Future West INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Bozeman, MT501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 27-1277635

Future West is a non-profit consulting group that helps communities identify and create the future that they desire for themselves and their children dedicated to fostering a constructive dialogue around natural resource and rural development issues, Future West provides the information and expertise, as well as facilitating the public engagement essential for wise decision making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$448K
FY2022▲ +41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$257K
Expenses
$484K
FY2022▲ +54%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$235K
Net assets
$32K
FY2022▼ -53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$54K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $422K Management & general 13% · $62K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$78,924Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn Hill’s $79K as Executive Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawn Hill$78,924$15,000—
Dennis Glick—$57,537$77,986

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps communities build their desired future through dialogue on resources and rural development.

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1 program service account for $422K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Future West is an NGO committed to protecting the social and ecological communities of the Northern Rockies. Ours is a ?town and country? approach. We work to make our communities livable and compact while sustaining the working lands that surround them.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$115K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$67K$32K
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$79K$75K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$148K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$76
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$544
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$18K$936
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$780$780
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$79K$79K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$740$740
InsuranceLn 23$920$920
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$30K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$422K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $257K$235K$23K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $448K$484K−$35K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $318K$313K$4K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $318K$299K$19K$68K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,065 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$194,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$194,377
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $253,688$253,688
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $253,688$448,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,541 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 staffPrograms $74,978 · Management $3,946$78,924
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,996 · Management $7,789$155,785
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,447 · Management $76$1,523
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,330 · Management $544$10,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,777 · Management $936$18,713
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,820$7,820
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,101$45,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $780$780
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,689$19,689
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,772$14,772
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,723$14,723
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $78,861$78,861
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $740$740
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $920$920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,862 · Management $4,454$34,316
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $421,855 · Management $61,686 · Fundraising $0$483,541
Part X · Balance sheet $78,377 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,902$33,479
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,255$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,638$2,898
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 assetsStart of year $42,000$42,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,795$78,377
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,733$46,791
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,733$46,791
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,062$31,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,062$31,586
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,795$78,377
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,586 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,065
XI-2 Total expenses$483,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,476
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,062
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,586

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