ACLU OF MONTANA FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: ACLU OF MONTANA FOUNDATION INC (EIN 81-0445339)
Tax period: 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed: 2025-12-12
IRS object ID: 202503469349300810
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-12-12T09:18:39-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	810348775	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	321 W BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810445339	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ACLU OF MONTANA FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ACLU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4064438590	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1968	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59806	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AKILAH DEERNOSE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4064438590	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-12-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ALISSA A GRIMM CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01067948	PTIN
Phone	4065494148	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-12-09	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AKILAH DEERNOSE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1968	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59806	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,845,546	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ACLUMONTANA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO DEFEND, PRESERVE, AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,151,598	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,741,548	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$48,198	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$83,731	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,445	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,199,796	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,830,724	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,090,850	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$952,939	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$400	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$14,750	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$153,501	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$490,585	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$369,658	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,581,835	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,337,347	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$382,039	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$493,377	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,271,457	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,737,615	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$113,868	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$107,909	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,157,589	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,629,706	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	DEFEND, PRESERVE AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$351,024	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PUBLIC POLICY - ADVOCATE FOR POLICY REFORM RELATED TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$288,369	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LEGAL PROGRAM - PROVIDE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES ON MATTERS REGARDING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$204,795	ExpenseAmt
Desc	COMMUNICATIONS - EDUCATED AND INFORMED THE PUBLIC ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES AND THE ACLU OF MONTANA'S WORK, INCLUDING ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, RACIAL JUSTICE, AND OTHER RIGHTS, THROUGH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$844,188	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	19	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4064438590	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1968	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59806	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PAUL MCKEAN
PRESIDENT	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZEKE CAMPFIELD
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER CORSON
TREASURER	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRADLEY HONEYQUILL
AEO	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAPPHIRE CARTER
LAW SCHOOL REP	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WYATT MURDOCH
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA GRYCZAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY SHIELDS
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICE BOYER
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLARK STIRGUS
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICKIE CHRISTIE
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RHIANNA TRETIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK LAUBURG
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AKILAH DEERNOSE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$118,883	$0	$14,730

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,883	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,730	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,741,548	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$165,423	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,741,548	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$98,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$98,553	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$14,822	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$14,822	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$14,822	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$14,822	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,445	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,445	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,445	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,830,724	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$9,377	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$98,553	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,669	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$659,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$448,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,709	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75,865	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,481	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,181	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,484	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,889	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,883	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,969	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,477	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,563	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,728	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,750	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$14,750	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,097	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,038	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,138	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,355	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,732	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$661	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,057	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$247	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,866	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,861	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,813	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,048	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$21,505	$10,549	$9,232	$1,724
STAFF TRAINING	$21,249	$9,372	$10,799	$1,078
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$19,789	$6,538	$12,161	$1,090
BAD DEBTS	$10,000			$10,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,218	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$848	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,337,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$844,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$339,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$153,501	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$198,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$214,398	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,909	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,795	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,162	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,462	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$64,320	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$54,895	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,031	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,425	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,776,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,854,437	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,111	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,984	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,271,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,737,615	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,909	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,909	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	$3,111,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,126,350	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$503,356	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,157,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,629,706	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,271,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,737,615	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$493,377	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$21,260	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,953,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,604,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,341,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,093,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,741,548	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,734,382	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,953,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,604,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,341,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,093,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,741,548	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,734,382	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,232,418	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,501,964	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$98,553	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$245,870	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$5,445	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,445	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,985,697	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$151,444	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83490	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87260	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,337,347	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,337,347	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$208,735	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$52,184	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$209,101	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$247,100	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$229,092	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$197,959	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$883,252	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,324,878	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$52,275	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$61,775	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$57,273	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$43,773	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$215,096	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$322,644	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,143	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,676	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$55,501	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$51,752	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,749	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,425	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM RELATED PARTY - ACLU OF MONTANA	$57,006
DUE FROM RELATED PARTY - ACLU NATIONAL	$352,978

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$409,984	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. (MCF), A MONTANA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, HAS ESTABLISHED AN AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MONTANA AND AFFILIATE FUND (THE FUND). THE FUND IS AN INVIOLABLE ENDOWMENT FUND WHEREBY THE PRINCIPAL IS DONATED TO THE MCF FOR THE BENEFIT OF ACLU OF MONTANA. AS INCOME IS EARNED, IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ACLU OF MONTANA AS UNRESTRICTED REVENUE. NET CAPITAL APPRECIATION IS CONSIDERED AN ADDITION TO PRINCIPAL. THE ASSETS OF THE FUND ARE PROPERTY OF MCF AND ARE THEREFORE NOT REPORTED ON ACLU OF MONTANA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE FUND AT MARCH 31, 2025 WAS $131,956.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$165,423	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS DESIGNATE CERTAIN OFFICERS AS CHAIRPERSONS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES. THE REVISIONS ALSO UPDATE THE START OF BOARD TERMS TO BEGIN ON THE QUARTER FOLLOWING ELECTION, RATHER THAN ON A CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS, UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCHEDULE B, BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AND THE ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES WITH IT'S BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLYING WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC - MONTANA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1968	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59806	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810431527	EIN
Primary Activities	TO DEFEND, PRESERVE, AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)4	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC - MONTANA
O	$179,300	COST
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC - MONTANA
N	$6,939	COST
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC - MONTANA
Q	$227,076	COST