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Philanthropy Roundtable: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Philanthropy Roundtable was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 4 lobbyists, and filed 6 L-5 reports reporting $25,181.50 in total, as the state totals each report. Data through 2026-10-02.

A principal is a person or organization that pays someone to lobby the Montana Legislature. Principals register with the Commissioner of Political Practices and file the L-5 Lobbying Financial Report, which lists what they paid their lobbyists and what they spent to support lobbying.

Philanthropy Roundtable's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816699

Philanthropy Roundtable, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

Philanthropy Roundtable, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Philanthropy Roundtable, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02
SB 134 - Generally revise laws relating to gifts and endowments Support SB 134
SB 134 - Generally revise laws relating to gifts and endowments Support SB 134
Taxation Not recorded None named
SB 134 - Generally revise laws relating to gifts and endowments Support SB 134
Government/regulation Not recorded None named
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
philanthropic freedom Not recorded None named

Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.

Philanthropy Roundtable: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02

Report Session Received Total for report
Philanthropy Roundtable: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02
Session Year End 2025-2026 2026-02-17 $0.00
Post Session 2025-2026 2025-05-14 $6,000.00
Monthly 2025-2026 2025-04-14 $6,161.50
Monthly 2025-2026 2025-03-17 $6,510.00
Initial Report 2025-2026 2025-02-18 $6,510.00
Non Session Year End 2025-2026 2025-02-18 $0.00

The L-5 Lobbying Financial Report is filed by the principal. It reports payments to lobbyists and the costs of supporting lobbying on nine lines, and itemizes entertainment by who was paid and whom it was for.

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay Not filed
2. Other Pay Not filed
3. Travel Not filed
4. Advertising (including production costs) Not filed
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) Not filed
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) Not filed
7. Postage Not filed
8. Printing Not filed
9. Other Office Expenses Not filed
Total for report $0.00

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $6,000.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $0.00
4. Advertising (including production costs) $0.00
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) $0.00
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) $0.00
7. Postage $0.00
8. Printing $0.00
9. Other Office Expenses $0.00
Total for report $6,000.00

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $6,000.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $0.00
4. Advertising (including production costs) $0.00
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) $161.50
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) $0.00
7. Postage $0.00
8. Printing $0.00
9. Other Office Expenses $0.00
Total for report $6,161.50

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $6,000.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $0.00
4. Advertising (including production costs) $0.00
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) $510.00
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) $0.00
7. Postage $0.00
8. Printing $0.00
9. Other Office Expenses $0.00
Total for report $6,510.00

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $6,000.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $0.00
4. Advertising (including production costs) $0.00
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) $510.00
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) $0.00
7. Postage $0.00
8. Printing $0.00
9. Other Office Expenses $0.00
Total for report $6,510.00

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

Paid to For Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
The Union Any/all freshman legislators at judiciary dinner $510.00

Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Philanthropy Roundtable, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $0.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $0.00
4. Advertising (including production costs) $0.00
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) $0.00
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) $0.00
7. Postage $0.00
8. Printing $0.00
9. Other Office Expenses $0.00
Total for report $0.00

What this record does not say about Philanthropy Roundtable, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted or whether any bill passed. A declared subject position is the principal's own statement of interest. L-5 totals are the nine lines the principal reported, as the state totals each report.