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MONTANA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MONTANA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (EIN 81-0247703)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201723179349302802
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-13T10:31:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN810348775PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1JCCSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13060 CABERNET LN SUITE 2AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN810247703EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064422180PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1863 GREAT NORTHERN BLVD NO 301AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonLANCE MELTONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4064422180PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAREN CARPARELLIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226277PTIN
Phone4064426901PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.123.198.253IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-12IPDt
IP Tm10:56:21IPTm
IP TimezoneMSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLANCE MELTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1863 GREAT NORTHERN BLVD STE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,231,073GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MTSBA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMTSBA WORKS TO FULLY DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL OF EACH CHILD THROUGH SCHOOL BOARD LEADERSHIP.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$914,223PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$945,734CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,016,137PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,852,939CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$55PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$925CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$436,893PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$432,400CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,367,308PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,230,148CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,571,833PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,625,273CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,464,067PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,354,335CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,035,900PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,979,608CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$331,408PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$250,540CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,408,803TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,161,194TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,908,319TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,410,170TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,500,484NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,751,024NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMTSBA WORKS TO FULLY DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL OF EACH CHILD THROUGH SCHOOL BOARD LEADERSHIP.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$668,289ExpenseAmt
Revenue$468,713RevenueAmt
DescLEGAL SERVICES AND LABOR RELATIONS.MTSBA HAS LONG BEEN AN ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN OFFERING LEGAL SERVICES TO MEMBER SCHOOL BOARDS IN MONTANA. WE OFFER BOTH DUES-BASED AND FEE-BASED LEGAL SERVICES IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES OF ETHICS GUIDING THE PRACTICE OF LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RULE 6.5 (NONPROFIT AND COURT-ANNEXED LIMITED LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS), RULE 7.3 (DIRECT CONTACT WITH PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS), AND RULE 5.4 (PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF A LAWYER) OF THE MONTANA BAR ASSOCIATION RULES OF ETHICS. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY THAT LEGAL FEES ARE GENERATED IN EXCESS OF THE COSTS OF PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO THE MEMBERSHIP, MTSBA UNDERTAKES A RIGOROUS ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM AREA COSTS AND BALANCES THOSE COSTS AGAINST REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW. MTSBA TRACKS ALL REVENUE FROM FEE-BASED LEGAL SERVICES UNDER A SEPARATE ACCOUNTING CODE IN ITS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE. WE MONITOR NOT ONLY BUDGETED BUT ACTUAL REVENUES, AND HAVE ADJUSTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADJUST STAFFING AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE FEES GENERATED FROM LEGAL SERVICES DO NOT EXCEED THE ASSOCIATION'S COSTS IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERSHIP. MTSBA ALSO HAS A POLICY OF SPECIFICALLY REFRAINING FROM DIRECTING OR REGULATING ANY LEGAL STAFF'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT IN RENDERING LEGAL SERVICES OF ANY KIND TO THE MEMBERSHIP. OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED BY SENIOR LEGAL STAFF, CONSISTING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MONTANA AND THE ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 5.2 (PROVIDING FOR DEFERENCE TO A SENIOR ATTORNEY BY A SUBORDINATE ATTORNEY TO THE REASONABLE RESOLUTION OF AN ARGUABLE QUESTION OF PROFESSIONAL DUTY) AND RULE 5.3 (A LAWYER HAVING DIRECT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER A NON-LAWYER SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE PERSON'S CONDUCT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE LAWYER). MTSBA ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND GUIDANCE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, CONTRACT ANALYSIS AND REVISION, LABOR RELATIONS, QUIET CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE HANDLING TO IT'S MEMBERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$171,551ExpenseAmt
