Exodus Financial Services FY2023 filing

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Exodus lending works with financially excluded minnesotans to advance economic justice through consumer lending, community organizing, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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
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 $670K a year · 51% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 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
$204K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$423K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$427K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2023▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$871K
Expenses
$667K
FY2023▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$427K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.3M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $554K Management & general 9% · $61K Fundraising 8% · $52K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,809Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Leland Clark’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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
Anne Leland Clark$120,425$105,326$95,809$85,881——
Sara Nelson-Pallmeyer———$11,442$73,541$69,458

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Refinances payday loan debt with no interest or fees for those trapped.

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1 program · $554K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023, exodus lending had 141 enrollments and refinanced $151,000 of predatory debt. In doing so, we estimate our program saved participants $505,000, assuming these participants would have otherwise remained in the debt trap for a year. Additionally, in 2023, 23 participants paid off their exodus lending loans.

$554Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$412K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$554K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$427K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$412K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$13K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$134K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$8K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
Net assetsLn 32$427K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K$476K
Total assetsLn 16$843K$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$204K
Net assetsLn 32$670K$427K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$63K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$281K$245K$15K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$27K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$25K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$78K$16K$664
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K$282$10
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$406$2K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$28K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$611$747
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$690$189
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$129$107$10$12
InterestLn 20$500$500
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$257$315
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$59K$596$215
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$554K$61K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 26, 2026 $871K$1.3M−$385K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2025 $5.0M$765K$4.2M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 6, 2024 $423K$667K−$244K$427K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $584K$464K$120K$670K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 11, 2022 $464K$319K$146K$550K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $536K$376K$160K$404K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $423,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $584,689$412,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,015$12,741
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,009−$1,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $583,695$423,454
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 $334,266$446,069
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,333$221,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $463,599$667,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,096−$243,875
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $423,454 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,814
VIII-1e Government grants$28,048
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,317
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,179
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,741$12,741
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,466−$1,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,275$423,454
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $667,329 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,551 · Management $20,850 · Fundraising $20,850$104,251
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,573 · Management $15,166 · Fundraising $21,161$280,900
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,341 · Management $1,699 · Fundraising $2,406$31,446
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,483 · Management $1,794 · Fundraising $2,195$29,472
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,550$1,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,552 · Management $15,818 · Fundraising $664$94,034
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,706 · Management $282 · Fundraising $10$10,998
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,660 · Management $406 · Fundraising $1,720$5,786
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,955 · Management $1,243 · Fundraising $1,684$30,882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,422 · Management $611 · Fundraising $747$9,780
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,756 · Management $690 · Fundraising $189$4,635
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $107 · Management $10 · Fundraising $12$129
IX-20 InterestPrograms $500$500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,758 · Management $257 · Fundraising $315$3,330
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,825 · Management $596 · Fundraising $215$59,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,189 · Management $60,972 · Fundraising $52,168$667,329
Part X · Balance sheet $630,842 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,400$69,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $511,420$406,687
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$12,866
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $67,109$133,603
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $842,929$630,842
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,788
X-19 Deferred revenue$60,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $172,500$132,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $172,500$204,288
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $468,777$397,554
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $201,652$29,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $670,429$426,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $842,929$630,842
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$423,454
XI-2 Total expenses$667,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$243,875
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$670,429
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,554

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