THE FOUNDATION MAKES LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONS LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEGAL AID LOANS). THIS PROGRAM IS FOR LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MONTANA, AND ASSISTS LEGAL AID LAWYERS WORKING FOR MONTANA LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS BY REDUCING THE BURDEN OF SIGNIFICANT DEBT INCURRED TO FINANCE THEIR LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION. A MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT OF $2,500 PER YEAR MAY BE AWARDED. APPLICANTS MUST MEET CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE TWO ENROLLMENT PERIODS. THE FIRST ENROLLMENT PERIOD HAS AN APPLICATION DEADLINE OF MAY 15. APPLICANTS APPROVED UNDER THIS ENROLLMENT PERIOD WILL RECEIVE DISBURSEMENTS SEMI-ANNUALLY IN JULY AND JANUARY. THE SECOND ENROLLMENT PERIOD HAS AN APPLICATION DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 15. APPLICANTS APPROVED UNDER THIS ENROLLMENT PERIOD WILL RECEIVE DISBURSEMENTS SEMI-ANNUALLY IN JANUARY AND JULY. THE FOUNDATION EXPECTS TO FORGIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE IS OFFSET BY AN ALLOWANCE. THESE LOANS DO NOT ACCRUE INTEREST.

  Expenses $28,278 · Grants $16,000

• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE: LAW RELATED EDUCATION AND OTHER LAW RELATED PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES

  Expenses $12,279

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,859,538

  Expenses

  $1,187,548

  Contributions

  $2,547,145

  Grants paid

  $843,100

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,481,112

  Expenses

  $1,723,067

  Contributions

  $1,202,040

  Grants paid

  $676,493

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,573,296

  Expenses

  $583,985

  Contributions

  $1,631,624

  Grants paid

  $315,482

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

  Revenue

  $429,043

  Expenses

  $741,131

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,129,006

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $534,657

  Expenses

  $849,730

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,640,313

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $626,032

  Expenses

  $929,820

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,456,395

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $345,827

  Expenses

  $1,234,497

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,411,075

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $637,855

  Expenses

  $778,167

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,013,170

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $905,689

  Expenses

  $933,839

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,148,267

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $905,689

  Expenses

  $933,839

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,148,267

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,619,958

  Expenses

  $576,448

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,812,810

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $599,151

  Expenses

  $433,106

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,606,256

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $353,708

  Expenses

  $550,224

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,577,788

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

  $616,150

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FUNDS INCLUDING STAFF SALARIES.

• MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

  $481,150

  2023 · LEGAL AID

• MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

  $215,000

  2022 · LEGAL AID

• DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  $64,664

  2023 · FUND THE SALARY, BENEFITS AND CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PROJECT COORDINATOR OF THE SENIOR FINANCIAL SERVICES POSITION FOR ONE YEAR.

• PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE

  $30,000

  2024 · SUSTAIN EXISTING PUBLIC DEFENSE/RESTORATIVE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS ENTANGLED IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES ON THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION.

• HAVEN

  $25,000

  2024 · SUPPORT SALARIES FOR TWO LEGAL ADVOCATES. CONTRIBUTION TO A POOL OF TRANSLATION FUNDS FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND INTERPRETATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

• MONTANA FAIR HOUSING

  $15,000

  2024 · ASSIST VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SECURING COUNSEL WITH EXPERTISE IN NON-DISCRIMINATION LAWS WHEN NEEDED. SECURING TRANSLATORS IN COURT CASES WHEN NEEDED. SALARIES FOR PORTIONS OF STAFF SALARY.

• YWCA BILLINGS

  $15,000

  2024 · PAY PART OF THE YWCA LEGAL AND VICTIM SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR'S SALARY AND BENEFITS WHOSE TYPICAL CASE LOAD IN 15ACTIVE CASES AT A TIME WITH AN AVERAGE OF 120 VICTIMS ASSISTED ANNUALLY.

• TRUST MONTANA

  $13,482

  2022 · LEGAL AID

• BILLINGS MEDIATION CENTER INC

  $13,000

  2024 · TRAINING EXPENSES. SUPPORT FOR 16TH JUDICIAL TRAINEES. CONTRACT FOR ED TO PERFORM CONFLICT RESILIENCE PROJECT TASKS AND COURT SUPPORT.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• FRONTSTREAM GLOBAL FUND

  $14,317

  2022 · Contribution

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