Welcome to your daily briefing on nonprofit developments in Montana. Today we're covering 8 key stories including updates on montana nonprofit headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Rural Health Information Hub has compiled current funding and opportunities specifically aimed at addressing rural health challenges across Montana.
Montana nonprofit professionals focused on health access, community well-being, or rural service delivery can identify relevant grant opportunities to sustain or expand their programs.
The Greater Montana Foundation has launched its website at greatermontana.org.
MT nonprofit professionals can explore this foundation as a potential funding or partnership resource for their organizations.
A new guide walks through Montana nonprofit annual report filings, IRS Form 990 deadlines, and registered agent management, with professional support options from Labyrinth.
Staying compliant with state and federal filing requirements protects your MT nonprofit's good standing and tax-exempt status.
Several Montana community foundations, including Missoula County and Nye, have announced 2025 grant opportunities with new guidelines and deadlines for local nonprofits.
Nonprofit professionals in MT can secure early funding by identifying eligible grants before cycles close.
A guide covering Montana's non-profit filing requirements, deadlines, and compliance rules to help organizations maintain good standing with the state.
Montana nonprofit professionals need clear, accurate filing information to avoid penalties and keep their organizations operating legally.
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Most states require charities soliciting donations from their residents to register before solicitation, regardless of where the charity is based. "Solicitation" includes web fundraising pages accessible to residents, not just direct mail. Compliance gaps surface during state attorney-general inquiries or unrelated litigation discovery.
Penalties range from civil fines to suspension of solicitation rights in the state. Larger consequences include negative coverage in donor research databases that fund foundation grants.
The IRS-recommended COI policy requires (1) annual disclosure by all directors and key employees, (2) a process for review of any disclosed conflict, (3) recusal procedures, and (4) documentation in board minutes. Policies that have only the disclosure form without the review and recusal process do not satisfy the recommendation.
A weak COI policy is a Schedule L disclosure waiting to happen, and Schedule L disclosures correlate with future IRS examination selection.
Form 990 is required to be made public by the filing organization on request and is indexed by ProPublica and others within weeks of filing. Sections most boards underestimate: Schedule J (top-staff compensation), Schedule L (transactions with interested persons), and Schedule O (narrative explanations that "soften" other answers). Donors and reporters read these.
Items that read fine in management's narrative often read very differently in print. Pre-filing review by a non-finance board member catches optics issues that a CFO will not.
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