Aspiremn

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(6)Since 1979Community Development EIN 36-3445759Revenue $493K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaspiremn.org1919 University Ave W Ste 450, 55104-3593 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Jul 2019

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Promote education, professional development & peer consultation within the profession of therapeutic providers.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$493K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$506K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$252K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$493K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$625K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$493K
Expenses
$506K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$506K
Net assets
$252K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$252K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $191K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$124,913Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirsten Anderson’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirsten Anderson$124,913$118,965$113,300$97,340$91,712$97,603

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advance therapeutic provider skills through education, development, and peer support.

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3 programs · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

During 2025 we worked on the following goals as part of our ongoing strategic plan: Voice: To inform and influence the policies and systems that impact our members. - The 2025 Legislature passed language increasing the Medicaid outpatient mental health rate to 100% of Medicare rates - the victory is curtailed by HR1, impacts uncertain -…

$191Kprogram expense
02

Conducting the Getting to Yes study engaged a number of expert members, researchers and families with lived experience to compose a report that points to excellence in practice or occasions in service delivery that should be repeated to improve care for children and youth.

Pt IX · col B
03

Leadership Training- Additional working groups and committees were established to elevate leadership goals of association members and partners. Each committee has contributed to development of shared information, positions and recommendations for improvement of quality care.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$493K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$506K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$252K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$493K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$252K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$203K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$265K$252K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$501
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$19K
TravelLn 17$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$506K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $493K$506K−$13K$252K 990 PDF
FY2024 $568K$562K$7K$265K 990 PDF
FY2023 $625K$566K$59K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022 $318K$286K$32K$199K 990 PDF
FY2021 $282K$278K$5K$167K 990 PDF
FY2020 $297K$288K$9K$163K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $492,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,410$379,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,913$107,210
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,399$4,226
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,725$1,597
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $568,447$492,923
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 $216,489$228,638
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,261$276,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $561,750$505,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,697−$12,621
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $492,923 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,597 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$292,431
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$87,459
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$379,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,210 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$107,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,226 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,226
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,033 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$492,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $505,544 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$124,913
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$81,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$6,144
IX-10 Payroll taxes$16,199
IX-11b Legal fees$501
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,602
IX-11g Other fees for services$87,892
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,030
IX-13 Office expenses$5,964
IX-14 Information technology$3,150
IX-16 Occupancy$19,373
IX-17 Travel$11,608
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$26,679
IX-23 Insurance$2,642
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$106,021
IX-24e All other expenses$8,444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$505,544
Part X · Balance sheet $300,185 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,326$98,925
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $148,182$155,332
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $97,050$45,928
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,558$300,185
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,632$23,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,797$48,045
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $228,990$252,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,771$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,761$252,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,558$300,185
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $252,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$492,923
XI-2 Total expenses$505,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,761
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$252,140

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

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