Empower people to engage in civic life and public policy, to make minnesota a better place to live and work for everyone.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$139K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $343K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$288K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$944K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$687K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$958K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$769K
Expenses
$944K
FY2022▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$935K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$944K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$979K
Net assets
$687K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$425K

From the FY2022 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 Jun 1953.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $681K Management & general 15% · $141K Fundraising 13% · $123K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$139,463Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jake Loesch$149,308————
Kate Cimino—$106,014$139,463$133,907$34,771
Pahoua Hoffman————$55,700
Laura Monn Ginsburg————$25,744

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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1 program · $681K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, citizens league engaged people of minnesota in understanding policy issues and shaping solutions. In particular we worked to bring forward perspectives and expertise of people most impacted by policy issues.

$681Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$889K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$944K
Ln 25
Programscol B$681K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$687K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$701K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$889K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
SavingsLn 2$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$701K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
Net assetsLn 32$687K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$708K$701K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$906K$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K$288K
Net assetsLn 32$629K$687K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$118K$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$377K$312K$11K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$333$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$31K$2K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$30K$2K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$77K$6K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$6K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$14K$2K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$28K$3K$6K
TravelLn 17$1K$829$89$240
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$383$187
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$383$880
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$375$863
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$45K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$944K$681K$141K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $769K$979K−$210K$425K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$52K$634K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$944K$58K$687K 990 PDF
FY2021 $958K$1.1M−$108K$629K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$935K$249K$736K 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 $1,002,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $706,702$889,119
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,881$101,676
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,699$11,246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $958,282$1,002,041
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 $602,433$636,143
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $463,544$307,953
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,065,977$944,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$107,695$57,945
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $1,002,041 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$889,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$889,119
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,676$101,676
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,246$11,246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,246$1,002,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $944,096 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,653 · Management $25,211 · Fundraising $25,211$168,075
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $312,076 · Management $11,354 · Fundraising $53,309$376,739
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,258 · Management $333 · Fundraising $1,632$11,223
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,228 · Management $2,337 · Fundraising $9,103$42,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,550 · Management $2,390 · Fundraising $5,498$37,438
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $76,260$76,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,908 · Management $5,923 · Fundraising $4,663$87,494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,700 · Management $6,253 · Fundraising $1,242$13,195
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,381 · Management $2,108 · Fundraising $9,984$26,473
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,006 · Management $2,626 · Fundraising $6,041$36,673
IX-17 TravelPrograms $829 · Management $89 · Fundraising $240$1,158
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,870 · Management $383 · Fundraising $187$4,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,328 · Management $383 · Fundraising $880$4,591
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,264 · Management $375 · Fundraising $863$4,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,960 · Management $4,509 · Fundraising $3,698$53,167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $681,011 · Management $140,534 · Fundraising $122,551$944,096
Part X · Balance sheet $974,362 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $351,487$380,128
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $356,318$321,121
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $123,990$150,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,158$7,361
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,343$27,144
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,199$1,697
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,580$86,911
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $906,075$974,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,392$44,518
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,629$6,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$87,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $277,380$287,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $244,811$254,758
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $383,884$431,882
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $628,695$686,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $906,075$974,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $686,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,002,041
XI-2 Total expenses$944,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$628,695
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$686,640

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