2026-05-14T16:37:11-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 922755677 MONTANA PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER INC MONT 4066003638 2396 Ferguson Avenue Bozeman MT 59718 KayAnn Miller Co-Executive Director 4066003638 2026-05-11 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KayAnn Miller 2396 Ferguson Avenue Bozeman MT 59718 381203 0 X www.mtpech.org X 2023 MT The Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger Inc. funds, engages in, and drives innovative in-state food system changes that create strong Montana schools and communities where kids and their families can eat fresh, quality, locally sourced food every day. 8 8 2 27 0 0 451478 362565 0 0 968 3577 1250 15061 453696 381203 0 9400 0 0 127929 225409 0 0 33034 80232 150852 208161 385661 245535 -4458 268861 266358 19490 21444 249371 244914 The Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger Inc. funds, engages in, and drives, innovative in-state food system changes that create strong schools and communities where kids and their families can eat fresh, quality, locally sourced food every day. 0 0 115917 10831 0 Child Nutrition--The Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger (MT-PECH) is transforming how school food systems operate in Montana. During the year, MT-PECH improved access to fresh, quality food for more than 5,000 Montana school children, generating school meal participation rates in schools that worked with us of at least 82%, with some schools exceeding 90%, significantly above the state and national averages. We also helped connect 9,290 school children outside our Rural School Networks to critical summer EBT benefits, which they would not have otherwise received. Additional accomplishments included 1) Expanding our Rural School Networks from two cohorts of four schools each to a broader multi-region effort supporting improved meal quality and program sustainability in four cohorts comprised of just over 20 schools; 2) Changing from only two of these schools sourcing and serving Montana-grown foods, and none of the schools intentionally serving Indigenous foods, to all participating schools using both Montana-sourced foods and Indigenous foods and recipes in their school meal programs; 3) Providing training and technical assistance to 325 Montana school nutrition professionals through statewide and events, along with training for 124 educators interested in integrating Indigenous food knowledge into their classrooms; 4) Supporting the development of new summer meal sites in rural communities and increasing utilization of flexible meal delivery models across Montana; 5) Positively impacting food service director turnover among Rural School Network participants through training, assistance, and ongoing support. Among Rural School Network schools, turnover for the year was 12.5% compared to nearly 50% statewide. Together, these efforts improved schools' use of Montana-grown and Indigenous foods, increased participation in school meal programs, and strengthened the capacity of schools to sustain high-quality nutrition services. 91866 0 0 Food Systems & Agriculture--During the tax year, MT-PECH strengthened Montana food systems by advancing coordination across producers, Tribal partners, distributors, and institutional buyers, focusing on improving efficiency, resilience, and long-term sustainability. Key accomplishments included: 1) Expanding a statewide collaborative network, engaging 48 partners across Tribal, community, and statewide organizations to coordinate school food-system development efforts and support shared solutions; 2) Developing and disseminating procurement tools, including a Traditional Foods in Montana Schools Toolkit, now used by 38% (124 out of 325) of Montana's school districts located across its 145,550 square miles, to support sourcing and use of Montana-grown and Indigenous foods in school meals; 3) Strengthening producer-to-institution supply chains by including producers directly in trainings for school food service directors; 4) Developing four geographically based lists of Montana produce and protein growers interested in selling products to Montana schools for use by school food service directors, thus advancing institutional market opportunities for producers; 5) Implementing trainings for food service directors in all Rural School Network schools to help them buy products from Montana growers; 6) Mobilizing additional funding and creative partnerships, leveraging foundation, federal, and private support to expand MT-PECH's food systems work; 7) Crafting a strategy for providing long-term infrastructure solutions in Montana, including aggregation, transportation, and coordinated purchasing systems so implementation could begin in FY25 and FY26. These efforts improved supply-demand alignment, reduced inefficiencies, and strengthened local school food economies while expanding schools' access to locally produced foods from across Montana. 50784 0 0 Nutrition in Healthcare--MT-PECH promoted the integration of nutrition into Montana's healthcare and community health systems during the year to help ensure all Montana kids and their families can eat fresh, quality Montana-grown foods, thereby reducing the incidence of food-related chronic disease across the state. Key accomplishments included: 1) Developing cross-sector partnerships that connected healthcare providers, schools, and community organizations, helping them align around nutrition and health strategies benefiting kids and families in their communities; 2) Advancing produce prescription and nutrition initiatives by helping convene and host a statewide Produce Prescription conference; 3) Providing assistance to new and existing nutrition in healthcare programs to strengthen their model, their funding, and their communications with healthcare leadership; 4) Leadership in statewide coordination efforts, including identifying and addressing of service gaps, to increase the amount of nutrition education available to all Montana students; and 5) Creating partnerships with state and national health organizations to fund Montana school kitchen-equipment purchases. These efforts strengthened understanding among partners of the important role school nutrition plays in the long-term health of Montanans of all ages. 20000 0 0 Narrative Change--MT-PECH strives to build a statewide understanding that eating fresh, quality food improves the health of all Montanans, from mitigating chronic disease to improving kids' ability to learn and achieve in school. 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Committee members receive a quarterly honorarium for participation. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Short-term securities 54583 F 54583 -898 Accrued Expenses 7564 Health Insurance -2034 Simple IRA Contributions 7901 MT Income Tax 1960 MT Unemployment Tax -11 VSP -38 14444 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Part VI, Line 11b--The Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger Inc. (MT-PECH) completes and reviews its 990 in the following way: 1)The MT-PECH Finance & Development Committee reviews MT-PECH's financials monthly. These financials are prepared by MT-PECH staff and reviewed by Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC); 2) The Finance & Development Committee also reviews the fiscal year-end reports and uses these reports as well as checklists from the Council of Nonprofits, Journal of Accountancy, and Board Source to review the draft 990; 3) Once the Finance & Development Committee approves the draft 990, it is sent to the full board and an outside accountant for review; 4) Any needed changes from these reviews are sent back to the Finance and Development Committee, which requests staff make the changes and ensures that the changes are made correctly; 5) With these revisions complete, the 990 is sent back to the full board with comments from the accountant for final review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Part VI, Line 12c--Members of the MT-PECH Board of Directors, employees, and contractors must complete and file Conflict of Interest forms annually, or whenever a new or potential conflict arises. The forms are reviewed by the MT-PECH Board for appropriate action. Failure to disclose a conflict or potential conflict may result in termination from the Board of Directors and may also result in termination of employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Part VI, Line 15--MT-PECH's Executive Committee sets compensation for its Co-Executive Directors Lisa Lee and KayAnn Miller by annually reviewing executive compensation at similar Montana nonprofits, by reviewing the Montana Nonprofit Association's statewide compensation report, and by reviewing the annual co-executive director performance reviews completed by each member of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee sends its compensation recommendations to the full board for approval. All salary deliberations, recommendations, and approvals are documented in the minutes of the Board and Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Part VI, Line 19--All MT-PECH forms, policies, and other documents are available to the public upon request and are continually available to all Board members who may share them with others. These materials also are provided to all potential contractors and job applicants.