WESTERN MONTANA AREA VI AGENCY ON AGING INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WESTERN MONTANA AREA VI AGENCY ON AGING INC

EIN 81-0345779 · Health Care (E)

What they do

The Older American Act Intends That The Area Agency On Aging Shall Be The Leader Relative to All Aging Issuers On Behalf of All Older Persons In The Planning and Service Area. This Means That The Area Agency Shall Proactively Carry Out, Under The Leadership and Direction of The State Agency, A Wide Range of Functions Related to Advocacy, Planning, Coordination, Inter-agency Linkages, Information Sharing, Brokering, Monitoring and Evolution, Designed to Lead to The Development or Enhancement of Comprehensive and Coordinated Community Based Systems In, or Serving, Each Community In The Planning and Service Area. These Systems Shall Be Designed to Assist Older Person In Leading Independent, Meaningful and Dignified Lives In Their Own Homes and Communities As Long As Possible.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.57%of revenue went to mission work83.8% of expenses · Program services

$94.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.36%of revenue went to management and office costs16.2% of expenses

$0.90in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%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 $102,405 for LORI THIBODEAU-SEAY (EXECUTIVE DIR.). 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$3,264,518

Mission workProgram services$2,597,52779.57% of revenue83.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$501,38615.36% of revenue16.2% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$165,6055.07% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$3,098,91394.93% 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: 83.8% mission · 16.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 15.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.58% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 13.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.11% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.3% mission · 3.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.07% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 95.9% mission · 4.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.18% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 95.1% mission · 4.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.24% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 94.4% mission · 5.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.42% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 10.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.53% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,264,518

Expenses$3,098,913

Annual surplus $165,605 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)$2,597,527 · 83.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$501,386 · 16.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$3,264,518

Expenses$3,098,913

Assets$2,791,956

Income$3,272,563

Contributions$3,265,738

Mission work (program services)$2,597,527

Grants given$7,021,452

Average grant$51,251

Management and general$501,386

Stocks and bonds$631,340

Accounting fees$6,773

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

LORI THIBODEAU-SEAYEXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $102,405Base $74,653 · Other $27,752

CHRISTY HULINGVDC PROG. MNGR · 40 hrs/week $78,212Base $67,043 · Other $11,169

TYLER SANFORDFISCAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $72,059Base $59,920 · Other $12,139

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (7)

LORI THIBODEAU-SEAYEXECUTIVE DIR.

CHRISTY HULINGVDC PROG. MNGR

TYLER SANFORDFISCAL OFFICER

BRENT TESKEMEMBER

JOAN CUFFEEVICE PRESIDENT

JOHN HOLLANDSECRETARY

STEVE STANLEYPRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 110 MAIN ST STE 5, POLSON, MT 59860-2363
County: Lake
In care of: LORI THIBODEAU-SEAY
Primary officer: LORI THIBODEAU-SEAY, Executive Dir.

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailnatoshab@area6aging.org Phone(406) 883-7284

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CARVER FLOREK & JAMES LLC
NTEE classification: Health Care (E)
IRS tax category: Health Care
Grant-giving organization: Yes