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Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness FY2020 filing

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Ely, MN501(c)(3)Environment EIN 01-0743018Revenue $2.3M in FY2020Latest return filed Apr 25, 2025

On file with the IRSEly, MNTax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$129K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.6M Management & general 7% · $141K Fundraising 14% · $274K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tom Landwehr
Executive Director
$155,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Becky Rom
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dodd Cosgrove
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Miller
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mia Divecha
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Entenza
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Fetcher
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ingrid Lyons’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Landwehr———$117,496$155,250
Ingrid Lyons$121,409$112,770$106,851$98,325—
Alex Falconer$110,623————
Matt Norton$109,176————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for wilderness protection, especially the BWCAW, to preserve natural areas.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

See Schedule O.program

Litigation: challenge government approvals for mining in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness (bwcaw) WATERSHED.ACTIVITIES - appealed decision in federal reinstatement case to wash., DC, court of appeals; continued reinstatement case in DC circuit court, filed and settled third federal lawsuit on prospecting leases.

$1.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Westley Family Foundation INCFY2025$25K
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$6K
Hayes Family Charitable FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $144K · 2020–2020
Boundary Waters Action FundMN · FY2020$100,000
Sportsmen for the Boundary WatersMN · FY2020$44,093

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$274K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$971K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$971K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$971K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$112K
Accounts receivableLn 4$5K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$540K$971K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$12K
Total assetsLn 16$844K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$129K
Net assetsLn 32$692K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$145K$145K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$800K$83K$130K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$75K$6K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$53K$6K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$290K$267K$8K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K$100
Office expensesLn 13$147K$123K$7K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$42K$4K$7K
TravelLn 17$37K$37K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$559$337$222
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$852$717
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$16K$25K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$141K$274K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 25, 2025 $1.5M$2.0M−$431K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2024 $2.6M$2.2M$429K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2023 $2.2M$2.7M−$537K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 20, 2022 $3.0M$2.4M$539K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 16, 2021 $2.3M$2.0M$313K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,327,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,532,746$2,294,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$36,259$32,198
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,496,487$2,327,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$144,903
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,207,755$1,179,011
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,074,213$690,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,381,968$2,013,916
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $114,519$313,182
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,327,098 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,268
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,278,632
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,294,900
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $32,198$32,198
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,198$2,327,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,013,916 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $144,903$144,903
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $800,301 · Management $82,889 · Fundraising $130,121$1,013,311
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,980 · Management $6,350 · Fundraising $14,537$95,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,779 · Management $5,918 · Fundraising $11,136$69,833
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,913 · Management $8,077 · Fundraising $15,013$290,003
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,636 · Management $100$37,736
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $122,834 · Management $7,357 · Fundraising $16,911$147,102
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,289 · Management $4,151 · Fundraising $7,379$53,819
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,113$37,113
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $337 · Management $222$559
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,912 · Management $852 · Fundraising $717$4,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,144 · Management $24,903 · Fundraising $78,142$119,189
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,599,141 · Management $140,819 · Fundraising $273,956$2,013,916
Part X · Balance sheet $1,134,463 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $539,633$971,022
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $268,695$111,520
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,006$4,885
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,043$34,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$12,292
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $844,377$1,134,463
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $152,514$129,417
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,514$129,417
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $561,040$939,455
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,823$65,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $691,863$1,005,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $844,377$1,134,463
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,005,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,327,098
XI-2 Total expenses$2,013,916
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$313,182
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$691,863
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,005,046

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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