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MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF MONTANA INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $241K · expenses $173K · assets $86K

EIN
81-0289661
Address
PO BOX 1053, LAUREL, MT 59044-1053
Website
www.mhaofmt.org
NTEE code
E99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1967
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Mission

Mental Health America of Montana is a non-profit mental health advocacy organization with a mission to advocate and educate for the mental health of all Montanans. Beyond advocating and educating the primary service side of MHA of MT is the Montana Warm Line and the development of Family Peer Support. The Warm Line is a support and recovery line for individuals needing support and recovery coaching to sustain their daily living or refer to other community resources. Family Peer Support is a pilot program funded through a grant by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. MHA of MT offers a 24 hour resource telephonic services to parents who identify as having a child with a chronic medical illness and or serious emotional disorder.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Genea Fields Program Director2021-2025 $56,019$266,064 1
Michelle Aune Executive Director2021-2025 $20,269$238,148 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Katherine Lewis Past President2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Danny Aune President2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Casey Cote Tresurer2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Tipton At Large Board Member2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Hopkins At Large Board Member2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Molly Protheroe Lifetime Member2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Raelynne Calbick At Large Board member2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Millie Marsh At Large Board Member2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sue Chivicek Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Collette Clayton Gray At Large Board Member2025 0 $0 reported 1
Montanas Peer Network Representative2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sue Chvilicek (former) Secretary2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Colette Clayton Gray (former) At Large Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Montana Peer Network (former) Representative2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dan Aune (former) President2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Chivilicek (former) Secretary2022 0 $0 reported 1
Lidnsey Nichols (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Mille Marsh (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Sue Chivelicek (former) Secretary2020 1 $0 reported 1
Collete Gray (former) Board Member2020 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Hajny (former) Board Member2020 1 $0 reported 1
Lenore Myers (former) Board Member2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $76K · 8 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Genea Fields Program Director40 $56,019$0$0 $56,0191
Michelle Aune Executive Director20 $20,269$0$0 $20,2691
Katherine Lewis Past President0 $0$0$0 $01
Danny Aune President2 $0$0$0 $01
Casey Cote Tresurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Sue Chivicek Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Collette Clayton Gray At Large Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Tipton At Large Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Montanas Peer Network Representative0 $0$0$0 $01
Suzanne Hopkins At Large Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Molly Protheroe Lifetime Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Raelynne Calbick At Large Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
Millie Marsh At Large Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $89K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Genea Fields Director of Programs40 $55,785-$0 $55,7851
Michelle Aune Executive Director40 $33,690-$0 $33,6901
Katherine Lewis Past President0 $0-$0 $01
Danny M Aune President2 $0-$0 $01
Casey Cote Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Sue Chvilicek Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Colette Clayton Gray At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Amy Tipton At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Montana Peer Network Representative0 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Hopkins At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Molly Protheroe Life Member0 $0-$0 $01
Raelynne Calbick At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Millie Marsh At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $113K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Aune Executive Director40 $61,500-$0 $61,5001
Genea Fields Director of Programs40 $51,500-$0 $51,5001
Katherine Lewis Past President0 $0-$0 $01
Danny M Aune President2 $0-$0 $01
Casey Cote Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Sue Chvilicek Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Colette Clayton Gray At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Amy Tipton At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Montana Peer Network Representative0 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Hopkins At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Molly Protheroe Life Member0 $0-$0 $01
Raelynne Calbick At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Millie Marsh At Large Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 14 people listed · 2 paid, $113K · 21 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Aune Executive Director40 $61,500$0$0 $61,5001
Genea Fields Director of Programs40 $51,500$0$0 $51,5001
Katherine Lewis Past President0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Aune President1 $0$0$0 $01
