To provide services to low income individuals to empower people in need through mobilizing and developing community Resources by creating opportunities for success in big horn, carbon, stillwater, sweet grass, and yellowstone counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$225K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $191K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$225K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $962K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.4M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$11.1M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.4M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$8.8M
Expenses
$11.1M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$8.4M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Mar 1967.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $10.3M Management & general 8% · $859K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $225K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$126,128Pt VII · Sec A
$99,069Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Jordan’s $141K as CEO is at the 68th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise Jordan$140,834$135,703$126,128$122,341$119,753$102,742
Shanna Fredrickson$111,038$106,901$99,069$95,659$88,438$86,966

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 15aYes

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Empowers people in need by mobilizing community resources and creating success opportunities.

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3 programs · $8.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Family Development

This service group provides various child care services such as provider training and technical assistance; parent training, resource and referral; payment assistance; and nutritional training and meal payment assistance. Service estimates in units of children -- 1,687 received $4,586,733 of child care payment assistance.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Energy Programs

This service group provides weatherization, utility payment assistance and education to qualified participants. Utility assistance consists of : 1) Eligibility for Montana's Energy Share program -- approximately $290,536 in utilities were provided to 600 households.

$3.1Mprogram expense
03

Employment Assistance

This service group provides job training, readiness, placement, retention and case management services designed to address barriers to education, employment and self sufficiency success. TANF and food stamp recipients and eligible youth receive these services to assist them in entering and staying in the work place.

$1.9Mprogram 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$962K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.0M · 2019–2024
Helping Hands in Hardin INCMT · FY2024$6,071
Helping Hands in Hardin INCMT · FY2023$8,057
Helping Hands in Hardin INCMT · FY2022$5,173
Housing Authority of BillingsFY2021$275,116
Housing Authority of BillingsFY2020$384,632
Helping Hands in Hardin INCMT · FY2020$18,294
Unitemized GrantFY2019$72,221
Montana Rescue MissionMT · FY2019$13,153
Helping Hands in Hardin INCMT · FY2019$12,661

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$11.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.3M
Managementcol C$859K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$11.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$995K
Other assetsLn 15$165K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5211
VolunteersI 674
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$994K$995K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$944K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$49K$49K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.0M$5.0M
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$282K$282K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.3M$286K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$97K$87K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$250K$232K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$323K$282K$41K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$236K$151K$85K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$61K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$423K$394K$29K
TravelLn 17$152K$125K$27K
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$193K$186K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$390K$366K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.1M$10.3M$859K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.8M$8.4M$333K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.6M$9.3M$235K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $11.4M$11.1M$253K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.5M$10.1M$344K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.4M$11.3M$4K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.2M$8.2M−$24K$1.9M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,377,247 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,155,627$10,865,265
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $326,618$461,824
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $878$33,811
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,064$16,347
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,482,059$11,377,247
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,391,709$5,076,105
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,262,452$4,526,499
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,483,639$1,522,026
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,137,800$11,124,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $344,259$252,617
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $11,377,247 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $56 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$10,808,665
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,600
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$151,417
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,865,265
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $461,768$461,768
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,811$33,811
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $16,347$16,347
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 $478,171 · Excluded from tax $33,811$11,377,247
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,124,630 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $49,239$49,239
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,026,866$5,026,866
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 $282,038$282,038
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,288,620 · Management $286,346$3,574,966
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $86,506 · Management $10,164$96,670
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $231,781 · Management $18,080$249,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $281,632 · Management $41,332$322,964
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,283$3,283
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,100$46,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150,790 · Management $84,879$235,669
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,293$17,293
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,306$61,306
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $394,185 · Management $28,680$422,865
IX-17 TravelPrograms $125,460 · Management $26,915$152,375
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 $186,207 · Management $6,889$193,096
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,904 · Management $24,135$390,039
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,265,789 · Management $858,841 · Fundraising $0$11,124,630
Part X · Balance sheet $3,639,886 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,012,040$1,114,648
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,412$54,697
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $873,652$1,242,639
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,794$28,946
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $40,268$32,794
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,829$5,575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $994,113$995,275
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 $16,297$165,312
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,202,405$3,639,886
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $789,459$841,720
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,618$121,467
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,297$165,312
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $943,635$1,128,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,962,083$2,179,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $296,687$331,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,258,770$2,511,387
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,202,405$3,639,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,511,387 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,377,247
XI-2 Total expenses$11,124,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$252,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,258,770
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,511,387

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