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St Louis Park Emergency Program INC FY2023 filing

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St Louis Park, MN501(c)(3) EIN 51-0188692Revenue $2.5M in FY2023

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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 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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $430K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 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
$1.3M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +7%
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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
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +14%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.6M Management & general 13% · $272K Fundraising 12% · $265K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Derek Reise
Executive Dir.
$95,276Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Tift
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Bozeman
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Homans
Past Chair
$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 · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Food shelf program provides food and personal products to community members in need of assistance. During this fiscal year, step distributed 367,267 pounds of food among 4,162 household food shelf visits. There were individual food shelf visits with the average size of 2.8 people per household.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

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. During this fiscal year, $73,084 was distributed to 54 households.

$133Kprogram expense
03

Holiday program supplied food and grocery certificates to eligible families to enable them to fully participate in holiday traditions. Grocery certificates were supplied to 334 households in the amount of $5,060 in total. Step's holiday toy drive supplied gifts AND/OR gift certificates to families of 593 children.

$89Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$529
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$265K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$410K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$356K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$635K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$529
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$430K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$623K$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$427K$430K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$870K$870K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$72K$27K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$675K$428K$163K$84K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$31K$12K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$37K$14K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$12K$4K$99K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$23K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$35K$13K$7K
InterestLn 20$1K$916$350$180
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$94K$60K$23K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$11K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$20K$5K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$272K$265K

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 Viewing $2.5M$2.1M$313K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.0M−$30K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,455,311 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,966,589$2,460,103
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45$529
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,503−$5,321
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,979,137$2,455,311
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $803,576$870,451
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $818,024$896,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,942$375,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,009,542$2,142,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,405$313,128
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $2,455,311 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$71,277
VIII-1e Government grants$355,577
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,033,249
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$634,905
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,460,103
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $529$529
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,844−$8,844
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,523$3,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,523 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,315$2,455,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,142,183 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $870,451$870,451
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,701 · Management $27,320 · Fundraising $13,993$113,014
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $428,271 · Management $163,185 · Fundraising $83,581$675,037
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,425 · Management $11,973 · Fundraising $6,134$49,532
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,221 · Management $14,182 · Fundraising $7,264$58,667
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,057 · Management $3,628 · Fundraising $98,923$114,608
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,076 · Management $4,089 · Fundraising $6,964$34,129
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,478 · Management $2,087 · Fundraising $1,069$8,634
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,068 · Management $13,362 · Fundraising $6,844$55,274
IX-20 InterestPrograms $916 · Management $350 · Fundraising $180$1,446
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $59,542 · Management $22,687 · Fundraising $11,621$93,850
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,543 · Management $4,017 · Fundraising $2,057$16,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,652 · Management $5,295 · Fundraising $25,977$50,924
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,605,401 · Management $272,175 · Fundraising $264,607$2,142,183
Part X · Balance sheet $3,892,298 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,248$163,582
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $496,065$246,639
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,071$65,170
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $136,071$122,607
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,209$26,152
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,492,537$2,838,212
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $427,047$429,936
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,747,248$3,892,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,558$78,660
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $495,630$1,324,596
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,066,108$2,427,871
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $185,510$139,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,251,618$2,567,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,747,248$3,892,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,567,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,455,311
XI-2 Total expenses$2,142,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$313,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,251,618
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,988
XI-7 Investment expenses−$4,032
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,567,702

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