Owatonna Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Owatonna, MN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 41-6038547Revenue $917K in FY2024

On file with the IRSowatonnafoundation.org108 West Park Square, 55060-2972 · Owatonna, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1961Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide money grants to non-profit agencies located in steele county to acquire property & equipment and to provide scholarships to local high school students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $578K a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$258K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$917K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$559K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$917K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$562K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$917K
Expenses
$559K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$575K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$559K
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$9.8M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$11.0M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1961.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $440K Management & general 16% · $87K Fundraising 6% · $32K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Se
$68,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara McKay’s $69K as Executive Se is at the 60th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara McKay$68,600$55,180———
Angela Gonzales—$22,100$50,764$12,018—
Laura Resler———$22,880$30,082

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

Grants money for property, equipment, and student scholarships in Steele County.

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2 programs · $440K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide money grants to other 501(c)(3) agencies to purchase equipment, make improvements, etc. For the community betterment, educational, health, literary, recreational, scientific, musical, or cultural benefit of the residents of the steele county area.

$412Kprogram expense
02

To provide scholarships to local high school graduates and others for continuing secondary education.

$28Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$29K
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Grants paid · 43 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024
Steele County Humane SocietyMN · FY2024$100,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$75,000
Owatonna Gun ClubFY2024$60,000
Owatonna Business & Dev CenterFY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$22,500
City of OwatonnaFY2024$20,000
Owatonna Eagles Club 1791FY2024$20,000
Exchange Club Center for Family UniFY2024$20,000
Owatonna Police DepartmentFY2024$9,058
Steele County Humane SocietyMN · FY2023$100,000
Exchange Club Center for Family UniFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,078
Good Shepherd PreschoolNJ · FY2023$25,000
Owatonna Fire DepartmentFY2023$8,115
Owatonna Noon Rotary ClubFY2023$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$917K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$521K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$396K
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$440K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$396K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$521K
Gains on assetsLn 7$283K
Total revenueLn 12$917K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$240K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.7M
Other assetsLn 15$266K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$240K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.7M$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.1M$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$258K
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$365K$365K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$28K$28K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$13K$35K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$977$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$6K$18K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$2K$10K$933
OccupancyLn 16$5K$1K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$370$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$81
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$15K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$350$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$440K$87K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $917K$559K$358K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $761K$479K$283K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $562K$311K$251K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$501K$1.1M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$575K$945K$8.1M 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 $916,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $533,446$395,756
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $227,933$521,072
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $761,379$916,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $296,313$393,058
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,192$73,847
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,137$92,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,642$559,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $282,737$357,828
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $916,828 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$395,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,296
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$395,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,285 · Excluded from tax $234,668$237,953
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $283,119$283,119
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $286,404 · Excluded from tax $234,668$916,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,000 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $365,058$365,058
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,000$28,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,776 · Management $35,244 · Fundraising $20,580$68,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $977 · Management $2,696 · Fundraising $1,574$5,247
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,295 · Management $18,466 · Fundraising $9,043$33,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,498 · Management $9,988 · Fundraising $933$13,419
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,006 · Management $4,394$5,400
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $370 · Management $1,620$1,990
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,410 · Management $81$7,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,798 · Management $13,313$28,111
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $350 · Management $1,530$1,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,538 · Management $87,332 · Fundraising $32,130$559,000
Part X · Balance sheet $11,232,066 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $211,345$239,759
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,681,209$10,726,306
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $224,367$266,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,116,921$11,232,066
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,619$2,276
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $72,620$256,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,239$258,276
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,569,614$9,430,109
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,472,068$1,543,681
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,041,682$10,973,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,116,921$11,232,066
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,973,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$916,828
XI-2 Total expenses$559,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$357,828
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,041,682
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$574,280
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,973,790

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

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