Southwest Montana Youth Partners

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873555354
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Boulder, MT, USA
Phone
4062253164
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$94,443
Expenses
$132,291
Assets
$115,417
Liabilities
$1,530

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CARRIE HARRIS (President)
  • CONNIE MCCAULEY (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ROCHELLE HESFORD (Executive Dir.)
  • CARRIE HARRIS (President)
  • CONNIE MCCAULEY (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Southwest Montana Youth Partners is dedicated to igniting youth potential and strengthening community connections throughout the region. Our comprehensive programs focus on leadership development, mentorship, and community engagement to foster the personal and social growth of youth while addressing local needs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth Leadership Program: The Youth Leadership Program equips participants with essential leadership skills through hands-on experiences and project-based learning. Utilizing the validated Hope Scale, youth engage in various initiatives that encourage self-discovery, teamwork, and civic responsibility. Participants collaborate on community projects, allowing them to apply their skills while making a positive impact on local issues. The program includes pre- and post-surveys to assess growth and effectiveness.Mentorship Program: Our Mentorship Program pairs youth with trained mentors who provide guidance, support, and encouragement. This program focuses on building strong, trusting relationships that foster personal development and academic success. Mentors and mentees participate in structured activities designed to enhance communication, problem-solving, and goal-setting skills. The program aims to improve outcomes for at-risk youth by connecting them with caring adult role models.Boulder Child Care Facility: The Boulder Child Care Facility serves families in the community by contracting with a provider to offer quality childcare. This program offers essential services, including discounts for low-income families, ensuring access to reliable childcare while parents pursue education or employment opportunities. Our facility promotes healthy development through structured activities while supporting working families in our community.Community Heart & Soul Initiative: The Community Heart & Soul initiative focuses on deepening community engagement through participatory action. This program involves residents in thick and thin interviews to gather insights about community values, needs, and aspirations. Through these conversations, we aim to create a shared vision for the future, promoting collaboration among community members and enhancing local investment in initiatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 50.2%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 47.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -44.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.3% of revenue deployed · 50.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $66K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.