FORWARD MT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
FORWARD MT (EIN 13-4285849)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201601349349203905
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-05-13T14:09:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Heidi A Foley CPA CFEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 N Higgins AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN134285849EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FORWARD MTBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4065428683PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1136 EAST BROADWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL HUFF-DORIAPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHEIDI A FOLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00942235PTIN
Phone4065469912PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.FORWARDMONTANA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$89,976GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$27,388ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$4,000ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$58,377MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$5InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$206GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$206GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$89,976TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$81,972SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,574FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,838OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$5,022PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$25,787OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$122,193TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$32,217ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$68,175NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,958NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,593BOYAmt
EOY$21,654EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,582BOYAmt
EOY$14,304EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$68,175BOYAmt
EOY$35,958EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,175BOYAmt
EOY$35,958EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTRAIN, MOBILIZE, AND ELECT THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG LEADERS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomFORWARD MONTANA'S MISSION IS TO TRAIN, MOBILIZE AND ELECT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROGRESSIVE LEADERS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA.TRAIN: FORWARD MONTANA TRAINS YOUNG PEOPLE IN HOW TO MANAGE CAMPAIGNS, BOTH FOR ISSUES & CANDIDATES. WE TRAIN INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND ISSUE ADVOCACY. IN 2015, FORWARD MONTANA HELPED TRAIN30 INTERNS AND FELLOWS, AS WELL AS MOBILIZED HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO DONATETIME FOR ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY BUILDING: FORWARD MONTANA HOSTS HAPPY HOURS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION NIGHTS TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND CURRENT EVENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND IN MONTANA. IN 2015, FORWARD MONTANA HELD SEVERAL PROGRESSIVE HAPPY HOURS, INCLUDING DEBATE AND ELECTION NIGHT WATCH PARTIES. MOBILIZE: FORWARD MONTANA SUPPORTED THE PASSAGE OF TWO SCHOOL BONDS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MISSOULA COUNTY. THEY TALKED TO YOUTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHOOL BONDS, COLLECTING 812 PLEDGE TO VOTE CARDS, MAKING 10,245 PHONE OR DOOR ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT PEOPLE, AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH 2,126 PEOPLE. THEY FILLED 168 VOLUNTEER SHIFTS AND CARRIED OUT 478 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THEY ACTIVATED THEIR YOUTH BASE TO CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE 1,897 TIMES ON BEHALF OF ISSUES IMPORTANT TO YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF A TUITION FREEZE, MEDICAID EXPANSION, A STATEWIDE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE REVOKING OF LICENSES BASED ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT. THEY ORGANIZED 64 PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO THE STATE CAPITOL IN SUPPORT OF A STATEWIDE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE.VOTER EDUCATION: FORWARD MONTANA DISTRIBUTED 30,000 VOTER GUIDES IN MISSOULA, GALLATIN AND YELLOWSTONE COUNTIES. THESE GUIDES WERE INTENDED TO SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE CANDIDATES STOOD ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOUNG PEOPLE. FORWARD MONTANA PRODUCED YOUTUBE VIDEOS, ENTITLED 2LEGIT TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, REACHING 20,878 VIEWS. THEY ALSO CO-HOSTED STUDENT VOTER DAYS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AND MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$122,193GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$122,193TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
CHASE MOHNEY
President1.00$0
PARI KEMMICK
Director1.00$0
LINDSAY MURDOCK
Director0.50$0
JEN GURSKY
Director0.50$0
JOHN BRUEGGEMAN
Director0.50$0
BRYAN WATT
Director0.50$0
JESSICA GRENNAN
Director0.50$0
CLAYTON ELLIOT
Treasurer0.50$0
KAYJE BOOKER
CEO24.00$21,271
TESS A CARLSON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS16.00$3,200
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Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL HUFF-DORIAPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1136 EAST BROADWAY SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4065428683PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $986
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $960
Other Expenses.1SUPPLIES $9887
Other Expenses.2TRAVEL AND MEALS $4403
Other Expenses.4TECH AND COMMUNICATIONS $3258
Other Expenses.5DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2230
Other Expenses.6PAYROLL PREPARATION FEES $1411
Other Expenses.7BANK SERVICE CHARGES $1393
Other Expenses.8FACILITY RENTAL $1021
Other Expenses.10TRAINING $127
Other Expenses.11FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT $96
Other Expenses.12LICENSES $15
Other Assets.1RECEIVABLE FROM FORWARD MONTANA - Beginning $18582 RECEIVABLE FROM FORWARD MONTANA - Ending $13954
Other Assets.2DAMAGE DEPOSIT - Beginning $0 DAMAGE DEPOSIT - Ending $350
COST SHARING AGREEMENTFORWARD MONTANA 501(C)4 AND THE FORWARD MONTANA FOUNDATION 501(C)3 HAVE ENTERED INTO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATED EXPENSES AND TO CARRY OUT THEIR COMPLIMENTARY MISSIONS IN AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER THROUGH THE SHARING OF EMPLOYEES, OFFICE SPACE, AND EQUIPMENT.

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