Citizens for a Better Flathead FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Kalispell, MT501(c)(3)Since 1992Human ServicesEIN 81-0482317Revenue $181K in FY2023

On file with the IRSflatheadcitizens.orgPo Box 2198, 59903-2198 · Kalispell, MTTax-exempt since Sep 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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What DO we DO? The mission of Citizens for a Better Flathead is to foster citizen participation and champion sustainable solutions needed to keep the Flathead ecologically and economically healthy. Since 1992, Citizens for a Better Flathead has been a leader at the forefront of addressing the challenges that rapid growth is bringing to our region. We work to protect the valley's clean water, natural beauty, and friendly communities through solid planning and policy solutions. We champion the democratic principles, sustainable solutions, and shared vision necessary to keep the Flathead special forever. Primary program overview: over our thirty-four years of work in the Flathead, we have built a reputation as a non-partisan, well informed, and solution-oriented community advocacy organization. We focused on land use, water quality, transportation, and waste reduction issues. We work to alert and inform the public of opportunities to be actively involved in critical decisions shaping how

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$37K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$181K
+44% vs prior year
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2023▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$126K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$441K
Expenses
—
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$115K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$274K
FY2025$374K
Net assets
$169K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$37,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mayre Flowers’s $12K as Co-Chair is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mayre Flowers$12,496$44,000$37,000

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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Programs and updates

Promotes citizen participation and sustainable solutions for a healthy Flathead region.

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2 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Over our thirty-one years of work in the flathead, we have built a reputation as a non-partisan, well informed, and solution-oriented community advocacy organization. We focused on land use, water quality, transportation, and waste reduction issues.

$81Kprogram expense
02

Educational Programs

-in 2022, we provided lessons to some 1872 students in classrooms across the county on waste reduction and recycling. -published and distributed 1000's of resource guides to reduce waste and promote reuse, repair, and recycling throughout the county. Hosted a website to provide additional information.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$86K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$181K
Other income$181K
Owns and owes
$169K
net assets
Liabilities$4K
People
7
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$181K
Total revenue$181K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$4K
Net assets$169K
Operations
Employees5
Volunteers30
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $441K$374K$67K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $234K$274K−$40K$130K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $181K$169K 990 PDF
FY2022 $126K$115K$11K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $118K$87K$31K$117K 990 PDF
FY2020 $84K$29K$55K$85K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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