Merrymakers Association: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-0692363)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$500K
FY2021	$421K
FY2022	$431K
FY2023	$419K
FY2024	$382K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$356K
FY2021	$348K
FY2022	$454K
FY2023	$543K
FY2024	$923K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$613K
FY2021	$685K
FY2022	$663K
FY2023	$541K
FY2024	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

55%

42%

Program services 55% · $190K Management & general 42% · $146K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Pete Hanley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanie Jones

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Mayer

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandy Parker

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Pohlman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Grote

Treasurer and Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Patterson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Hegarty

Director

$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

Entertains seniors to boost quality of life through activity, social connection, and memory sparking.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Performing Arts Programs

Senior residential facilities programs: free entertainment programs for residents of nursing homes. Merrymakers provided programs for 161 facilities in 2021.

$190Kprogram 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

Robert B Daugherty FoundationFY2024$25K

Debby Durham Family Foundation C/O Hancock & Dana PCFY2024$20K

Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesFY2024$15K

Parker Family FoundationFY2024$10K

The Hawks FoundationFY2024$8K

Paul John Anton and Doris Wirth Foundation INCFY2024$8K

The Rod Rhoden Foundation C/O Rodney D RhodenFY2024$5K

First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$93K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $450K · 2024–2024

Dreamweaver FoundationNE · FY2024$450,238

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$421K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K

Other incomeLn 4–11$160K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K

Money outPt IX

$348K

Ln 25

Programscol B$190K

Managementcol C$146K

Fundraisingcol D$12K

Owns and owesPt X

$685K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K

Total assetsLn 16$714K

LiabilitiesLn 26$29K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K

Government grantsLn 1e$14K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$160K

Total revenueLn 12$421K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$709K

SavingsLn 2$615

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$709K

Other assetsLn 15$805

Total assetsLn 16$714K

LiabilitiesLn 26$29K

Net assetsLn 32$685K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 617

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$641K	$709K
Total assetsLn 16	$645K	$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$32K	$29K
Net assetsLn 32	$613K	$685K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$64K		$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2K		$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K		$5K
Management feesLn 11a	$437		$437
Legal feesLn 11b	$750		$750
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$12K			$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$11K	$11K	$100
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K		$11K
Office expensesLn 13	$17K		$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$14K		$14K
TravelLn 17	$32K	$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$160K	$147K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$6K		$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$348K	$190K	$146K	$12K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$382K	$923K	−$541K	$0	990 PDF
FY2023	$419K	$543K	−$123K	$541K	990 PDF
FY2022	$431K	$454K	−$23K	$663K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$421K	$348K	$72K	$685K	990 PDF
FY2020	$500K	$356K	$143K	$613K	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

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Part I · Summary $420,761 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $390,618$247,263

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$10,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $346$3,968

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108,700$159,530

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $499,664$420,761

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 $251,269$70,942

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,000$12,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,147$265,542

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $356,416$348,484

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $143,248$72,277

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $420,761 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$14,062

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,201

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$247,263

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,000$10,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,968$3,968

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $159,530$159,530

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,968 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159,530$420,761

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,484 across 16 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $63,979$63,979

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,875$1,875

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,088$5,088

IX-11a Management feesManagement $437$437

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,432$7,432

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,000$12,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,975 · Management $100$11,075

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,140$11,140

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,758$16,758

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,400$14,400

IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,397$32,397

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,778$1,778

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,785$2,785

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,014 · Management $13,222$160,236

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,354$6,354

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,386 · Management $146,098 · Fundraising $12,000$348,484

Part X · Balance sheet $714,243 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $614,876$708,505

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,707$615

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,250$4,318

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $805$805

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $644,638$714,243

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,912$26,608

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,000$1,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,616$1,248

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,528$28,856

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $613,110$685,387

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $644,638$714,243

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $685,387 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$420,761

XI-2 Total expenses$348,484

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,277

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$613,110

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$685,387

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Merrymakers Association FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Performing Arts Programs

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV