Montana Professional Learning Collaborative EIN 46-2510133

Montana Professional Learning Collaborative

EIN  46-2510133 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ronan, MT Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers professional development and services to support children and youth success in Montana.
Leadership
Jessica Johnson · Executive Dir. · $112K
Money in and out
$882K revenue, $829K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Offers professional development and services to support children and youth success in Montana. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $882K in revenue, $829K in expenses, and $189K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$882K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$829K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$189K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -11% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$882K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$829K
FY2025▲ +12%
Total assets
$199K
FY2025▲ +47%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2025▲ ×780
Total revenue
$882K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$829K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$189K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$199K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $712K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The Montana Professional Learning Collaborative (MTPLC) provides statewide professional development services to educators through in-person, online, and blended learning formats. MTPLC serves over 1,000 schools across Montanas 490 public school districts, with a focus on improving educator effectiveness and student outcomes.

$712Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMontana Professional Learning Collaborative
EINHdr · item D46-2510133
Principal addressHdr · item CRonan, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mtplc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$112,477Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$78,022Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$18,507Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Johnson’s $112K as Executive Dir. is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jessica Johnson$112,477
Cindy Fouhy$78,022
Cindy Fouhy$68,617$27,412
Jessica Johnson$45,651$16,965
Daisy Carlsmith$10,995$9,787$43,072$43,500
Erin Lipkind$18,507
Erin Lipkind$14,426$17,883
Anna East$7,540

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$569K · 64%
Program service revenue$309K · 35%
Contributions & grants64%$569K
Program service revenue35%$309K
Investment income$4K
Total revenueLn 12$882K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$712K
Management & general14%$117K
Total functional expensesLn 25$829K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$183K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$189K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $183K · Operating expenses/yr $829K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $712K · Total expenses $829K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $117K · Total expenses $829K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $829K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $520K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $569K · Total revenue $882K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $882K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $309K · Total revenue $882K
35%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $882K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $309K · Total expenses $829K
37%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $882K · Prior year $795K
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $142K · FY2025 $882K
+44%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $189K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $882K · Expenses $829K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $199K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $189K · Total assets $199K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $199K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessica Johnson · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $112K · Total expenses $829K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $336K · Total expenses $829K
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Revenue growth 11%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$882K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$795K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$451K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$154K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$97K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$142K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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