Revenue$266,649RevenueAmt
DescPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.MTSBA HAS PROVIDED TRAINING OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER VIRTUALLY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1926. AS PART OF OUR BOARD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WE OFFER BOTH DUES-BASED AND FEE-BASED SERVICES. INCLUDED IN OUR DUES-BASED SERVICES ARE: (1) OUR JUNE NEWLY-ELECTED AND LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM; (2) IN-DISTRICT RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE MSGIA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY POOL; (3) WEBINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS; (4) A REGIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE SYMPOSIUM, THE COST OF WHICH IS FUNDED BY MTSUIP; AND (5) SPRING WORKSHOPS WHICH ARE ANNUAL REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATION ISSUES. INCLUDED IN OUR FEE-BASED SERVICES ARE: (1) IN-DISTRICT CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS; (2) REGIONAL TRAINING TO OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL LEGAL PRIMER, A NEGOTIATIONS AND POLICY SYMPOSIUM, OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, A SCHOOL LAW AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM AND SCHOOL BUDGETING AND FINANCE SYMPOSIUMS. WE ALSO OFFER STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,630,985ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,781,897RevenueAmt
DescSELF FUNDED INSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS.MSGIA (WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM): THE MONTANA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERS (THROUGH A TPA AGREEMENT) A SELF-FUNDED WORKERS' COMPENSATION RISK AND RETENTION PROGRAM (WCRRP), NOW IN ITS 25TH YEAR OF OPERATION. WCCRP IS THE LARGEST SELF-FUNDED PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE PROVIDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR OVER 25,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. WCRRP PROVIDES COVERAGE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY MORE COMPETITIVELY PRICED THAN PRIVATE MARKET OPTIONS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO MEMBER DISTRICTS AT NO ADDITIONAL COSTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A RANGE OF E-LEARNING PROGRAMS TARGETED AT MEETING MANY OF THE REQUIRED ANNUAL TRAINING TOPICS FOR ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OPTIONAL TRAINING AREAS IN ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RISK MANAGEMENT. MSGIA (PROPERTY AND CASUALTY PROGRAM): MSGIA LAUNCHED THIS SELF-INSURED POOL ON JULY 1, 2008. MSGIA CONTRACTS WITH THE MTSBA TO PROVIDE GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE PROPERTY AND LIABILITY PROGRAM PROVIDES BROAD COVERAGES TO ITS MEMBERS AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES WITH MEMBER SERVICES NOT TYPICALLY FOUND IN OTHER MARKET OPTIONS. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND TRAINING TO MEMBERS IN THE HIGHEST RISK AREA FOR MONTANA SCHOOLS IN SCHOOL LEADERS' LIABILITY. MTSUIP: MTSUIP WAS CREATED IN 1994 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO POOL THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND BECOME REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYERS UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES PAID BY SCHOOLS. SCHOOL DISTRICTS PAY QUARTERLY PREMIUMS INTO THE FUND AND THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY CLAIMS. MEMBERS RECEIVE LOSS CONTROL, CLAIMS HANDLING, LEGAL, ACTUARIAL AND OTHER SERVICES THAT THE POOL MAY PROVIDE IN-HOUSE OR MAY PURCHASE FROM CONTRACTORS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$81,924$44,105ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS. SERVICES INCLUDE ADVERTISING OPEN POSITIONS, APPLICATION PROCESS ASSISTANCE, SCREENING, INTERVIEWING, BACKGROUND CHECKS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING IN THE HIRING PROCESS.
$159,657$92,700MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES.MTSBA PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF THE MTSBA CAUCUSES ORGANIZED UNDER OUR BYLAWS. IN ADDITION TO ITS CAUCUSES, MTSBA ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES: THE TRUSTEE, A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER WHICH INFORMS MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS, EDUCATION TRENDS AND OTHER EDUCATION NEWS; A MONTHLY E-LERT INTENDED TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP ABREAST OF PENDING/CURRENT EDUCATION ISSUES; "COURTROOM TO BOARDROOM" - A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION THAT PROVIDES THE MEMBERSHIP WITH THE LATEST ADMINISTRATIVE AND COURT DECISIONS THAT IMPACT PUBLIC EDUCATION, "POLICY NOTES" - A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION THAT INFORMS THE MEMBERSHIP OF UPDATES TO MTSBA'S MODEL POLICIES, "DAILY DISPATCH", A DAILY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE INFORMING OUR MEMBERS OF THE DAILY NEWS REGARDING K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION ISSUES; AND SUBSTANTIAL ENHANCEMENTS OUR WEBSITE TO FURTHER ENGAGE OUR MEMBERSHIP.
