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US nonprofit · EIN 850998465 · Helena, MTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 850998465) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Frontier Institute Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$643k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$588k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$607k
$25k liabilities
Net assets
$581k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.7 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Joseph Coco
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Frontier Institute Inc's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Joseph Coco ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Daniel ZolnikovDirector2020
6 yrs
Dr Kathleen BrownCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Lawrence W Reed (also filed as Larry Reed)Director2020
6 yrs
Matthew SchreiberDirector2024
2 yrs
Nels SwandalDirector2024
2 yrs
Rick HillDirector2020
6 yrs
Scot MillerTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Kendall CottonPresident and CEOsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Kendall CottonPresident, Ex Officio Offi40$97k
Joseph CocoChairman1$0
Daniel ZolnikovDirector1$0
Scot MillerTreasurer1$0
Lawrence W ReedDirector1$0
Dr Kathleen BrownSecretary1$0
Rick HillDirector1$0
Nels SwandalDirector1$0
Matthew SchreiberDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Frontier Institute Inc
EIN
850998465
Address
Po Box 5104, Helena, MT, 59604-5104
State
Montana
Mission
Founded in 2020, the frontier institute (fi) elevates objective research and powerful stories to cultivate informed civic leaders dedicated to breaking down government barriers so that all montanans can thrive. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
W05 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Kendall Cotton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDaniel Zolnikov
≥6years on the filingsLawrence W Reed
≥6years on the filingsRick Hill
≥4years on the filingsJoseph Coco

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$607k
Total liabilities
$25k
Net assets or fund balances
$581k
Contributions and grants received
$629k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$643k$588k$55k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.