Creating Great Places: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1827029)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$28K
FY2021	$17K
FY2022	−$31K
FY2023	$24K
FY2024	$14K
FY2025	$24K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$37K
FY2021	$21K
FY2022	$94K
FY2023	$23K
FY2024	$39K
FY2025	$27K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$779K
FY2021	$777K
FY2022	$652K
FY2023	$651K
FY2024	$626K
FY2025	$627K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

J Leighty

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Muench

V President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Schwaller

Sec/Tres

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Roetman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

K Dorpinghaus

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports vitality through environmental, art, history, recreation, and leadership projects.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Environmental Protection

The Organization is involved in the Prairie

Pt IX · col B

02

Rural Arts

The Organization installed and maintains public art - a

Pt IX · col B

03

Nature Trail

The organization has established a maintenance and

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024

Pella Rolscreen FoundationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $128K · 2020–2023

Coon Rapids Fire DepartmentFY2023$12,281

Individual RecipientFY2022$58,000

Main Street Coon RapidsIA · FY2022$26,000

City Coon RapidsFY2021$10,000

Main Street Coon RapidsIA · FY2021$2,000

City Coon RapidsFY2021$200

Coon Rapids Development GroupIA · FY2020$13,000

Main Street Coon RapidsIA · FY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$28K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$37K

Ln 25

Programscol B$37K

Owns and owesPt X

$779K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K

Total assetsLn 16$779K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$132

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K

Total revenueLn 12$28K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3K

SavingsLn 2$227K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$518K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$779K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$779K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 64

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$233K	$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$27K	$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$536K	$518K
Total assetsLn 16	$799K	$779K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$14K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$785K	$779K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$22K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$76	$76
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$599	$599
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$37K	$37K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$24K	$27K	−$3K	$627K	990 PDF
FY2024	$14K	$39K	−$25K	$626K	990 PDF
FY2023	$24K	$23K	$848	$651K	990 PDF
FY2022	−$31K	$94K	−$126K	$652K	990 PDF
FY2021	$17K	$21K	−$5K	$777K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$28K	$37K	−$10K	$779K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $27,960 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$13,000

I-9 Program service revenue$132

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,962−$810

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,496$15,638

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,458$27,960

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000$22,500

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,663$14,986

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,663$37,486

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,795−$9,526

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,960 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,000

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $132$132

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,440$1,440

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $15,638$15,638

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,250−$2,250

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,520 · Excluded from tax $1,440$27,960

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,486 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,500$22,500

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,390$1,390

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,900$2,900

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $2,500$2,500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76$76

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,500$5,500

IX-17 TravelPrograms $599$599

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,021$2,021

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,486 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,486

Part X · Balance sheet $779,332 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,777$3,074

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $220,416$226,642

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $163$162

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $535,959$517,505

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,269$29,754

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,195$2,195

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $798,779$779,332

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,191$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $677,052$673,707

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,536$105,625

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $784,588$779,332

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $798,779$779,332

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $779,332 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$27,960

XI-2 Total expenses$37,486

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,526

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$784,588

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,270

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$779,332

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

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Creating Great Places FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Creating Great Places

Environmental Protection

Rural Arts

Nature Trail

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV