Ellison Center

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Saint Cloud, MN501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 83-2525766Revenue $926K in FY2024

On file with the IRSellisoncenter.org600 25th Ave S Ste 102, 56301-4820 · Saint Cloud, MNTax-exempt since Aug 2019Hospital or medical research org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iii)

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When young children and their families are facing challenges, we nurture hope and provide support to strengthen families. We provide an enriching enviroment to our surrounding communities, through responsive and innovative programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $284K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$926K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$937K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$236K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$926K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$732K
FY2023$748K
FY2024$926K
Expenses
$937K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$937K
Net assets
$236K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$236K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $827K Management & general 9% · $88K Fundraising 2% · $21K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$44,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Schreifels’s $44K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tracy——$128,134$120,284
Tracy Schreifels$44,000$125,380——
Pamela——$81,416—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurturing hope and strengthening families facing challenges through enriching community programs.

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3 programs · $827K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Therapy/Mental Health Services

-provided over 4000 sessions to clients-served over 500 clients, most of them are children under the age of 5 or olderchildren impacted by early childood TRAMA.-OPENED a second location in little falls to increase access to rural families-secured referral relationships and collaborations with local professionals who impact the lives of…

$422Kprogram expense
02

Parenting Support Services

-grant based services were provided to over 185 families. Services included virtual home visits to families that have barriers to accessing mental health services. -funding was received in 2022 that carried over to 2023 but is not captured-classes were provided in spanish and english.

$207Kprogram expense
03

Training/Reflective Consultation

-we provided three virtual trainings called lunch and learns, that were offered at a very low cost to professionals in our community and across the state that are in the field of infant and early childhood mental health. We had about 75 attendees at each sessions.

$199Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
CommunitygivingFY2024$44K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$284K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$926K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$743K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$937K
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$743K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$926K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
Other assetsLn 15$178K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$232K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$188K
Net assetsLn 32$259K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$274K$18K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$21K$1K$337
Management feesLn 11a$473K$473K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$100$6K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$5K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$29K$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$818
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$17K$24K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$937K$827K$88K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $926K$937K−$11K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $748K$692K$56K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $732K$614K$118K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 $446K$443K$3K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$133K$70K$79K 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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Part I · Summary $925,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $143,756$180,577
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $604,105$742,769
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,363
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $747,861$925,709
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 $43,211$318,303
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $648,421$618,326
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $691,632$936,629
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,229−$10,920
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $925,709 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,577
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,577
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $742,769$742,769
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,363$2,363
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $742,769 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,363$925,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $936,629 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $273,969 · Management $17,600 · Fundraising $4,400$295,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,651 · Management $1,346 · Fundraising $337$22,334
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $473,187$473,187
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,325$3,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $100 · Fundraising $6,003$6,103
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,056 · Management $28,816$33,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,788 · Management $9,596 · Fundraising $9,596$47,980
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,797$5,797
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,454 · Management $818$3,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,415 · Management $24,318 · Fundraising $1,024$42,757
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,033$2,033
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $827,317 · Management $87,952 · Fundraising $21,360$936,629
Part X · Balance sheet $424,157 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,307$232,228
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10$13,591
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$178,338
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $262,317$424,157
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,291$500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$187,198
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,291$187,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $259,026$148,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$87,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $259,026$236,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $262,317$424,157
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $236,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$925,709
XI-2 Total expenses$936,629
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$259,026
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11,647
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$236,459

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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