Community revitalization LCCs Mission is to improve the well being of our diverse community through engagement, involvement and empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$310K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$424K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$310K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$310K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$424K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$424K

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 Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $201K Management & general 21% · $54K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$53,902Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel McReynolds’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melanie Majors————$46,081$81,012
Rachel Boeke—$32,031$67,986$64,314$13,200—
Joel McReynolds$53,902$37,392————

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

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Revitalizes communities by engaging, involving, and empowering diverse residents.

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1 program · $201K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Led community engagement and neighborhood revitalization initiatives, organizing community-building events and providing information on environmental issues, business and housing development, and public safety.

$201Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $180K · 2023–2025
Curiousity StudiesFY2025$27,245
Davi GrayFY2025$5,289
Curiousity StudiesFY2024$56,678
CayoMN · FY2024$7,500
Davi GrayFY2024$6,370
Trevor Born - Six Dot LLCFY2024$6,000
36th Avenue Arts CommunityFY2023$15,000
Pablo PerezFY2023$8,500
CayoMN · FY2023$6,830
Curiousity StudiesFY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,279

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$310K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$424K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Government grantsLn 1e$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$310K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$424K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$376K$424K
Total assetsLn 16$376K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$376K$424K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$38K$11K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$61K$15K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$2K$422
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K$525
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$10K$3K$681
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$350$350$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$19K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$33K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$201K$54K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $310K$262K$48K$424K 990 PDF
FY2024 $492K$509K−$18K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 $514K$481K$34K$393K 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$368K−$85K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$357K−$3K$442K 990 PDF
FY2020 $511K$313K$197K$443K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $310,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $454,884$307,448
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,257$1,102
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,454$1,479
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $491,595$310,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $157,427$18,906
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,236$148,922
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,761$94,061
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $509,424$261,889
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,829$48,140
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $310,029 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$293,149
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,448
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,102
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,479$1,479
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,102 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,479$310,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,889 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,906$18,906
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,731 · Management $10,781 · Fundraising $5,390$53,902
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,856 · Management $15,215 · Fundraising $0$76,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,337 · Management $1,690 · Fundraising $422$8,449
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,875 · Management $2,100 · Fundraising $525$10,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,976 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,976
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,252 · Fundraising $0$4,252
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,726 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,726
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,556 · Management $3,412 · Fundraising $681$13,649
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $350 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,956 · Fundraising $0$2,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,116 · Management $7,502 · Fundraising $0$26,618
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,534 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,534
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,963 · Management $53,908 · Fundraising $7,018$261,889
Part X · Balance sheet $423,680 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,005$164,666
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,535$259,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $375,540$423,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $375,540$423,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $375,540$423,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $375,540$423,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $423,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$310,029
XI-2 Total expenses$261,889
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$375,540
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$423,680

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

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