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Empowers Minnesota independent schools with training, resources, and advocacy for student-centered learning. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $762K in revenue, $781K in expenses, and $373K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
www.minndependent.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$762KFY2020
Expenses
$781K
Net assets
$373K
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  41-1267531 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Minnesota independent schools with training, resources, and advocacy for student-centered learning.
Leadership
Tim Benz · President · $136K
Money in and out
$762K revenue, $781K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$762K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$781K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$762K
FY2020
Expenses
$781K
FY2020
Total assets
$507K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$134K
FY2020
Total revenue
$762K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$781K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$507K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMinndependent
EINHdr · item D41-1267531
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.minndependent.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B192)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$135,909Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Benz’s $166K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Tim Benz$165,584$168,529$148,540$152,460$135,909

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $464K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

The misf stem program, now in its twelfth year, encourages and supports misf member schools in their efforts to introduce and enhance stem education in their schools. The program offers financial support in the form of stem grants, product donations from corporate partners and subsidies for access to community-based stem programs and…

$226Kprogram expense
02

Misf membership is 153 schools serving 33,413 students. Out of the total member schools 78 serve elementary grades (k-8), 19 schools serve high school grades only (9-12), and 56 schools serve a combination that include secondary grades (k-12, 6-12, etc.).

$176Kprogram expense
03

The school leadership conference was held in september 2019. Seventy-three (73) school leaders and administrators attended misf's fifthteenth annual school leadership conference. In addition to school leaders, participants included session presenters and event exhibitors bringing the total number of attendees to 98.

$62Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$567K · 74%
Program service revenue$194K · 25%
Contributions & grants74%$567K
Program service revenue25%$194K
Investment income$824
Total revenueLn 12$762K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.06
Program services66%$514K
Management & general28%$220K
Fundraising6%$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$781K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$379K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$134K
Total net assetsLn 32$373K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $379K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $781K · Less non-cash grants $146 · Cash operating expenses/yr $781K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $514K · Total expenses $781K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $220K · Total expenses $781K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $46K · Total expenses $781K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $46K · Solicited contributions $567K
$0.08 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $567K · Total revenue $762K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $762K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $194K · Total revenue $762K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $824 · Total revenue $762K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $194K · Total expenses $781K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $762K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $373K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $762K · Expenses $781K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $507K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $373K · Total assets $507K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $507K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tim Benz · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $136K · Total expenses $781K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $366K · Total expenses $781K
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $33K · 2019–2019
St Jude of the LakeFY2019$6,915
Sacred Heart High SchoolFY2019$6,615
West Lutheran High SchoolMN · FY2019$6,467

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$729K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$882K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$813K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$725K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$762K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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