Innovative Soulutions

Tax-deductible

Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-3273144Revenue $357K in FY2024

On file with the IRS123 Acker St E, 55117-5508 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Apr 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide alternative solutions for issues faced by communities and individuals struggling with violence, grief, trauma, mental health, racism and poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% 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 · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$68K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$357K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$357K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$65K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$357K
Expenses
$320K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$503K
FY2024$320K
Net assets
$50K
FY2024▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$50K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $289K Management & general 10% · $30K

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; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,400Pt VII · Sec A
$5,295Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Farji Shaheer’s $36K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Offers support and solutions for communities facing violence, grief, trauma, mental health, racism, and poverty.

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3 programs · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Violence Intervention

$144Kprogram expense
02

Community retreats, 3 Rivers Park activity, all other community support

$93Kprogram expense
03

Direct Client Services

assist clients with clothing, transportation, rental assistance, food, hotel stays, recreation. Provide opportunities for more healing circles

$52Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Government grantsLn 1e$339K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$113K
Total assetsLn 16$12K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$68K
Net assetsLn 32$12K$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$18K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$257$257
Accounting feesLn 11c$606$606
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$180K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$55K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$289K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $357K$320K$38K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $553K$503K$50K$103K 990 PDF
FY2022 $121K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$10K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $357,353 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$357,353
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $553,172$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $553,172$357,353
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $525,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$44,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$275,660
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,000$319,755
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,172$37,598
Part VI · Governance 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $357,353 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$339,353
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$357,353
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$357,353
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,755 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,200 · Management $25,895$44,095
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $257$257
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $606$606
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180,040$180,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,591$3,591
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,925 · Management $3,925$7,850
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,653$6,653
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,936$6,936
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,076$2,076
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,473$55,473
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,978$10,978
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,329 · Management $30,426 · Fundraising $0$319,755
Part X · Balance sheet $117,336 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,238$3,913
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$113,423
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,238$117,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$67,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,238$49,836
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,238$117,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,836 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$357,353
XI-2 Total expenses$319,755
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,238
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,836

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