Action INC. Is dedicated to developing pathways to economic stability through innovative, community-based, collaborative solutions and serves a six-county area of southwest montana.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$305K 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $325K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$305K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $201K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
111% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 111% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$616K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2022▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$7.3M
Net assets
−$616K
FY2022▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$183K
FY2021−$668K
FY2022−$616K
FY2023−$861K
FY2024−$1.1M
FY2025−$1.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Jul 1969.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $6.1M Management & general 15% · $1.1M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $305K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/CEO
$91,813Pt VII · Sec A
$79,211Pt VII · Sec A
$68,299Pt VII · Sec A
HR Director
$65,643Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Foley’s $96K as CFO is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margie Seccomb$95,923$98,856$94,631$91,813$93,258$81,084
Don Foley$95,949$91,524$91,276$79,211$79,204$78,827
Kristen Chambers$82,909$77,653$64,851———
Jamie Paul$79,006$70,758$70,525$65,643$60,199$58,305
Connie Ternes-Daniels——$78,184$68,299$49,371—
Rebecca Sprunger—————$57,083

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops community solutions to help people escape poverty in six Montana counties.

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3 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Head Start

Action inc. Offers quality preschool education for young children in butte. The program is designed to give young children, ages 3-5, the skills they need to be successful in school by providing educational activities with qualified teachers, early childhood development, transportation, meals, and medical, dental, and mental health…

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Weatherization

Action inc. Provides services to make homes safer and more energy efficient for low-income households. The program performs energy audits to help locate efficiency problems. Once an audit is complete, the program can help by insulating, replacing broken glass, and testing, repairing or replacing combustion appliances.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Housing Choice Vouchers

Action inc. Provides affordable housing and housing choice vouchers to low-income families and individuals to help with monthly rent.

$769Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$201K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$755,621
Unitemized GrantFY2023$756,261
Unitemized GrantFY2022$760,260
Unitemized GrantFY2021$785,960
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,274,371
Unitemized GrantFY2019$402,066

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
−$616K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$386K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$386K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Other assetsLn 15$889K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$616K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5122
VolunteersI 6723
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K$386K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$240K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$668K−$616K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$786K$786K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$317K$107K$210K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.3M$385K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$532K$426K$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$388K$311K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$213K$170K$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$193K$163K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K
TravelLn 17$81K$81K$56
InterestLn 20$45K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$281K$205K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$87K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$396K$342K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$6.1M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.3M$7.3M$13K−$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.9M$7.3M−$394K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.2M$7.6M−$380K−$861K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $6.9M$7.1M−$189K−$616K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$7.3M−$708K−$668K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.5M$5.8M−$292K−$183K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,938,503 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,497,907$6,825,822
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $108,412$96,704
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,222$15,977
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,612,541$6,938,503
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,274,371$785,960
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,116,676$4,107,725
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,929,930$2,233,512
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,320,977$7,127,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$708,436−$188,694
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,938,503 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,516,283
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,539
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,825,822
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $96,704$96,704
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $377$377
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,600$15,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,704 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,977$6,938,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,127,197 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $785,960$785,960
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,640 · Management $210,219$316,859
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,272,775 · Management $384,635$2,657,410
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $425,830 · Management $106,458$532,288
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $310,671 · Management $77,668$388,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $170,263 · Management $42,566$212,829
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,075$23,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,849 · Management $29,876$192,725
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,373$2,373
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,567$76,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,599 · Management $56$80,655
IX-20 InterestPrograms $44,823$44,823
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $204,788 · Management $76,541$281,329
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $86,941 · Management $26,009$112,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,000,779 · Management $22,274$1,023,053
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $341,833 · Management $54,129$395,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,073,691 · Management $1,053,506 · Fundraising $0$7,127,197
Part X · Balance sheet $5,742,336 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $439,366$386,007
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $574,450$667,767
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $185,900$166,035
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,671$12,388
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,045$50,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,259,374$3,370,394
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $239,747$200,691
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $965,391$888,664
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,684,944$5,742,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $695,131$793,817
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $149,815$155,489
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,074,216$4,022,835
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,353,183$6,358,436
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$773,750−$776,550
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $105,511$160,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$668,239−$616,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,684,944$5,742,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$616,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,938,503
XI-2 Total expenses$7,127,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$188,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$668,239
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$34,634
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$275,467
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$616,100

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