Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$12,775,950

Total expenses

$12,540,119

Contributions and grants received

$11,042,802

Grants paid

$3,612,278

Program service revenue

$1,710,221

Investment income

$22,927

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$3,693,446

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,140,692

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,552,754

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,029,116

Management and general expenses

$1,511,003

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,029,116

Program services were 88.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENTPROVIDED SERVICES TO INCOME-ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS OF AGE. THE SERVICES ARE COMPREHENSIVE, WITH THE CORNERSTONES OF PARENT AND CHILD EDUCATION, HEALTH, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDING. EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START ARE PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO GIVING EVERY VULNERABLE CHILD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. HOME-BASED & CENTER-BASED SERVICE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, WITH CENTER-BASED CLASSROOMS IN FULL-DAY CENTERS, MULTI-DAY PART-DAY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP CLASSES, AND CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIP CLASSES THROUGHOUT OUR 7-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THRIVETRANSFORMING, HONORING, & RESPECTING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH VALUING EMPOWERMENT. COACHING IS PROVIDED FOR CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN OR NEEDING EXTRA SUPPORT FOR UPWARD SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

  Expenses $3,797,579 · Grants $91,930

• COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMSEMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCEPROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCED A TEMPORARY HOUSING CRISIS THAT COULD HAVE RENDERED THEM HOMELESS. FUNDS HELPED BY ASSISTING WITH MORTGAGES, RENT, DEPOSITS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER COSTS, BUT ALSO INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT FUTURE HOUSING EMERGENCIES (BUDGET COUNSELING, RESOURCE REFERRALS, OR A PERMANENT HOUSING PLAN). EMERGENCY SHELTER VOUCHERS WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ALONG WITH ASSESSMENTS TO BE PLACED ON COORDINATED ENTRY FOR ACCESS TO HOUSING PROGRAMS IN THE REGION. HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAMSPROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AT-RISK AND HOMELESS YOUTH (24 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER). FUNDS HELPED BY ASSISTING WITH RENT, DEPOSITS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY (BUDGET COUNSELING, GOAL SETTING, RESOURCE REFERRALS).VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCEPROVIDED FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE INCOME TAX FORMS WERE FILED WITH ALL THE TAX CREDITS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO USE THE TAX REFUNDS TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLES, HOMES, AND CREDIT, WHICH ALSO HELPED TO STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON FINANCIAL LITERACY TOPICS.FOOD SHELF SUPPORTSTAFF MEMBERS REGULARLY DONATED TO AREA FOOD SHELVES (BI-WEEKLY COLLECTIONS ARE HELD). GARDEN SEEDS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AREA FOOD SHELVES IN THE SPRING TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO START GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD.SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACHPROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD SUPPORT OR FOOD STAMPS.SOCIAL SECURITY ADVOCACY SERVICESPROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS WITH LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES THAT PROHIBIT THEM FROM WORKING, WHO ARE ALSO UNHOUSED OR UNSTABLY HOUSED AND ARE ENROLLED IN STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.HEALTHCARE ACCESS/MNSUREPROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO OBTAIN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, EITHER THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE CALLED MNSURE.BRIDGES RENTAL ASSISTANCEPROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHILE THEY WAIT FOR INCOME-BASED HOUSING OR SECTION 8 HOUSING PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $3,395,782 · Grants $1,706,581 · Revenue $652,271

• WEATHERIZATIONTHE GOAL IS TO REDUCE AIR FILTRATION AND LOWER ENERGY COSTS WITH INSULATION, WEATHER STRIPPING,CAULKING, AND INSTALLATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (HVAC). BY WEATHERIZING HOMES AND SAVING ENERGY, FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE.ENERGY ASSISTANCEAIDED THROUGH PAYMENT OF FUEL/UTILITY BILLS AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF HEATING SYSTEMS TO CORRECT EMERGENCY PROBLEMS. THIS PROGRAM MADE FUEL BILLS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

  Expenses $3,003,263 · Grants $997,079 · Revenue $8,446

• HOUSING REHABILITATIONFUNDS WERE ADMINISTERED FROM THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR THE REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM. THESE GRANT FUNDS WERE USED TO REPAIR HOMES TO MEET SECTION 8 HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS. GRANT FUNDS WERE LOANED, AT ZERO INTEREST, TO OWNER-OCCUPIED PROPERTY FOR A LOAN TERM OF 15 YEARS. AT THAT TIME, IF THE PROPERTY IS STILL OWNED BY THE ORIGINAL BORROWER, THE LOAN WILL BE FORGIVEN. FUNDS WERE ADMINISTERED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR STURGEON LAKE, TWIN LAKES TOWNSHIP, AND SANDSTONE AT A 10-YEAR, INTEREST-FREE, FORGIVABLE LOAN.

  Expenses $832,492 · Grants $816,688 · Revenue $1,049,504

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

Listed in Part VII

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

15 August 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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