Pcs for People

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 2008Human ServicesEIN 26-2066045Revenue $28.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpcsforpeople.org2492 Doswell Ave, 55108-1519 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Jun 2008Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Through electronic reuse, PCs for People provides computers and Internet to non-profits and people with limited access to technology due to social, physical and/or economic ircumstances. In FY 2020-21, PCs for People distributed more than 43,000 computers to those in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 190 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 8% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$295K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $418K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.3M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$24.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$9.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$28.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$19.3M
FY2022$24.8M
FY2023$25.0M
FY2024$26.6M
FY2025$28.7M
Expenses
$24.6M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$14.2M
FY2022$20.3M
FY2023$25.7M
FY2024$29.1M
FY2025$24.6M
Net assets
$9.5M
FY2025▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$9.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $23.2M Management & general 6% · $1.4M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $295K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$186,103Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Network Engineer
$108,939Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Casey Sorensen’s $186K as CEO is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Casey Sorensen$186,103$189,983$163,442$126,135—
Bryan Mauk—$157,067$124,309$100,062—
Kathy Jones—$116,980———
Chad a Musson$108,939————
Chad Musson—$104,434———
Casey Corensen————$103,682

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

Provides refurbished computers and internet access to low-income individuals and non-profits.

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3 programs · $23.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Source, Refurbish, Distribute, and Supportsource

Our ability to distribute affordable technology is dependent on our recycling partnerships. We offer a nation-wide free end-of-life it service offering that includes naid aaa-certified data sanitization and R2-CERTIFIED sustainable electronics RECYCLING.REFURBISH: the donated technology is securely processed in our warehouses.

$19.7Mprogram expense
02

PCS for people offers nationwide low-cost high speed 5g and 4g lte mobile internet service provided by mobile beacon and mobile citizen. And 35 mile plans are prepaid with no credit check or hidden fees for income eligible individuals.

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

PCS for people offers in-house, low-cost high speed fixed internet service in 9 states. Service is fixed at $15 a month in fy 2024-25, PCS for people's fixed internet service consists of 38 network towers and 7 multi-dwelling units (mdus) covering more than 16,000 households.

$902Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$24.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.2M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8.3M
Total revenueLn 12$28.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M
Other assetsLn 15$812K
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5190
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$9.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10.1M$10.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$169K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.2M$6.8M$443K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8−$35K−$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9−$864−$864
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.3M$94K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$71K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$7K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$635K$635K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.0M$260K
TravelLn 17$134K$106K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.4M$1.2M$173K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.8M$117K
All other expensesLn 24e$130K$130K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.6M$23.2M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28.7M$24.6M$4.0M$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.6M$29.1M−$2.5M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $25.0M$25.7M−$655K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.8M$20.3M$4.5M$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.3M$14.2M$5.0M$8.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,677,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,929,579$18,088,934
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,928,464$2,181,660
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74,650$109,942
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,656,705$8,296,713
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,589,398$28,677,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,373,490$10,136,380
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,994,912$8,776,469
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,768,779$5,720,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,137,181$24,633,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,547,783$4,043,810
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $28,677,249 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,269,073 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,088,934
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,225,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,088,934
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,181,660$2,181,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109,942$109,942
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $27,640$27,640
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,478,373 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $109,942$28,677,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,633,439 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,136,380$10,136,380
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,019 · Management $67,833$236,852
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,770,021 · Management $443,080$7,213,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms −$34,838−$34,838
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms −$864−$864
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,268,348 · Management $93,870$1,362,218
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,199$29,199
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,871$70,871
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,710$57,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,611 · Management $2,833$9,444
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $635,120$635,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,039,517 · Management $259,879$1,299,396
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,278 · Management $27,767$134,045
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,242,461 · Management $173,371$1,415,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,821,897 · Management $116,714$1,938,611
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $130,362$130,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,217,660 · Management $1,415,779 · Fundraising $0$24,633,439
Part X · Balance sheet $15,870,342 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,778,902$3,324,804
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,381$13,095
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,589,843$472,900
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,324,453$1,673,127
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $119,455$184,058
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,095,083$9,390,087
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $486,740$812,271
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,408,857$15,870,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,508,918$1,393,233
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,784,286$1,574,029
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $482,262$778,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,919,405$6,337,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,961,937$9,195,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $527,515$337,607
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,489,452$9,533,287
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,408,857$15,870,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,533,287 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,677,249
XI-2 Total expenses$24,633,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,043,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,489,452
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,533,287

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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