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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$269K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$569K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.6M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2022▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$8.8M

From the FY2022 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 Apr 2004.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.6M Management & general 7% · $130K Fundraising 1% · $13K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Transformation Officer
$144,043Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$124,904Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Patrick Traynor’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Holdman Chief——$144,043$137,812$135,540
J Patrick Traynor—$129,904$124,904$119,947$111,046
John Patrick Traynor$121,962————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Community SupportImpact provides grants to support community events, statewide nonprofit organizations and other societal improvement initiatives. Grants were provided for these purposes from established Impact charitable funds, other grants, and donor contributions received by the Foundations.

$956Kprogram expense
02

Organizational EffectivenessImpact and its supporting organization, Achievements Unlimited Foundation (collectively the "Foundations"), recognize that many nonprofit organizations often lack the expertise and financial resources to invest in organizational assessments, strategic planning and highly effective fundraising training to…

$641Kprogram expense
03

Economic DevelopmentThe Foundations support the economic development of North Dakota communities by initiating and funding various initiatives directed at assisting small businesses located in North Dakota.In 2007, Impact entered into a 30-year, $750,000 loan commitment with the USDA Office of Rural Development under its Intermediary…

$8Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 117 grants · $3.9M · 2020–2024
Bethel UniversityMN · FY2024$140,000
Living Word Lutheran ChurchMN · FY2024$100,000
ND Department of Veterans AffairsFY2024$70,000
Great Plains Food BankND · FY2024$32,146
YWCA Cass ClayND · FY2024$27,300
The Great North PoleND · FY2024$21,000
Casselton Park DistrictFY2024$17,100
Milwaukee Rescue MissionWI · FY2024$15,000
Fargo Memorial Honor GuardND · FY2024$15,000
Fix IT Forward Ministry INCND · FY2024$11,500
Mount Olive Lutheran ChurchWI · FY2024$10,000
Lutheran Public Radio INCIL · FY2024$10,000
Landons Light FoundationND · FY2024$9,800
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$998K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$164K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6137
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$189K$164K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$590K$569K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$513K$513K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$75K$37K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$486K$486K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$37K$3K$962
Management feesLn 11a$66K$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$94K$271
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$44K$101
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$47K$729
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$953$953
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$25K$1K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$98K$75K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K$20
All other expensesLn 24e$61$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$130K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.6M$2.7M$1.9M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$2.5M$1.4M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.0M$1.7M$1.3M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.7M$878K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.1M$452K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,041,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,178,539$2,557,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $385,051$469,328
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,349$28,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $255−$13,154
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,597,194$3,041,976
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $566,377$512,610
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $564,493$730,938
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $588,483$504,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,719,353$1,748,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $877,841$1,293,909
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,041,976 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,120 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$46,098
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,511,321
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$997,958
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,557,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $466,878$466,878
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,053$26,053
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,330$2,330
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,824−$14,824
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $470,998 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,559$3,041,976
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,748,067 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $512,610$512,610
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,916 · Management $37,491 · Fundraising $12,497$124,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $486,435$486,435
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $48,810$48,810
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,896$29,896
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,046 · Management $2,885 · Fundraising $962$40,893
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $32,726 · Management $33,335$66,061
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,430$17,430
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,474 · Management $271$94,745
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,576 · Management $101$43,677
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,289 · Management $1,735$7,024
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,936 · Management $729$47,665
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,900$21,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $953$953
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,838 · Management $1,042$25,880
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,340$1,340
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,271 · Management $22,944$98,215
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,675$11,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,873 · Management $20$67,893
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $61$61
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,604,889 · Management $129,719 · Fundraising $13,459$1,748,067
Part X · Balance sheet $6,186,034 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,346,362$3,668,527
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$105,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,708$4,725
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $302$1,784
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $188,797$164,017
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $828,923$1,703,007
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $553,050$524,438
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,002$14,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,033,144$6,186,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,068$131,789
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $166,141$182,745
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $590,474$568,794
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,864,526$4,037,052
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,578,144$1,580,188
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,442,670$5,617,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,033,144$6,186,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,617,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,041,976
XI-2 Total expenses$1,748,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,293,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,442,670
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$119,339
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,617,240

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