Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
|
Total |
||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 98,794 | 191,158 | 88,973 | 78,123 | 81,333 | 538,381 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 98,794 | 191,158 | 88,973 | 78,123 | 81,333 | 538,381 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 9,208 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 529,173 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 98,794 | 191,158 | 88,973 | 78,123 | 81,333 | 538,381 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 379 | 609 | 205 | 29 | 1,222 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 539,603 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
||||
| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
||||
| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
|||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
|
2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
|
8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
|
2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
||||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
|
i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
||||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
|
5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
||||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
|---|
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER INFORMED AND ACTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISIONS SHAPING THE FLATHEAD'S FUTURE, AND TO CHAMPION THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, AND SHARED VISION NECESSARY TO KEEP THE FLATHEAD SPECIAL FOREVER. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS ACROSS FLATHEAD COUNTY AND IN ITS THREE INCORPORATED CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS. - WE WORK TO ALERT AND INFORM THE PUBLIC OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CRITICAL DECISIONS SHAPING OUR COUNTY, ITS CITIES, AND TOWNS. WE WORK ON ISSUES THAT SHAPE THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND THE VITALITY OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WE ATTEND HUNDREDS OF MEETINGS AND HEARING EACH YEAR. THE FLATHEAD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET ALMOST DAILY AND OUR CITY COUNCILS MEET BI MONTHLY. FOUR PLANNING BOARDS MEET MONTHLY AND HUNDREDS OF COMMITTEES MEET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT EACH MONTH. WE MONITOR THEIR AGENDAS AND PROVIDE WELL-RESEARCHED TESTIMONY TO HELP SHAPE THE COUNTLESS LARGE AND SMALL DECISIONS THAT ARE SHAPING HOW THE FLATHEAD GROWS. WE PROVIDE INPUT NOT ONLY ON DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, BUT WE WORK TO HELP SHAPE THE POLICY UPON WHICH CRITICAL LAND USE DECISIONS ARE MADE. CITIZENS FOR A BETTER FLATHEAD'S BOARD, STAFF, AND MEMBERSHIP MEET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, TURN OUT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND GENERATE 1000'S OF COMMENTS EACH YEAR. AFTER CLOSE TO THIRTY YEARS OF WORK IN THE FLATHEAD WE HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION AS A RESPECTFUL, WELL INFORMED, AND SOLUTION ORIENTED COMMUNITY LEADER, WHICH MAKES US A GO-TO SOURCE FOR HELP AND INFORMATION, AND A RESPECTED LEADER IN PUBLIC PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 | GO LOCAL IS A PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION CREATED AND HAS RUN SINCE 2009. INCOME FROM THIS PROGRAM ENDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNINTENDELY IN 2019 AND THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO CORRECT THIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LAND USE POLICY WORK: HELD DECISION MAKERS ACCOUNTABLE TO FOLLOWING EXISTING PLANS AND TO GIVING MEANINGFUL CONSIDERATION TO PUBLIC COMMENT BY GENERATING MANY HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. HELP TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND DECISIONS GAVE MEANINGFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE WELLBEING OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. KEPT THE PUBLIC INFORMED AND SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED BROAD-BASED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON A VARIETY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISIONS SHAPING THE FLATHEAD'S FUTURE. INFORMED THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND REGULAR ALERTS BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS. WE PROVIDED TESTIMONY AT NUMEROUS CITY AND COUNTY HEARINGS. RESULTED IN DECISIONS THAT HELP SECURE STRONGER POLICIES TO LIMIT HIGHWAY SPRAWL, PROTECT GROUND WATER, PRESERVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AND CREATE A GREATER VOICE FOR THE PUBLIC IN NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: NORMALLY, WE PROVIDED LESSONS TO SOME 3200 STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTY ON WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED 1000'S OF RESOURCE GUIDES TO REDUCE WASTE AND PROMOTE REUSE, REPAIR, AND RECYCLING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. HOSTED A WEBSITE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. COLLABORATED WITH NUMEROUS CONSERVATION GROUPS, BUSINESSES, AND AGENCIES TO HELP REDUCE WASTE, INCREASE RECYCLING, AND ENCOURAGE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY OPERATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. WE NORMALLY WORK WITH OVER A 150 LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES TO PRODUCE A BI- ANNUAL MAGAZINE WITH OVER 8000 COPIES DISTRIBUTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC, SHOWCASING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SHOPPING LOCALLY. WE WERE UNABLE TO DO THIS IN 2020. LEADERSHIP--WE HELD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH: CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF OUR SUPPORTERS ON LINE AND IN A MAILED SURVEY TO BROADEN OUTREACH TO OUR BASE AND BUILD OUR EMAIL CONTACTS FOR SUPPORTERS. SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING ON OUR 2019 REORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS. AND DESPITE DIFFICULTY IN HIRING NEW FULL-TIME STAFF , WE HIRED A PART-TIME STAFF PERSON IN DECEMBER AND CONTRACTED WITH OUR FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR 27 YEARS AND HER CONSULTING FIRM FOR MOST OF THE YEAR TO CONTINUE OUR LAND USE POLICY WORK UNTIL COVID IS UNDER CONTROL AND ALLOWS FOR HIRING OF NEW STAFF. THE BOARD PROVIDED SUCCESSFUL GUIDANCE RESULTING IN A SHARPER FOCUS ON OUR PREVIOUS LAND USE PLANNING, POLICY, AND RESEARCH WORK. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI | AS OF MAY OF 2020 THE CBF BOARD PASSED A MOTION TO CONTRACT WITH MAYRE FLOWERS AND HER CONSULTING BUSINESS, COMMUNITY CONSULTING, FOR A FIXED FEE OF 1000 PER MONTH FOR WORK TO CONTINUE CBF'S PROGRAM AND LAND USE POLICY WORK. AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT MAYRE TAKES NO BOARD VOTES ON PROGRAM AND LAND USE POLICY DECISIONS AS PART OF THE CBF BOARD AND PROVIDES DETAILED TIME SHEETS AND WORKPLANS EACH MONTH FOR THE WORK SHE COMPLETES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW ALL THE FORMS, SUPPORTING SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS FOR THE 990 FILING. ONCE THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED AND ALL THE ITEMS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION ARE RECONCILED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED, THE FORMS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES AND ADDRESSES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES AND MONITORS ENFORCEMENT WITH THE HELP OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PAID TOP MANAGEMENT AT PRESENT. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITH VOLUNTEERS AND CONSULTANTS. COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS ARE COMPARABLE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION FILES ALL OF ITS REQUIRED TAX FORMS IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE ITS PUBLIC FORMS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO ANY PARTY MAKING A PROPER REQUEST, GENERALLY WITHIN 10 BUSINES DAYS OF RECEIVING THE REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT SHARE ITS INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ITS ORGANIZING AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IF THE PARTY MAKES A WRITTEN REQUEST AND THE PARTY IS UNABLE TO OTHERWISE OBTAIN THEM FROM OTHER PUBLIC SOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACTORS 10,603 0 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | PRIOR YEAR CHECKS NOT CLEARED 765 |
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |