Central Lakes Adventure School

Pillager, MNUnknown exempt organizationSince 2001EIN 41-2012406Revenue $558K in FY2024

On file with the IRScentrallakesadventureschool.orgPo Box 130 · Pillager, MN

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Central Lakes Adventure School (clas) will educate by building relationships with students, families and community; and provide opportunities to develop career readiness skills through experiential approaches to curriculum and instruction.

34¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 surplus $19K a year · 3% 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
34%
of spending
Concern: 34% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $19
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 3 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$558K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$383K
To programs
34%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$558K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$687K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$734K
FY2024$636K
FY2024$558K
Expenses
$383K
FY2024▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$549K
FY2021$617K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$694K
FY2024$640K
FY2024$383K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$150K
FY2021−$80K
FY2022−$117K
FY2023−$77K
FY2024−$82K
FY2024$0

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.

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Where the money goes

34 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 34% · $129K Management & general 66% · $254K

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; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$38,523Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$31,763Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chair
$30,867Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$21,276Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Salo$38,523$72,460$54,214———
Greg Zimmerman———$54,818$54,818$50,826
Jennifer Crimmins$31,763$49,805$47,645$42,465$42,465$41,372
Brenda Twedt$30,867$48,134$43,944$20,908——
Tracee Colgrove—————$31,781
Jeff Foss$21,276—————
Chad Dematteis————$20,908—

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

Educates students by building relationships and developing career readiness through hands-on learning.

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1 program · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization operates as a minneosta charter school district. As such, central lakes adventure school provides educational opportunities for junior high and high school students pursuing a high school diploma. The district must comply with the policies of the minnesota department of education who funds their educational activities.

$129Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$558K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$244
Money outPt IX
$383K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$254K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Government grantsLn 1e$510K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$244
Total revenueLn 12$558K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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$209K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$370K$0
Total assetsLn 16$798K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$880K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$82K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$146K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8−$336K−$339K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$207$6K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$7K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$10K$29K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$482$482
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$12K$57K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$35K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$360
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K$129K$254K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $636K$640K−$5K−$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $734K$694K$39K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $665K$701K−$36K−$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $687K$617K$69K−$80K 990 PDF
FY2020 $576K$549K$27K−$150K 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 $558,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $634,979$514,594
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $221$43,611
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $350$244
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $635,550$558,449
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 $351,335−$34,515
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,930$418,004
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $640,265$383,489
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,715$174,960
Part VI · Governance 3 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $558,449 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$510,499
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,095
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$514,594
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,611$43,611
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $244$244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,611 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $244$558,449
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $383,489 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,411$26,411
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,627 · Management $52,482$198,109
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms −$339,366 · Management $3,295−$336,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,060$57,060
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,370 · Management $5,606$19,976
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $62,700$62,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,923$62,923
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,433$4,433
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $207 · Management $5,930$6,137
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,886 · Management $11,804$18,690
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,889 · Management $29,021$38,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,780$10,780
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $482$482
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,878 · Management $56,664$68,542
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,942$20,942
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,238 · Management $84,624$119,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,243 · Management $360$3,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,270 · Management $254,219 · Fundraising $0$383,489
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,300$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,933$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $61,212$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $369,894$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $152,386$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $797,725$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $469,274$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $879,882$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$82,157$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $797,725$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$558,449
XI-2 Total expenses$383,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$174,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$82,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$92,803
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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