Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1974.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $691K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Pederson | — | — | — | $371,626 | $371,626 | $362,158 |
| Lisa Zwart | $325,635 | $288,315 | $244,340 | $159,441 | $159,441 | $152,582 |
| Stephanie Feekes | $132,713 | $117,324 | $107,191 | $99,031 | $99,031 | $97,659 |
| Amber Oster | $121,671 | $107,281 | $100,979 | — | — | — |
| Ashley Nordlie | $110,664 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisa Parteh | — | — | — | $107,302 | $107,302 | $100,480 |
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.
See Functional Industries INC executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
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Questions for Functional Industries INC
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Functional industries had the opportunity to add a peer support specialist through the community adult mental health initiative. This project funds providers serving individuals living with a severe and persistent mental illness who reside in benton, sherburne, stearns and wright counties.
In october 2025, functional industries made the decision to increase all hourly employees wages one dollar. This also provided an opportunity to increase starting wages for hourly positions, including our direct support professionals.
Throughout the past year, functional industries continues to have a long waitlist of individuals who are wanting day support services and prevocational services. Since january 2025, there have been a total of 10 new individuals brought into services off of the waitlist.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.2M | $3.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $6.3M | $7.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $12.8M | $13.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $349K | $383K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $12.4M | $13.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $465K | $378K | $87K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.0M | $2.6M | $384K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $62K | $5K | $58K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $248K | $155K | $93K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $282K | $249K | $33K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $29K | $29K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $133K | $115K | $18K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $87K | $77K | $9K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $148K | $133K | $15K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $32K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.5M | $4.7M | $757K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 2, 2026 | $6.3M | $5.5M | $824K | $13.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 26, 2025 | $5.6M | $5.1M | $495K | $12.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2024 | $4.9M | $5.0M | −$127K | $11.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 | $5.5M | $5.3M | $187K | $11.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 | $4.9M | $4.4M | $534K | $10.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 | $5.6M | $5.4M | $146K | $10.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $6,300,331 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,300,331 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,476,416 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $13,626,924 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,243,438 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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