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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SMART NORTH.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 13 January 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$399,856 changed to $500,814
Total expenses
$512,606 changed to $634,676
Contributions and grants received
$399,856 changed to $500,814
Total assets, end of year
$200,604 changed to $173,373
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,209 changed to $24,231
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$178,395 changed to $149,142
Program services expenses
$404,451 changed to $494,194
Management and general expenses
$101,855 changed to $140,482
Fundraising expenses
$6,300 changed to $0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$404,451 changed to $494,194

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Tayo Daniel
  • William Preble

Listed only on the later return

  • Tayo Daniels
  • Will Preble

Totals

Total revenue
$399,856
Total expenses
$512,606
Contributions and grants received
$399,856
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$200,604
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,209
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$178,395
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$404,451
Management and general expenses
$101,855
Fundraising expenses
$6,300
Program service expenses (Part III)
$404,451

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $399,856

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $69,827 · program services $53,767 · management and general $16,060

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $197,095 · program services $151,763 · management and general $45,332

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,066 · program services $4,671 · management and general $1,395

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $6,300 · fundraising $6,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,699 · program services $38,024 · management and general $12,675

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,814 · program services $1,130 · management and general $7,684

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,889 · program services $836 · management and general $1,053

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,775 · program services $5,209 · management and general $6,566

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,345 · program services $2,345

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,883 · program services $8,084 · management and general $2,799

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $46,632 · program services $46,632

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,880 · management and general $4,880

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $52,149 · program services $52,149

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $18,528 · program services $18,528

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $13,064 · program services $11,346 · management and general $1,718

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE EXPENSES

    total $11,600 · program services $9,907 · management and general $1,693

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $60 · program services $60

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $150,563 · end of year $74,400

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,942 · end of year $24,995

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $147,841

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $46,632

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $111,095 · end of year $101,209

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,770 · end of year $220

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1 · end of year $21,989

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $267,829 · end of year $178,395

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SMART NORTH IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 BY A DIVERSE SET OF TECH ENTREPRENEURS AND ACADEMICS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ACADEMIC-CIVIC-COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A NUMBER OF MINNESOTA'S RURAL AND URBAN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SMART NORTH'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE DIGITAL EQUITY AND TRANSFORM LIVABILITY IN MN. WE BELIEVE THAT IN A POST-PANDEMIC AND GEORGE FLOYD WORLD DIGITAL EQUITY IS THE NEXT BIG EQUALIZER TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTAKE IN THE 21ST-CENTURY DIGITAL ECONOMY AND LIVABILITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O.SMART NORTH IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 BY A DIVERSE SET OF TECH ENTREPRENEURS AND ACADEMICS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ACADEMIC-CIVIC-COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A NUMBER OF MINNESOTA'S RURAL AND URBAN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SMART NORTH'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE DIGITAL EQUITY AND TRANSFORM LIVABILITY IN MN. WE BELIEVE THAT IN A POST-PANDEMIC AND GEORGE FLOYD WORLD DIGITAL EQUITY IS THE NEXT BIG EQUALIZER TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTAKE IN THE 21ST-CENTURY DIGITAL ECONOMY AND LIVABILITY.

  • THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR MISSION AND GOALS IN OUR FIRST FULL OPERATING YEAR FOR THE TWO TECH HUBS AND THE ORGANIZATION. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE AND SERVE OVER 500 YOUTH FROM AGES 12 TO 20+ ACROSS THE TWO TECH HUBS - ONE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, IN THE GEORGE FLOYD NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SECOND IN THE DEER RIVER/ LEECH LAKE AREA. THESE YOUTH COME FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES MOSTLY WITH MEDIAN INCOME BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LEVELS AND ARE PRIMARILY BIPOC. WE FORGED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS THESE YOUTH. AS WELL AS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND PARTNERS TO CONDUCT TECH TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR OUR YOUTH IN VARIETY OF TECH AREAS WHICH RANGED FROM HIGH TECH TO CREATIVE TECH INCLUDING, CYBERSECURITY, METAVERSE, 3D PRINTING, SPORTS TECH, DRONES, CRYPT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MUSIC TECH, ROBOTICS ETC EITHER AS UNSTRUCTURED AND EXPLORATORY BOOTCAMPS AND AS MULTI WEEK FOUNDATIONAL LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMS WHERE YOUTH COULD EARN STIPEND FOR COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND VARIOUS LEARNING MILESTONES WITHIN. SMART NORTH, WHILE FOCUSED ON CREATING ACCESS TO LEADING EDGE AND HIGH DEMAND 21ST CENTURY TECH SKILLS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ALSO PROVIDES SEVERAL SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS WARM MEALS, CLOTHING AND SEL TO OUR PARTICIPANTS TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS. WE HAVE SERVED OVER 3000 MEALS IN THE FIRST YEAR ITSELF. OUR TECH HUB TEAMS CONSIST OF LOCALLY HIRED MEMBERS WHO COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WHO HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO OUR PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $404,451 · Revenue $399,856

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sabina Saksena

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $21,125
    From this org
    $21,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tayo Daniel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,500
    From this org
    $17,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Preble

    PAST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $42,500
    From this org
    $42,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403479349301010

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