Mountain Journal INC FY2020 filing

Bozeman, MTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-1846471Revenue $305K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmountainjournal.orgPo Box 11251 · Bozeman, MT

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Mountain Journal is a powerful voice for public interest journalism and is devoted to celebrating and defending public land heritage of America and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$268
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$305K
Spent
$213K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$305K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$149K
Expenses
$213K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$513K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$214K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$156K
FY2024−$107K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $145K Management & general 13% · $28K Fundraising 19% · $40K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Wilkinson—$148,000$145,615——
Joseph O'Connor$106,563————
Todd Wilkinson Ink Co———$97,581—
Emilie Saunders————$48,000

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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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

Programs and updates

Advocates for public lands and journalism, celebrating and defending heritage.

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1 program · $145K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Mountain Journal is an independent on-line publication created to inform and expand public discourse on critical and timely conservation issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) including impacts across the Northern Rockies.

$145Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$145K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$268
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$268
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 664
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$122K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49$268
Net assetsLn 32$122K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$20K$5K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$2K$15K$353
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$90K$81K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$525$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$20K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$628$672
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$101
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$609$609
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$598
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$645$400$20$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$145K$28K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $149K−$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 $330K$513K−$184K$156K 990 PDF
FY2022 $490K$364K$126K$321K 990 PDF
FY2021 $321K$340K−$19K$195K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $305K$213K$92K$214K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $304,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,238$302,688
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $500$2,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,738$304,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,876$77,011
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,529$136,060
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $201,405$213,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,333$91,617
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $304,688 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$28,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,248
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$302,688
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $2,000$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $2,000 · Excluded from tax $0$304,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,071 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,160 · Management $5,040 · Fundraising $22,800$48,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,120 · Management $15,191 · Fundraising $353$17,664
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,909$4,909
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,698 · Management $2,018 · Fundraising $1,722$6,438
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $80,700 · Fundraising $8,967$89,667
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $800$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $525 · Management $3,660$4,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,254 · Fundraising $2,551$22,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,345 · Management $1,191 · Fundraising $2,809$5,345
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,364 · Management $628 · Fundraising $672$6,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,413 · Fundraising $101$1,514
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $609$609
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,228 · Management $598$3,826
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $400 · Management $20 · Fundraising $225$645
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,525 · Management $28,346 · Fundraising $40,200$213,071
Part X · Balance sheet $214,330 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,357$212,942
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,891$1,388
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,493$214,330
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49$268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49$268
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,444$184,562
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$29,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,444$214,062
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,493$214,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,062 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$304,688
XI-2 Total expenses$213,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,444
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,062

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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