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Oakes Enhancement INC FY2020 filing

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Oakes, ND501(c)(4) EIN 45-0416366Revenue $175K in FY2020Latest return filed Feb 23, 2026

On file with the IRSoakesnd.comPo Box 365, 58474-0365 · Oakes, NDTax-exempt since Sep 1990

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This organization's exempt purpose is to encourage & assist with the industrial & commercial growth & development of the city of Oakes.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
Spent
$204K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$881K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$361K
Expenses
$204K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$431K
FY2025$209K
Net assets
$881K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$881K
FY2021$935K
FY2022$977K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1990.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $204K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Art Conklin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Forward
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Hill
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Schnell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Zetocha
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes and assists industrial and commercial growth and development in Oakes.

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2 programs · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Promote Economic Welfare of Community

The organization provides assistance to bring new business into the community. Affects approximately 2500 people.

$188Kprogram expense
02

Promote Social & Recreational Welfare of Community

The organization provides assitance to develop social & recreational activities in the community. Affects approximately 2500 people.

$16Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 11 grants · $475K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$47,170
Unitemized GrantFY2025$30,919
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,650
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,505
Unitemized GrantFY2023$76,471
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,875
Unitemized GrantFY2022$56,475
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,196
Unitemized GrantFY2021$53,296
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,703
Unitemized GrantFY2020$37,273

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Owns and owesPt X
$881K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$886K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$580K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K
Total assetsLn 16$886K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$881K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$575K$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$915K$886K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$910K$881K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$215$215
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$295$295
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$159K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$204K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 23, 2026 $361K$209K$152K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2025 $636K$431K$205K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 $361K$220K$141K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2023 $244K$202K$42K$977K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2022 $245K$192K$54K$935K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 $175K$204K−$29K$881K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $175,027 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,523$103,994
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,117$4,056
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,254$66,977
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,894$175,027
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,870$37,273
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,703$166,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,573$203,900
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,321−$28,873
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $175,027 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,977 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,994
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,994
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,056$4,056
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,056 · Excluded from tax $66,977$175,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,900 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $37,273$37,273
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,667$2,667
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,299$1,299
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $215$215
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $295$295
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,142$1,142
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,670$1,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159,339$159,339
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $203,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$203,900
Part X · Balance sheet $886,217 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $136,511; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,000$12,500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $564,227$580,038
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,406$1,016
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $206,294$156,152
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $914,838$886,217
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,533$4,785
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,533$4,785
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $910,305$881,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $914,838$886,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $881,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$175,027
XI-2 Total expenses$203,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$910,305
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$881,432

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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