MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 81-0298262)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-12
IRS object ID
201321939349300347
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-07-12T13:01:46-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810385940EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDERSON ZURMUEHLEN & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 1040AddressLine1
CityHELENACity
StateMTState
ZIP Code596241040ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810298262EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMONTNameControl
Phone4064429830Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE SUITE 100AddressLine1
CityHELENACity
StateMTState
ZIP Code59601ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDANIEL N MCLEANName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone4064429830Phone
Date Signed2013-06-26DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePAULA R JACQUESName
PTINP00102076PTIN
Phone4064421040Phone
Date Prepared2013-06-26DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDANIEL N MCLEANNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE SUITE 100AddressLine1
CityHELENACity
StateMTState
ZIP Code59601ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts2910853GrossReceipts
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Web SiteHTTP://WWW.MTLSA.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1966YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMTStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body11NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members11NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees63TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY418462NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Revenue435921Revenue
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Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
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Business Name Line1ALISON PAUL DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1616 HELENA AVENUEAddressLine1
CityHELENACity
StateMTState
ZIP Code59601ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
CRAIG BUEHLER
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MARIE BOOTHE
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HON JOHN LARSON
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JAMES A PATTEN
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GARY ZADICK
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TARA VEAZEY
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DAWN MCGEE
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TERRY YOUNGWORTH
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DANIEL N MCLEAN
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STACEY GORDON
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PEGGY PROBASCO
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ALISON PAUL
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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Insurance Insurance

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
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Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2411CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Equipment Equipment

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Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

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Return ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:ReturnReference
ExplanationCLIENT FUNDS HELD IN TRUSTExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF MLSA REVIEWS THE COMPLETED TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE APPROVED RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE IN WRITING THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND INTERESTS WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD THEY ARISE BUT DO NOT VOTE ON THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY AND MONITOR THEIR PARTICIPATION ACCORDINGLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NATIONWIDE LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INITIATED BY THE BOARD AND A SELF EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUESTED. INTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM STAFF, ALONG WITH EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM ACCESS TO JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED. A BOARD COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION AND PREPARES A WRITTEN EVALUATION. THE REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A BOARD MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OFFICERS/DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR PERSONAL REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND REVIEWS THE AUDIT REPORT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE IN 2012.FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING:

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