STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

JOINT POWERS TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
JOINT POWERS TRUST (EIN 81-0457009)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-15
IRS object ID
202321359349311277
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-05-15T14:03:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554027033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810457009EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Montana Joint Powers TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2c/o Employee Benefit Management ServicesBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8668868612PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 81647AddressLine1Txt
CityBillingsCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP591081647ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonShane HeigisPersonNm
Person TitleAdministratorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4066989588PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstShanePersonFirstNm
Person LastHeigisPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKim Hunwardsen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00484560PTIN
Phone6122536500PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Joint Powers TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerShane HeigisPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 81647AddressLine1Txt
CityBillingsCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP591081647ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$41,523,626GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.jointpowerstrust.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide employees of Montana and Wyoming public service agencies with cost-effective group health benefit plans, and to provide wellness education and quality benefit programs which are designed to meet the needs of our members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$136,378TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$48,700PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$40,385,561PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$38,467,463CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$287,479PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$136,378CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$40,721,740PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,603,841CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$39,328,526PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$34,646,076CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$395,051PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$399,881CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,216,182PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,430,822CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$41,939,759PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$39,476,779CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,218,019PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$872,938CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$11,191,637TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,649,981TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,778,526TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,154,673TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,413,111NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$495,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNone.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescThe plans within the trust provide health benefits (medical, hospital, surgical, major medical and dental) for all eligible employees of the employers with 20 to 40 hours of service per week, their families and their dependents as defined with the trust.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Associated EmployersBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4062486178PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12727 Central Avenue Suite 2AddressLine1Txt
CityBillingsCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Tobin Novasio
Chair1.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie Verhasselt
Vice Chairman1.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elliott Crump
Secretary/Treasurer1.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Dunbar
Trustee1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Bennes
Trustee1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kody Farkell
Trustee1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Pedersen
Trustee1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shane Heigis
Administrator40.000.00Yes (X)$152,112$0$28,337
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$152,112TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,337TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Employee Benefit Management Services
2075 Overland AvenueBillingsMT58102Administrative and accounting services$1,103,759
Smith Health Inc
300 Brannan Street Suite 601San FranciscoCA94107Pharmacy Benefit Manager$118,536
Navitus Health Solutions
2601 West Beltline Highway Suite 60MadisonWI53713Pharmacy Benefit Manager$113,417
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Contributions525100$37,913,936$37,913,936
Stop-loss Insurance Reimbursement525100$553,527$553,527
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$38,467,463TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$154,824TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$154,824UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,901,339SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,919,785SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$18,446SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$18,446TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$18,446UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,603,841TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38,467,463RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$136,378UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,646,076TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,026TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,584TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,453TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,598TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,062,310TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,303TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,800TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,725TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$804,951TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,809TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,550TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,145TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,784TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,338TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,777TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Premiums Paid$1,475,595
SelectCare Savings$715,113
Wellness Plan$75,655
Bad Debt Expense$19,382

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,585TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,476,779TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,552,652BOYAmt
EOY$1,203,551EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,796,697BOYAmt
EOY$836,227EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,384BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$156,692LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$77,255LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,775BOYAmt
EOY$79,437EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,488,129BOYAmt
EOY$5,530,766EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,191,637BOYAmt
EOY$7,649,981EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,324BOYAmt
EOY$56,831EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,507BOYAmt
EOY$1,135,162EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,252,695BOYAmt
EOY$5,962,680EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,778,526BOYAmt
EOY$7,154,673EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,413,111BOYAmt
EOY$495,308EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,413,111BOYAmt
EOY$495,308EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,191,637BOYAmt
EOY$7,649,981EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$872,938ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,044,865NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$156,692OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,255DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,437BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$79,437TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Claims Payable$4,981,531
Claims Reimbursement Payable$981,149
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,962,680TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,558,976TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,044,865NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,044,865RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,603,841RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,603,841TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$39,242,939TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$55,257OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$55,257ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$39,187,682ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$289,097OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$289,097ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$39,476,779TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Trust management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Trust and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Trust has taken an uncertain tax position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Trust is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Accrual to modified cash basis adjustment - CY 55,257.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Accrual to modified cash basis adjustment - PY 289,097.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonShane HeigisPersonNm
TitleAdministratorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$144,612BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$7,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,648DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,689NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$180,449TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1aThe Board of Trustees consists of employees of the contributing employers and as such the board members are compensated by the contributing employers for the services they provide as employees of their respective employer. Due to this, they are not considered independent Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 was provided to the Trust Administrator, the members of the Board of Trustees, and the outside accounting services preparer via email for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. All officers, trustees, and key employees are covered by the policy. The board determines if conflicts exist and all potential conflicts are reviewed by the board. Any persons with a conflict are not allowed to vote on conflicted issues.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not available to the public.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1A, Column (E) and (F):Reasonable Effort to Obtain Compensation: Joint Powers Trust advised of the need to report compensation paid by the related employers to the Trustees on the Form 990 in a board meeting. The seven voting Trustees that served at some point on the Board were requested to provide compensation and benefits paid by the related organization. The organization was unable to obtain the requested information from all seven members.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 1:Modified Cash
Form 990, Part V, Line 3a and 3b:The organization is electing to set aside investment income for the purpose of payments for health benefits to its members. The set aside election has been made by filing Form 990-T, Schedule A part VII, and completing a Schedule in Support of Income Set Aside as attached to the Form 990-T.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (48 entries)

Absarokee School District
Bainville School District
Big Country Co-Op
Broadus Public Schools
Carter County
City of Hardin
Colstrip Parks & Recreation
Colstrip School District
Columbus School District
Corvallis School District
Daniels County
Denton Schools
Ekalaka School District 15
Fairfield Public Schools
Greenfield School District
Huntley Project Irrigation
Huntley Project Schools
JPT Administration Health Plan
Lame Deer School District
Laurel Public Schools
Lavina School District 2
Lewistown Schools
Lincoln County
Lockwood School District
Malta School District
Montana High School Association
Phillips County
Plentywood School District 20
Plevna School District 55
Pondera County
Powell County
Powell County High School
Red Lodge School District
Reed Point School District
Roberts School District #5
Roosevelt County
Roundup Public Schools
Shelby Public School District
Shepherd Public Schools
Sidney Public Schools
Swan Valley Elementary
Turner School District
Vaughn Elementary
Washakie County
Westby School District
Wheatland County
White Sulphur Springs School District
Wibaux Public Schools
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd