Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by CHILDRENS LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $952,363
- Total expenses
- $1,041,381
- Contributions and grants received
- $669,965
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $7,255
- Investment income
- $38,993
- Other revenue
- $236,150
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,229,961
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,909
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,186,052
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $706,798
- Management and general expenses
- $232,051
- Fundraising expenses
- $102,532
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $706,798
Program services were 67.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$383,511
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$286,454
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $7,255 · related or exempt $7,255
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3 · Investment income
total $38,993 · excluded $38,993
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$264,433
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$30,054
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $234,379 · excluded $234,379
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $1,771 · unrelated business $1,771
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,771
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $640,420 · program services $435,466 · management and general $141,560 · fundraising $63,394
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $198,785 · program services $135,074 · management and general $44,031 · fundraising $19,680
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $15,401 · program services $10,573 · management and general $3,307 · fundraising $1,521
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $58,204 · program services $39,570 · management and general $12,872 · fundraising $5,762
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11g · Fees: other
total $42,639 · program services $24,645 · management and general $14,647 · fundraising $3,347
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,840 · program services $2,043 · management and general $520 · fundraising $277
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14 · Information technology
total $17,926 · program services $12,895 · management and general $3,280 · fundraising $1,751
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16 · Occupancy
total $15,693 · program services $11,289 · management and general $2,871 · fundraising $1,533
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17 · Travel
total $6,444 · program services $4,636 · management and general $1,178 · fundraising $630
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,680 · program services $6,244 · management and general $1,588 · fundraising $848
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23 · Insurance
total $23,222 · program services $16,704 · management and general $4,249 · fundraising $2,269
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24a · Other expenses: FEES/CHARGES
total $7,248 · program services $5,214 · management and general $1,326 · fundraising $708
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24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND COPYING
total $2,537 · program services $1,825 · management and general $464 · fundraising $248
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $480 · fundraising $480
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24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND MESSENGER
total $465 · program services $335 · management and general $85 · fundraising $45
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24e · All other expenses
total $397 · program services $285 · management and general $73 · fundraising $39
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $25,156 · end of year $33,374
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,126,399 · end of year $1,064,805
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $103,815 · end of year $73,333
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $22,365 · end of year $15,521
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$95,016
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$80,981
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,268 · end of year $14,035
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $43,160 · end of year $28,893
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,758 · end of year $13,875
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $44,335 · end of year $30,034
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,275,070 · end of year $1,186,052
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA PROMOTES AND PROTECTS THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND POLICY REFORM.
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CLC SERVED 402 CLIENTS IN 2025 AND SAW 119 CASES TO COMPLETION. OF THESE YOUTH, 51% (204) ARE FEMALE, 49% (198) ARE MALE; 65% (263) OF THE CASES ARE WITHIN RAMSEY COUNTY, 34% (138) ARE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY; 1% IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. ALL CLC CLIENTS ARE YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE IN MN, MOSTLY BETWEEN AGES 10-21. CLC SERVES A HIGH MINORITY POPULATION, MANY OF WHOM IDENTIFY AS MORE THAN ONE RACE. SPECIFICALLY, 152 (38%) ARE BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 130 (32%) ARE TWO OR MORE RACES, 30 (8%) ARE ASIAN, 8 (2%) ARE HISPANIC-LATINO, 7 (2%) ARE NATIVE AMERICAN BUT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ICWA, 19 (5%) ARE ICWA ELIGIBLE, AND 56 (14%) ARE WHITE. 74% OF CLIENTS WERE MEMBERS OF A SIBLING GROUP. OF THE 402 CASES 55% CASES WERE ASSIGNED IN HOUSE TO STAFF ATTORNEYS AND 45% OF THE CASES WERE ASSIGNED TO VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. 55% OF CLC CLIENTS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR STUDIES ON TIME, WITH 7% OF THOSE STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE THIS FALL. IN CONTRAST, 35% OF SENIOR CLIENTS WERE STILL STRIVING TO EARN THEIR DIPLOMA. WHILE THESE FIGURES REFLECT A DECREASE COMPARED TO OUR EARLIER GRADUATION RATES, THEY ALIGN WITH THE OVERALL DECLINE IN GRADUATION RATES OBSERVED STATEWIDE FOR FOSTER STUDENTS.IN 2025, CLC STAFF SERVED ON, OR PARTICIPATE IN, OVER 14 EXTERNAL COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE MN SUPREME COURT COUNCIL ON CHILD PROTECTION, CHILDREN'S JUSTICE INITIATIVE, STATEWIDE CJI ADVISORY COMMITTEE, STATEWIDE CJI MENTAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE, MIFPA PHASE II, CHILDREN'S JUSTICE ACT TASK FORCE, HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTY CHILDREN'S JUSTICE INITIATIVE GROUPS, MN RULES OF JUVENILE PROTECTION PROCEDURE COMMITTEE, STATE BOARD OF APPELLATE COUNSEL AND TRAINING, AND THE MSBA AND ABA CHILDREN AND LAW SECTIONS.
Expenses $706,798 · Revenue $7,255
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Wendy WatsonWENDY WATSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Cathy WassbergCATHY WASSBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Caroline MoosCAROLINE MOOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Jack GravesJACK GRAVES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Michael EwaldMICHAEL EWALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Andrew JacksonANDREW JACKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Jennifer DukartJENNIFER DUKART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Desiree McDowellDESIREE MCDOWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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William HefnerWILLIAM HEFNER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Amy ConwayAMY CONWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Lisa BayleyLISA BAYLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Christine JohnsonCHRISTINE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Mike DeboisMIKE DEBOIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Nicole NarotzkyNICOLE NAROTZKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Melissa RaphanMELISSA RAPHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Eric ChadERIC CHAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Mark SchneebeckMARK SCHNEEBECK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Joshua NatzelJOSHUA NATZEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Joe CassioppiJOE CASSIOPPI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Jamie KurtzJAMIE KURTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Erin Sindberg PorterERIN SINDBERG PORTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Dustin SchmiegDUSTIN SCHMIEG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Holley HorrellHOLLEY HORRELL
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Lauren PocklLAUREN POCKL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Rachel BarrettRACHEL BARRETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Leah Kippola-FriskeLEAH KIPPOLA-FRISKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Andrew BaeseANDREW BAESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Deandra WalkerDEANDRA WALKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Bethany KinsellaBETHANY KINSELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
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Susan DiourySUSAN DIOURY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $137,763
- From this org
- $133,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,013
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 24 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622449349300922
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