Casey Cote Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Sue Chivilicek Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Colette Clayton Gray Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Tipton Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Montana Peer Network Representative0 $0$0$0 $01
Suzanne Hopkins Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Molly Protheroe Life Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Lidnsey Nichols Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Raelynne Calbick Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Mille Marsh Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $112K · 21 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Aune Executive Director40 $61,189$0$0 $61,1891
Genea Fields Project Director40 $51,260$0$0 $51,2601
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dan Aune Interim President4 $0-- $01
Casey Cote Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Sue Chivelicek Secretary1 $0-- $01
Collete Gray Board Member1 $0-- $01
Molly Protheroe Life Time Board Member1 $0-- $01
Millie Marsh Board Member1 $0-- $01
Jim Hajny Board Member1 $0-- $01
Suzanne Hopkins Board Member1 $0-- $01
Amy Tipton Board member1 $0-- $01
Lenore Myers Board Member1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$241,032$172,857 $86,460$86,460 $241,032$0 $24,89685
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,040$204,797 $0-$101,442 $54,040$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,151$186,620 $49,315$49,315 $10,355$60,796 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,603$231,996 $164,784$164,784 $226,603$0 $113,000210
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$554,633$403,708 $203,387$203,387 $554,633$0 $304,738218
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,744$153,733 $41,663$41,663 $48,265$116,479 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $210,900 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC Public charity Exact 2010, 2022-2024 4$178,361 2024$50,000
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YELLOWSTONE CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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CHARLES A WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF MONTANA INC” 2024 1$2,500 2024$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF MONTANA INC” 2021-2023 3$39 2023$18
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $172,857 spent · pay $146,816 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $102,302$102,302$0$0 59.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $24,896$0$24,896$0 14.4%
Payroll taxes $10,838$9,754$1,084$0 6.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,000$10,000-- 5.8%
Other employee benefits $8,780$7,902$878$0 5.1%
Information technology $6,725$6,053$672$0 3.9%
Fees: accounting $2,138$1,924$214$0 1.2%
Fees: management $2,068$1,861$207$0 1.2%
Office expenses $2,046$1,841$205$0 1.2%
Travel $986$986$0$0 0.6%
Insurance $927$834$93$0 0.5%
Occupancy $640$640$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Community Outreach $511$511$0$0 0.3%
Total$172,857100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $204,797 spent · pay $137,910 · grants $53,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $137,910 67.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $53,000 25.9%
Printing, publications, postage $9,937 4.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,950 1.9%
Total$204,797100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $186,620 spent · pay $165,546 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $165,546 88.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,242 5.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,449 2.4%
Fees to independent contractors $4,137 2.2%
Printing, publications, postage $3,246 1.7%
Total$186,620100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $231,996 spent · pay $204,099 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $113,000$82,250$30,750$0 48.7%
Other salaries and wages $65,074$65,074$0$0 28.0%
Payroll taxes $16,925$12,355$4,570$0 7.3%
Information technology $9,224$6,734$2,490$0 4.0%
Other employee benefits $9,100$6,643$2,457$0 3.9%
Travel $8,322$6,075$2,247$0 3.6%
Fees: accounting $2,849$2,080$769$0 1.2%
Office expenses $2,817$2,056$761$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Grants and training $2,089$1,525$564$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Montana Youth United - start up expenses $1,319$963$356$0 0.6%
Occupancy $781$570$211$0 0.3%
Insurance $395$288$107$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Community Outreach/Education $81$59$22$0 0.0%
Other (as described)MT State Licensing $20$15$5$0 0.0%
Total$231,996100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $403,708 spent · pay $328,991 · grants $0 · events $923
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $304,738$271,004$33,521$213 75.5%
Benefits paid to members $35,839$35,839-- 8.9%
Payroll taxes $24,253$21,585$2,668$0 6.0%
Travel $15,143$13,477$1,666$0 3.8%
Office expenses $9,704$8,637$1,067$0 2.4%
Information technology $7,258$6,460$798$0 1.8%
Fees: accounting $1,904$1,695$209$0 0.5%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,780--$1,780 0.4%
Occupancy $1,215$1,081$134$0 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $923$821$102$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Due and fees $556$0$556$0 0.1%
Insurance $395$0$395$0 0.1%
Total$403,708100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $153,733 spent · pay $132,616 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $132,616 86.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,469 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $5,597 3.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,051 1.3%
Total$153,733100%

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