$173,694$136,926POLICY SERVICES -MTSBA PROVIDES BOTH DUES-BASED AND FEE-BASED POLICY SERVICES. AS PART OF ITS DUES-BASED POLICY SERVICES, MTSBA MAKES AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS MODEL POLICIES AND MODEL STUDENT AND STAFF HANDBOOKS AS WELL AS CONSULTATION ON POLICY ISSUES. AS PART OF ITS FEE-BASED SERVICES, MTSBA PROVIDES ANALYSIS AND CUSTOMIZATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER'S POLICIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. OUR FEE BASED CUSTOMIZED POLICY PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT OUR MEMBERS' POLICIES REMAIN CURRENT.
$124,311$61,949MTSBA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STATE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF MONTANA, MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS),PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND STAFF AT THE MONTANA CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP (MCEL) CONFERENCE EACH OCTOBER. MCEL IS THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION HELD FOR SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE TEAMS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA.
$199,855GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS -MTSBA IS AN ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL BOARDS WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. MTSBA MONITORS ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WHICH IMPACT THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND POLICY CHANGES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
$34,131$64,474REIMBURSED PROGRAM EXPENSES -MTSBA IS REIMBURSED FOR VARIOUS EXPENSES WHICH ARE PROGRAM RELATED, BUT CONSIDERED "OTHER PROGRAM INCOME" THESE CONSIST LARGELY OF REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPENSES AND OTHER REIMBURSED FEES. THIS INCOME IS RELATED TO ALL PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RETURN, BUT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY SPECIFIC PROGRAM.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$773,572TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$400,154TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,244,397TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JCCSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4064426901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13060 CABERNET LANE SUITE 2AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LANCE MELTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$223,798$0$62,760
DEBRA SILK
ASSOC EXEC DIRECTOR/CHIEF LEGAL40.00Yes (X)$169,877$0$43,841
JAN CAHILL
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUKE MUSZKIEWICZ
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRYSTAL ZENTNER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY CAPELLEN
PAST PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL FINNICUM
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BILLTEEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN HOKANSON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK CAMERON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRETA BESCH MOEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY LUSIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY RUBY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRIS KILL EAGLE
DIRECTOR -ISBC5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARB RILEY
DIRECTOR & NSBA REP5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG TRANGMOE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LANCE VOEGELE
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE WAKE
PRESIDENT ELECT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK CUMMINGS
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN BUBB
DIRECTOR, INSURANCE SERVIC40.00$173,702$0$52,740Yes (X)
ROBERT L VOGEL
DIR. GOVT RELATIONS40.00$116,474$0$25,147Yes (X)
ANDREW SEVER
DIR. LABOR RELATIONS40.00$118,068$0$29,807Yes (X)
JOE BROTT
DIR. POLICY SERVICES40.00$108,805$0$24,381Yes (X)
TONY KOENIG
DIR. LEGAL /HR SERVICES40.00$108,547$0$28,855Yes (X)
TIM FITZPATRICK
CLAIMS MANAGER INSURANCE SERVICES40.00$101,560$0$23,656Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,120,831TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$291,187TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$945,734MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$945,734TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MSGIA (WORK COMP) PROG561000$1,358,961$1,358,961
LEGAL SERVICES541100$468,713$468,713
WORKSHOPS & MCEL CONVE611600$328,598$328,598
MTSUIP (UNEMPLOYMENT)561000$272,024$272,024
POLICY AND ADMIN SEARC541900$181,031$181,031

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$243,612TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$243,612RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,852,939TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$332,445TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$332,445ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$35,481RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$35,481RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,481TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$35,481ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$925OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$925OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$925TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$925ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPE611600$34,130$34,130
REIMBURSED PROGRAM EXP611600$30,344$30,344
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$64,474OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,230,148TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,917,413RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$367,001ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,675TotalAmt
Program Services$283,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$799,312TotalAmt
Program Services$734,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,723TotalAmt
Program Services$129,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,922TotalAmt
Program Services$151,905ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,641TotalAmt
Program Services$73,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,070TotalAmt
Management And General$71,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,616TotalAmt
Management And General$14,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,808TotalAmt
Program Services$27,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,295TotalAmt
Management And General$54,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,871TotalAmt
Program Services$49,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,663TotalAmt
Program Services$12,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MSGIA PROGRAM$1,358,961$1,358,961
MTSUIP PROGRAM$272,024$272,024
REIMBURSED TRAVEL, AUTO$225,487$79,309$146,178
NSBA & SCHOOL LAW DUES$81,631$6,670$74,961

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,909TotalAmt
Program Services$62,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,979,608TotalAmt
