FORWARD MT: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: FORWARD MT (EIN 13-4285849)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-08
IRS object ID: 202123129349302582
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-08T10:26:53-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	463057681	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Amatics CPA Group	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	45 Discovery Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bozeman	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134285849	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FORWARD MT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FORW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4065428683	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	136 E BROADWAY ST STE 4	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59801	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIERSTEN IWAI	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Dir.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KIERSTEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	IWAI	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MORGAN SCARR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00747394	PTIN
Phone	4064041925	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	KIERSTEN IWAI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	136 E BROADWAY ST STE 4	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,001,933	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	FORWARDMONTANA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BUILDING THE POLITICAL POWER WITH AND FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	30	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$132,521	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,000,145	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$11,373	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$94	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,788	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$143,988	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,001,933	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$130,059	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$219,205	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$32,172	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$46,413	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$306,163	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$176,472	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$525,368	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$32,484	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$476,565	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$140,937	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$662,645	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$27,630	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$59,735	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$113,307	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$602,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	BUILDING THE POLITICAL POWER WITH AND FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$318,272	ExpenseAmt
Desc	In 2020, Forward Montana nearly tripled its staff size, facing insurmountable challenges head on. Despite a number of challenges (including COVID-19), Forward Montana surpassed voter engagement goals and entered 2021 in a strong financial position.VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATIONForward Montana ran a robust voter education and mobilization program to turn young people out for the biggest election. Forward Montana distributed over 37,000 voter guides, 21,000 social pressure mailers, and reached tens of thousands of young Montanans through social media. Organizers also called over 100,000 young Montanans and sent text messages to over 22,000 voters.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$66,983	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTIn 2020, we graduated over 48 interns in Missoula, Bozeman, and Billings. Interns go through a robust curriculum that provides weekly trainings on community organizing and civic engagement. Interns and fellows lead on a final project that connects their interests to meaningful change in their communities.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$30,136	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ISSUE ADVOCACYLocal field teams continued to advocate on issues that young people care about, including lobbying the Missoula City Council on affordable housing and the Bozeman City Commission on racial justice.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$415,391	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	57	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	30	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIERSTEN IWAI	PersonNm
Phone	4065428683	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1535 WYOMING ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59801	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
KIERSTEN IWAI
Executive Dir.	12.00	28.00	Yes (X)	$65,000	$0	$3,625
ALLIE HAY
President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MATT KELLY
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LEAH BERRY
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AUBREY BERTRAM
Secretary	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEPHANIE BAUCUS
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRENNA DAVIS
Vice President	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANNA LUCAS
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EMILY HARRIS
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GARRETT LANKFORD
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NATHALIE WAGLER
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SAPPHIRE CARTER
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALEX KIM
Director	0.50	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$65,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,625	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,000,145	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,000,145	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,788	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,788	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,788	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,001,933	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,788	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,072	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,966	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,435	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,271	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,332	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137	TotalAmt
Management And General	$137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,144	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,032	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,202	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$758	TotalAmt
Program Services	$286	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,357	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,068	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,091	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$117	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Printing and Publications	$76,311	$72,807	$22	$3,482
Postage and Shipping	$20,802	$17,854	$57	$2,891
OTHER EXPENSES	$2,757	$902	$1,855
SUPPLIES	$721	$133	$535	$53

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$525,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$415,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,172	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$414,441	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,254	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29	BOYAmt
EOY	$247	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$224,703	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$662,645	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,630	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,735	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,630	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,735	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,307	BOYAmt
EOY	$601,910	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,307	BOYAmt
EOY	$602,910	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$662,645	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$476,565	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$13,038	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$242,429	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities	$242,429	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$242,429	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Forward Montana published voter guides that were hosted online, and distributed 37,693 voter guides around Bozeman, Billings, and Missoula. These guides gave voters the information they needed to cast an informed ballot. Forward Montana also mailed literature to 21,482 young Montanans, encouraging them to vote.Forward Montana Voter Fund endorsed 17 candidates in state and federalraces. Through the Voter Fund we ran Facebook and Instagram ads, made phone calls to voters, and mailed over 149,723 pieces of literature to support endorsed candidates. Digital ads on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube were viewed over 662,000 times.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE FROM FORWARD MT FOUNDATION	Desc
Book Value	$224,703	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$224,703	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,001,933	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,001,933	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,001,933	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$525,368	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$525,368	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$525,368	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: VOTING MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE RETURN IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	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.