To inspire minnesotans to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 800 volunteers and 19 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$718K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$555K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$718K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$718K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$555K
FY2024▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$981K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$988K
FY2024$555K

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. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $775K Management & general 25% · $288K Fundraising 8% · $89K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$115,080Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theresa McClenty’s $115K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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
Theresa McClenty$115,080$97,356$80,786——
Brett Benson——$39,669$73,140—
Sam Grant———$51,606$55,032

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

Inspires Minnesotans to address the climate crisis through action and engagement.

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1 program · $775K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, MN350 had a director of community impact position, MW, who streamlined the management of running programs by adapting to its organizational culture. This year presented numerous challenges, including changes in staff, shifting program priorities, leadership transitions, and the looming threat of financial difficulties that could…

$775Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
350 ColoradoFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $470K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,429
Unitemized GrantFY2021$102,627
Cooperation Cannon RiverMN · FY2021$75,050
Unitemized GrantFY2021$74,650
Honor the EarthMT · FY2021$60,000
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2021$43,360
UnkitawaWA · FY2021$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$718K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$775K
Managementcol C$288K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$555K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K
Total assetsLn 16$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$960
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$718K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$303K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$555K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6800
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$751K$303K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$988K$555K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$46K$59K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$557K$487K$70K$364
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$6K$2K$521
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$41K$12K$17
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$42K$9K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$80K$80K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$54K$12K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$590
Office expensesLn 13$31K$18K$9K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$2K$4K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$48K$3K
TravelLn 17$12K$7K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$19K$5K$275
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$775K$288K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $718K$1.2M−$433K$555K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M−$205K$988K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$15K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.3M$573K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.1M$496K$981K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $718,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $912,846$591,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $214,160$103,950
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,405$960
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,395$21,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,149,806$718,496
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 $981,822$813,998
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $372,523$337,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,354,345$1,151,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$204,539−$432,869
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,496 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,607
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$579,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$591,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,950$103,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $960$960
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,745$21,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,950 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,705$718,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,151,365 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,005 · Management $58,987 · Fundraising $37,660$142,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $486,527 · Management $69,620 · Fundraising $364$556,511
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,799 · Management $2,300 · Fundraising $521$8,620
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,212 · Management $11,864 · Fundraising $17$53,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,586 · Management $9,111 · Fundraising $2,425$53,122
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $80,370$80,370
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,750$14,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,643 · Management $11,713 · Fundraising $25,884$91,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,086 · Management $590$6,676
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,770 · Management $9,468 · Fundraising $3,451$30,689
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,224 · Management $4,400 · Fundraising $15,902$22,526
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,648 · Management $2,853$50,501
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,112 · Management $2,274 · Fundraising $2,546$11,932
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,725$4,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,163 · Management $4,520 · Fundraising $275$23,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $774,775 · Management $287,545 · Fundraising $89,045$1,151,365
Part X · Balance sheet $600,802 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $331,747$78,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $418,853$224,812
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $253,441$142,316
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,353$146,953
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,007$5,252
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,820$3,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,036,221$600,802
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,007$45,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,007$45,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $333,522$290,624
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $654,692$264,721
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $988,214$555,345
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,036,221$600,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $555,345 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,496
XI-2 Total expenses$1,151,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$432,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$988,214
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$555,345

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