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
84 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
16 people listed on the 990; $713K 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
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- Functional Industries, INC. Served 762 clients from july 1, 2019 to june 30, 2020 (fy2020). This is a 13% increase over fy2019.- Functional Industries, INC. Was nominated for and received the 2019 mohr life enrichment award in recognition of self-advocacy education in partnership with self-advocates of MN to enhance leadership &…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1223547) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.8M | $5.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.8M | $3.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.6M | $10.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $344K | $472K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.2M | $10.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $489K | $372K | $118K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.0M | $2.4M | $607K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $52K | $37K | $15K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $199K | $156K | $44K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $367K | $330K | $38K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | $17K | $2K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $52K | $50K | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $111K | $103K | $8K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $257K | $232K | $25K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $823K | $789K | $33K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.4M | $4.5M | $891K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled 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 |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2021 | $5.6M | $5.4M | $146K | $10.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $5,555,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,555,408 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,409,492 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,853,837 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,381,429 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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