The mission of Conservation Corps of minnesota & iowa (ccmi) is to engage youth and young adults in meaningful service, leadership development, and environmental stewardship. The organization's vision is a world where everyone has equitable access to nature, is equipped to succeed in career and life, and is empowered to make a difference in conserving natural resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$262K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $594K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$262K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $2.2M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.9M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$9.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$12.3M
Expenses
$9.2M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$12.3M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$8.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $7.5M Management & general 18% · $1.7M Fundraising 1% · $63K

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; $262K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$163,919Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$98,567Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nalani McCutcheon’s $161K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Murphy———$163,919$151,740$133,990
Nalani McCutcheon$161,338$155,354————
Mark Earl Murphy——$136,883———
Carolyn Llorens$124,741$126,401$122,111———
Binrong Zhu$124,648$37,752————
Michele Rohricht—$69,207$112,844$98,567——
James Kaczrowski————$110,173$106,718

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

Programs and updates

Engages youth in service, leadership, and environmental stewardship.

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3 programs · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The AmeriCorps field program engages young adults, ages 18 to 25, in natural resource conservation and disaster response throughout the upper Midwest. In 2022, 170 participants served in national service roles restoring habitat throughout the Midwest.

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

Youth Outdoors is an afterschool service-learning program for Twin Cities youth, ages 15-18 from low-income households. Youth participate for one academic semester at a time, meeting two days a week after school and on Saturdays to explore science and the environment and complete projects to improve parks and restore resources.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

The residential Summer Youth Corps engages diverse youth, ages 15-18, in environmental-restoration projects during two summer sessions, each four weeks long. In 2022, 62 youth participants, 18 AmeriCorps members, and 3 part-time staff completed 27,969 hours of training and environmental service learning projects.

$681Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$9.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$140
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$900
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$331K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$556K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5275
VolunteersI 6870
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$641K$556K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$289K$199K$87K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.5M$623K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$46K$25K$576
Other employee benefitsLn 9$228K$148K$79K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$180K$125K$53K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$315K$33K$270K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$3K$29K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$10K$12K$526
Information technologyLn 14$95K$10K$81K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$285K$142K$143K
TravelLn 17$43K$20K$20K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$36K$42K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$208K$201K$6K$694
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.1M$5.0M$71K$456
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$16K$38K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.2M$7.5M$1.7M$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.3M$12.3M−$79K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.9M$13.5M$1.4M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.5M$10.7M$794K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $8.9M$9.2M−$337K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.4M$8.7M$746K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.5M$7.5M$1.0M$5.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,870,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,850,984$3,687,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,511,159$5,155,322
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,803$25,740
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,915$1,260
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,415,861$8,870,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,578,465$2,878,092
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,091,433$6,329,107
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,669,898$9,207,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $745,963−$337,033
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $8,870,166 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $965 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,468,021
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$219,823
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$140
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,687,844
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,155,322$5,155,322
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,840$24,840
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $900$900
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $295$295
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,155,322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,000$8,870,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,207,199 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $199,011 · Management $86,625 · Fundraising $3,131$288,767
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,462,204 · Management $622,974 · Fundraising $23,463$2,108,641
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,450 · Management $24,810 · Fundraising $576$71,836
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $147,712 · Management $78,897 · Fundraising $1,832$228,441
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $125,101 · Management $53,299 · Fundraising $2,007$180,407
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,361$1,361
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,658$58,658
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,502 · Management $270,389 · Fundraising $12,220$315,111
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,529 · Management $28,893 · Fundraising $1,577$32,999
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,348 · Management $12,043 · Fundraising $526$22,917
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,767 · Management $81,251 · Fundraising $3,672$94,690
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,300 · Management $143,038$285,338
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,005 · Management $19,757 · Fundraising $3,538$43,300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,104 · Management $42,015 · Fundraising $1,835$79,954
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $200,988 · Management $5,914 · Fundraising $694$207,596
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,042,221 · Management $71,048 · Fundraising $456$5,113,725
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,428 · Management $37,806 · Fundraising $7,224$61,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,493,670 · Management $1,650,778 · Fundraising $62,751$9,207,199
Part X · Balance sheet $7,733,256 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $760,068$331,492
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,702,220$3,666,568
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,500$55,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,111,538$1,255,171
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $107,535$138,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $166,186$117,104
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $641,189$556,437
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,921$1,612,594
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,523,157$7,733,256
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $307,916$343,319
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,611,038
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $307,916$1,954,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,202,367$4,731,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,012,874$1,047,732
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,215,241$5,778,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,523,157$7,733,256
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,778,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,870,166
XI-2 Total expenses$9,207,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$337,033
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,215,241
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$99,309
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,778,899

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