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Center for Rural Policy and Development

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Mankato, MN501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 41-1919016Revenue $706K in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 17, 2026

On file with the IRSruralmn.orgMankato, MNTax-exempt since Mar 1999Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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To provide statewide rural policy research and analysis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
3
named funders · $248K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$706K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$900K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$507K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$706K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$850K
FY2025$706K
Expenses
$900K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$553K
FY2021$555K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$900K
Net assets
$507K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$702K
FY2025$507K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $563K Management & general 21% · $189K Fundraising 17% · $149K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Julie Tesch
President and CEO
$172,256Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Cronin
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Seibert
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eunie Biel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Tesch’s $172K as President and CEO is at the 94th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Tesch$172,256$168,047$163,183$156,908$156,590$147,049

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

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1 program · $563K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Center for Rural Policy & Development served as a statewide resource for nonpartisan research and analysis on public policy issues affecting rural Minnesota. In FY2025, the Center produced and disseminated original research, data tools, and educational resources to inform policymakers, local leaders, and residents about critical…

$563Kprogram expense

Funders

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
The McKnight FoundationFY2024$125K
Charles K Blandin FoundationFY2024$100K
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$23K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$248K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$706K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$705K
Investment incomeLn 3$856
Money outPt IX
$900K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$189K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$507K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$705K
Government grantsLn 1e$511K
Investment incomeLn 3$856
Total revenueLn 12$706K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$205K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$321K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$507K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$724K$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$702K$507K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$194K$105K$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$190K$101K$44K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$45K$16K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$15K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$209K$209K$470
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$252
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$43K$22K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$900K$563K$189K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 17, 2026 $706K$900K−$195K$507K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2025 $850K$745K$105K$702K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 $592K$609K−$17K$598K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2023 $664K$584K$79K$615K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2022 $554K$555K−$1K$536K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2021 $375K$553K−$177K$537K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $705,640 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $848,012$704,784
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $683$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $919$856
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $849,614$705,640
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $470,523$486,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$38,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $271,414$371,610
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $744,937$900,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $104,677−$194,824
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $705,640 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,122
VIII-1e Government grants$511,328
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$175,334
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$704,784
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $856$856
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $856$705,640
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $900,464 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,760 · Management $44,538 · Fundraising $45,023$194,321
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,652 · Management $43,747 · Fundraising $45,112$189,511
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,709 · Management $15,930 · Fundraising $13,241$73,880
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,212 · Management $6,612 · Fundraising $6,818$28,642
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,365$47,365
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $13,500$13,500
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $38,500$38,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,786 · Management $470$209,256
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,625 · Management $252$8,877
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,005$11,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,112 · Management $20,989$43,101
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,561$2,561
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,753$1,753
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,476$3,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,777 · Management $3,939$18,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $562,699 · Management $189,071 · Fundraising $148,694$900,464
Part X · Balance sheet $533,268 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,812$205,052
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $497,009$320,557
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,873$3,486
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,279$4,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $723,973$533,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,707$25,826
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,707$25,826
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,127$178,919
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $436,139$328,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $702,266$507,442
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $723,973$533,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $507,442 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$705,640
XI-2 Total expenses$900,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$194,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$702,266
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$507,442

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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