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Brainerd Public Schools Foundation FY2020 filing

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Brainerd, MN501(c)(3)Education EIN 36-3542673Revenue $363K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbpsf.org804 Oak St, 56401-3755 · Brainerd, MNTax-exempt since Jan 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Foundation is to assist in providing opportunities for quality academics, arts, activities and athletics for students of the Brainerd Public school district. The vision of the Brainerd Public school Foundation is for the young people of the Brainerd lakes area to have the finest educational opporunities possible and to enable all individuals to reach their full potential as learners, participants, citizens, artists, athletes and contributors to our community and the whole of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $299K a year · 50% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $88K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
Spent
$227K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$782K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$690K
Expenses
$227K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$330K
FY2025$292K
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 1988.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $163K Management & general 22% · $51K Fundraising 6% · $13K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $62K 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
Jessica Gangl
Executive Di
$37,787Pt VII · Sec A
Amber Schlegel
Coordinator
$24,530Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angie Nelson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenny Castle
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Haglin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Worden
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Gangl’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Gangl$51,805$47,516$45,871$40,342$39,360$37,787
Stefanie Devries$29,423$25,355————
Amber Schlegel——$19,422$26,261$24,341$24,530

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

Provides students with quality opportunities in academics, arts, activities, and athletics.

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3 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

To solicit and otherwise procure corporate, individual, group, and foundation donations for the purpose of providing grants to brainerd public school programs and students.

$161Kprogram expense
02

Held brainerd public schools distinguished achievement hall of fame banquet. The hall of fame was established in 1999 to honor graduates of brainerd high school for distinguished achievements and careers.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Held brainerd public schools senior recognition night to award scholarships to brainerd high school seniors.

$228program 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
Lakes Media Collaborative INCFY2024$78K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$88K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$153,595
Isd 181FY2024$8,025
Unitemized GrantFY2023$163,967
Isd 181FY2023$49,719
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,546
Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,240
Isd 181FY2022$34,154
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,047
Unitemized GrantFY2021$105,530
Unitemized GrantFY2021$105,530
Isd 181FY2021$58,852
Isd 181FY2021$58,852
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,968
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,968
Isd 181FY2020$233,397
Unitemized GrantFY2020$107,735
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,830
Unitemized GrantFY2019$83,775
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$184K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$810
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$54K$54K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$86K$86K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$19K$31K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$1K$2K$981
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$695
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$764$764
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$163K$51K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $690K$292K$398K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $809K$330K$479K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $443K$259K$184K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $782K$283K$499K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$439K$99K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $363K$227K$136K$2.6M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $362,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,068$184,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,636$5,135
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $104,105$88,652
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,421$84,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $473,230$362,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $136,873$140,381
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,887$67,224
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,759$19,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $216,519$227,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $256,711$135,571
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $362,950 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $665 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,355
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,135$5,135
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $64,007$64,007
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,645$24,645
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $84,143$84,143
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,800 · Excluded from tax $172,795$362,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,379 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $54,261$54,261
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $86,120$86,120
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,695 · Management $31,159 · Fundraising $12,463$62,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,472 · Management $2,454 · Fundraising $981$4,907
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,364$1,364
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,673$9,673
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,648$3,648
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,621 · Management $695$3,316
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,009$1,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $764$764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,169 · Management $50,766 · Fundraising $13,444$227,379
Part X · Balance sheet $2,571,513 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,039$104,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,458$105,227
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,164,501$2,362,253
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,471,998$2,571,513
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,084$1,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,084$1,161
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,470,914$2,570,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,471,998$2,571,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,570,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,950
XI-2 Total expenses$227,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,571
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,470,914
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$36,133
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,570,352

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

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