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St Louis Park Emergency Program INC FY2021 filing

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St Louis Park, MN501(c)(3)EIN 51-0188692Revenue $3.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSstepslp.org6812 W Lake St, 55426-4208 · St Louis Park, MNTax-exempt since Nov 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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St. Louis Park Emergency Program, INC. Provides direct assistance and support services to residents of St. Louis Park, targeting households with low incomes and those faced with a financial crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $281K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $530K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$529K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1977.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $2.6M Management & general 3% · $91K Fundraising 5% · $138K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Derek Reise
Executive Dir.
$92,063Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Tift
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dick Parsons
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Derek Reise$111,017$103,429$95,276$95,756$92,063
Vernon Sowell$56,278$82,146———

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

Offers direct help and support to low-income residents facing financial emergencies.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Emergency financial assistance is provided for eligible housing and other essential life expenses. The program is also referred to as the homelessness prevention program due to its primary purpose. Step served a significant increase due to pandemic-caused housing crises.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Food shelf program provides food and personal products in community members in need of assistance. During this fiscal year, step distributed 406,602 pounds of food among 4,165 household food shelf visits. There were individual food shelf visits with the average size of 3 people per household.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Transportation program offers residents assistance accessing healthcare, social service and other essential appointments, with hired drivers. This program was greatly curtailed during the pandemic. Step also delivers food to those with transportation or physical mobility barriers.

$62Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$178K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$59K
Minneapolis Jewish FederationFY2024$56K
The US Charitable Gift TrustFY2024$37K
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$33K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$32K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$28K
The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationFY2024$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 18 funders$530K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$125,660
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,965
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,560
Unitemized GrantFY2023$67,955
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,827
Unitemized GrantFY2022$73,084
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,637
Unitemized GrantFY2021$63,210
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,351
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,041,658
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,887

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$238
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$662K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$271K
Investment incomeLn 3$238
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
SavingsLn 2$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$681K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$462K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6127
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K$681K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$370K$462K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$705K$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$529K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$83K$10K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$570K$437K$56K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$98K$13K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$20K$2K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$21K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$909$1K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$36K$1K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$58K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$27K$2K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.6M$91K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.0M$2.8M$177K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$2.6M$700K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.1M$313K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.0M−$30K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$2.8M$242K$2.3M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,077,074 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,642,168$3,061,886
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162$238
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $284$14,950
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,642,614$3,077,074
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,226,864$1,809,406
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $730,236$806,402
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,598$219,005
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,152,698$2,834,813
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $489,916$242,261
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $3,077,074 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$270,860
VIII-1e Government grants$1,438,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,352,733
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$661,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,061,886
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $238$238
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $811$811
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,139$14,139
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,139 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,049$3,077,074
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,834,813 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,809,406$1,809,406
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,737 · Management $9,841 · Fundraising $15,479$108,057
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $436,589 · Management $56,411 · Fundraising $77,109$570,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,217 · Management $12,533 · Fundraising $17,486$128,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,019 · Management $2,055 · Fundraising $2,871$24,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,066 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $4,670$27,631
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,647 · Management $909 · Fundraising $1,270$9,826
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,587 · Management $1,351 · Fundraising $2,040$38,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,892 · Management $2,197 · Fundraising $3,318$63,407
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,742 · Management $1,243 · Fundraising $1,736$12,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,696 · Management $2,431 · Fundraising $12,370$41,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,605,598 · Management $90,866 · Fundraising $138,349$2,834,813
Part X · Balance sheet $2,845,371 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,870$180,726
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $497,428$500,155
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $137,628$59,303
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $99,820$117,289
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,100$30,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $705,302$1,495,989
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $370,041$461,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,040,189$2,845,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,935$78,844
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,935$528,844
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,869,882$2,243,058
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $97,372$73,469
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,967,254$2,316,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,040,189$2,845,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,316,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,077,074
XI-2 Total expenses$2,834,813
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$242,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,967,254
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$112,395
XI-7 Investment expenses−$5,383
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,316,527

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

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