Minnesota Adoption Resource Network FY2020 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 1980EIN 41-1382178Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSfosteradoptmn.org2446 Univ Ave W Suite 140, 55114-1740 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Nov 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To find and strengthen Minnesota adoptive, foster care and kinship families by providing 1) awareness about the need for families for Minnesota children; 2) information and referral to those interested in becoming adoptive, foster or kinship families; 3) education relevant to Adoption, foster, and kinship families and professsionals; and 4) individualized support, guidance and resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$213K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$174K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$274K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Nov 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.5M Management & general 2% · $33K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$82,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Walstad$110,656$109,000$98,117$87,753$85,850$82,417

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports and strengthens adoptive, foster, and kinship families in Minnesota.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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MN adopt's zero kids waiting program provides recruitment services to identify adoptive families for children under state guardianship. MN adopt mananges the minnesota state adoption exchange, an online resource that connects prospective families to minnesota children who need to be adopted.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$396
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$174K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$234
Other incomeLn 4–11$396
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
Net assetsLn 32$174K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6110
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K$213K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$174K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$76K$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$889K$873K$16K$133
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$41K$882$189
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$70K$2K$323
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$245K$244K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$144
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$61K$561
TravelLn 17$937$937
InterestLn 20$5K$5K$351
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$80
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$111K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$3K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$33K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.6M$3.7M−$55K$274K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$4.0M$88K$328K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.2M$2K$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.6M−$20K$239K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.2M$85K$258K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$54K$174K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,616,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,286,545$1,586,619
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,928$29,558
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $210$234
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$396
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,315,683$1,616,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,010,622$1,087,714
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,503$475,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,313,125$1,563,233
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,558$53,574
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,616,807 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,488,383
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,586,619
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,558$29,558
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $234$234
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $396$396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $630$1,616,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,563,233 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,500 · Management $4,250 · Fundraising $4,250$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $872,575 · Management $16,202 · Fundraising $133$888,910
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,933 · Management $882 · Fundraising $189$42,004
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,969 · Management $1,508 · Fundraising $323$71,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $243,883 · Management $1,486$245,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,523$8,523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,391 · Management $144$13,535
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,211$8,211
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,920 · Management $561$61,481
IX-17 TravelPrograms $937$937
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,727 · Management $351$5,078
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,934 · Management $80$8,014
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,683 · Management $3,592$114,275
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,867 · Management $3,758 · Fundraising $3,471$10,096
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,522,053 · Management $32,814 · Fundraising $8,366$1,563,233
Part X · Balance sheet $386,968 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,153$48,244
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $322,755$332,421
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,529$3,700
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,603$2,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $358,040$386,968
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,793$113,147
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $237,793$213,147
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,111$150,821
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,136$23,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,247$173,821
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $358,040$386,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,821 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,616,807
XI-2 Total expenses$1,563,233
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,247
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,821

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