Mountain Shadow Association EIN 83-2453245 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Mountain Shadow Association FY2023 filing

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Restores relationships between Native American children, families, and their community. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $263K in revenue, $226K in expenses, and $174K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Bozeman, MT
Website
www.mountainshadowassociation.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$263KFY2023
Expenses
$226K
Net assets
$174K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-2453245 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bozeman, MT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Restores relationships between Native American children, families, and their community.
Leadership
Misti Toineeta · Board Vice President Recovery Liaison · $38K
Money in and out
$263K revenue, $226K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.24
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$263K
FY2023▲ +118%
Expenses
$226K
FY2023
Total assets
$175K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$745
FY2023
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$175K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $108K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Blessed Beginnings is our drop-in recovery support community for people struggling with substance use and mental health diagnosis. We facilitate support groups for parenting life skills development recovery trauma and wellness from a spiritual and Indigenous perspective.

$82Kprogram expense
02

Aniiwaaxaatchileesh Kowaakaalixkx We ask good things for you is an after school program aimed at reaching students who are not currently engaging in prosocial activities and who are also experiencing trauma discipline or academic struggles and or substance use exposure through friend groups or family.

$26Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMountain Shadow Association
EINHdr · item D83-2453245
Principal addressHdr · item CBozeman, MT
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 BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aNo
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
Board Vice President Recovery Liaison
$37,622Pt VII · Sec A
Board President Education Liaison
$21,400Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Restorative Justice Liaison
$6,663Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treatment Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Childrens Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member School-Age Youth Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Native Plants Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megkian Doyle’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Megkian Doyle$102,245
Misti Toineeta$43,939
Hannah Phelan$42,259
Misti Toineeta$37,622$400
Beth Howe-Yarlott$21,400
Beth Howe-Yarlott$14,000
Hannah Phelan$6,663
Jean Wallace$1,950

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$173K · 66%
Program service revenue$90K · 34%
Contributions & grants66%$173K
Program service revenue34%$90K
Investment income$15
Total revenueLn 12$263K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.24
Program services66%$148K
Management & general10%$23K
Fundraising24%$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$745
Total net assetsLn 32$174K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $60K · Operating expenses/yr $226K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $148K · Total expenses $226K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $226K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $55K · Total expenses $226K
24%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $55K · Solicited contributions $173K
$0.32 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $173K · Total revenue $263K
66%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $263K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $90K · Total revenue $263K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15 · Total revenue $263K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $90K · Total expenses $226K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $263K · Prior year $121K
+118%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $174K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $263K · Expenses $226K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $175K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $174K · Total assets $175K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $175K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Misti Toineeta · Reported title Board Vice President Recovery Liaison · Highest reported compensation $38K · Total expenses $226K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $104K · Total expenses $226K
46%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 32%
Revenue growth 118%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$578K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$263K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$116K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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