The Consensus Council INC FY2024 filing

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Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Since 1990ReligionEIN 45-0418456Revenue $750K in FY2024

On file with the IRSagree.org125 Slate Dr Ste 6, 58503-6174 · Bismarck, NDTax-exempt since May 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Facilitating conversations and building agreements that empower people, transform communities, and advance the public good.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $39K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$308K
83% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 83% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$750K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$720K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$750K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$627K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$750K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$720K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$575K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$720K
FY2025$837K
Net assets
$62K
FY2024▲ +459%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$36K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$244K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 May 1991.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $533K Management & general 26% · $187K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $61K 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
Exec Directo
$61,381Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secr/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ann Crews Melton’s $60K as Exec Directo is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ann Crews Melton$59,897$61,381$67,927$59,899$48,181—
Rose Stoller—————$54,713

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Restorative Justice Program

Statewide services to people involved in and impacted by crime and other harms since 1998. Consensus council employs a dedicated team of trained professionals across north dakota to work with individuals referred to the program.

$360Kprogram expense
02

International legislators' forum the international legislators' forum (ilf) is a nonpartisan, consensus- oriented convening of legislators from the northern plains region of north america (MB, MN, ND, SD).

$88Kprogram expense
03

Other programs the council works with a variety of entities to custom design processes bringing diverse viewpoints together to seek common ground. Council facilitators and staff provide assistance building public policy agreements.

$85Kprogram 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 2 funders$39K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $66K · 2024–2024
Turtle Mountain Community SchoolsFY2024$11,200
Divide County School DistrictFY2024$11,200
Wahpeton Public School District 37FY2024$11,200
Tate Topa Elementary SchoolFY2024$11,200
Bismarck Public School District 1FY2024$11,200
Devils Lake Public SchoolsFY2024$9,882

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$750K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$451K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$720K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$187K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$451K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$750K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$124K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$209K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$308K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$60K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$222K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$17K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$42K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$20K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$16K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$27K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$494$494
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$8K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$37K$7K
TravelLn 17$35K$25K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$42K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$916$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$9K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$720K$533K$187K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$837K$182K$244K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $750K$720K$30K$62K 990 PDF
FY2023 $531K$645K−$114K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $627K$575K$52K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $549K$441K$108K$72K 990 PDF
FY2020 $315K$371K−$57K−$36K 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 $750,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,171$295,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $351,755$450,550
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,179$1,369
I-11 Other revenue$2,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $531,105$750,449
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $453,422$481,463
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,353$238,589
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $644,775$720,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$113,670$30,397
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $750,449 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$295,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$295,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $450,550$450,550
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,369$1,369
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,740$2,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $453,290 · Excluded from tax $1,369$750,449
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $720,052 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,495 · Management $31,223$91,718
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,505 · Management $65,571$287,076
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,929 · Management $5,011$21,940
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,700 · Management $12,756$54,456
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,661 · Management $6,612$26,273
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,094$2,094
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,929 · Management $6,827$22,756
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,967 · Management $7,065$34,032
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $494$494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,312 · Management $2,091$7,403
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,121 · Management $4,659$12,780
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,818 · Management $7,382$44,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,675 · Management $10,155$34,830
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,312 · Management $11,123$53,435
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,162$7,162
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $916 · Management $2,454$3,370
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,133 · Management $6,900$16,033
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $533,061 · Management $186,991 · Fundraising $0$720,052
Part X · Balance sheet $370,094 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,148$151,174
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,986$82,929
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,987$12,241
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $108,304$123,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $209,425$370,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,868$70,928
X-19 Deferred revenue$90,867
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $127,420$145,999
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $198,288$307,794
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$132,077−$134,313
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $143,214$196,613
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,137$62,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $209,425$370,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$750,449
XI-2 Total expenses$720,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,137
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$20,766
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,300

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