2023-08-16T10:59:55-07:00 2022-12-31 463057681 Amatics CPA Group 45 Discovery Drive Bozeman MT 59718 990 2022-01-01 134285849 FORWARD MT FORW 4065428683 2300 REGENT ST STE 206 MISSOULA MT 59801 KIERSTEN IWAI Executive Dir. 2023-08-16 true KIERSTEN IWAI 999009999 true MORGAN SCARR P00747394 4064041925 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KIERSTEN IWAI 2300 REGENT ST STE 206 MISSOULA MT 59801 536960 false X FORWARDMONTANA.ORG X 2004 MT BUILDING THE POLITICAL POWER WITH AND FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 13 13 40 150 0 291423 521024 0 0 13799 15697 305222 536721 10000 0 234440 391607 0 26764 139007 305569 373447 707176 -68225 -170455 577953 487551 43268 123321 534685 364230 BUILDING THE POLITICAL POWER WITH AND FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. false false 286572 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTWe graduated fellows in Missoula, Bozeman, Billings and the Flathead. Fellows receive robust training on community organizing and civic engagement. Fellows lead on a final project that connects their interests to meaningful change in their communities. 253622 VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATIONForward Montana mobilized young voters for the 2022 midterm elections. This included distributing voter guides, peer-to-peer phone calls, and door-to-door canvassing to get-out-the-vote. 81679 ISSUE ADVOCACYWe organized young Montanans on policies related to climate justice, housing, voting rights, and LGBTQ+ equality. 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These guides gave voters the information they needed to cast an informed ballot. Forward Montana Voter Fund endorsed 4 candidates in the general election. Through the Voter Fund we ran Facebook and Instagram ads (which reached over 125,000 individuals), mailed pieces of literature, and knocked on doors to support endorsed candidates.Amount spent on political campaign activity (independent expenditure) $45,516.Amount spent on political campaign activity (voter guides) $78,569.The number of volunteer hours for political campaign activites for 2022 was 150 hours. 2039 2039 2039 DUE FROM FORWARD MT FOUNDATION 54729 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 84053 138782 LEASE LIABILITY 72706 72706 536960 239 239 536721 536721 707415 239 239 707176 707176 Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 COGS EXP INCLUDED IN REVENUE ON 990 $239 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S COGS EXP INCLUDED IN REVENUE ON 990 $239 true WESTERN NATIVE VOICE 1215 24TH ST W 115B BILLINGS MT 59102 453771715 501c3 10000 0 FMV GET OUT THE VOTE 0 1 MESHAYLA COX BOARD MEMBER 3000 ANTI-RACISM CLASSES false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: VOTING MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE RETURN IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND FORWARD MONTANA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ON THIS FORM, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRITTEN POLICY. MEMBERS ARE PROMPTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS, BUSINESS INTERESTS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT RELATED TO THEMSELVES OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MANUAL WHICH STATES THE FOLLOWING:- THE BOARD, OR AN INDEPENDENT BODY DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, MUST APPROVE THE COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE PERSON RECEIVING THE COMPENSATION SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE PROCESS.- THE BOARD, OR INDEPENDENT BODY, MUST MAKE USE OF DATA SHOWING HOW MUCH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE PAYING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OR COMPARABLE POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE; AND- THE BOARD, OR INDEPENDENT BODY, MUST PROPERLY DOCUMENT AND REPORT THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND COMPENSATION INCLUDING WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA USED, AND MINUTES OF ANY AND ALL MEETINGS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FORWARD MONTANA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ITS OFFICES. FORM 990 - COST SHARING AGREEMENT & COMMON PAYMASTER FORWARD MT AND FORWARD MT FOUNDATION (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION) HAVE ENTERED INTO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATED EXPENSES AND TO CARRY OUT THEIR COMPLEMENTARY MISSIONS IN AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER THROUGH THE SHARING OF EMPLOYEES, OFFICE SPACE, AND EQUIPMENT. FORWARD MONTANA HANDLES ALL THE PAYROLL TAX REPORTING. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE SHARED BY THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SO FORWARD MONTANA IS CONSIDERED THE COMMON PAYMASTER. THE NUMBER OF W-2S ISSUED BY THE COMMON PAYMASTER HAS BEEN DISCLOSED ON PART V, LINE 2A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 990 INSTRUCTIONS. COMPENSATION FROM THE COMMON PAYMASTER HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON PARTS VII AND IX IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 990 INSTRUCTIONS.