Thundering Saints INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Valley City, ND501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-3083994Revenue $408K in FY2020

On file with the IRSPo Box 1021, 58072-1021 · Valley City, NDTax-exempt since Nov 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Charitable gaming conducted for the purpose of raising funds for individuals that are diagnosed with cancer and organizations that assist cancer patients or promote cancer research

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$828
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$408K
Spent
$288K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$408K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$288K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$912K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$301K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$839K
FY2025$796K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $252K Management & general 11% · $31K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$22,285Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$18,675Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rocky Gabel’s $22K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1691 $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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises funds through charitable gaming to support cancer patients and research.

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2 programs · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Charitable gaming is conducted at various North Dakota locations to raise fnds for organizations involved with cancer research or care of cancer victims and for individuals who are battling cancer.

$244Kprogram expense
02

A motorcycle rally was held to raise funds for organizations involved with cancer research or care of cancer victims and for individuals who are battling cancer.

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 27 grants · $907K · 2020–2023
Jrmc FoundationFY2023$80,000
Sanford Health FoundationFY2023$80,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$55,000
Chi Mercy Hospital FoundationFY2023$5,000
Litchville Fire DepartmentFY2023$5,000
Barnes County Food PanyrFY2023$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$50,000
Jrmc FoundationFY2022$45,000
Sanford Health FoundationFY2022$45,000
Litchville Fire DepartmentFY2022$15,100
City of KathrynFY2022$11,300
Barnes County Wildlife FoundationFY2022$5,000
Jrmc FoundationFY2021$61,000
Sanford Health FoundationFY2021$60,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$828
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$406K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$302K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$828
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$646$215
Total assetsLn 16$181K$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$828
Net assetsLn 32$181K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$132K$132K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$37K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$313$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$360$0$360$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$0$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$431$26K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$252K$31K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$43K$796K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$912K$193K$839K 990 PDF
FY2023 $618K$554K$64K$646K 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$428K$136K$582K 990 PDF
FY2021 $620K$474K$146K$447K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $408K$288K$120K$301K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $408,124 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,667$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2,450
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $149,215$405,674
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,882$408,124
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,000$134,746
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$44,093
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,733$109,280
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,733$288,119
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,149$120,005
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,124 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $408,593 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$2,919 · Excluded from tax $0−$2,919
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,450 · Unrelated business −$2,919 · Excluded from tax $408,593$408,124
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,119 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $131,746$131,746
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,864 · Management $4,096 · Fundraising $0$40,960
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,820 · Management $313 · Fundraising $0$3,133
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $360 · Fundraising $0$360
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,054$5,054
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,254 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,254
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,828 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,470 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,470
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,135 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,135
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $431 · Management $26,055 · Fundraising $0$26,486
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,205 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,488 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,241 · Management $30,824 · Fundraising $5,054$288,119
Part X · Balance sheet $301,755 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,276$301,540
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $646$215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,922$301,755
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$828
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,922$300,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,922$300,927
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,922$301,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,927 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,124
XI-2 Total expenses$288,119
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,922
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,927

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

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