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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$596K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$596K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $418K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.5M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$22.0M
Spent
$22.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$20.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$22.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.0M
FY2021$33.3M
FY2022$28.2M
FY2023$31.2M
FY2024$33.8M
Expenses
$22.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.0M
FY2021$24.9M
FY2022$28.9M
FY2023$32.7M
FY2024$33.3M
Net assets
$20.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.7M
FY2021$29.9M
FY2022$27.7M
FY2023$27.4M
FY2024$28.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1972.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $18.7M Management & general 14% · $3.0M Fundraising 1% · $250K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $596K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$235,385Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$130,976Pt VII · Sec A
$129,458Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Advancem
$100,265Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Noren’s $878K as President is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Noren$878,117$289,145$262,611$239,083$235,385
Tim Dickie$176,412$152,668$143,044$138,987$130,976
Tom Haglund$175,514$151,229$140,629$137,652$129,458
Denise Thul$147,259$131,538———
Noel McCormick$143,318$123,209$120,214$101,287$100,265
Jamie Smith$127,293$125,371$116,071——
Erin Braaten———$114,444—
Nancy Hoff$103,128$102,044$105,855——

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 · $18.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Incorporated in 1971, rise supports people who have disabilities and other barriers. We offer the people we serve the greatest possible level of community integration and a wide range of programming choices so that they may meet their goals in the areas of employment, housing and personal GROWTH.MISSION: rise unlocks potential and opens…

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$517,762
Unitemized GrantFY2024$32,048
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,293
Unitemized GrantFY2023$284,571
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,102
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,864
Unitemized GrantFY2022$219,626
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,244
Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,276
Unitemized GrantFY2021$156,487
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,593
Lifetrack Resources INCMN · FY2021$13,458
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$93,795
Unitemized GrantFY2020$53,828
Lifetrack Resources INCMN · FY2020$25,902
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,638

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$802K
Money outPt IX
$22.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$250K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$802K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7$625K
Total revenueLn 12$22.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.6M
Other assetsLn 15$856K
Total assetsLn 16$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,306
VolunteersI 697
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.0M$8.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M$20.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$26K$26K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$153K$153K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$600K$573K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.3M$10.8M$1.3M$144K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$181K$181K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.2M$138K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.4M$2.0M$371K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$343K$277K$56K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$12K$50K$46
Office expensesLn 13$474K$337K$124K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$226K$177K$47K$953
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$1.0M$29K$233
TravelLn 17$296K$291K$4K$303
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95K$82K$13K$454
InterestLn 20$42K$42K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.0M$68K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$85K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$926K$110K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$25K$9K$646
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.0M$18.7M$3.0M$250K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $33.8M$33.3M$567K$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.2M$32.7M−$1.6M$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.2M$28.9M−$686K$27.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.3M$24.9M$8.3M$29.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $22.0M$22.0M$4K$20.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $22,008,983 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,549$8,832,808
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,346,781$12,230,150
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $289,237$801,898
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,898$144,127
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,159,465$22,008,983
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $218,700$179,163
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,883,190$16,867,504
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $34,965$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,723,791$4,958,387
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,860,646$22,005,054
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $298,819$3,929
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 $22,008,983 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$97,954
VIII-1e Government grants$7,800,780
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$934,074
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,832,808
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,230,150$12,230,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $176,686$176,686
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $625,212$625,212
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,624−$17,624
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $161,751$161,751
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,230,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $946,025$22,008,983
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,005,054 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,902$25,902
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $153,261$153,261
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $573,352 · Fundraising $26,974$600,326
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,783,407 · Management $1,337,652 · Fundraising $143,783$12,264,842
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $181,163$181,163
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,232,689 · Management $137,826 · Fundraising $15,055$1,385,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,027,477 · Management $371,298 · Fundraising $36,828$2,435,603
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,162$11,162
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,825$43,825
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $4,275$4,275
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $38,162$38,162
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $277,017 · Management $56,161 · Fundraising $9,428$342,606
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,476 · Management $50,131 · Fundraising $46$62,653
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $337,269 · Management $124,402 · Fundraising $12,561$474,232
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $177,308 · Management $47,305 · Fundraising $953$225,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,010,644 · Management $28,506 · Fundraising $233$1,039,383
IX-17 TravelPrograms $290,959 · Management $4,261 · Fundraising $303$295,523
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81,693 · Management $13,114 · Fundraising $454$95,261
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,447$42,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,043,321 · Management $68,049 · Fundraising $1,092$1,112,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $85,105 · Management $13,383$98,488
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $926,073 · Management $110,455 · Fundraising $1,335$1,037,863
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,151 · Management $8,682 · Fundraising $646$34,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,713,362 · Management $3,042,001 · Fundraising $249,691$22,005,054
Part X · Balance sheet $25,133,833 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,243,963$2,567,333
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $771,075$1,789,176
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,901,473$3,119,039
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $474,677$552,351
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,007,812$8,589,408
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,700,271$7,660,314
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $794,926$856,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,894,197$25,133,833
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,487,162$2,373,206
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $122,486$210,506
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $1,429,866$1,320,551
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $417,649$576,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,457,163$4,480,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,982,391$20,168,618
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $454,643$484,517
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,437,034$20,653,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,894,197$25,133,833
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,653,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,008,983
XI-2 Total expenses$22,005,054
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,437,034
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$212,172
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,653,135

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