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US nonprofit · EIN 810250363 · Butte, MTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 810250363) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Montana Technological University Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$12.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$7.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$121.9m
$382k liabilities
Net assets
$121.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
5.0y av
Staff
12
20 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Robert Shepherd
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Montana Technological University Foundation's network

15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bryan Larson ChairOutgoing Chair (Thru 2/24)2019
7 yrs
Robert Shepherd Chair (also filed as Bob Shepherd)Board Chair2019
7 yrs
Bill DailyDirector2024
2 yrs
Dave BurgerDirector2020
6 yrs
Dennis GarbarinoDirector2024
2 yrs
Gary KolstadDirector2022
4 yrs
Jerri DoyleCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Jon CherryDirector2020
6 yrs
Jonna LaslovichDirector2020
6 yrs
Josh VincentVice Chair2019
7 yrs
Kathy ArnoldDirector2019
7 yrs
Kristen MansonTreasurer2024
2 yrs
LEO McArthyDirector2024
2 yrs
LEO McCarthyDirector2020
6 yrs
Nicki Miller HoustonDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Deanna JohnsonFinance Directorsince 2019
Jaime HepplerChief Executive Officersince 2023
Joe McClaffertyPresidentsince 2019
Lance J AllenChief Financial Officer2024
Luke MeyerVice President of Developmentsince 2023
Michael BarthExecutive Director (Thru 3/31/22)since 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jaime HepplerChief Executive Officer40$194k$56k
Luke MeyerVice President of Development40$147k$36k
Lance AllenChief Financial Officer40$132k$14k
Shannon PaniskoVice President40$102k$46k
Robert ShepherdBoard Chair1$0
Josh VincentBoard Vice Chair1$0
Kristen MansonTreasurer1$0
Jerri DoyleSecretary (Thru 04/25)1$0
Kathy ArnoldBoard Member (Thru 04/25)1$0
David BurgerBoard Member1$0
Jon CherryBoard Member (Thru 04/25)1$0
William DailyBoard Member1$0
Dennis GarbarinoBoard Member1$0
Michele HardyBoard Member0.5$0
Nikki HoustonBoard Member0.5$0
Gary KolstadBoard Member1$0
Jonna LaslovichBoard Member0.5$0
Leo McCarthyBoard Member (Thru 04/25)1$0
Jack StandaBoard Member0.5$0

Colorado roster

21 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263017778). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Shannon PaniskoVice President
Lance AllenChief Financial Officer
Leo McCarthyBoard Member (Thru 04/25)
Dennis GarbarinoBoard Member
Robert ShepherdBoard Chair
Luke MeyerVice President of Development
Kathy ArnoldBoard Member (Thru 04/25)
Gary KolstadBoard Member
Jaime HepplerPresident
David BurgerBoard Member
Nikki HoustonBoard Member
Jack StandaBoard Member
Michele HardyBoard Member
Jon CherryBoard Member (Thru 04/25)
Jerri DoyleSecretary (Thru 04/25)
Jonna LaslovichBoard Member
Josh VincentBoard Vice Chair
Kristen MansonTreasurer
Lance Allen
Jaime HepplerChief Executive Officer
William DailyBoard Member

About

Legal name
Montana Technological University Foundation
EIN
810250363
Address
1300 W Park Street Urc, Butte, MT, 59701-8955
State
Montana
Mission
The mission of the montana tech foundation is to advance the teaching, research and public service endeavors of montana tech by generating private contributions to supplement the institution's state and federal revenues for capital, operating and student assistance funds. The foundation is the catalyst and channel through which gifts and donation income flow to provide instantaneous and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B110 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1967
Principal officer
Jaime Heppler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1969
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBryan Larson
≥7years on the filingsRobert Shepherd
≥7years on the filingsJosh Vincent
≥7years on the filingsKathy Arnold

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$121.9m
Total liabilities
$382k
Net assets or fund balances
$121.5m
Contributions and grants received
$10.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$3.9m
Employees
12
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$9.8m$6.3m$3.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Montana Technological UniversityStudent scholarships, professorship, supplements, and program distributions$3.5m

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Montana Technological University Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
12 February 2026
Registered agent
Colorado Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.