STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

JOINT POWERS TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
JOINT POWERS TRUST (EIN 81-0457009)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-04-30
IRS object ID
202111209349300646
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-04-30T11:34:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 N 31st St Ste 1120AddressLine1Txt
CityBillingsCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP591011281ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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

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Address Line1PO Box 81647AddressLine1Txt
CityBillingsCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonShane HeigisPersonNm
Person TitleAdministratorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4066989588PhoneNum
Signature2021-04-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMaria J ChristiaensPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00003951PTIN
Phone4068962400PhoneNum
Preparation2021-04-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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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$37,555,924GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$204,436TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$103,178PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$204,436CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,538,314PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$31,983,060CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$260,042PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$2,002,001CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$34,318,232CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,091,025PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$405,682CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$7,278,950TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,279,475TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,205,055TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,652,581NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,073,895NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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.For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the United States and global markets experienced significant declines in value resulting from uncertainty caused by the world-wide coronavirus pandemic. The Trust is closely monitoring its investment portfolio and its liquidity and is actively working to minimize the impact of these declines.Desc
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Employee3EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Associated EmployersBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4062486178PhoneNum

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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Shane Heigis
Administrator40.000.00Yes (X)$139,745$0$22,788
Tobin Novasio
Chair1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stephanie Verhasselt
Vice Chairman1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Elliott Crump
Secretary/Treasurer1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Bob Mullen
Trustee1.0040.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Richard Dunbar
Trustee1.0040.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jeff Bennes
Trustee1.0040.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kody Farkell
Trustee (Nov-June)1.0040.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carol Brooker
Trustee (July-Sept)1.0040.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Employee Benefit Management Services
2075 Overland AvenueBillingsMT59102Administrative and accounting services$1,098,757
Navitus Health Solutions
2601 West Beltline Highway Suite 6MadisonWI59713Pharmacy Benefit Manager$191,241
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,519,478TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$2,888,912SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$2,832,010SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$56,902SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$56,902TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,983,060TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,553TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,694TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,677TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,459TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,788TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,025,566TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,253TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$737,486TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,813TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,681TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,564TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$1,751TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,579TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,713TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWellness PlanDesc
Total$22,010TotalAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,207TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,318,232TotalAmt

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BOY$500,000BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$554,212BOYAmt
EOY$873,894EOYAmt

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BOY$251,626BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$156,692LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,579LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$142,113EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$5,626,218BOYAmt
EOY$4,970,859EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,932,056BOYAmt
EOY$7,278,950EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,335BOYAmt
EOY$36,003EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,745BOYAmt
EOY$491,626EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$48,700EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,989,395BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,279,475BOYAmt
EOY$4,205,055EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,652,581BOYAmt
EOY$3,073,895EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,652,581BOYAmt
EOY$3,073,895EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,932,056BOYAmt
EOY$7,278,950EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$405,682ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,632NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$14,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$142,113BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$142,113TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescClaims PayableDesc
Amt$3,628,726Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,628,726TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,739,546TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$15,632NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$15,632RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,723,914RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,723,914TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,323,921TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$9,995OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,995ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,313,926ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$4,306OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$4,306ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,318,232TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 9,995.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Accrual to modified cash basis adjustment - PY 4,306.

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$139,745BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,923DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,865NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$162,533TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 sent a questionnaire to the seven voting Trustees that served at some point on the Board requesting compensation and benefits paid by a 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 Schedule G of Form 990-T, in addition to completing a Schedule in Support of Income Set Aside as attached to the 990-T.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (42 entries)

Absarokee School District
Bainville School District
Broadus Public Schools
Carter County
Centerville Public Schools
City of Hardin
Colstrip Parks & Recreation
Colstrip School District
Columbus School District
Corvallis School District
Daniels County
Fairfield Public Schools
Huntley Project Schools
Jefferson County
JPT Administration Health Plan
Laurel Public Schools
Lewistown Schools
Lincoln County
Lockwood School District
Malta School District
Montana High School Association
Phillips County
Pondera County
Powell County
Powell County High School
Prairie County
Roberts School District
Roosevelt County
Roundup Public Schools
Shelby Public School District
Shepherd Public Schools
Sidney Public Schools
Swan Valley Elementary
Wheatland County
White Sulphur Springs School District
Wibaux Public Schools
District XI (HRC)
Fallon County
Miles City School District
Richland County
Sheridan County of Montana
Stillwater County
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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