Inter-County Community Council INC

Tax-deductible

Oklee, MN501(c)(3)Since 1965Community DevelopmentEIN 41-0888083Revenue $5.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSintercountycc.orgPo Box 189, 56742-0189 · Oklee, MNTax-exempt since Sep 1965Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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As a Community action agency, we build communities to support people in poverty with resources and opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 111 volunteers and 91 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$199K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $350K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$488K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% 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
$5.2M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Sep 1965.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.4M Management & general 14% · $710K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $199K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$103,889Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Director
$94,947Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Johnson’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Johnson$103,889$97,051$93,758$85,028$80,048$81,229
Janet Halvorson$94,947$91,231$83,784$75,571$74,373$72,174

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers health and welfare services to local communities.

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3 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head Start Program

To educate and support parents to be teachers to their pre-school children and provide basic learning to low income preschool children.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Homeless and Shelter Programs

Provide temporary housing assistance to those in need.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Low Income Energy Assistance Program

Minnesota - provides assistance to individuals with energy BILLS.WEATHERIZATION - to assist with energy savings through proven energy conservation techniques.

$729Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$350K
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Grants paid · 30 grants · $5.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$436,077
Unitemized GrantFY2024$355,780
Unitemized GrantFY2024$269,975
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,741
Unitemized GrantFY2023$449,017
Unitemized GrantFY2023$397,528
Unitemized GrantFY2023$167,175
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,964
Unitemized GrantFY2022$526,408
Unitemized GrantFY2022$210,347
Unitemized GrantFY2022$201,620
Unitemized GrantFY2022$52,645
Unitemized GrantFY2021$447,187
Unitemized GrantFY2021$211,074
Unitemized GrantFY2021$210,739
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$710K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$488K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9
Gains on assetsLn 7−$949
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$976K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K
Other assetsLn 15$73K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$488K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 591
VolunteersI 6111
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K$488K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$150K$150K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$239K$239K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.6M$213K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$97K$85K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$600K$494K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$190K$151K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$286K$281K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$72K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$64K$64K
OccupancyLn 16$203K$184K$19K
TravelLn 17$76K$67K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$71K$67K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$19K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.4M$710K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$5.1M$55K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$5.1M−$108K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.9M$3K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.5M$63K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.3M−$65K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$4.0M−$60K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,155,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,062,471$5,120,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,385$34,763
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$64,596$9
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,035,260$5,155,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,042,684$1,230,959
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,988,821$2,952,461
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,112,183$916,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,143,688$5,099,734
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,428$55,278
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $5,155,012 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,008,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,675
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,324
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,120,240
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,712$35,712
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$949−$949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,772$5,155,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,099,734 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $150,385$150,385
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,080,574$1,080,574
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $238,574$238,574
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,613,346 · Management $213,324$1,826,670
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $85,088 · Management $11,758$96,846
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $493,685 · Management $106,594$600,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $150,851 · Management $39,241$190,092
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,500$28,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $280,897 · Management $4,970$285,867
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,893 · Management $19,537$91,430
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,690$63,690
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $184,363 · Management $18,909$203,272
IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,853 · Management $9,211$76,064
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $66,896 · Management $3,709$70,605
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,939 · Management $15,533$34,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,251$33,251
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,163$29,163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,389,874 · Management $709,860 · Fundraising $0$5,099,734
Part X · Balance sheet $2,073,873 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $58,474; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,686$140,978
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $935,479$975,772
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $446,246$488,418
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $136,140$11,184
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$2,984
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,108$63,903
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $175,960$259,156
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,815$73,004
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,997,459$2,073,873
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $451,766$417,854
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,202$70,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $466,968$488,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,256,447$1,311,376
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $274,044$274,393
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,530,491$1,585,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,997,459$2,073,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,585,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,155,012
XI-2 Total expenses$5,099,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,530,491
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,585,769

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