Northside Achievement Zone: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 30-0238807)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$20.7M
FY2022	$14.1M
FY2023	$14.9M
FY2024	$12.8M
FY2025	$14.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$11.7M
FY2022	$11.7M
FY2023	$15.5M
FY2024	$16.9M
FY2025	$18.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$22.7M
FY2022	$22.9M
FY2023	$23.5M
FY2024	$20.3M
FY2025	$16.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

74%

18%

Program services 74% · $12.6M Management & general 18% · $3.0M Fundraising 8% · $1.3M

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

37 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sondra Samuels

President & CEO

$237,588Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Kelley-Ariwoola

Chief Operating Officer

$206,344Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Casanova

Chief Development Officer

$185,022Pt VII · Sec A

Tanisha Bradford

Vice Pres, Human Resources

$161,336Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Obee

Vice President of Finance

$147,369Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Susman-Stillman

Vice President of Evaluation

$137,890Pt VII · Sec A

Andre Dukes

Vice Pres, Family & Commun

$137,669Pt VII · Sec A

Robert C Droddy

Senior Director of Individual Giving

$125,664Pt VII · Sec A

Sondra Samuels’s $269K as President & CEO is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 247 $10–100M crime & legal 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Sondra Samuels	$268,583	$237,588	$216,795	$181,036	$166,824
Karen Kelley-Ariwoola	$234,956	$206,344	$184,701	$160,766	$153,723
Karen Casanova	$211,866	$185,022	$171,380	$157,125	$145,219
Tanisha Bradford	$191,322	$161,336	$139,746	—	—
Natalie Obee	$189,362	$147,369	—	—	—
Amy Susman-Stillman	$142,971	$137,890	—	$101,787	—
Andre Dukes	$141,861	$137,669	$119,004	$109,600	$109,032
Ann Johnson	$141,522	—	—	—	—

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

Partners with families, schools, and community organizations to end generational poverty in North Minneapolis by supporting low-income children of color toward college and career success.

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1 program · $12.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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The mission of northside achievement zone (naz) is to end multi-generational poverty in north minneapolis by building a culture of achievement where all low-income children of color have the support they need to graduate high school and succeed in college, career and LIFE.NAZ accomplishes this through partnerships with parents, scholars…

$12.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025

Greater Twin Cities United WayFY2025$99K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$99K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$301K

Money outPt IX

$16.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$12.6M

Managementcol C$3.0M

Fundraisingcol D$1.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$20.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M

Total assetsLn 16$22.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

37

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a27

IndependentVI 1b27

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$301K

Total revenueLn 12$12.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$22.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

Net assetsLn 32$20.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 560

VolunteersI 632

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.5M	$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$8.5M	$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$363K	$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$24.7M	$22.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.2M	$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$23.5M	$20.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.3M	$817K	$292K	$171K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.6M	$2.9M	$1.0M	$611K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$166K	$108K	$37K	$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$906K	$591K	$203K	$112K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$427K	$279K	$96K	$53K
Legal feesLn 11b	$41K		$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$38K		$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$48K			$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.6M	$826K	$660K	$132K
Office expensesLn 13	$196K	$11K	$160K	$25K
Information technologyLn 14	$156K	$34K	$109K	$13K
OccupancyLn 16	$236K	$151K	$54K	$31K
TravelLn 17	$203K	$88K	$91K	$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$61K	$39K	$14K	$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$63K		$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6.9M	$6.7M	$85K	$85K
All other expensesLn 24e	$15K	$457	$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$16.9M	$12.6M	$3.0M	$1.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$14.1M	$18.4M	−$4.2M	$16.5M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$12.8M	$16.9M	−$4.1M	$20.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.9M	$15.5M	−$604K	$23.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$14.1M	$11.7M	$2.4M	$22.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$20.7M	$11.7M	$9.0M	$22.7M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $12,830,702 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,877,476$14,338,342

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$403,669$300,810

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,583,332−$1,808,450

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,890,475$12,830,702

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,048,131$7,366,605

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,446,110$9,549,704

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,494,241$16,916,309

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$603,766−$4,085,607

Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27

VI-1b Independent voting members27

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 $12,830,702 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,839,784

VIII-1e Government grants$1,224,164

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,274,394

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,338,342

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $300,810$300,810

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $33,067$33,067

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,852,226−$1,852,226

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,709$10,709

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,709 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,518,349$12,830,702

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,916,309 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $817,236 · Management $291,800 · Fundraising $170,501$1,279,537

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,930,535 · Management $1,046,368 · Fundraising $611,401$4,588,304

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $107,972 · Management $37,041 · Fundraising $20,517$165,530

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $591,129 · Management $202,799 · Fundraising $112,327$906,255

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $278,509 · Management $95,548 · Fundraising $52,922$426,979

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,180$41,180

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,350$38,350

IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $48,333$48,333

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $825,626 · Management $659,566 · Fundraising $132,280$1,617,472

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,470 · Management $160,317 · Fundraising $24,621$196,408

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,070 · Management $109,111 · Fundraising $12,696$155,877

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $150,741 · Management $53,823 · Fundraising $31,499$236,063

IX-17 TravelPrograms $88,398 · Management $90,804 · Fundraising $23,747$202,949

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,764 · Management $13,832 · Fundraising $8,068$60,664

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $62,946$62,946

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,704,995 · Management $84,727 · Fundraising $85,106$6,874,828

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $457 · Management $14,177$14,634

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,579,902 · Management $3,002,389 · Fundraising $1,334,018$16,916,309

Part X · Balance sheet $22,361,062 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,503,347$5,134,789

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,613,158$3,788,630

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,608,586$1,848,372

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,554$317,599

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $362,758$1,150,230

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,520,095$10,121,442

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,714,498$22,361,062

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,247,038$1,345,217

X-19 Deferred revenue$100,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$603,843

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,247,038$2,049,060

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,045,283$11,201,634

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,422,177$9,110,368

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,467,460$20,312,002

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,714,498$22,361,062

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,312,002 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$12,830,702

XI-2 Total expenses$16,916,309

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,085,607

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,467,460

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$918,899

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$13,250

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,000

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,312,002

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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