Blueprint Campaigns

IRS exemption revoked

Fridley, MNUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-1847033Revenue $289K in FY2020

On file with the IRSblueprintcampaigns.org811 66th Ave Ne · Fridley, MN

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Blueprint Campaigns is a nonprofit professional development organization dedicated to increasing the diversity of our elected officials and other change agents in minnesota. We provide training, coaching, and strategic advising services to emerging leaders from under-represented communities across the state, and teach them how to organize in their communities.

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$289K
+141% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2019–FY2020
Revenue
$289K
FY2020▲ +141%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$120K
FY2020$289K
Net assets
$68K
FY2020▲ ×81
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$862
FY2020$68K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2024

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $175K Management & general 21% · $46K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Programs
$56,167Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$49,744Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2020FY2019
Meredith Stacey$56,167$50,652
Lindsey Port$49,744$38,459

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and coaches emerging leaders from under-represented communities to increase diversity in elected office.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Blueprint campaigns provides professional development support for emerging leaders from traditionally underrepresented communities: from campaign managers and vounteer coordinators, to current and prospective candidates, newly engaged volunteers, and those people who are just beginning to explore how to get involved.

$175Kprogram expense

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 · FY2022
Win MinnesotaFY2022$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$125K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$862$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$71K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$761$761
OccupancyLn 16$11K$8K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$175K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $289K$220K$69K$68K 990 PDF
FY2019 $120K−$862 990 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $288,962 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,866$288,953
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$9
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $119,872$288,962
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,930$162,475
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,664$57,858
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,594$220,333
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,722$68,629
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,962 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$288,953
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$288,953
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9$288,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,333 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,833$80,833
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,327$71,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,315$10,315
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,967$1,967
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,683$3,683
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $761$761
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,539 · Management $3,231$10,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,719$1,719
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,983$35,983
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,975$2,975
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,708 · Management $45,625 · Fundraising $0$220,333
Part X · Balance sheet $67,767 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,565$64,550
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,174
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,043
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,565$67,767
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,427$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,427$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$862$67,767
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$862$67,767
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,565$67,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,767 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,962
XI-2 Total expenses$220,333
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,767

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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