Program Services$3,244,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$735,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,055BOYAmt
EOY$23,549EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,643,036BOYAmt
EOY$2,408,346EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,734BOYAmt
EOY$67,503EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,748BOYAmt
EOY$14,393EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,780,713LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$778,621LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,090,819BOYAmt
EOY$3,002,092EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,411BOYAmt
EOY$645,311EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,408,803BOYAmt
EOY$6,161,194EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,008BOYAmt
EOY$1,119,863EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$597,139BOYAmt
EOY$644,996EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,761BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,411BOYAmt
EOY$645,311EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,908,319BOYAmt
EOY$2,410,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,500,484BOYAmt
EOY$3,751,024EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,500,484BOYAmt
EOY$3,751,024EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,408,803BOYAmt
EOY$6,161,194EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$250,540ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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 CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$875,001CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$896,516CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$898,438CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$914,223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$945,734CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,529,912TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,688,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,866,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,978,460CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,095,402CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,916,488CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,546,237TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,563,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,763,421CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,876,898CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,009,625CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,862,222CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,076,149TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$19,076,149PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$288,546CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$449,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$365,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$357,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$367,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,828,724TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$288,546CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$449,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$365,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$357,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$367,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,828,724TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,852,529CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,212,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,242,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,367,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,230,148CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,904,873TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91250PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.91470PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.08750InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.08530InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$59,955FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$139,900FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$199,855FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,779,753FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,979,608FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$348,980FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$87,245FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$339,478CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$273,346CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$351,795CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$348,980CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,313,599TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,970,399LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$158,347CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$171,927CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$172,897CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$199,855CurrentYearAmt
Total$703,026TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$84,870CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$68,337CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$87,949CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$87,245CurrentYearAmt
Total$328,401TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$492,602GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$47,505CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$51,579CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$51,870CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$59,955CurrentYearAmt
Total$210,909TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$273,418BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$55,706AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$28,042DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$301,082EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$225,283BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,066,551OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$520,553DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,545,998BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$488,879OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$258,068DepreciationAmt
Book Value$230,811BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,002,092TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION TRUST (SEE DEFERRED COMP PAYABLE)Desc
Book Value$645,311BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$645,311TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLEDesc
