MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

EIN 81-0296918 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)

What they do

MACO is AN ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES THE MEMBER COUNTIES of MONTANA and PROVIDES MONITORING of LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATED to THE COUNTIES. IT PROVIDES A FORUM for DISCUSSION of VARIOUS COUNTY CONCERNS and ISSUES. IT PROVIDES EDUCATION and ASSISTANCE to THE MEMBER COUNTIES and THEIR PERSONNEL.

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Of every $100 spent, about $72.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

70.33%of revenue went to mission work72.3% of expenses · Program services

$97.33spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

27.00%of revenue went to management and office costs27.7% of expenses

$0.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

13.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $236,317 for ERIC BRYSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,199,248

Mission workProgram services$4,359,62570.33% of revenue72.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,673,83227.00% of revenue27.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$165,7912.67% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$6,033,45797.33% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 72.3% mission · 27.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.33% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.5% mission · 25.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.72% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 19.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.90% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 83.1% mission · 16.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.99% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 15.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 14.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.69% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 13.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.18% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 16.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,199,248

Expenses$6,033,457

Annual surplus $165,791 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,359,625 · 72.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,673,832 · 27.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,199,248

Expenses$6,033,457

Assets$3,402,324

Income$6,719,025

Contributions$832,912

Mission work (program services)$4,359,625

Management and general$1,673,832

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ERIC BRYSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $236,317Base $201,354 · Other $34,963

JASON RITTALDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $214,756Base $181,279 · Other $33,477

KATHY JOHNSONFINANCE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $182,432Base $153,029 · Other $29,403

MAUREEN LENNONHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY · 40 hrs/week $182,052Base $154,320 · Other $27,732

MCKENZIE MCCARTHYHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY · 40 hrs/week $174,495Base $147,450 · Other $27,045

JOANNE ROMASKOHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY · 40 hrs/week $168,710Base $138,977 · Other $29,733

NANCY EVERSONHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY · 40 hrs/week $166,755Base $138,777 · Other $27,978

MITCHELL YOUNGHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY · 40 hrs/week $165,036Base $138,851 · Other $26,185

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

ERIC BRYSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JASON RITTALDEPUTY DIRECTOR

KATHY JOHNSONFINANCE DIRECTOR

MAUREEN LENNONHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY

MCKENZIE MCCARTHYHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY

JOANNE ROMASKOHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY

NANCY EVERSONHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY

MITCHELL YOUNGHIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY

RICHARD DUNBARDIRECTOR

MIKE MCGINLEYDIRECTOR

PAM HOLMQUISTDIRECTOR

RANDY BRODEHLURBAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIV

KEVIN KRAUSZDIRECTOR

ROMAN ZYLAWYDIRECTOR

ROSS BUTCHERIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

SCOTT MACFARLANEDIRECTOR

SHANE GORDERDIRECTOR

TODD DEVLINDIRECTOR

TOM RICEDIRECTOR

MARY ANN HARWOODDIRECTOR

LARRY HENDRICKSONDIRECTOR

ADAM JONESDIRECTOR

JUANITA VERO2ND VICE PRESIDENT

JOETTE WOODSPRESIDENT

JOE BRIGGSDIRECTOR

JERRY COLLINSDIRECTOR

JASON STROUFFISCAL OFFICER

GREG CHILCOTTDIRECTOR

GORDON OELKERS1ST VICE PRESIDENT

DEBI RANDOLPHDIRECTOR

DAVE STROHMAIERDIRECTOR

BILL WALLACEDIRECTOR

BILL BARRONDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 2715 SKYWAY DR, HELENA, MT 59602-1213
County: Lewis and Clark
In care of: KATHY JOHNSON
Primary officer: KATHY JOHNSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(406) 449-4360

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENSPC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
IRS tax category: Arts, Culture & Humanities