Northernettes Synchronized Skating

Minneapolis, MN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$883K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$908K
To programs
98%
Net assets
−$148K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$883K
FY2025▲ +25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$883K
Expenses
$908K
FY2025▲ +22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$760K
FY2024$743K
FY2025$908K
Net assets
−$148K
FY2025▼ -20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$38K
FY2021−$28K
FY2022−$3K
FY2023−$85K
FY2024−$123K
FY2025−$148K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CNorthernettes Synchronized Skating
EINHdr · item D82-1690204
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N70)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.northernettessynchro.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$893K
Management & general2%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$908K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs+0.3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +48% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$2K
FY2025▼ -86%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$10K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$2K
Total liabilities
$150K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$150K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$150K
Total net assetsLn 32−$148K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$816K · 92%
Contributions & grants$42K · 5%
Other revenue$25K · 3%
Program service revenue92%$816K
Contributions & grants5%$42K
Other revenue3%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$883K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2K · Operating expenses/yr $908K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $893K · Total expenses $908K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $908K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $908K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $51K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $42K · Total revenue $883K
5%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $883K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $816K · Total revenue $883K
92%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $883K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $816K · Total expenses $908K
90%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $883K · Prior year $705K
+25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $376K · FY2024 $883K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year −$148K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $883K · Expenses $908K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets −$148K · Total assets $2K
-7646%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alana Christie · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $908K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $908K
9%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 25%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alana Christie’s $72K as Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alana Christie$72,000$64,000$60,000$60,000$54,482

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Promotes and develops synchronized skating athletes for local, national, and international competitions.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $893K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Training and developing young athletes as competitive synchronized skaters. The northernettes had seven competition-level teams that practice, travel and compete against the best competitive synchro teams around the country.

$893Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $883K$908K+25% 990 PDF
FY2024 $705K$743K+4% 990 PDF
FY2023 $679K$760K+9% 990 PDF
FY2022 $623K$598K+98% 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$306K-16% 990 PDF
FY2020 $376K$390K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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