Circle Pines Center promotes peace, social justice, and environmental stewardship through cooperation in work, education, and recreation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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FY2023 · 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 deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $131K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$176K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$598K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$589K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$314K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$598K
FY2023▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$579K
Expenses
$589K
FY2023▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$589K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$602K
Net assets
$314K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$266K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1977.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $528K Management & general 10% · $61K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$32,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Degraw$48,333$34,410————
Chris Schleuder——$32,083$9,167——
Sasha Ospina———$14,126$27,903$30,000
Nathan Dannison———$11,668——
Deborah Rauens—————$960
Gary McLelland—————$960

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates children and adults on how to cooperate effectively.

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2 programs · $528K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Cooperative children's summer camp & programs; approx 400 campers ages 7-17 stay for an average of 2 weeks.

$299Kprogram expense
02

Retreats and conferences covering educational and cooperative topics

$229Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$598K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$447K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$589K
Ln 25
Programscol B$528K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$314K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$447K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$598K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K
Other assetsLn 15$80
Total assetsLn 16$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
Net assetsLn 32$314K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$92K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$126K$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$241K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$522K$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K$176K
Net assetsLn 32$333K$314K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$37K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$50K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$295$236$59
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$55K$11K
InterestLn 20$6K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$22K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$307K$305K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$19K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$589K$528K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $579K$602K−$23K$266K 990 PDF
FY2024 $537K$570K−$32K$289K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $598K$589K$9K$314K 990 PDF
FY2022 $604K$594K$10K$333K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$361K$16K$324K 990 PDF
FY2020 $265K$252K$13K$307K 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
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Part I · Summary $597,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $152,576$134,958
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $444,435$447,278
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,073$4,833
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,199$10,872
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $604,283$597,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,748$131,249
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $485,670$457,954
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $594,418$589,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,865$8,738
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $597,941 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,716 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$21,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,958
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$134,958
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $443,562$443,562
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,798$4,798
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,716
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,156$6,156
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $458,232 · Excluded from tax $35$597,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $589,203 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,667 · Management $9,167$45,834
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,014 · Management $12,503$62,517
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,262 · Management $2,412$11,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,979 · Management $2,245$11,224
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,490$3,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $236 · Management $59$295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,183 · Management $1,046$5,229
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,137 · Management $10,567$65,704
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,145 · Management $1,286$6,431
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,300 · Management $3,075$15,375
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,374 · Management $5,594$27,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $304,896 · Management $1,803$306,699
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,128 · Management $7,635$26,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $528,321 · Management $60,882 · Fundraising $0$589,203
Part X · Balance sheet $490,221 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,952$92,191
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,494$7,650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $241,225$258,936
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $126,008$131,364
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,250$80
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,549$490,221
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,487$8,531
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $171,854$161,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $188,175$175,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $208,332$189,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $125,042$125,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,374$314,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,549$490,221
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $314,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$597,941
XI-2 Total expenses$589,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,374
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,665
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$29,408
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$314,369

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