To strengthen the capacity of individuals and families to improve their quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,077 volunteers and 129 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$182K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $61K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$13.3M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$11.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.3M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$13.3M
Expenses
$11.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$11.1M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$11.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1955.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $9.4M Management & general 10% · $1.1M Fundraising 6% · $611K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $182K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$182,492Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt 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
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adero Riser Cobb$182,492$148,033$150,160——
Mary McKeown—$113,688$165,633$126,221$106,427

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

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3 programs · $9.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Keystone Basic Needs programs help families address food insecurity and build financial stability. Through our food market, Foodmobiles, food shelf home delivery program and Free Farmers Market events, Keystone is Ramsey County's largest food support network.

$6.0Mprogram expense
02

Keystone Senior Services help older adults maintain health and independence while engaging in community life. Keystone provides a wide array of exercise, wellness, and social programs to help active seniors stay healthy, independent and connected.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Keystone Youth programs help children and youth develop the social-emotional, academic and employment skills needed to succeed at school and in the community. Focusing on youth from low-income families, Keystone offers year-round afterschool programming at multiple sites: Community Kids at West 7th Community Center (K- gr.

$974Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$61K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $526K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,414
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,168
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,482
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,542
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,017
Unitemized GrantFY2023$58,310
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,713
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,117
Unitemized GrantFY2023$788
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95
Unitemized GrantFY2022$124,960
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,784
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,648
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,491
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,032
Unitemized GrantFY2021$85,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,173
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,133
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$402K
Money outPt IX
$11.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$611K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$144K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$402K
Total revenueLn 12$13.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$313K
SavingsLn 2$838K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.5M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5129
VolunteersI 62,077
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.7M$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.8M$4.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$191K$147K$30K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$2.8M$568K$260K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$310K$210K$76K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$301K$237K$42K$22K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$336K$103K$84K$150K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$668$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$257K$177K$16K$64K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$25K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$211K$154K$54K$3K
TravelLn 17$65K$61K$4K$689
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$10K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$99K$63K$36K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$484K$476K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$249K$158K$61K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.1M$9.4M$1.1M$611K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $13.3M$11.1M$2.3M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.6M$9.9M$647K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.4M$9.5M$1.8M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.2M$8.4M$1.8M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.4M$7.3M$2.1M$4.4M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,334,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,837,763$10,610,636
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,328,311$2,241,561
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $122,892$80,648
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $278,466$401,591
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,567,432$13,334,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,882,303$4,786,355
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,269,528$4,466,631
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,768,874$1,826,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,920,705$11,079,644
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $646,727$2,254,792
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 $13,334,436 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $364,596 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$136,250
VIII-1c Fundraising events$143,767
VIII-1e Government grants$3,517,768
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,812,851
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,277,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,610,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,241,561$2,241,561
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,648$80,648
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $74,985$74,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,990−$37,990
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,606,157 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117,643$13,334,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,079,644 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,786,355$4,786,355
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,945 · Management $30,383 · Fundraising $13,610$190,938
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,835,755 · Management $568,462 · Fundraising $260,412$3,664,629
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $210,371 · Management $76,181 · Fundraising $23,563$310,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $236,731 · Management $42,191 · Fundraising $22,027$300,949
IX-11a Management feesManagement $15,871$15,871
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,350$10,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,037$47,037
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,691 · Management $83,828 · Fundraising $149,923$336,442
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $668 · Management $3,789 · Fundraising $2,361$6,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $176,513 · Management $15,922 · Fundraising $64,438$256,873
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,987 · Management $4,537 · Fundraising $1,101$30,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,738 · Management $54,077 · Fundraising $3,046$210,861
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60,515 · Management $3,681 · Fundraising $689$64,885
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,075 · Management $2,867 · Fundraising $1,623$14,565
IX-20 InterestManagement $62,859 · Fundraising $36,459$99,318
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $475,501 · Management $6,552 · Fundraising $1,517$483,570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,234 · Management $61,215 · Fundraising $29,994$249,443
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,379,079 · Management $1,089,802 · Fundraising $610,763$11,079,644
Part X · Balance sheet $16,194,581 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,166,242$312,940
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,797$838,139
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $350,586$2,600,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $449,123$714,624
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $48,170$132,544
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,439$2,241
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,781,036$9,497,521
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,866,711$2,096,572
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,772$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,711,876$16,194,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,375,064$331,190
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,772$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,573,564$4,619,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,405,586$11,022,289
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $732,726$552,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,138,312$11,574,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,711,876$16,194,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,574,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,334,436
XI-2 Total expenses$11,079,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,254,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,138,312
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$181,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,574,770

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