Montana Newspaper Association

A newspaper trade association serving Montana's dailies and weeklies since 1885 that places advertising statewide, defends a free press, and honors excellence through its contests and Hall of Fame.

16named by MNA
29named by peers

Financial profile

Montana Newspaper Association · EIN 81-0214077 · 501(c)(6)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2022$757,122$157,165$31,091$674,714$378,804Dec 2022
FY2021$606,067$170,864$32,636$687,871$296,396Dec 2021
FY2020$1,697,104$157,519$30,398$1,510,955$382,424Dec 2020
FY2019$443,093$147,460$41,270$508,328$208,275Dec 2019
FY2018$500,296$146,074$43,824$482,153$273,510Dec 2018
FY2017$437,740$143,260$45,737$414,445$255,367Dec 2017

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies Montana Newspaper Association is read alongside.

Who backs MNA

Every company Montana Newspaper Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
WIPFLICorporate memberAGMA ASA A AGCA CBA +3
NorthWestern EnergyCorporate memberGFACC KACC MACC MCC NCCI +1
eType ServicesCorporate memberNNA NPA TPA
MDU Resources Group, Inc.Corporate memberNDNA
TecnaviaCorporate memberNNA
Whitetail PropertiesCorporate memberRLI
Alberta Newsprint SalesCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Inland Empire Paper CompanyCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
James Brown Law Office PLLCCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Missoula CurrentCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Montana Senior NewsCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Pine Cove ConsultingCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Sandfire Resources AmericaCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
SmallTownPapers, inc.Corporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
The Wendt AgencyCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
TownNews.ComCorporate memberOnly Montana Newspaper Association, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

Associate members (member directory). Read September 27, 2026. Associate member levels only from the member directory; professional (newspaper) members not recorded. Nonprofits, associations, government bodies, a political party, universities and cooperatives left out.

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Who backs Montana Newspaper Association's peers, but not Montana Newspaper Association

Companies named publicly by at least one of Montana Newspaper Association's five peer societies, and not found in Montana Newspaper Association's reviewed public records.

CompanyNDNASDNAMNANPAPeers
Coda Ventures LLCNamedNamed2 of 4
NewspaperCRMNamedBreak Sponsor2 of 4
Adams MultimediaNamed1 of 4
AdMessengerNamed1 of 4
BNC National BankNamed1 of 4
CapTrustNamed1 of 4
CherryRoadNamed1 of 4
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Cook | Strong | SellwoodNamed1 of 4
Creative Circle Media SolutionsNamed1 of 4
DirxionNamed1 of 4
Edward Jones - Kyle EngelhardtNamed1 of 4
eTypeNamed1 of 4
Flint GroupNamed1 of 4
Greater NW PublishingNamed1 of 4
InterlinkNamed1 of 4
Legal Notice ServiceNamed1 of 4
LSA Creative OutletNamed1 of 4
Make It Free PartnersNamed1 of 4
makeitfree-logo.pngBronze1 of 4
Metro CreativeNamed1 of 4
Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.Named1 of 4
METRO-CGI_CMYK_Green-Black-60k-CGI-1024x336.pngSupporting Sponsor1 of 4
Odney Inc.Named1 of 4
Schechter Dokken KanterNamed1 of 4
The Ortonville IndependentSilver1 of 4
Vogel Law FirmNamed1 of 4
Wheeler Wolf Law FirmNamed1 of 4
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The outside view

A newspaper trade association serving Montana's dailies and weeklies since 1885 that places advertising statewide, defends a free press, and honors excellence through its contests and Hall of Fame.

  • Consensus
  • Preserve
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Movement and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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