Mn8 EIN 86-3702657

Mn8 FY2023 filing

EIN  86-3702657 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Southeast Asian communities through direct services and policy change for lasting independence.
Leadership
Montha Chum · Executive Director · $101K
Money in and out
$991K revenue, $845K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Empowers Southeast Asian communities through direct services and policy change for lasting independence. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $991K in revenue, $845K in expenses, and $570K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$991K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$845K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$570K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $146K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$991K
FY2023▲ +128%
Expenses
$845K
FY2023▲ ×89
Total assets
$634K
FY2023▲ +46%
Total liabilities
$64K
FY2023▲ +648%
Total revenue
$991K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$845K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$570K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$146K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$634K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $591K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Leadership Development

We use leadership development as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by building up the leadership of impacted community members to share their story and advocate for change, supporting our members as they bloom in our leadership garden, hosting meetings with elected officials and impacted folks to share the impact of detention…

$360Kprogram expense
02

Direct Support

We use direct support as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by supporting community members in requesting forms and records for their legal cases, housing a legal kiosk for community members to access virtual court appointments and pro bono / low bono legal help, accompanying community members to their ice check-ins, hosting…

$142Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

We use advocacy as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by advocating for policies to end collaboration between the twin cities metro area counties and ice, advocating for statewide legislative changes that increase options for deportation relief, and advocating for federal legislation demanding U.S.

$89Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMn8
EINHdr · item D86-3702657
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jminnesota8.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,772Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Montha Chum’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Montha Chum$100,123$100,772

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$986K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenueLn 12$991K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$673K
Management & general17%$142K
Fundraising4%$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$845K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$64K
Total net assetsLn 32$570K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $403K · Operating expenses/yr $845K
5.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $673K · Total expenses $845K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $142K · Total expenses $845K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $30K · Total expenses $845K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $15K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $710K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $986K · Total revenue $991K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $991K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $991K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $991K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $845K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $991K · Prior year $434K
+128%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $570K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $991K · Expenses $845K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $634K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $570K · Total assets $634K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $634K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Montha Chum · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $101K · Total expenses $845K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $507K · Total expenses $845K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 128%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $110K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,063
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,367

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$630K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$991K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$434K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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