Wright-Hennepin Electric Tr

Tax-deductible

Rockford, MN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 41-1801974

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Provide funds to non-profit organizations that serve primarily the area served by Wright-Hennepin cooperative Electric association. Participating members of Wright-Hennepin cooperative association contribute to the Wright-Hennepin Electric trust by allowing their energy bills to be rounded up to the next whole dollar amount each month. The excess of this rounded up amount over the energy bill is contributed to the trust.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$269K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$270K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$269K
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$269K
Expenses
$270K
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$270K
Net assets
$50K
FY2024▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$50K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $245K Management & general 9% · $25K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$775Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$775Pt VII · Sec A
$620Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Zachman’s $775 as Chair is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronald Zachman$775$625$875$375$650
Cathrine Leuer$775$875$750$375—
Brenda Moy$775$625$750$375$650
Sharon Glessing$775$625$625$375$550
Connie Erickson$775$625$750$375$450
Sharon Fowler$775$500$500$375$450
Travis Theiss$775$625$625$375$550
Carol Halvorson$620$375$625$375$550

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds local nonprofits by rounding up members' electric bills.

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1 program · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Donations to charities in the wright-hennepin electric cooperative association area for purpose of community service, education & youth, environment and emergency energy assistance.

$245Kprogram 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 · 86 grants · $719K · 2020–2024
Cross Food ShelfMN · FY2024$16,983
True FriendsMN · FY2024$10,000
Society of St Vincent Depaul - St MichaelFY2024$10,000
Senior Community ServicesMN · FY2024$10,000
Lss Crisis Nursery Serving Wright CountyMN · FY2024$10,000
Love INC - HeartlandMN · FY2024$10,000
Park View Care CenterMN · FY2024$7,600
Wishes & MoreMN · FY2024$7,500
Angel FoundationMN · FY2024$7,500
Cross Food ShelfMN · FY2023$18,199
Lss Crisis Nursery Serving Wright CountyMN · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$269K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$270K
Ln 25
Programscol B$245K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$269K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$245K$245K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$819$819
Total functional expensesLn 25$270K$245K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $269K$270K−$2K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $257K$291K−$34K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$249K$2K$86K 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$236K$8K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$221K$15K$76K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $268,605 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,441
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,164$1,164
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,164$268,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $270,403 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $245,340$245,340
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $6,665$6,665
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,009$1,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $16,570$16,570
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $819$819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,340 · Management $25,063 · Fundraising $0$270,403
Part X · Balance sheet $50,404 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,722$28,537
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,480$21,867
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,202$50,404
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,202$50,404
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,202$50,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,202$50,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$268,605
XI-2 Total expenses$270,403
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,202
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,404

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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