Minnesota Voice is a collaboration of organizations working toward permanent change in social, racial, and economic justice by increasing civic engagement and voter making sure that every Minnesotans' voice is heard and the state reflects the values of its citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K 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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FY2023 · 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 $72K 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
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
$111K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $843K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$743K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$804K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$900K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$743K
FY2023▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$540K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$743K
FY2024$862K
Expenses
$804K
FY2023▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$804K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$900K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$603K
FY2022$961K
FY2023$900K
FY2024$466K

From the FY2023 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 Nov 2014.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $592K Management & general 15% · $117K Fundraising 12% · $96K

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; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$111,058Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hwajeong Kim’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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
Hwajeong Kim$117,721$111,058$105,000$48,562—
Kevin Whelan———$57,453$50,353
Wintana Melekin————$49,056

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

Increases civic engagement and voter participation to advance social, racial, and economic justice.

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1 program · $592K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Civic Engagement-Nonpartisan education and outreach to community members about how to vote, levels of government, and ways to make changes in their communities.GOTV-A civic engagement effect leading up to Election Day specifically focused on turning out the vote via community outreach (canvasing, phone calls, messaging, transportation to…

$592Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 83 grants · $3.0M · 2020–2024
Minnesota NormlMN · FY2024$32,000
Students UnitedMN · FY2024$30,000
Queer Equity InstituteMN · FY2024$22,000
Ayada LeadsMN · FY2024$22,000
Lead & CareMN · FY2024$20,000
Minnesota Youth CollectiveMN · FY2024$20,000
NacdiMN · FY2024$16,200
Tone UpFY2024$15,000
YMCA Center for Youth VoiceMN · FY2024$15,000
Movimiento Comunitano MNFY2024$10,000
District 1 Community CouncilMN · FY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$743K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$743K
Money outPt IX
$804K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$900K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K
Total assetsLn 16$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
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$743K
Total revenueLn 12$743K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$914K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$914K
Total assetsLn 16$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$900K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6970
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$992K$914K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$961K$900K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31K$31K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$87K$8K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$366K$286K$26K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$39K$3K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$29K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$53K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$24K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$33K$3K$6K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$221
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$762
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K$592K$117K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $862K$1.3M−$433K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $743K$804K−$61K$900K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.3M$358K$961K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$1.1M−$511K$603K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$2.3M$1.0M$1.1M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $742,914 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,651,854$742,914
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,507$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,654,361$742,914
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $659,178$30,593
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $515,587$564,127
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,754$209,602
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,296,519$804,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $357,842−$61,408
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-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 $742,914 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$742,914
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$742,914
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$742,914
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $804,322 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,593$30,593
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,625 · Management $7,774 · Fundraising $16,659$111,058
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $285,507 · Management $25,622 · Fundraising $54,905$366,034
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,746 · Management $3,477 · Fundraising $7,451$49,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,142 · Management $2,615 · Fundraising $5,604$37,361
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,307$16,307
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $4,904$4,904
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,550 · Management $40,265$92,815
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,902 · Management $2,145 · Fundraising $4,596$30,643
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,432 · Management $5,679$11,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,841 · Management $2,947 · Fundraising $6,316$42,104
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,646 · Management $221$3,867
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,973 · Management $762$3,735
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,116$4,116
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,957 · Management $116,834 · Fundraising $95,531$804,322
Part X · Balance sheet $914,089 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $992,255$914,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,101,112$914,089
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,971$14,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,910$14,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $961,202$899,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $961,202$899,794
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,101,112$914,089
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $899,794 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$742,914
XI-2 Total expenses$804,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$961,202
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$899,794

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