2023-09-12T15:22:51-04:00 2022-12-31 Dustin Wood CPA PO Box 6943 Helena MT 59604 990 2022-01-01 810350698 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES ORG ALTE PO Box 1558 Helena MT 59624 Robin Kelson EXECUTIVE DIREC 4064437272 2023-09-11 true Robin Kelson XXX-XX-XXXX Dustin Wood P01656999 4064318587 2023-09-12 X 0 00 AAL2 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 422446 false X WWW.AEROMT.ORG X 1974 MT Statewide and grassroots, AERO works at the intersection of renewable energy, stewardship agriculture, and local food systems to help communities build a more sustainable, food self-reliant, and climate healthy Montana for all. 6 5 8 6 0 0 321262 384989 37356 17066 101 0 338328 422446 0 0 153739 290632 0 37345 126126 157784 279865 448416 58463 -25970 359173 333969 103758 104524 255415 229445 Statewide and grassroots, AERO works at the intersection of renewable energy, stewardship agriculture, and local food systems to help communities build a more sustainable, food self-reliant, and climate healthy Montana for all. false false 272714 215077 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: AERO serves as a statewide resource hub on sustainability topics, particularly those relating to renewable energy, stewardship agriculture practices, resilient community food systems, and related policy and legislative matters. AERO shares information and resources through its website, newletter, social media, and events. ABUNDANT MONTANA and its Local Food Guide are building consumer demand for Montana-grown food and local sales channels for Montanas food and farming businesses and to create a resilient and reliable Montana food system that nourishes everyone. 69139 54459 FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING: With a producer-centric focus,we help Montana communities build place-based, robust, sustainable food systems with climate-healthy solutions. MONTANA FOOD ECONOMY INITIATIVE (MFEI): AERO is coordinating community stakeholders in conducting their own 18-month food system assessments in Helena, Billings and the communities on the Fort Belknap reservation. VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER SUCCESS: responsive to Montanas new law, the Montana Local Food Choice Act, this program produced a Food Safety Tool Kit for Home Producers, conducted on-farm raw milk trainings, seminars, and webinars statewide as guides to food safety practices for reducing risk and liability. 42251 20350 NETWORK WEAVING & EDUCATION: Key to AEROs success in developing community leaders and inspiring community models for sustainable, climate-healthy agriculture, food systems, and energy across the state is bringing people together to learn from one another through workshops, panel discussions, webinars and community gatherings designed to promote cross-learning and knowledge-building, connection, networks, resource-sharing, problem-solving and finding common ground. AEROs annual Expo brings together Montanans committed to the culture of stewardship to share ideas, make enduring connections, and find sensible, lasting, people-oriented solutions to food and energy issues. 384104 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false X 6 5 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true false true true true false X Robin Kelson 4064437272 32 S Ewing St 314 Helena MT 59601 X Robin Kelson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 55347 0 0 ANDREW SHANAFELT ABUNDANT MT DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 45056 0 0 SAMANTHA MCGOWAN ABUNDANT MT ASSISTANT DIRECTO 40.00 0.00 X 44455 0 0 ERIN AUSTIN DIRECTOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS 25.00 0.00 X 18920 0 0 ROBERT BYRON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MADISON BOONE MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD DONOVAN TREASURER 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 COLTER SCHROEDER CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ADA SMITH VICE-CHAIR SECRETARY 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS LAROCHE MEMBER 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 163778 0 0 0 false false false 1499 9983 13272 289886 70349 384989 ABUNDANT MT SERVICE REV 541900 37356 37356 37356 101 101 13272 422446 37457 0 0 55347 45938 3321 6088 200652 166541 12039 22072 13584 11275 815 1494 21049 17471 1263 2315 5107 4239 306 562 6056 6056 5390 4474 323 593 3624 3008 217 399 11887 9866 713 1308 1079 1079 542 542 2243 1861 135 247 CONTRACTORS 98741 98741 DUES FEES SUBSCRIPTIONS 12577 10439 755 1383 POSTAGE AND PRINTING 8036 6670 482 884 MONTANA FOOD PROVIDERS 2502 2502 448416 384104 26967 37345 191193 165989 8922 8922 167980 167980 359173 333969 6258 7024 97500 97500 103758 104524 X 255415 229445 255415 229445 359173 333969 -25970 0 X false false false X 243568 387059 186849 299843 366827 1484146 732 1037 55618 57387 244300 388096 186849 299843 422445 1541533 1541533 101 101 101 101 244300 388096 186849 299843 422546 1541634 0.99990 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8922 8922 Timeless Seed Stock 167980 F 167980 EIDL SBA LOAN 97500 97500 Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 Organization has members who pay membership dues. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a Members vote for the Board of Directors and have to approve certain changes to Organization bylaws Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b Members have to approve certain changes to Organization bylaws. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Organizations staff management board reviews the form 990 prior to it being filed. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c AERO board members all sign the Conflict of Interest policy yearly CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Management and key employees compensation is determined by the board of directors. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, financial statements, and Form 990 available to the public upon request.