Nonprofit · EIN 81-0468050
MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · HELENA, MT 59624
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $235,156 | $209,846 | $25,310 | $84,170 | $28,352 | $55,818 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $209,691 | $227,951 | -$18,260 | $78,587 | $48,079 | $30,508 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $258,625 | $263,050 | -$4,425 | $113,273 | $64,505 | $48,768 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $218,751
- Membership dues
- $129,980
- Program service revenue
- $16,250
- Investment income
- $155
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $81,818
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $108,550
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,450
- Accounting fees
- $10,665
- Travel
- $14,603
- Program services (functional)
- $209,846
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $78,587
- Total assets, end of year
- $84,170
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,352
- Net assets, end of year
- $55,818
- Gross unrelated business income
- $155
- Gross receipts
- $235,156
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY CROWDER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $81,818 | $20,000 |
| TOBIN NOVASIO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN HANNUM | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT CRUMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WADE SUNDBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GRABOWSKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| COREY AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY KLASNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KRYSTAL ZENTNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DANA BERWICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY CROWDER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $91,629 | $25,830 |
| TOBIN NOVASIO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER CLAUSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT CRUMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WADE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GRABOWSKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| COREY AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN HANNUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY KLASNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY CROWDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TOBIN NOVASIO | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARTER CLAUSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MATT GENGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELLIOTT CRUMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WADE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN GRABOWSKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD CAMERON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| COREY AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DARIN HANNUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1612, HELENA, MT 59624-1612
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LARRY CROWDER, PO BOX 1612, HELENA, MT 59624
- Signed the 990
- LARRY CROWDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (406) 443-2629
- Website
- HTTPS://MREA-MT.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- TOMPKINS & PETERS CPAS PC
Mission
SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF K-12 EDUCATION IN RURAL SETTINGS. REPRESENT AND DEFEND INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT MONTANA. PROVIDE AVENUE FOR LEGAL CONSULTATION.
Program accomplishments
- MREA RETAINS LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ENTITIES, TO GIVE MEMBER DISTRICTS LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING OPERATION OF THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH LEGAL MATTERS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION AS IT WORKS TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MONTANA.Expenses $35,450 · revenue $16,250
- THE MREA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE ELECTED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ON CAMPUSES IN MONTANA WHERE STUDENT TEACHERS ARE ASSIGNED TO AN MREA MEMBER SCHOOL DISTRICT. SCHOOL TEACHER RECRUITMENT HAS BEEN AT CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE PAST DECADE AND THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL INITITATIVES THAT MREA USES TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MONTANA.Expenses $17,403
- MREA RETAINS PROFESSIONAL LOBBYING SERVICES TO ASSIST IN ENGAGING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, AND TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MONTANA.Expenses $24,735
- SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF K-12 EDUCATION IN RURAL SETTINGS.Expenses $132,258
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0468050
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $84,170
- Income (IRS master file)
- $235,156
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $235,156 | $209,846 | $84,170 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $209,691 | $227,951 | $78,587 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $258,625 | $263,050 | $113,273 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $161,220 | $223,009 | $79,687 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0468050).
Questions about MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION is 81-0468050.
- Is MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1996.
- Are donations to MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LARRY CROWDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,818 (LARRY CROWDER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does MONTANA RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $235,156, expenses of $209,846 and total assets of $84,170 at year end.
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