Three Rivers Community Action INC FY2022 filing

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Three Rivers Community Action, INC. Is a nonprofit corporation that works with Community partners to address basic human needs of people in our service area, thereby improving the quality of life of the individual, family and Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$483K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$483K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.4M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$15.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$15.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.3M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.5M
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$22.5M
FY2024$24.6M
FY2025$31.1M
Expenses
$15.5M
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$14.4M
FY2022$15.5M
FY2023$19.7M
FY2024$22.2M
FY2025$29.5M
Net assets
$15.9M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.2M
FY2021$14.6M
FY2022$15.9M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$21.0M
FY2025$22.6M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1966.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $14.7M Management & general 5% · $743K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $483K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$161,167Pt VII · Sec A
$114,808Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Executive Director
$106,360Pt VII · Sec A
Housing Development Director
$100,939Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Larson$179,822—————
Jenny Larson—$175,098$169,129$161,167$158,054$154,193
Kindra Papenfus—$68,861$119,382$114,808$112,344$113,253
Cassandra Reese$104,364$110,696————
Laura Helle$110,337—————
Courtney Dugstad—$110,081————
Leah Hall Leraas——$107,148$100,939——
Clara Castillejos Hernandez———$106,360——

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

Develops and manages affordable rental housing while providing downpayment assistance and gap financing to help low-income families achieve homeownership.

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3 programs · $11.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Transportation

Provided 182,243 public transit rides and provided 2,916 volunteer rides.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

Community Development

Provided a continuum of housing services and assistance to low-income families; provided home ownership counseling and financial education to 278 households; weatherized 29 homes and provided standalone water heaters in 36 homes; assisted 209 homes with energy related repairs; assisted 5,679 households with energy assistance; assisted…

$4.1Mprogram expense
03

Early Childhood/Head Start

Provided early CHILDHOOD/HEAD start services to 202 children and their families; provided early head start home visiting services to 55 families of children aged birth to 3; provided early childhood childcare services to 12 children aged birth to 3.

$3.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 3 funders$32K
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Grants paid · 59 grants · $25.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,801,850
Semcac INCMN · FY2025$1,263,002
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,235,842
Unitemized GrantFY2025$272,940
Unitemized GrantFY2025$111,062
Unitemized GrantFY2025$78,957
Unitemized GrantFY2025$61,257
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,314,223
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,307,967
Semcac INCMN · FY2024$797,543
Unitemized GrantFY2024$388,089
Unitemized GrantFY2024$305,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,955
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $14.7M federal money spent
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through MN Doc$4.5M
Rural Rental Housing LoansDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.415 · Direct$3.2M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$2.1M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Mhfa$1.3M
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit ProgramDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.509 · Through MN Dot$1.0M

Plus 12 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $16.5M federal money spent
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through MN Doc$4.8M
Rural Rental Housing LoansDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.415 · Direct$3.3M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$2.2M
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit ProgramDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.509 · Through MN Dot$2.0M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Mhfa$1.3M

Plus 13 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $17.4M federal money spent
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through MN Doc$6.3M
Rural Rental Housing LoansDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.415 · Direct$3.3M
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit ProgramDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.509 · Through MN Dot$2.2M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$2.1M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Mhfa$1.3M

Plus 12 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $19.2M federal money spent
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Direct and through MN Doc$9.3M
Rural Rental Housing LoansDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.415 · Direct$3.3M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Through Gsa_migration$2.0M
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit ProgramDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.509 · Through MN Dot$1.3M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Mhfa$1.3M

Plus 13 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$287K
Money outPt IX
$15.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.7M
Managementcol C$743K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$38.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$13.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$287K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$25K
Total revenueLn 12$16.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.8M
SavingsLn 2$988K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$21.0M
Total assetsLn 16$38.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.4M
Net assetsLn 32$15.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5197
VolunteersI 6501
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$152K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M$9.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$34.6M$38.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.0M$22.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M$15.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$807K$807K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$422K$380K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$5.1M$386K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$234K$217K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.2M$2.0M$151K
Payroll taxesLn 10$456K$424K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$43K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$117K$98K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$225K$220K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$154K$154K$366
OccupancyLn 16$566K$544K$22K
TravelLn 17$149K$144K$5K
InterestLn 20$63K$63K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$640K$640K
InsuranceLn 23$147K$124K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$66K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.5M$14.7M$743K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 23, 2026 $31.1M$29.5M$1.6M$22.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2025 $24.6M$22.2M$2.3M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2024 $22.5M$19.7M$2.8M$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 13, 2023 $16.3M$15.5M$886K$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 $14.8M$14.4M$405K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 24, 2021 $15.5M$14.9M$566K$14.2M 990 PDF

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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,337,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,824,332$13,867,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,266,754$2,154,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,735$27,382
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $642,328$287,455
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,786,149$16,337,359
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,086,360$2,042,996
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,415,216$8,708,516
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,879,327$4,699,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,380,903$15,451,175
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $405,246$886,184
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $16,337,359 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $795 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$29,200
VIII-1e Government grants$13,026,420
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$812,377
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$152,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,867,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,153,730$2,153,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,446$52,446
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $268,114$268,114
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$25,064−$25,064
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,341$19,341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,441,980 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,382$16,337,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,451,175 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $806,698$806,698
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,236,298$1,236,298
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $380,190 · Management $42,243$422,433
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,057,146 · Management $385,807$5,442,953
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $216,981 · Management $16,702$233,683
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,002,258 · Management $151,036$2,153,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $423,551 · Management $32,602$456,153
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,140 · Management $2,455$15,595
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,363 · Management $8,102$51,465
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,309 · Management $18,367$116,676
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,653 · Management $1,617$10,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $219,737 · Management $4,908$224,645
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $153,775 · Management $366$154,141
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $543,772 · Management $21,739$565,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $143,773 · Management $5,252$149,025
IX-20 InterestPrograms $62,761$62,761
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $639,773$639,773
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $124,130 · Management $23,191$147,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,467,948 · Management $26,271$2,494,219
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65,856 · Management $2,405$68,261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,708,112 · Management $743,063 · Fundraising $0$15,451,175
Part X · Balance sheet $38,309,376 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,553,557; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,679,605$8,827,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,014,351$987,573
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $859,932$1,122,371
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,381,184$1,414,051
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $189,337$172,724
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,499,979$3,192,856
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,591,004$21,038,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,597,275$38,309,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,442,050$2,520,605
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $149,913$95,715
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$486,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,978,986$22,378,726
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,618,289$15,930,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,618,289$15,930,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,597,275$38,309,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,930,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,337,359
XI-2 Total expenses$15,451,175
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$886,184
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,618,289
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$426,177
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,930,650

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