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Shares stories across cultures to promote understanding and collaborative action. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $573K in revenue, $459K in expenses, and $303K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Saint Paul, MN
Website
www.saintpaulalmanac.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$573KFY2020
Expenses
$459K
Net assets
$303K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  65-1264407 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Shares stories across cultures to promote understanding and collaborative action.
Leadership
Pamela Fletcher Bush · Executive Di · $59K
Money in and out
$573K revenue, $459K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$573K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$303K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $114K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$573K
FY2020
Expenses
$459K
FY2020
Total assets
$369K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2020
Total revenue
$573K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$303K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$369K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArcata Press
EINHdr · item D65-1264407
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.saintpaulalmanac.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$59,423Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Fletcher Bush’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Fletcher Bush$84,000$84,000$83,308$70,065$59,423

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $364K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Programs included writing workshops; collecting stories from diverse communities through writing submissions, interviews, and video, and sharing them with readers and viewers; supporting emerging bipoc literary artists through fiscal agency incubator program; and other programming to support cross-cultural engagement and understanding.

$364Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$533K · 93%
Program service revenue$39K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$533K
Program service revenue7%$39K
Other revenue$436
— government grantsLn 1e$183K
Total revenueLn 12$573K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program services79%$364K
Management & general10%$46K
Fundraising11%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$303K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $226K · Operating expenses/yr $459K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $364K · Total expenses $459K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $459K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $459K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $49K · Solicited contributions $351K
$0.14 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $533K · Total revenue $573K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $183K · Total revenue $573K
32%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $39K · Total revenue $573K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $573K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $39K · Total expenses $459K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $573K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $303K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $573K · Expenses $459K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $369K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $303K · Total assets $369K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $369K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Pamela Fletcher Bush · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $459K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $91K · Total expenses $459K
20%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $18K · Gross raised $271K
7%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$67K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$305K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$243K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$413K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$436K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$573K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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