FORWARD MONTANA
PO BOX 2817, MISSOULA, MT 59806 forwardmontana.org

Total Revenue
$143,988
Total Expenses
$176,472
Net Assets
$113,307

Organizations Filed Purposes: FORWARD MONTANA BUILDS THE POLITICAL POWER WITH AND FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ELECTING LEADERS, AND PASSING POLICIES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEEDS AND VISION OF OUR GENERATION.

BUILDING THE POLITICAL POWER WITH & FOR YOUNG MONTANANS BY DRIVING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

2019 WAS A YEAR OF TRANSITION AND GROWTH FOR THE ORGANIZATION. NOT ONLY DID WE GRACEFULLY TRANSITION KEY LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS, BUT WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR PROGRAM CAPACITY.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTWE GRADUATED 34 INTERNS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. SHARED WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, FORWARD MONTANA FOUNDATION, THESE INTERNS GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND CLASSROOM KNOWLEDGE IN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, STRATEGY, AND TACTICS GROUNDED IN EQUITY AND JUSTICE.

ISSUE ADVOCACYWE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE ON ISSUES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE CARE ABOUT LIKE PROTECTING OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND ADVANCING LGTBQ+ EQUALITY. IN BILLINGS, OUR TEAM LED ORGANIZING EFFORTS TO PASS A CITY-WIDE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE.

VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATIONIN 2019, FORWARD MONTANA RAN A ROBUST VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION PROGRAM TO TURN YOUNG PEOPLE OUT TO THEIR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. WE HOSTED A CANDIDATE FORUM IN BOZEMAN AND DISTRIBUTED 12,000 VOTER GUIDES THAT MADE UNDERSTANDING CITY ELECTIONS FUN AND ACCESSIBLE. WE TEXTED AND CALLED OVER 17,000 YOUNG VOTERS DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. OUR TEAM IN BILLINGS ALSO TURNED PEOPLE OUT FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, CALLING AND TEXTING OVER 2,000 YOUNG VOTERS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Rachel Huff DoriaOUTGOING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR12$17,158
Kiersten IwaiINCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR12$2,963
Sapphire CarterDIRECTOR0.5$0
Nathalie WaglerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Garrett LankfordDIRECTOR0.5$0
Emily HarrisDIRECTOR0.5$0
Anna LucasDIRECTOR0.5$0
Stephanie BaucusDIRECTOR0.5$0
Leah BerryDIRECTOR0.5$0
Matt KellyTREASURER0.5$0
Aubrey BertramSECRETARY0.5$0
Brenna DavisVICE PRESIDENT0.5$0
Allie HayPRESIDENT1$0

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