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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNESOTA FAMILY INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,559,514
Total expenses
$1,642,160
Contributions and grants received
$1,614,447
Grants paid
$67,510
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17,220
Other revenue
-$72,153
Total assets, end of year
$628,292
Total liabilities, end of year
$502,980
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$125,312
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,391,771
Management and general expenses
$215,722
Fundraising expenses
$34,667
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,391,771

Program services were 84.8% 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

    $485,579

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,128,868

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,220 · excluded $17,220

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $39,000

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

    $485,579

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $112,423

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$73,423 · excluded -$73,423

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $1,270 · excluded $1,270

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,270

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $65,729 · program services $65,729

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,781 · program services $1,781

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,285 · program services $72,771 · management and general $42,450 · fundraising $6,064

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $74,898 · program services $11,046 · management and general $11,046 · fundraising $52,806

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $887,618 · program services $824,594 · management and general $55,014 · fundraising $8,010

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $71,581 · program services $68,469 · management and general $2,500 · fundraising $612

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,798 · program services $51,422 · management and general $8,342 · fundraising $1,034

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,368 · management and general $14,368

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,277 · management and general $29,277

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $81,829 · program services $103,158 · management and general $18,687 · fundraising -$40,016

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,106 · program services $33,340 · management and general $2,968 · fundraising $2,798

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $69,733 · program services $54,269 · management and general $14,053 · fundraising $1,411

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,681 · program services $21,168 · management and general $163 · fundraising $350

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,028 · program services $14,510 · management and general $4,274 · fundraising $244

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $52,555 · program services $43,211 · management and general $8,600 · fundraising $744

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $30,893 · program services $26,303 · management and general $3,980 · fundraising $610

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $263,765 · program services $247,431 · management and general $0 · fundraising $16,334

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,619 · end of year $1,767

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $620,445 · end of year $501,525

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $125,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,520 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,695 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $497,931 · end of year $502,980

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $207,958 · end of year $125,312

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MINNESOTA FAMILY INSTITUTE (MFI) IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT STRENGTHENS THE FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA BY ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE GOOD OF SOCIETY. MFI ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND NON-PARTISAN VOTER PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES, TRAINING AND ENCOURAGING CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW AS "SALT AND "LIGHT" (MATTHEW 5:16-16). MFI ADDRESSES THE CIVIC, MORAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE THE FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STRENGTHEN THE FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA BY ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA.

  • MINNESOTA FAMILY INSTITUTE (MFI) ISSUED INFORMATIONAL UPDATES AND COMMENTARIES SENT OUT TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES VIA EMAIL AND DIRECT MAIL. THESE COMMUNICATIONS FEATURE INSIDE INFORMATION ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE SESSIONS, CULTURAL ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTFUL PRO-FAMILY PERSPECTIVE ON NEWS AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA FROM A CHRISTIAN, BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW PERSPECTIVE. MFI PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES AROUND THE STATE THROUGH OUR CHURCH AMBASSADOR NETWORK TO EQUIP PASTORS AND CONGREGANTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, IN ORDER TO ENGAGE AS A WINSOME, "SALT AND LIGHT" INFLUENCE IN ELECTIONS AND POLICY. MFI FURTHER EQUIPPED PASTORS WITH HISTORICAL AND BIBLICAL INFORMATION ON THEIR KEY ROLE AS MORAL AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGED THEM WITH LEGISLATORS IN OBEDIENCE TO THE COMMAND OF 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-4, TO PRAY FOR LEADERS AND ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ENCOURAGEMENT TO BOTH PASTORS AND LEGISLATORS.THE UPDATED VERSION OF MFI'S ACCLAIMED PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE CONTINUED EDUCATING AND EQUIPPING PARENTS SO THEY CAN ENGAGE POSITIVELY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TRANSGENDER TREND, BOTH NATIONALLY IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY, WHERE IT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED FOR USE IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THE PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE CLARIFIES CONFUSING TERMINOLOGY, DESCRIBES THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSGENDER TREND, DEBUNKS POPULAR MYTHS WITH SCIENCE AND LEGAL FACTS, AND OFFERS A WEALTH OF CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO WORK WITH THEIR SCHOOLS TO FOSTER A GENUINELY INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE BASED ON TRUE COMPASSION.MFI DEFENDED BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IN THE COURTS THROUGH ITS LEGAL ARM, TRUE NORTH LEGAL, AND AN ALLIED NETWORK OF CHRISTIAN ATTORNEYS TRAINED TO COUNTER GROUPS LIKE THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND OTHERS TRYING TO SILENCE CHRISTIANS IN THE PUBLIC ARENA OR RESTRICT FREE EXERCISE OF THEIR FAITH IN VIOLATION OF THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS, AND EQUIPPED PARENTS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES, CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN CITIZENS TO FULLY EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THIS HAS PROVED ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR DEFENDING INDIVIDUALS AGAINST RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO VACCINE MANDATES AND PARENTS RIGHTS TO DIRECT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $1,391,771 · Grants $67,510

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Arnie Abens

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.57 + 0.2 related

  • Pastor Jim Anderson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.32 + 0.5 related

  • Evan Wilson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.57 + 0.2 related

  • Tony Post

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.94 + 0.31 related

  • Jonathan Bakewicz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.44 + 0.14 related

  • Dave Eaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.57 + 0.2 related

  • Jeff Evans

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $155,539
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $92,803
    Other
    $62,736
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $83,203 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $9,600 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $3,840 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $58,896 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $155,539 related

  • John Helmberger

    CONTRACTOR AND FORMER TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $130,833
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $130,833
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $130,833 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $130,833 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. 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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
CEO COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED USING COMPARABILITY DATA, SUCH AS THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY SURVEY, AND COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TRUE NORTH LEGAL PLLC

    LEGAL SERVICES · MN · income $45,613 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA FAMILY INSTITUTE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602299349301185

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