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North Star Scouting Memorabilia INC

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North St Paul, MN501(c)(3) EIN 41-1401619Revenue $137K in FY2025Latest return filed Mar 24, 2026

On file with the IRSnssm.orgNorth St Paul, MNTax-exempt since Aug 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of North Star Scouting Memorabilia, INC., DBA North Star museum of boy Scouting and girl Scouting is to "collect, preserve, share, and interpret the history and significance of boy Scouting and girl Scouting in the upper midwest." IT collects material relating to boy Scouting and girl Scouting, exhibits these materials, holds public events at which these collections take center stage, and work with youth and adults to learn the history of Scouting in this region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
71% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
21.3 mo
of spending, in cash
21.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$137K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$254K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$944K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$137K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$137K
Expenses
$254K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$254K
Net assets
$944K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$968K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$944K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1981.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $181K Management & general 19% · $49K Fundraising 9% · $24K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Andreas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sandra Craighead
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Degel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Gorman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Guthmann
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kurt Leichtle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares the history of Boy and Girl Scouting in the Upper Midwest.

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1 program · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The bulk of our work falls under the category of collections care and preservation, from dealing with incoming collections, to caring for, cataloging, and properly storing those objects that we choose to accept, to making the collections available through exhibition, research, and publication.

$181Kprogram 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
Minnesota Historical SocietyFY2024$32K
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$58K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$137K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$105K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$254K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$944K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K
Total assetsLn 16$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$105K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$137K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$451K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$451K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$7K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$489K
Total assetsLn 16$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$944K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K$451K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$533K$489K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$944K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$41K$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$460$460
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$2K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$782
OccupancyLn 16$84K$55K$25K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K$675
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$21K$6K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K$181K$49K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 24, 2026 $137K$254K−$117K$944K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2025 $143K$247K−$104K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 1, 2024 $133K$191K−$58K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $322K$195K$127K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $240K$167K$73K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2021 $429K$187K$242K$968K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $136,797 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $95,373$104,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,986$22,030
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,155$8,689
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,957$1,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $143,471$136,797
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,738$75,730
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,390$178,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,128$254,085
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$103,657−$117,288
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $136,797 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,202 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,055
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$104,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,030$22,030
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,689$8,689
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,921$136,797
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,085 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,190 · Management $13,730 · Fundraising $13,730$68,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,602 · Management $1,062 · Fundraising $1,416$7,080
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $460$460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,081 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $1,560$5,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,826 · Fundraising $782$2,608
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,819 · Management $25,301 · Fundraising $4,217$84,337
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,414$44,414
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,468 · Management $1,349 · Fundraising $675$13,492
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,868 · Management $5,631 · Fundraising $1,344$27,843
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,268 · Management $49,093 · Fundraising $23,724$254,085
Part X · Balance sheet $947,194 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $490,789$450,504
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,600$6,600
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,206$1,206
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $533,298$488,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,031,893$947,194
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,600$3,322
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,600$3,322
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,018,080$931,659
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,213$12,213
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,030,293$943,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,031,893$947,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $943,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$136,797
XI-2 Total expenses$254,085
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,030,293
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,867
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$943,872

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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