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Empowers low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis by providing business training, financial literacy, technical support, and access to small business financing. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.9M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $18.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
www.neon-mn.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$5.9MFY2024
Expenses
$3.0M
Net assets
$18.2M
People
18
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0163521 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis by providing business training, financial literacy, technical support, and access to small business financing.
Leadership
Warren McLean · President · $224K
Money in and out
$5.9M revenue, $3.0M expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
35.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -44% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -37% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▼ -51%
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +10%
Total assets
$19.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$929K
FY2024▼ -74%
Total revenue
$5.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$19.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNorthside Economic Opportunity Network
EINHdr · item D80-0163521
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.neon-mn.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$224,297Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP & COO
$139,817Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Development
$110,714Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Warren McLean’s $224K as President is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Warren McLean$224,297$187,356$115,162$116,852
Warren McLean$151,405
Stephen Obayuwana$139,817$124,500
Ann Fix$110,714

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

2 program services account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024 neon served 1,920 clients, provided 6,036 hours of technical assistance, approved AND/OR disbursed $1,050,000 in loans to businesses. We helped start 224 businesses, created 225 jobs, and retained 718 jobs. We conducted 22 thinking about business and food 101 workshops.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

The destination northside coalition is a group of organizations committed to the long-term economic prosperity of north minneapolis. The destination north coalition seeks to:- transform north minneapolis into a more prosperous, healthy and thriving environment that is centered on sustaining a good quality of life for our RESIDENTS.-…

$37Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$5.1M · 87%
Investment income$563K · 10%
Program service revenue$193K · 3%
Contributions & grants87%$5.1M
Investment income10%$563K
Program service revenue3%$193K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$590K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.14
Program services65%$2.0M
Management & general22%$654K
Fundraising14%$422K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$929K
Total net assetsLn 32$18.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed26.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.8M · Operating expenses/yr $3.0M
35.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.0M · Total expenses $3.0M
65%
Management & General
Management & general $654K · Total expenses $3.0M
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $422K · Total expenses $3.0M
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $381K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6.2M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5.1M · Total revenue $5.9M
87%
Government reliance
Government grants $590K · Total revenue $5.9M
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $193K · Total revenue $5.9M
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $563K · Total revenue $5.9M
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $193K · Total expenses $3.0M
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.9M · Prior year $11.9M
-51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.9M · FY2024 $5.9M
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $18.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.9M · Expenses $3.0M
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $19.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $18.2M · Total assets $19.1M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $19.1M
12%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Warren McLean · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $224K · Total expenses $3.0M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $3.0M
57%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $250K · Gross raised $3.6M
7%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -51%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 7%
Fundraising fee ratio 7%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $636K · 2022–2024
4 Access PartnersMN · FY2024$50,000
Better Greens LLCFY2024$19,646
Minnebun LLCFY2024$10,000
Wilsons Image Barbers & StylistsFY2023$235,000
Houston WhiteFY2023$102,000
Wolfpack PromotionalsFY2023$18,500
Good Hair LLCFY2023$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,000
Heal MplsFY2022$25,000
Dauren LLCFY2022$25,000
Voices of Effective Change INCFY2022$20,000
The Zen BinFY2022$18,000
Glamorous Life LLC Museum of SelfFY2022$15,000
Tlc Millimeter Wave ProductsFY2022$14,107
Pastry Board FoodsFY2022$11,000
Better Greens LLCFY2022$11,000
Guardian School Security Systems SbcFY2022$10,843
Village Cafe & Resource Center - the Bougie WaffleFY2022$10,000
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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)$5.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$11.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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