Blacklock Nature Sanctuary

Moose Lake, MNUnknown exempt organization EIN 41-1794361Revenue $23K in FY2021Latest return filed Apr 29, 2022

On file with the IRSPo Box 426 · Moose Lake, MN

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Land conservation

96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $513K a year · 2154% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$23K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$23K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$23K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ ×58
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$1.1M
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.0M Management & general 4% · $46K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Blacklock Nature Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization based in Moose Lake, MN.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Preservation of ecologically significant undeveloped land as a sanctuary for plants and animals indigenous to east-central minnesota.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $77K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17
Total revenueLn 12$23K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$390K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$996K$996K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$628$628
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$284$284
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2022 $23K$1.1M−$1.0M$0 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2021 $24K$18K$6K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,336 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $684$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,249$23,319
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $407$17
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,340$23,336
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$998,263
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,113$58,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,113$1,056,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,227−$1,033,109
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,336 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,319$23,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,336$23,336
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,056,445 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $995,513$995,513
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,260$2,260
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,080$3,080
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $628$628
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,378$10,378
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $284$284
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,326$1,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $40,226$40,226
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,010,251 · Management $46,194 · Fundraising $0$1,056,445
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,315$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $611,883$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $389,911$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,033,109$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,033,109$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,033,109$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,033,109$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,336
XI-2 Total expenses$1,056,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,033,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,033,109
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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