The purpose of Midwest Kidney Network is to assess and improve the quality of care provided to individuals with end stage renal disease.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1980.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $152K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$117,937Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dee Leduc’s $139K as Executive Di is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Carlson———$115,784$117,937$139,960
Dee Leduc$139,028$135,080$108,084———
Candace Kohls$137,537$133,619$131,057$104,547——
Candace a Kohls—————$127,539
Claire Taylor-Schiller$110,451$104,337$102,340———
Renae Nelson$100,096—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves kidney disease care quality for patients.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Federal end stage renal disease program monitors the delivery and the quality of end stage renal disease health care services in the upper midwest. During 2020-2021 the program served approximately 51,000 patients and 525 providers in the states of minnesota, michigan, wisconsin, south dakota, and north dakota.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$120
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$432K$478K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$128K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$650K$585K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$54K$49K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$61K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$55K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$17K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$18K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$118K$106K$12K
TravelLn 17$12K$9K$3K
InterestLn 20$217$195$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$832
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$122K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$152K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.3M$123K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$41K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$828$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$114K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$86K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$96K$2.4M 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 $1,397,005 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,309,547$1,346,174
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,168$50,831
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,367,715$1,397,005
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $866,052$973,787
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $405,227$336,872
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,271,279$1,310,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,436$86,346
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,397,005 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,346,147
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,346,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,831$50,831
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $50,831$1,397,005
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,310,659 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,731 · Management $14,192$141,923
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $584,565 · Management $64,952$649,517
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $48,858 · Management $5,429$54,287
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,520 · Management $6,724$67,244
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,734 · Management $6,082$60,816
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,669 · Management $5,556$22,225
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,976$14,976
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,472 · Management $1,065$19,537
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,768 · Management $11,994$117,762
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,435 · Management $2,570$12,005
IX-20 InterestPrograms $195 · Management $22$217
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,496 · Management $832$3,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,100 · Management $1,699$6,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,191 · Management $15,893$138,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,939$1,939
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,158,673 · Management $151,986 · Fundraising $0$1,310,659
Part X · Balance sheet $2,757,521 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,678$272,568
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $208,192$205,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,207$6,879
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,928,744$2,272,734
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90$120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,370,911$2,757,521
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,576$1,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,584$1,686
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,364,327$2,755,835
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,364,327$2,755,835
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,370,911$2,757,521
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,755,835 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,397,005
XI-2 Total expenses$1,310,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,364,327
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$305,162
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,755,835

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