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Lake Trails Base Camp INC FY2020 filing

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Duluth, MN501(c)(3)EIN 41-0916005Revenue $99K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlaketrails.orgPo Box 7004, 55807-7004 · Duluth, MNTax-exempt since Oct 1967Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Laketrails is a nonprofit corporation founded on Christian values and traditions, serving teenage youth. Through a widerness camping adventure, teens learn healthy lifestyles, how to live in harmony with the Earth and each other, and how to give back to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 $6K a year · 4% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$99K
Spent
$115K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$421K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$99K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$294K
Expenses
$115K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$228K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$421K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1967.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $92K Management & general 20% · $23K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janae Krantz-Odendahl
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Tikalsky
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Miller
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers wilderness camping adventures for teens, teaching healthy living and community service.

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1 program · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Laketrails only program is providing a wilderness camping experience to teenaged youth.

$92Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$115K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$421K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$450
Total revenueLn 12$99K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$255K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$421K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$258K$255K
Total assetsLn 16$448K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$421K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$52K$9K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$716$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$435$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$989$0
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$106$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$115K$92K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $294K$289K$5K$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 $223K$253K−$30K$442K 990 PDF
FY2023 $210K$228K−$18K$446K 990 PDF
FY2022 $104K$99K$6K$448K 990 PDF
FY2021 $124K$108K$15K$453K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $99K$115K−$16K$421K 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 $99,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,438$98,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,835$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,694$1,050
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $213,967$99,221
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,099$65,632
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,616$49,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $222,715$114,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,748−$15,527
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $99,221 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,171
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,171
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $600$600
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $450$450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,050$99,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,748 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,730 · Management $9,128 · Fundraising $0$60,858
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,058 · Management $716 · Fundraising $0$4,774
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,315 · Fundraising $0$3,315
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,103 · Fundraising $0$2,103
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $435 · Management $2,892 · Fundraising $0$3,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,156 · Management $989 · Fundraising $0$7,145
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,647 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $0$3,292
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,435 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,435
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,152 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,152
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106 · Management $2,241 · Fundraising $0$2,347
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $91,719 · Management $23,029 · Fundraising $0$114,748
Part X · Balance sheet $425,454 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,924$112,735
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,897$9,085
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $257,746$255,452
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,151$15,214
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $29,959$32,968
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $447,677$425,454
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,304$4,857
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,304$4,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,373$420,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $444,373$420,597
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $447,677$425,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $420,597 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$99,221
XI-2 Total expenses$114,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$444,373
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$420,597

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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