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Helps individuals and families build stability and self-sufficiency through personalized support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, and $617K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Mound, MN
Website
www.wecan-help.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2025
Expenses
$1.4M
Net assets
$617K
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  41-1466409 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mound, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps individuals and families build stability and self-sufficiency through personalized support.
Leadership
Lori Springer · President
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.4M expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$617K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +75% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -30% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
Total assets
$799K
FY2025▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$182K
FY2025▲ +132%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$617K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$799K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWestern Communities Action Network INC
EINHdr · item D41-1466409
Principal addressHdr · item CMound, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wecan-help.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Anderson’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Anderson$91,586$88,078$43,376
Christie Larson$11,461

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Wecan is a community nonprofit that provides services to empower and equip individuals and families to reach stability and self-sufficiency. Our service offerings provide clients a holistic approach to address the many layers associated with poverty and homelessness.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.3M · 94%
Program service revenue$60K · 4%
Other revenue$20K · 1%
Contributions & grants94%$1.3M
Program service revenue4%$60K
Other revenue1%$20K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$143K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$1.2M
Management & general10%$133K
Fundraising4%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$598K
Total assetsLn 16$799K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$182K
Total net assetsLn 32$617K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $598K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.4M · Less non-cash grants $610K · Cash operating expenses/yr $747K
9.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.4M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $133K · Total expenses $1.4M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $1.4M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $860K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.3M · Total revenue $1.4M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $143K · Total revenue $1.4M
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $60K · Total revenue $1.4M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.4M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $60K · Total expenses $1.4M
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.3M
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $612K · FY2024 $1.4M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $617K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.4M
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $799K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $617K · Total assets $799K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $799K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lori Springer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $425K · Total expenses $1.4M
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 11%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $196K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,315
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,870
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,338
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,591
Unitemized GrantFY2023$85,730
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,630

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$992K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$612K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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