Amt$645,311Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$645,311TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,565,033TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,565,033RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,665,115OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,665,115RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,230,148TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,314,492TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,314,492ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,665,116OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,665,116ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,979,608TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 1B:MTSBA IS CUSTODIAN (CASH) FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL BOARD CAUCUS ($294,601) AND FOR AA CAUCUS ($6,481). THESE FUNDS ARE HELD FOR THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND DISBURSED AS REQUIRED.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPENSES 34130. MSGIA & MTSUIP THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION 1630985.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPENSES 34131. MSGIA & MTSUIP THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION 1630985.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LANCE MELTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA$201,171$0$19,019$0$3,608$0$44,760$0$18,000$0$286,558$0$0$0
DEBRA SILK
ASSOC EXEC DIRECTOR/CHIEF LEGAL$148,526$0$14,214$0$7,137$0$31,841$0$12,000$0$213,718$0$0$0
SHAWN BUBB
DIRECTOR, INSURANCE SERVIC$154,275$0$11,699$0$7,728$0$34,740$0$18,000$0$226,442$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHEALTH CLUB DUES AND VEHICLE EXPENSES ARE PAID BY MTSBA AND TAXED TO EMPLOYEES AS A FRINGE BENEFIT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MTSBA'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS OF MOST MONTANA PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MTSBA MEMBERSHIP ENCOMPASSES ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, ALL BUT 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE AND ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MORE THAN 25 STUDENTS ENROLLED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ASSOCIATION IS GOVERNED BY A 20-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 11 OF WHOM ARE ELECTED FROM GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, THE REGIONS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW EVERY FIVE YEARS BY THE MTSBA BOARD, WHICH IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE EQUITY IN THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES REPRESENTED BY EACH DIRECTOR. SEVEN DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE SEVEN LARGEST MEMBERS OF MTSBA, BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT, INCLUDING BILLINGS, BOZEMAN, BUTTE, GREAT FALLS, HELENA, KALISPELL, AND MISSOULA. ONE DIRECTOR IS APPOINTED BY THE MTSBA INDIAN SCHOOL BOARD CAUCUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATION BYLAWS, ONE DIRECTOR SERVES BY VIRTUE OF HIS OR HER STATUS AS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND ONE DIRECTOR SERVES BY VIRTUE OF HIS OR HER STATUS AS A DIRECTOR ON THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHERE ARE A VARIETY OF DECISIONS OF THE MTSBA BOARD THAT ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS, DUES INCREASES AND BYLAWS CHANGES, ALL OF WHICH ARE ORDINARILY PROPOSED BY THE MTSBA BOARD BUT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MTSBA MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPROCESS OF REVIEW FOR 990 THE CPA RETAINED BY THE ASSOCIATION PRELIMINARILY PREPARES THE 990 AFTER THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE MTSBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEW THE 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE CPA TO ENSURE ITS ACCURACY, BOTH IN TERMS OF NUMBERS AND NARRATIVE AND ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS. UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH REVIEW, THE FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE MTSBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS INFORMATION AND IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE BOARD ANY INPUT IT MAY HAVE REGARDING THE COMPLETED 990 BEFORE FILING. MTSBA HAS NOT CHANGED (SINCE THE LAST FILING OF THE 990) THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDESCRIPTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURE - THE MTSBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN OFF ANNUALLY ON A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE. WHEN CONSIDERING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WE ARE CAREFUL TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND RAISE SUCH ISSUES BEFORE THE MTSBA BOARD WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED. WE ALSO SPECIFICALLY FOLLOW SECTION 35-2-418 (DIRECTOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST) OF THE MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED. FINALLY, WHEN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WITH A RELATED PARTY OCCURS, THE RELATED BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER IS REMOVED FROM DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY OVER THE INITIATION, CONTINUATION AND CESSATION OF SUCH SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: THE MTSBA BOARD ANNUALLY DETERMINES THE REASONABLENESS AND COMPARABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. SUCH COMPARISON IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH RELIANCE UPON A SURVEY OF COMPENSATION COMPLETED BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION OF ALL 50 STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS AND COMPARES SALARY AND BENEFITS OF A VARIETY OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC POSITIONS, USING GUIDESTAR.COM TO REVIEW 990S OF OTHER NONPROFITS AND IDENTIFYING PUBLIC SALARY POSITIONS THROUGH PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE DATA. DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR MTSBA STAFF: SALARIES FOR MTSBA STAFF ARE ANNUALLY ASSESSED AND COMPARED TO SALARIES OF OTHER STAFF IN SIMILAR POSITIONS IN STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, USING NSBA SALARY SURVEY DATA AS A GUIDE. MTSBA ALSO ASSESSES THE REASONABLENESS OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN COMPARISON TO MONTANA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT SECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HOW MTSBA MAKES GOVERNING DOCS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: MTSBA PUBLISHES ITS STRATEGIC PLAN ON THE PUBLIC SECTION OF ITS WEBSITE. IT DOES NOT OTHERWISE PUBLISH OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (SUCH AS BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, POLICIES, ETC.), BUT IT DOES FOLLOW AND ABIDE BY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AS FULLY OUTLINED BY THE IRS IN ITS FAQ PAGE ON THIS ISSUE WHICH CAN BE LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.IRS.GOV/CHARITIES/ARTICLE/0,,ID=96430,00.HTML. MTSBA'S FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLISHED ANNUALLY ON GUIDESTAR.COM.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR AUDIT OVERSIGHT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA SCHOOL LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1863 GREAT NORTHERN BLVD STE 301AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810538088EIN
Primary ActivitiesINACTIVE -LOBBYINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)4ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA SCHOOL LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE (INACTIVE -NO TRANSACTIONS)BusinessNameLine1Txt