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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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FY2023 · 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.7 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
$508K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$3.9M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.6M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +46%
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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
$6.9M
FY2023▲ +23%
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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 FY2023 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.4M Management & general 4% · $106K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$129,904Pt 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

Programs and updates

Empower nonprofits, businesses, and individuals to boost their community impact.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$1.9Mprogram 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…

$492Kprogram 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…

$7Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$506K
Investment incomeLn 3$146K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$506K
Investment incomeLn 3$146K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$164K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K$508K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$81K$36K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$367K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$31K$2K$906
Management feesLn 11a$64K$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$50K$369
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$44K$295
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$615$615
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$958
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$75K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$14K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$86K$45
All other expensesLn 24e$72$72
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.4M$106K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.6M$2.7M$1.9M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.9M$2.5M$1.4M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
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Part I · Summary $3,900,044 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,557,419$3,248,460
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $469,328$506,417
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,383$145,870
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,154−$703
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,041,976$3,900,044
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $512,610$1,568,446
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $730,938$569,170
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,519$407,280
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,748,067$2,544,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,293,909$1,355,148
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 $3,900,044 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $375 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$34,911
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,213,549
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,593,332
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,248,460
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $506,417$506,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,553$132,553
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,317$13,317
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,078−$1,078
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $506,792 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $144,792$3,900,044
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,544,896 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,568,446$1,568,446
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,804 · Management $36,007 · Fundraising $13,093$129,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $367,382$367,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,587$34,587
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,906$2,906
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,995 · Management $2,490 · Fundraising $906$34,391
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $31,775 · Management $32,235$64,010
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,950$18,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,555 · Management $369$49,924
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,814 · Management $1,796$11,610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,460 · Management $1,156$6,616
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,360 · Management $295$44,655
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,650$18,650
IX-17 TravelPrograms $615$615
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,837 · Management $958$2,795
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,295$2,295
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,271 · Management $4,268$79,539
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,882 · Management $7,786$21,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,836 · Management $45$85,881
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $72$72
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,424,470 · Management $106,427 · Fundraising $13,999$2,544,896
Part X · Balance sheet $7,427,308 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,668,527$3,966,623
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $105,000$375,143
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,725$2,894
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,784$522
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $164,017$78,898
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,703,007$501,262
X-12 Other securities$1,994,615
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $524,438$500,077
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,536$7,274
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,186,034$7,427,308
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,789$84,254
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $182,745$198,720
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $568,794$507,939
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,037,052$5,144,285
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,580,188$1,775,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,617,240$6,919,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,186,034$7,427,308
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,919,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,900,044
XI-2 Total expenses$2,544,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,355,148
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,617,240
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$53,019
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,919,369

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