Merrick Community Services supports individuals and families to navigate life transitions, find health and stability, and promote independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$196K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $234K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$457K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Feb 1951.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.5M Management & general 13% · $244K Fundraising 8% · $159K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$100,293Pt VII · Sec A
$41,854Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$34,897Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$18,596Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel a Rodriguez’s $124K as Executive Di is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Daniel a Rodriguez$123,881$132,127$105,671$115,977$100,293
Smith Meuangsaksith————$41,854
Stephanie Kilian————$34,897
James Dixon————$18,596
Ruth Aittala$7,413————
Bill Gray$2,131————

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

Helps people and families through life changes to find health, stability, and independence.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Family services merrick's family services program offers a continuum of education and engagement opportunities and social service programs to strengthen and promote healthy families. These include case management, groups such as domestic violence and parenting support, events such as back-to-school backpack and supplies giveaways, and…

$418Kprogram expense
02

Employment & career services merrick's career services program provides resources and skills to enable east side residents to pursue employment and career opportunities. Merrick's career services program provides un- and under-employed adults with access to skill training programs, job search assistance, and other supports.

$393Kprogram expense
03

Food shelves merrick provides nutritional services through food shelves located at 1669 arcade street and in partnership with woodland hills church and john glenn middle school on the east side of saint paul.

$370Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$234K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$988K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$624K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$312K
SavingsLn 2$676K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$988K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 6251
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K$988K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$518K$457K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$210K$95K$94K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$524K$422K$48K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$705$244
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$18K$965$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$55K$17K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$281K$238K$17K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$7K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$15K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$131K$113K$8K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$1K$8
InterestLn 20$16K$11K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$79K$62K$11K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$8K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$454K$426K$15K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$6K$3K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$244K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.2M$4.7M−$522K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$4.7M$757K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.8M−$821K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$2.4M$885K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.2M$1.9M$281K$2.4M 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 $2,165,281 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,270,302$2,033,469
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,142$159,241
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $441$1,880
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$47,889−$29,309
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,279,996$2,165,281
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $711,069$839,605
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,029,925$1,044,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,740,994$1,883,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $539,002$281,344
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,165,281 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,196
VIII-1e Government grants$624,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,366,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,033,469
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,241$159,241
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,880$1,880
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$29,309−$29,309
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,241 · Excluded from tax −$27,429$2,165,281
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,883,937 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,172 · Management $94,073 · Fundraising $21,130$210,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $422,117 · Management $47,655 · Fundraising $53,769$523,541
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,262 · Management $705 · Fundraising $244$2,211
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,035 · Management $965 · Fundraising $3,736$22,736
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,110 · Management $17,248 · Fundraising $8,384$80,742
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,676$14,676
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $237,576 · Management $17,190 · Fundraising $25,992$280,758
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,478 · Management $1,258 · Fundraising $1,130$9,866
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,073 · Management $2,802 · Fundraising $2,316$20,191
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,316 · Management $8,409 · Fundraising $9,768$131,493
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,276 · Management $1,184 · Fundraising $8$3,468
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,244 · Management $3,176 · Fundraising $1,345$15,765
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,273 · Management $11,263 · Fundraising $5,315$78,851
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,477 · Management $5,614 · Fundraising $1,411$15,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $426,381 · Management $14,619 · Fundraising $12,614$453,614
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,640 · Management $2,978 · Fundraising $11,530$20,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,481,430 · Management $243,815 · Fundraising $158,692$1,883,937
Part X · Balance sheet $2,869,839 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $741,551$312,058
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$676,197
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $459,577$422,170
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $103,080$183,786
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,728$13,638
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,334,917$1,261,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,649,858$2,869,839
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $148,531$146,908
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,555$13,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $517,942$456,579
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $949,532$1,058,002
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,182,384$1,355,258
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,131,916$2,413,260
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,649,858$2,869,839
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,413,260 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,165,281
XI-2 Total expenses$1,883,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$281,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,131,916
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,413,260

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