Empower Mt EIN 81-0526099 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Develops leaders who create a more just and inclusive society. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $398K in revenue, $577K in expenses, and $252K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Missoula, MT
Website
www.empowermt.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$398KFY2023
Expenses
$577K
Net assets
$252K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-0526099 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Missoula, MT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops leaders who create a more just and inclusive society.
Leadership
Heidi Wallace · Executive Director · $86K
Money in and out
$398K revenue, $577K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$398K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$577K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$252K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$179K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-45%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$398K
FY2023▼ -27%
Expenses
$577K
FY2023▲ +48%
Total assets
$338K
FY2023▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$86K
FY2023▼ -6%
Total revenue
$398K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$577K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$252K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$179K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$338K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $422K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Youth Development

Coordination of after school programs, peer violence prevention programs and prejudice reduction workshops in 53 schools. Providing training for educators and youth

$241Kprogram expense
02

Organizational Consulting

Providing facilitation, consultation and workshops to a variety of organizations including law enforcement, health care, governmental and social services reaching over 2,120 individuals

$160Kprogram expense
03

Community Training

Providing workshops on prejudice, conflict and violence prevention for community members

$21Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEmpower Mt
EINHdr · item D81-0526099
Principal addressHdr · item CMissoula, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.empowermt.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$85,538Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Wallace’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Wallace$101,715$91,000$85,538$66,380$66,377$59,336

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$294K · 74%
Program service revenue$104K · 26%
Contributions & grants74%$294K
Program service revenue26%$104K
Investment income$91
— government grantsLn 1e$55K
Total revenueLn 12$398K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program services79%$458K
Management & general10%$58K
Fundraising11%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$577K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$204K
Total assetsLn 16$338K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$86K
Total net assetsLn 32$252K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $231K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $577K · Less non-cash grants $26K · Cash operating expenses/yr $550K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $458K · Total expenses $577K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $577K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $577K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $354K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $294K · Total revenue $398K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $55K · Total revenue $398K
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $104K · Total revenue $398K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $91 · Total revenue $398K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $104K · Total expenses $577K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $398K · Prior year $542K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $252K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $398K · Expenses $577K
-45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $338K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $252K · Total assets $338K
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $27K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $338K
8%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heidi Wallace · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $577K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $415K · Total expenses $577K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 21%
Revenue growth -27%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$578K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$510K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$398K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$542K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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