Longfellow Community Council FY2020 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1970Community DevelopmentEIN 41-1733974Revenue $511K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlongfellow.org2708 E Lake St, 55406-1928 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Apr 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.0 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
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$511K
Spent
$313K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$443K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$511K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$310K
Expenses
$313K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$443K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$424K

From the FY2020 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.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $224K Management & general 25% · $79K Fundraising 4% · $11K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,012Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$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

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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide information on neighborhood housing, crime & safety, business development and environmental issues. In 2019 we were able to engage more than 25,000 residents and businesses in our community through our annual and semi-regular events, committee and community meetings, programs, projects, activities and communications.

$224Kprogram expense

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 · 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$511K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$168
Money outPt IX
$313K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$443K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$443K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Government grantsLn 1e$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$168
Total revenueLn 12$511K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$443K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$443K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$443K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K$443K
Total assetsLn 16$245K$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$245K$443K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$57K$16K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$86K$56K$30K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$19K$9K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K$827
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$354$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$8K$4K$622
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$52K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K$224K$79K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $511K$313K$197K$443K 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 $510,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $258,658$481,716
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,767$28,885
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $428$168
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,853$510,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $199,997$209,102
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,582$104,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,579$313,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,726$197,420
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $510,769 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$293,306
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,410
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$481,716
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,885
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $168$168
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,885 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $168$510,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $313,349 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,710 · Management $16,202 · Fundraising $8,100$81,012
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $55,665 · Management $29,972 · Fundraising $0$85,637
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,792 · Management $8,672 · Fundraising $1,445$28,909
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,654 · Management $4,063 · Fundraising $827$13,544
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,128 · Fundraising $0$7,128
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,580 · Management $354 · Fundraising $0$13,934
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,537 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,537
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,259 · Fundraising $0$5,259
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,375 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,375
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,081 · Management $3,730 · Fundraising $622$12,433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,745 · Fundraising $0$1,745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,422 · Management $1,414 · Fundraising $0$53,836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,816 · Management $78,539 · Fundraising $10,994$313,349
Part X · Balance sheet $442,676 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,256$442,676
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $245,256$442,676
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $245,256$442,676
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $245,256$442,676
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $245,256$442,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $442,676 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$510,769
XI-2 Total expenses$313,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$197,420
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$245,256
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$442,676

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