To eliminate disability caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to improve the quality of life for those living with FASD throughout Minnesota.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $348K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$284K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.9M
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.0M
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$988K
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$970K
FY2023$957K
FY2024$972K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 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 Aug 1998.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $2.8M Management & general 7% · $204K Fundraising 5% · $160K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Director
$122,300Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

Mollie O'Brien’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mollie O'Brien$161,772$173,653$154,160$63,103——
Sara Messelt———$144,086$122,300$117,300
Greg Giles$122,896$125,999$121,599———
Julia Conkel Ziebell$107,432—————
Stacey Holland—$94,488$68,298———
Jennifer Stieve——$52,549———

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

Preventing alcohol-related birth defects and improving life for those with FASD in Minnesota.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Long Term Recovery Support

The families healing together (formerly, community of recovery aiding families in transition (craft)) prevention program serves women with a history of substance use disorders who are either pregnant or parenting young children.

$679Kprogram expense
02

Public Awareness

The outreach and education to childbearing aged women is a high priority at proof alliance. A variety of tools are used to reach women who are pregnant or who could become pregnant. Proof alliance coordinates community-based grants to agencies who are working to spread the prevention messages.

$646Kprogram expense
03

Diagnosis & Screening

Proof alliance houses the second largest fasd diagnostic clinic in the state, which has now been in operation for over nine years. In 2021 the clinic saw 82 patients, an increase of 25% over the previous year. 67 medical evaluations were completed; all medical evaluations were completed via telehealth.

$374Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 51 grants · $5.2M · 2019–2025
Wayside House INCMN · FY2025$509,160
Family Service Rochester INCMN · FY2025$398,033
Wellcome Manor Family ServicesMN · FY2025$290,682
Mino Bimaadiziwin Welness Clinic (red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians)FY2025$63,443
Wayside House INCMN · FY2024$420,587
Family Service Rochester INCMN · FY2024$319,903
Wellcome Manor Family ServicesMN · FY2024$230,149
AvivoMN · FY2024$118,103
Division of Indian WorkMN · FY2024$50,321
Wayside House INCMN · FY2023$465,181
AvivoMN · FY2023$250,399
Family Service Rochester INCMN · FY2023$246,770
Division of Indian WorkMN · FY2023$66,322
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$849
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$697K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$849
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
SavingsLn 2$653K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$697K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K$697K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$175K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$334K$284K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$171K$171K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$126K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$811K$662K$76K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$21K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$83K$9K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$65K$6K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.0M$53K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$318K$318K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$24K$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$97K$8K$10K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$43$607
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$3K$631$10K
InterestLn 20$311$311
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$28K$504$2K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$3K$465
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$81K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.8M$204K$160K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.4M$4.3M$121K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$4.1M$15K$972K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.2M−$13K$957K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.8M−$97K$970K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.2M$3.1M$46K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.8M$34K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.9M$3.0M−$114K$988K 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
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Part I · Summary $3,179,504 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,746,145$3,105,715
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,647$72,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,012$849
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $224$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,816,028$3,179,504
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $344,769$170,980
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,054,240$1,171,483
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,383,184$1,791,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,782,193$3,133,941
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,835$45,563
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 $3,179,504 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,491,243
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$614,472
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,105,715
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,940$72,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $849$849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $849$3,179,504
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,133,941 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $170,980$170,980
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,322 · Fundraising $23,464$149,786
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $662,066 · Management $76,364 · Fundraising $72,962$811,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,701 · Management $2,257 · Fundraising $2,983$25,941
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,476 · Management $9,140 · Fundraising $12,063$104,679
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,399 · Management $6,265 · Fundraising $8,021$79,685
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,552$4,552
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,870$27,870
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,003,507 · Management $53,397 · Fundraising $9,781$1,066,685
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $318,271$318,271
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,927 · Management $7,492 · Fundraising $6,610$38,029
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,406$17,406
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,661 · Management $8,344 · Fundraising $9,735$114,740
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,374 · Management $43 · Fundraising $607$10,024
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,712 · Management $631 · Fundraising $9,706$13,049
IX-20 InterestManagement $311$311
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,296 · Management $504 · Fundraising $1,897$30,697
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,882 · Management $2,565 · Fundraising $465$22,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,920 · Management $4,299 · Fundraising $1,713$86,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,769,900 · Management $204,034 · Fundraising $160,007$3,133,941
Part X · Balance sheet $1,350,868 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,919$44,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $642,279$652,883
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $429,702$449,533
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,846$19,094
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $181,148$175,051
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,854$9,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,355,748$1,350,868
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $298,224$244,667
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,917$39,031
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $334,141$283,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $900,125$909,503
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,482$157,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,021,607$1,067,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,355,748$1,350,868
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,067,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,179,504
XI-2 Total expenses$3,133,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,021,607
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,067,170

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