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Providers Choice INC FY2020 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1984EIN 36-3347057Revenue $21.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSproviderschoice.com7301 Ohms Ln Ste 210, 55439-2335 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Apr 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote healthy nutrition for children by securing reimbursements and funding from federal nutrition programs and grants to provide program payments, education, training and technical assistance to help child care Providers operate successful businesses while ethically prioritizing the health and wellness of children. This mission statement along with our core values; passionate about children, true and right, fierce dedication and unrelenting advocacy; are critical to shaping the work that we DO across minnesota.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$390K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$390K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.3M
Spent
$21.6M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.3M
FY2021$24.7M
FY2022$25.7M
FY2023$28.2M
FY2024$25.7M
FY2025$25.1M
Expenses
$21.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.6M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$25.8M
FY2023$28.1M
FY2024$25.8M
FY2025$25.1M
Net assets
$25K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$655K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Apr 1985.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $21.5M Management & general 0% · $79K Fundraising 0% · $44K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $390K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Daniel Narr
CEO (until 9-2019)
$128,714Pt VII · Sec A
Donald Deters
Systems Administrator
$105,445Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Triplett
Director of Finance and Accounting
$85,279Pt VII · Sec A
$70,723Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Illeme Amegatcher
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Arnita Hall
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Abernathy$159,349$159,349$142,879$128,026$119,241$70,723
Daniel Narr—————$128,714
Donald Deters$114,898$110,418$106,457$103,600$102,632$105,445
Michelle Triplett$110,661$110,661$96,901$92,680$86,533$85,279
Joanne Norman$100,454—————

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 food program administration and support for child care facilities.

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1 program · $21.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization operates as an independent sponsor to licensed family child care providers and child care centers. The organization provided $17,286,026 in meal reimbursemnts to home child care operators, $1,325,455 in meal reimbursements to child care centers and $2,338 in outreach grants.

$21.5Mprogram expense

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
Cargill FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $132.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,307,584
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,358,390
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,159
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,196,156
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,315,076
Unitemized GrantFY2023$567
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,131,610
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,879,659
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,083,431
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,826,362
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,744,707
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,379,325
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,195,389
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2019$17,286,026
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,325,455
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,338

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$21.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.5M
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$21.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$50
Total revenueLn 12$21.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$573K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$573K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K$573K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$23K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$253K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18.6M$18.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$339K$339K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.4M$52K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$238K$234K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$146K$1K$312
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$27K$877$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$280K$261K$8K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$84K$79K$4K$785
OccupancyLn 16$143K$116K$2K$25K
TravelLn 17$108K$106K$2K$139
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K$284
InterestLn 20$2K$828$765
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$82$910
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$2K$254
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.6M$21.5M$79K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.1M$25.1M$47K$655K 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.7M$25.8M−$91K$608K 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.2M$28.1M$120K$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.7M$25.8M−$88K$579K 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.7M$24.1M$642K$667K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $21.3M$21.6M−$250K$25K 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 $21,330,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,038,729$21,272,437
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,226$56,089
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,086,955$21,330,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,880,518$18,627,428
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,319,909$2,220,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $814,729$732,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,015,156$21,580,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,799−$250,337
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $21,330,077 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,501 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$21,190,394
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,272,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,089$56,089
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $50$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,089 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,551$21,330,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,580,414 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,627,428$18,627,428
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $338,988$338,988
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,439,658 · Management $52,313 · Fundraising $3,903$1,495,874
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $234,020 · Management $3,747$237,767
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $146,488 · Management $1,179 · Fundraising $312$147,979
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,332 · Management $877 · Fundraising $1,078$29,287
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $261,311 · Management $8,383 · Fundraising $10,306$280,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79,119 · Management $4,012 · Fundraising $785$83,916
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,908 · Management $2,264 · Fundraising $25,241$143,413
IX-17 TravelPrograms $105,776 · Management $2,153 · Fundraising $139$108,068
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,531 · Management $284$21,815
IX-20 InterestManagement $828 · Fundraising $765$1,593
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,345$11,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,179 · Management $82 · Fundraising $910$5,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,031 · Management $2,485 · Fundraising $254$47,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,458,114 · Management $78,607 · Fundraising $43,693$21,580,414
Part X · Balance sheet $2,664,518 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $416,469$573,018
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,766,275$2,047,217
X-4 Accounts receivable$190
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $56,123$21,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$22,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,238,867$2,664,518
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $278,575$435,850
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,532,006$1,802,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175,000$6,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$395,447
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,985,581$2,639,819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,869−$50,301
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $62,417$75,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,286$24,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,238,867$2,664,518
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,330,077
XI-2 Total expenses$21,580,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$250,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,286
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$21,750
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,699

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