2023-08-16T11:13:12-07:00 2022-12-31 463057681 Amatics CPA Group 45 Discovery Drive Bozeman MT 59718 990 2022-01-01 262075145 FORWARD MT FOUNDATION FORW 4065428683 2300 REGENT ST STE 206 MISSOULA MT 59801 KIERSTEN IWAI Executive Dir. 2023-08-16 true KIERSTEN IWAI 999009999 true MORGAN SCARR P00747394 4064041925 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KIERSTEN IWAI 2300 REGENT ST STE 206 MISSOULA MT 59801 936173 false X FORWARDMONTANAFOUNDATION.ORG X 2008 MT EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND ORGANIZE YOUNG MONTANANS TO SHAPE THEIR DEMOCRACY TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FELLOW MONTANANS. 11 11 40 100 0 548878 934505 0 0 7 1578 548885 936083 0 0 610571 377254 0 28902 190384 219887 800955 597141 -252070 338942 1155863 1098718 450816 54729 705047 1043989 EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND ORGANIZE YOUNG MONTANANS TO SHAPE THEIR DEMOCRACY TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FELLOW MONTANANS. false false 312479 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTIn 2022, we graduated over 28 community organizing fellows and high school fellows from across the state. Fellows go through a robust curriculum that provides weekly training on community organizing and civic engagement. Fellows lead on a final project that connects their interests to meaningful change in their communities. 93067 STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACYFoward Montana Foundation engaged young Montanans during the state redistricting process to advocate for fair maps. We also were a plaintiff in a voting rights trial; in early fall the District Court sided with us and struck down the laws in question. 53783 VOTER REGISTRATION AND MOBILIZATIONForward Montana Foundation registered 2,903 voters, through in-person and online tactics. You could reliably find our staff and volunteers with clipboards in hand registering Montanans to vote at farmers markets, campuses, concerts, and state-wide events. Most notably, we hosted National Voter Registration Day in 23 locations across the state. Ahead of the general election, Forward Montana Foundation collaborated with partners to staff a voter hotline to answer questions about voter registration, in-person and absentee voting, and voter identification requirements. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND FORWARD MONTANA FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ON THIS FORM, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRITTEN POLICY. MEMBERS ARE PROMPTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS, BUSINESS INTERESTS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT RELATED TO THEMSELVES OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a FORWARD MONTANA HAS A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. THAT PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS:- THE BOARD, OR AN INDEPENDENT BODY DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, MUST APPROVE THE COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE PERSON RECEIVING THE COMPENSATION SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE PROCESS.- THE BOARD, OR INDEPENDENT BODY, MUST MAKE USE OF DATA SHOWING HOW MUCH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE PAYING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OR COMPARABLE POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE; AND- THE BOARD, OR INDEPENDENT BODY, MUST PROPERLY DOCUMENT AND REPORT THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND COMPENSATION INCLUDING WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA USED, AND MINUTES OF ANY AND ALL MEETINGS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 FORWARD MONTANA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ITS OFFICES. 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