Mountain Journal INC FY2021 filing

Bozeman, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 82-1846471Revenue $321K in FY2021

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.

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 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
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$321K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$340K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$321K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$149K
Expenses
$340K
FY2021▲ +59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$513K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$195K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$156K
FY2024−$107K

From the FY2021 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

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $253K Management & general 8% · $26K Fundraising 18% · $61K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Editor
$97,581Pt 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
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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

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1 program · $253K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$253Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$321K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$340K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$321K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$197K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$268$2K
Net assetsLn 32$214K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$118K$4K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$2K$19K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$56K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$20K$110
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$876$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$150
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$12$5
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$855$745$110
Total functional expensesLn 25$340K$253K$26K$61K

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 Viewing $321K$340K−$19K$195K 990 PDF
FY2020 $305K$213K$92K$214K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $320,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $302,688$318,793
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,000$2,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $304,688$320,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,011$215,490
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,060$124,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,071$339,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,617−$18,792
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 $320,793 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$318,793
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$318,793
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$320,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $339,585 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,694 · Management $3,506 · Fundraising $19,967$141,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,518 · Management $18,721 · Fundraising $35,000$55,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,685$4,685
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,657 · Management $2,099 · Fundraising $1,643$14,399
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $56,064$56,064
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,732$1,732
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $300$300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,150$18,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,460 · Fundraising $110$20,570
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,695 · Management $876 · Fundraising $3,246$7,817
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,626 · Management $150$3,776
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,666 · Fundraising $1,275$8,941
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,755 · Management $12 · Fundraising $5$1,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,118$4,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $745 · Fundraising $110$855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,565 · Management $25,664 · Fundraising $61,356$339,585
Part X · Balance sheet $196,943 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,942$195,873
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,388$1,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $214,330$196,943
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $268$1,669
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268$1,669
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,562$135,274
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,500$60,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $214,062$195,274
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $214,330$196,943
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,274 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$320,793
XI-2 Total expenses$339,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$214,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,274

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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