United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area EIN 41-1358283

United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area

EIN  41-1358283 Public foundation / grantmaker Cloquet, MN Founded 1978
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves health, education, financial security, and basic needs for all.
Leadership
Sarah Buhs · Executive Di · $73K
Money in and out
$351K revenue, $388K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Improves health, education, financial security, and basic needs for all. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $351K in revenue, $388K in expenses, and $405K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$351K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$388K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$405K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$38K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -59% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$351K
FY2024▼ -9%
Expenses
$388K
FY2024▼ -6%
Total assets
$549K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$144K
FY2024▼ -40%
Total revenue
$351K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$388K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$405K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$549K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $284K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

United way provides community education to the public on various programs funded by visiting schools, agencies, and businesses.

$109Kprogram expense
02

United way provides school supplies to carlton county students.

$109Kprogram expense
03

The united way represents the desire of the giving public by coordinating their giving so money for the needs of the community can be raised efficiently. United way provided grants to 12 member agencies.

$67Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnited Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
EINHdr · item D41-1358283
Principal addressHdr · item CCloquet, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.unitedwaycarltoncounty.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1978
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T70Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Executive Di
$73,450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Buhs’s $73K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1263 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Buhs$73,450$64,093$40,250
Ali Bilden Camps$42,015$41,208$40,395

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$344K · 98%
Investment income$12K · 3%
Contributions & grants98%$344K
Investment income3%$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$19K
Total revenueLn 12$351K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.14
Program services73%$284K
Management & general12%$48K
Fundraising14%$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$144K
Total net assetsLn 32$405K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $237K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $388K · Less non-cash grants $21K · Cash operating expenses/yr $367K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $284K · Total expenses $388K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $388K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $56K · Total expenses $388K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $47K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $353K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $344K · Total revenue $351K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $19K · Total revenue $351K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $351K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $351K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $388K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $351K · Prior year $385K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $348K · FY2024 $351K
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $405K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $351K · Expenses $388K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $549K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $405K · Total assets $549K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $174K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $549K
32%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Buhs · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $73K · Total expenses $388K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $117K · Total expenses $388K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -9%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 66 grants · $902K · 2019–2024
Head of the Lakes United WayMN · FY2024$17,411
Carlton County CollaborativeFY2024$10,454
Just Kids Dental INCMN · FY2024$7,500
Tri Community Food ShelfMN · FY2024$6,500
Head of the Lakes United WayMN · FY2023$17,592
Human Development CenterMN · FY2023$17,155
Carlton County CollaborativeFY2023$13,679
Young LifeCO · FY2023$9,500
Just Kids Dental INCMN · FY2023$8,688
Tri Community Food ShelfMN · FY2023$8,328
ReachMN · FY2022$33,114
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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
FY2024$385K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$331K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$339K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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