Northern Voices

Tax-deductible

Roseville, MN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 41-1930941Revenue $692K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnorthernvoices.org1660 County Road B W, 55113-4033 · Roseville, MNTax-exempt since May 1999School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Northern Voices operates as an oral school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Northern Voices will be an educational option and resource for every family that chooses listening and spoken language as the way to help their child with hearing loss reach their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 11 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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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$692K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$664K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$692K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$692K
Expenses
$602K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$602K
Net assets
$664K
FY2024▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$664K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $555K Management & general 7% · $41K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$97,992Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Loavenbruck’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Erin Loavenbruck$97,992$94,480$85,569$78,785

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

Teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen and speak.

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1 program · $555K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Northern voices believes that children with hearing loss are happiest and most fulfilled when they share a language and can comfortably communicate with their families. Listening and spoken language is an educational choice that is right for many families.

$555Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$692K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$555K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$664K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$730K
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$131
Total revenueLn 12$692K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$712K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$730K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$664K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$734K$730K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$425$18K
Total assetsLn 16$752K$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$479K$664K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$90K$7K$980
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$280K$258K$20K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$89K$82K$6K$891
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$28K$2K$303
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$765$110
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$856$175
OccupancyLn 16$47K$43K$3K$469
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$103$15
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$317$46
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$35K$945$56
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$93$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$555K$41K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $692K$602K$91K$664K 990 PDF
FY2023 $627K$612K$15K$479K 990 PDF
FY2022 $678K$574K$104K$464K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $540K$455K$85K$246K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $692,423 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,011$341,070
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $286,578$298,911
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,218$32,204
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,202$20,238
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $627,009$692,423
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 $376,996$497,384
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $235,022$104,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $612,018$601,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,991$90,664
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $692,423 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,955
VIII-1e Government grants$75,145
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$232,970
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$341,070
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $298,911$298,911
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,335$32,335
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$131−$131
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,238$20,238
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,573$692,423
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,759 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,153 · Management $6,859 · Fundraising $980$97,992
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,626 · Management $19,602 · Fundraising $2,801$280,029
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $81,974 · Management $6,237 · Fundraising $891$89,102
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,840 · Management $2,118 · Fundraising $303$30,261
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,312 · Management $765 · Fundraising $110$2,187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,430 · Management $856 · Fundraising $175$11,461
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,222 · Management $3,289 · Fundraising $469$46,980
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,354 · Management $103 · Fundraising $15$1,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,170 · Management $317 · Fundraising $46$4,533
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,395 · Management $945 · Fundraising $56$36,396
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,240 · Management $93 · Fundraising $13$1,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,716 · Management $41,184 · Fundraising $5,859$601,759
Part X · Balance sheet $758,544 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $308$18,395
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $734,062$711,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,063$5,613
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,439$4,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $425$18,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $752,297$758,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $106,664$10,595
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $167,000$84,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,664$94,595
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $478,633$663,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,633$663,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $752,297$758,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $663,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$692,423
XI-2 Total expenses$601,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,633
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$94,652
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$663,949

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

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