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← PRAIRIE FIVE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PRAIRIE FIVE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,121,286
Total expenses
$11,796,125
Contributions and grants received
$11,157,590
Grants paid
$2,086,500
Program service revenue
$1,901,288
Investment income
$62,408
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$11,395,148
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,636,495
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,758,653
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,451,573
Management and general expenses
$1,344,552
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,451,573

Program services were 88.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,481,551

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $676,039

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Food

    total $770,294 · related or exempt $770,294

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Transportation

    total $632,199 · related or exempt $632,199

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Emergency and other services

    total $417,493 · related or exempt $417,493

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Energy assistance and weatherizat

    total $49,307 · related or exempt $49,307

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Headstart

    total $17,953 · related or exempt $17,953

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $14,042 · related or exempt $14,042

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $125,878 · excluded $125,878

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $20,909

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $84,379

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$63,470

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$63,470 · excluded -$63,470

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,086,500 · program services $2,086,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $269,044 · program services $234,606 · management and general $34,438

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,399,078 · program services $4,707,997 · management and general $691,081

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $126,762 · program services $110,536 · management and general $16,226

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,051,655 · program services $917,043 · management and general $134,612

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $378,757 · program services $330,276 · management and general $48,481

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,810 · management and general $25,810

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,340 · management and general $44,340

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,677 · program services $10,182 · management and general $1,495

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,757 · program services $31,180 · management and general $4,577

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $388,783 · program services $339,019 · management and general $49,764

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $80,585 · program services $70,270 · management and general $10,315

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $376,330 · program services $287,611 · management and general $88,719

  • 17 · Travel

    total $310,928 · program services $271,129 · management and general $39,799

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $487,963 · program services $425,504 · management and general $62,459

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $278,185 · program services $242,577 · management and general $35,608

  • 24a · Other expenses: Equipment & Maintenance

    total $443,971 · program services $387,143 · management and general $56,828

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,984,134 · end of year $6,844,700

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $274,313 · end of year $308,174

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,262,451 · end of year $943,785

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $101,027 · end of year $314,002

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,580 · end of year $12,847

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $69,461 · end of year $99,043

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

    $4,990,570

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

    $2,822,828

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,591,599 · end of year $2,167,742

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $20,754 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $779,153 · end of year $704,855

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $681,727 · end of year $734,820

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $140,732 · end of year $193,529

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $68,367 · end of year $3,290

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $779,154 · end of year $704,856

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,433,492 · end of year $9,758,653

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Working together to strengthen the quality of life in our communties.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Council serves the unmet needs of the low-income, handicapped and elderly population in the counties of Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine.

  • Headstart - The mission of Headstart is "To foster strong healthy children and their families, and also to promote staff excellence through dynamic programming." The Program uses a holistic approach to meet the needs of the people involved. Services offered are: early childhood development, health and wellness, family well being, and family engagement. Head Start serves approximately 306 children.

    Expenses $3,632,651 · Grants $297,134 · Revenue $26,020

  • Transportation - Prairie Five Rides is a public transportation system available to people of all ages and for all purposes such as medical and social outings, etc. We operate daily bus service from 7AM - 5PM in the cities of Appleton, Benson, Canby, Dawson, Granite Falls, Madison, Montevideo and Ortonville. We provide regional service to the five county service area, to destinations throughout the state of Minnesota using volunteer drivers with lift-equipped buses and vans. We also use our volunteer drivers to transport riders into the eastern parts of both North and South Dakota. From a MVDA grant, we were able to purchase a wheelchair accessible vehicle to provide free rides to veterans residing in one of the counties we serve.

    Expenses $3,266,078 · Grants $202,960 · Revenue $632,199

  • Nutrition/Aging Services - Promotes healthy and independent living through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation. Congregate, home delivered, frozen and shelf stable meals are available. A person 60 or older, and their spouse (regardless of age) are eligible. Participants are encouraged to make a voluntary suggested donation toward the cost of each meal. A donation amount is suggested but participants may donate as much as they feel they can afford. The program has congregate, home delivered and frozen meal sites. A Hot/Cold Food Truck delivers meals to remote, isolated areas of the service area daily. Prepared meals are available requiring no suggested donation or fee. A person 18 to 60 years old and their dependents are eligible.

    Expenses $2,043,140 · Grants $614,821 · Revenue $770,294

  • Additional services provided - Promote housing stability, energy affordability, and self-sufficiency for low-income individuals and families. Through its weatherization and housing programs, Prairie Five improves the safety, energy efficiency, and overall condition of homes by delivering services such as insulation, heating system repair or replacement, and other energy-saving upgrades. These efforts reduce utility costs while ensuring safe and stable living environments.In addition, Prairie Five administers energy and emergency assistance programs that help eligible households meet immediate and ongoing basic needs. Energy assistance provides financial support for utility costs, crisis intervention, and education to prevent service disruptions. Emergency assistance offers short-term support for rent, utilities, and other essential expenses to stabilize households and prevent homelessness, while connecting individuals and families to longer-term community resources.

    Expenses $1,509,704 · Grants $971,585 · Revenue $472,775

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DeRon Brehmer

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Peter Peterson

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Juanita Lauritsen

    Co-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Kramer

    Co-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Diane Kepner

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Wade Athey

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Steve Strei

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Diane McKee

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dave Nordaune

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Murlaine Rieger

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lee Ulstad

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Becky Schellberg

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mark Frank

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Glen Kack

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Peggy Kvam

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Debra Larson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $155,529
    From this org
    $133,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,854
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,675
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,354
    Filer's total
    $155,529

  • Kami Nesvold

    Associate Director

    Total calculated
    $113,515
    From this org
    $104,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,811
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 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
27 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622449349301512

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