Montana Professional Learning Collaborative FY2024 filing

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The mission of the corporation is to provide high quality professional development opportunities and services which support communities of lifelong learners to achieve successful outcomes for children and youth throughout Montana. Areas of focus shall include, but not be limited to: professional development, consultation, contractual services, technical assistance, technology services, purchasing services, and all other areas authorized by law.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$795K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$740K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$795K
FY2024▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$795K
FY2025$882K
Expenses
$740K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$442K
FY2024$740K
FY2025$829K
Net assets
$136K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$189K

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 2014.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $669K Management & general 10% · $71K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Resource Nav
$68,617Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$45,651Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$14,426Pt VII · Sec A
Technology
$10,995Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bookkeeping
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Johnson’s $112K as Executive Dir. is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jessica Johnson$112,477$45,651$16,965——
Cindy Fouhy$78,022$68,617$27,412——
Daisy Carlsmith—$10,995$9,787$43,072$43,500
Erin Lipkind$18,507$14,426$17,883——
Anna East——$7,540——
Michelle Mitchell——$6,092——

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

Offers professional development and services to support children and youth success in Montana.

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1 program · $669K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The montana professional learning collaborative (MTPLC) offers regional professional development programs (face-to-face, online, and in a blended format) throughout the state of montana. We currently serve over 1,000 schools in montana's 490 school DISTRICTS.THE august institute is one of the many events MTPLC offers during the year…

$669Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$795K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$740K
Ln 25
Programscol B$669K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$642K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$795K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$81K$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$13
Net assetsLn 32$81K$136K
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$140K$126K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$11K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$280$250$30
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$495K$495K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$37K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$740K$669K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 18, 2026 $882K$829K$54K$189K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 $795K$740K$54K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2024 $451K$442K$8K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2023 $154K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 $97K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2021 $142K$108K 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 $794,506 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $347,872$642,194
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,256$150,375
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $472$1,937
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $450,600$794,506
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,315$180,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,879$560,009
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $442,194$740,309
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,406$54,197
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $794,506 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$642,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$642,194
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,375$150,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,937$1,937
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 $150,375 · Excluded from tax $1,937$794,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $740,309 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 $125,720 · Management $13,969$139,689
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,096 · Management $1,233$12,329
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,861$13,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $14,421$14,421
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,440$9,440
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250 · Management $30$280
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,339$9,339
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,683$2,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $494,709$494,709
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,203 · Management $6,355$43,558
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $668,978 · Management $71,331 · Fundraising $0$740,309
Part X · Balance sheet $135,646 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,048$127,075
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,859$8,042
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $529$529
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $81,436$135,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$13
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$13
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,436$135,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,436$135,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,436$135,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$794,506
XI-2 Total expenses$740,309
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,436
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,633

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