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.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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FY2021 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$446K
+119% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$82K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$446K
FY2021▲ +119%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$732K
FY2023$748K
FY2024$926K
Expenses
$443K
FY2021▲ +233%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$937K
Net assets
$82K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$236K

From the FY2021 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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $442K Management & general 0% · $767 Fundraising 0% · $207

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

7 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Schreifels
$120,284Pt VII · Sec A
Kaczor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Swanson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cluever
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Walz
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wagner
$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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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

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3 programs · $442K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

THERAPY/MENTAL health services secured contracts with an additional three therapists to functin as independent contractors providing services to our clients (three clinicians) provided over 3600 sessions to clients. Served over 300 clients, most of them children unter age of 5, or older children impaced by early childhood trauma.

$324Kprogram expense
02

TRAINING/REFLECTIVE consultation we proved 3 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 session. These will be continued to.

$102Kprogram expense
03

Parenting support services secured a grant from united way of central MN to begin providing in-home or virtual sessions to families that have barriers to accessing mental health services. Have served over 10 families, 5 of the spanish speaking who would not have gotten services except for through this program.

$15Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$446K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$423K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$442K
Managementcol C$767
Fundraisingcol D$207
Owns and owesPt X
$82K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$423K
Total revenueLn 12$446K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$82K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$86K$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$79K$82K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$120K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$267$267$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$33K$33K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$285$767$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$212K$212K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K$0$207
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$442K$767$207

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $926K$937K−$11K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $748K$692K$56K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $732K$614K$118K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $446K$443K$3K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$133K$70K$79K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $445,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,195$22,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,025$423,442
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,220$445,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$128,325
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,107$314,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,107$442,714
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,113$3,218
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $445,932 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$423,442
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $423,442 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$445,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,714 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,284 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$120,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,774 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $267 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$267
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $33,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,241 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,241
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $285 · Management $767 · Fundraising $0$1,052
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $212,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$212,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,716 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,078 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,078
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,453
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,358 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,794 · Management $0 · Fundraising $207$22,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $441,740 · Management $767 · Fundraising $207$442,714
Part X · Balance sheet $84,601 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,768$84,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,768$84,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,750$2,366
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,018$82,235
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,768$84,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,235 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$445,932
XI-2 Total expenses$442,714
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,018
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,235

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