Achieve Twin Cities

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 41-1425264

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 64 employees.
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $365K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$773K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$918K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$8.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▼ -29%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$8.0M
FY2025▼ -26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$8.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1982.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $6.3M Management & general 9% · $644K Fundraising 8% · $629K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

41 people listed on the 990; $773K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO/Ex-Officio
$190,008Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$131,950Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Ops
$123,248Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Org Strategy
$122,815Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Partnership & Internship
$104,845Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$100,289Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Grant’s $190K as President/CEO/Ex-Officio is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Danielle Grant$190,008$183,150$175,650$162,950$151,122
Jennifer McGee$131,950$122,495$112,514——
Megan Swoboda$123,248$118,535$113,154$98,769$25,938
Kendra Engels$122,815$112,966$103,446——
Jeremiah Brown$104,845————
Jane Austin$100,289————
Shetu Rose————$54,082

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

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

Supports Minneapolis Public Schools by funding programs, managing grants, administering scholarships, and awarding mini-grants for staff and classrooms.

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2 program services account for $6.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Career & College Initiatives Programs

See schedule ocareer & college initiatives programs:school-based career and college readiness program achieve twin cities is a universal career and college readiness provider, working in partnership with minneapolis public schools and saint paul public schools to help students develop individualized plans for life after high school.

$4.4Mprogram expense
02

Minneapolis Public Schools Partnership

See schedule ominneapolis public schools (MPS) partnership: in addition to being a strong program partner through career and college readiness services in MPS high schools, achieve twin cities also serves as the nonprofit foundation for MPS.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $10.1M · 2019–2024
Minneapolis Public SchoolFY2024$1,420,171
Unitemized GrantFY2024$140,150
Unitemized GrantFY2024$95,355
Minneapolis Public SchoolFY2023$2,096,786
Unitemized GrantFY2023$157,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$79,944
Minneapolis Public SchoolFY2022$1,844,895
Saint Paul Public SchoolsFY2022$735,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$214,009
Unitemized GrantFY2022$143,019
Minneapolis Public SchoolFY2021$1,040,003
Unitemized GrantFY2021$385,949
Unitemized GrantFY2021$211,853
Minneapolis Public SchoolFY2019$1,315,619
Unitemized GrantFY2019$154,250
Unitemized GrantFY2019$72,565
Unitemized GrantFY2019$13,646

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$284K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$644K
Fundraisingcol D$629K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$918K
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$242K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$284K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$7.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$453K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Other assetsLn 15$132K
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$918K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$493K$453K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$918K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$8.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$236K$236K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$351K$200K$65K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.2M$214K$218K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$75K$68K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$468K$412K$26K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$307K$265K$20K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$27K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$339$21K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$31K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$11K$7K$3K$436
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$34K$500$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$6K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$700K$313K$144K$243K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$13K$19K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$6.3M$644K$629K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$7.5M−$2.9M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$8.3M−$1.8M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.0M$8.2M$3.8M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.7M$6.0M−$276K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $8.2M$5.2M$3.0M$9.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,650,077 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$60,289
VIII-1c Fundraising events$242,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,305,539
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,076
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,608,293
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,779,715$1,779,715
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $283,896$283,896
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,837−$21,837
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,779,725 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $262,059$4,650,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,547,234 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,420,171$1,420,171
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $235,505$235,505
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,203 · Management $64,966 · Fundraising $85,628$350,797
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,241,410 · Management $214,427 · Fundraising $217,919$3,673,756
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,621 · Management $3,478 · Fundraising $3,948$75,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $411,793 · Management $26,375 · Fundraising $30,328$468,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $264,888 · Management $19,615 · Fundraising $22,131$306,634
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,953$6,953
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,900$19,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,685 · Management $50,097$76,782
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $339 · Management $21,008 · Fundraising $5,196$26,543
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,343 · Management $5,110 · Fundraising $3,054$39,507
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,338 · Management $3,132 · Fundraising $436$10,906
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,639 · Management $500 · Fundraising $14,864$49,003
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,246 · Management $21,053$27,299
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,879$24,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $313,171 · Management $143,649 · Fundraising $243,181$700,001
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,379 · Management $18,977 · Fundraising $2,699$35,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,273,731 · Management $644,119 · Fundraising $629,384$7,547,234
Part X · Balance sheet $8,936,255 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,185,536$7,693,705
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,680,122$148,586
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $565,450$359,529
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,750$45,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $123,668$103,698
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $492,795$453,389
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $163,276$131,646
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,281,597$8,936,255
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $961,081$486,527
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $275,060$291,382
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $172,543$139,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,408,684$917,642
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,017,452$2,897,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,855,461$5,120,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,872,913$8,018,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,281,597$8,936,255
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,018,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,650,077
XI-2 Total expenses$7,547,234
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,897,157
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,872,913
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$42,857
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,018,613

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