Minnesota Thunder Basketball Program

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Provide Girls with a Quality, Competitive and Functional Place to Place to Play Spring and Summer Basketball, Foster Friendships, Develop Teamwork Skills and Self-Esteem

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$56K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$70K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$56K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$56K
Expenses
$70K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$70K
Net assets
$55K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$70K
FY2025$55K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $37K Management & general 47% · $33K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Rowland’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K recreation & sports 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

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

Offers girls competitive basketball, building friendships, teamwork, and self-esteem.

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1 program · $37K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide Girls with a Quality, Competitive and Functional Place to Place to Play Spring and Summer Basketball, Foster Friendships, Develop Teamwork Skills and Self-Esteem. We serve athletes from all over the state of Minnesota and the Western Portion of Wisconsin.

$37Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$437
Money outPt IX
$70K
Ln 25
Programscol B$37K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$437
Total revenueLn 12$56K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$70K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$70K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$950$950
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$70K$37K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 2, 2026 $56K$70K−$15K$55K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2025 $95K$75K$20K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2024 $87K$67K$20K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2023 $56K$67K−$12K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2022 $85K$70K$15K$42K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $42K$30K$12K$27K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $55,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,465$55,286
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $437$437
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,902$55,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,433$32,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,485$38,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,918$70,487
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,984−$14,764
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $55,723 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,286$55,286
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $437$437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,723 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,487 across 4 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,175$2,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,362$37,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,362 · Management $33,125 · Fundraising $0$70,487
Part X · Balance sheet $55,433 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,197$55,433
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,197$55,433
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $70,197$55,433
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,197$55,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,197$55,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,723
XI-2 Total expenses$70,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,197
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,433

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

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