Treasure State Apprentice School INC FY2024 filing

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The Organization's mission is to give outstanding classroom instruction and lab guidance to incoming electrical apprentices on their path to becoming Journeyman Wiremen. We will provide instruction from the latest IEC curriculum and our instructors will give guidance based the most current industry standards and electrical code.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$487K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$395K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$508K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$487K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$511K
Expenses
$395K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$470K
Net assets
$508K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$548K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2005.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $285K Management & general 28% · $110K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
School Admin
$72,336Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather St Thomas’s $106K as School Admin is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather St Thomas$105,516$72,336$68,000$8,100——
Kendra Casebolt———$30,287$25,200$29,000
James Tex————$19,950$14,900

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains electrical apprentices with classroom and lab instruction for journeyman certification.

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1 program · $285K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Montana iec education is an electrical apprenticeship school providing in class instruction for electrical apprentices as they work out in the field.

$285Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$458K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$285K
Managementcol C$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$508K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$507K
Total assetsLn 16$512K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$507K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$507K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$512K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$508K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K$507K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$418K$512K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$416K$508K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$8K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$590
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$95K$94K$700
TravelLn 17$776$776
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$857$857
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$87K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$285K$110K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2026 $511K$470K$40K$548K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 16, 2025 $487K$395K$92K$508K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 $412K$382K$30K$416K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2023 $482K$402K$80K$385K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 12, 2022 $372K$224K$148K$309K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 $230K$209K$21K$161K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $487,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,600$20,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $383,319$458,459
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,402$6,170
I-11 Other revenue$2,267
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $412,321$487,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,355$176,858
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,811$218,217
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $382,166$395,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,155$91,972
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $487,047 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,151
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $458,459$458,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,170$6,170
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,267$2,267
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $458,459 · Excluded from tax $8,437$487,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,075 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $72,336$72,336
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,221$90,221
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,217 · Management $6,084$14,301
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,251$9,251
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,379 · Management $590$4,969
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,968$2,968
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $94,021 · Management $700$94,721
IX-17 TravelManagement $776$776
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $857$857
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,141$5,141
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,016 · Management $12,518$99,534
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $284,711 · Management $110,364 · Fundraising $0$395,075
Part X · Balance sheet $512,142 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $417,134$506,999
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $653$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,143
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $417,787$512,142
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $238$4,321
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,938$4,321
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $415,849$507,821
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $415,849$507,821
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $417,787$512,142
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $507,821 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,047
XI-2 Total expenses$395,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,972
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$415,849
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$507,821

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