Our Children FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Saint Paul, MN501(c)(4)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 84-4222845

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Our Children is an effort to educate all minnesotans that all Children deserve a quality public education.

47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
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
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$378K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$500K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$378K
FY2021▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$549K
Expenses
$500K
FY2021▲ +66%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$619K
Net assets
$61K
FY2021▼ -67%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$93

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $235K Management & general 51% · $255K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Board of Director
$26,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nevada Littlewolf’s $32K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 61 <$100K public & societal benefit 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Nevada Littlewolf$31,500$108,000$9,000
Rashad Turner—$26,500—

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

Educates Minnesotans that all children deserve a quality public education.

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1 program service account for $235K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Our children was able to introduce the page amendment bill in both the house and senate and build an advocacy operation to build our coalition of supporters. We were busy introducing the page amendment to potential page partners and working to collaborate with these partners.

$235Kprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Money outPt IX
$500K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$255K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$195K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$134K
Management feesLn 11a$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$77K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$48K
TravelLn 17$581$581
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$180K$6K$148
Total functional expensesLn 25$500K$235K$255K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $549K$619K−$70K$93 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $378K$500K−$123K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $484K$301K$183K$183K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $377,662 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$377,662
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$377,662
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$377,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $500,290 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $134,500$134,500
IX-11a Management feesManagement $25,000$25,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,815$4,815
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $77,250 · Fundraising $10,000$87,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,475$6,475
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,015$4,015
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,260$48,260
IX-17 TravelManagement $581$581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,370 · Management $6,276 · Fundraising $148$186,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,105 · Management $255,037 · Fundraising $10,148$500,290
Part X · Balance sheet $108,907 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,694$99,907
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,694$108,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,334$48,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,334$48,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,360$60,732
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,360$60,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,694$108,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,662
XI-2 Total expenses$500,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$122,628
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,360
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,732

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