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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PREPARE AND PROSPER.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,777,225
Total expenses
$3,407,399
Contributions and grants received
$2,739,220
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$36,922
Other revenue
$1,083
Total assets, end of year
$1,478,737
Total liabilities, end of year
$564,797
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$913,940
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,903,538
Management and general expenses
$174,721
Fundraising expenses
$329,140
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,903,538

Program services were 85.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,597

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,116,336

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $620,287

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $36,922 · excluded $36,922

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,597

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,847

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,847 · excluded -$1,847

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit card rewards

    total $2,930 · excluded $2,930

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,930

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $161,204 · program services $140,314 · management and general $6,759 · fundraising $14,131

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,768,602 · program services $1,548,800 · management and general $62,383 · fundraising $157,419

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,465 · program services $17,622 · management and general $3,363 · fundraising $1,480

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $142,528 · program services $111,799 · management and general $21,340 · fundraising $9,389

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,101 · program services $124,472 · management and general $5,020 · fundraising $12,609

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $12,577 · program services $363 · management and general $12,214

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,876 · program services $1,745 · management and general $3,988 · fundraising $143

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,117 · program services $63,639 · management and general $2,207 · fundraising $7,271

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $231,163 · program services $131,278 · management and general $6,806 · fundraising $93,079

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $219,819 · program services $216,592 · management and general $2,893 · fundraising $334

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,388 · program services $125,338 · management and general $5,035 · fundraising $1,015

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,893 · program services $6,999 · management and general $216 · fundraising $678

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $231,828 · program services $206,091 · management and general $6,234 · fundraising $19,503

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,216 · program services $34,216 · management and general $4,576 · fundraising $1,424

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,883 · management and general $4,883

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,898 · program services $11,976 · management and general $15,610 · fundraising $1,312

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program incentive expen

    total $66,319 · program services $66,245 · fundraising $74

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $64,749 · program services $56,003 · management and general $2,359 · fundraising $6,387

  • 24c · Other expenses: Small equipment

    total $31,863 · program services $28,234 · management and general $1,577 · fundraising $2,052

  • 24d · Other expenses: Professional developmen

    total $12,304 · program services $6,537 · management and general $5,474 · fundraising $293

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,606 · program services $5,275 · management and general $1,784 · fundraising $547

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $90,698 · end of year $130,286

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $332,693 · end of year $493,519

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $977,789 · end of year $251,676

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,953 · end of year $2,667

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

    $92,570

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

    $54,517

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,144 · end of year $38,053

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $256,973 · end of year $278,021

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $282,858 · end of year $284,515

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $168,489 · end of year $281,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $278,916 · end of year $283,047

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $703,198 · end of year $546,707

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $845,505 · end of year $367,233

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Prepare + Prosper and its volunteers work with low- to moderate-income people to build financial well-being through free tax preparation and financial services, products, and coaching, and by changing systems to create economic opportunity.

Activities or mission (Part I)

P+P does free taxes, free financial coaching, and helps people obtain banking access.

  • Prepare + Prosper (P+P) is a Saint Paul based economic justice nonprofit founded in 1971 to provide free high-quality tax perparation to low-income and moderate-income Minnesotans. While tax preparation remains the primary focus, P+P has since evolved into a nationally recognized leader in financial inclusion by offering innovative, accessible programs and tools to supposrt historically disinvested communities in building wealth and improving their financial health. P+P's mission is to work, along with volunteers, with people who have low to moderate incomes to build financial well-being through free tax preparation and financial services, products, and coaching, and by changing systems to create economic opportunity.

    Expenses $1,911,415

  • Financial Capability and Learning: Prepare + Prosper runs two major initiatives - Money Mentors and Financial Access in Reach (FAIR) to support greater financial wellbeing. Money Mentors provides coaching and resources to participants as they work toward sef-identified goals like vuilding credit or reducing debt. FAIR provides a three-product financial solution for financial underserved households and is designed to be scaled nationally through a community-based distribution model.

    Expenses $801,420

  • P + P has worked to leverage the expertise of its staff, amplify the voices of people directly affected, and build cross sector partnerships and networks to inform policy and systems change and build a more equitable and inclusive financial future. Recent efforts include strengthening public policy related to tax credits, asset building and consumer protection. In 2025, P+P continued to enhance it's Systems Change department with the intention of positioning the families we serve as the key stakeholders within the systems and policies that affect them. The department focuses on bringing forth the voices and lived experiences of the many and varied communities we serve to guide our work and inform our change-making agenda. Systems change work includes advocacy, community engagement, network and capacity-building activities.

    Expenses $190,703

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeremie Greer

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kara McGuire

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Emma Molls

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronda Chakolis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marsha Pitts-Phillips

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Morem

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roxanny Armendariz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aide Salgado

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carrie Person

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Gottwalt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suyapa Miranda

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $148,955
    From this org
    $146,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,462
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349320975

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