Emergency Community Help Organization Echo: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 41-1429214)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.5M
FY2021	$5.2M
FY2022	$3.6M
FY2023	$3.3M
FY2024	$4.2M
FY2024	$4.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.2M
FY2021	$4.7M
FY2022	$3.3M
FY2023	$3.4M
FY2024	$4.4M
FY2024	$4.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.1M
FY2021	$2.6M
FY2022	$2.8M
FY2023	$2.7M
FY2024	$2.5M
FY2024	$2.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1982.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $4.6M Management & general 1% · $37K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Ed Babel

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Schostag

Co-Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Knox

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Wortel

Co-Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Kohler

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marlene Houg

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Berry

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Broussard

Director

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Distributes donated food and items to people facing hardship.

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1 program · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Emergency community help organization, inc. Distributes food to needy people. Distributed approximately 2,347,000 pounds of food.

$4.6Mprogram 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

Mankato Area FoundationFY2024$234K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$11K

Mankato Clinic Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Mayo Clinic Group ReturnFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K

The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$8K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$286K

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$4.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.6M

Managementcol C$37K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M

Total assetsLn 16$2.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$20K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$163K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$771

Total revenueLn 12$5.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$326K

SavingsLn 2$1.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$123K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$911K

Other assetsLn 15$70K

Total assetsLn 16$2.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$20K

Net assetsLn 32$2.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 6420

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$808K	$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$87K	$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$915K	$911K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.1M	$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$47K	$20K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.1M	$2.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$178K	$156K	$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$12K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$2K	$50	$945
OccupancyLn 16	$25K	$24K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$40K	$38K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$12K	$11K	$602
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.4M	$4.4M	$2K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$2K	$898
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.7M	$4.6M	$37K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$4.2M	$4.4M	−$274K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.3M	$3.4M	−$164K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.6M	$3.3M	$289K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$5.2M	$4.7M	$520K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.5M	$3.2M	$243K	$2.1M	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 I · Summary $5,204,945 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,450,811$5,200,790

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,348$4,155

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,460,159$5,204,945

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 $162,332$191,444

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,054,847$4,493,557

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,217,179$4,685,001

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $242,980$519,944

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,204,945 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$163,357

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,037,433

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,201,130

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,200,790

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,926$4,926

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$771−$771

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,155$5,204,945

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,685,001 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,497 · Management $21,340$177,837

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,974 · Management $1,633$13,607

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,043$7,043

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,180 · Management $50 · Fundraising $945$3,175

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,649 · Management $1,245$24,894

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,911 · Management $1,995$39,906

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,431 · Management $602$12,033

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,399,546 · Management $1,707 · Fundraising $1,997$4,403,250

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,358 · Management $898$3,256

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,645,546 · Management $36,513 · Fundraising $2,942$4,685,001

Part X · Balance sheet $2,641,378 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $469,493$326,335

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $338,027$1,049,926

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $162,462$157,570

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,323$3,518

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $914,855$911,401

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $86,746$122,554

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $77,710$70,074

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,112,616$2,641,378

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,376$20,286

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,276$20,286

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,980,130$2,551,018

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,210$70,074

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,065,340$2,621,092

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,112,616$2,641,378

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,621,092 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,204,945

XI-2 Total expenses$4,685,001

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$519,944

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,065,340

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,808

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,621,092

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Emergency Community Help Organization Echo FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV