Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,318,633
- Total expenses
- $1,242,382
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,369,280
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $59
- Other revenue
- -$50,706
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,101,428
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,341
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,081,087
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $861,614
- Management and general expenses
- $192,698
- Fundraising expenses
- $188,070
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $861,614
Program services were 69.4% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$288,395
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$115,240
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$965,645
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3 · Investment income
total $59 · excluded $59
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$35,700
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$288,395
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$86,406
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$50,706 · excluded -$50,706
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $322,539 · program services $268,153 · management and general $27,193 · fundraising $27,193
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $485,846 · program services $321,083 · management and general $46,244 · fundraising $118,519
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,761 · program services $10,056 · management and general $1,199 · fundraising $2,506
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $60,420 · program services $43,177 · management and general $3,696 · fundraising $13,547
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $63,953 · program services $46,440 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $11,513
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $62,620 · management and general $62,620
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11g · Fees: other
total $46,815 · program services $39,434 · management and general $3,850 · fundraising $3,531
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13 · Office expenses
total $35,886 · program services $5,643 · management and general $25,560 · fundraising $4,683
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17 · Travel
total $40,976 · program services $34,706 · management and general $5,939 · fundraising $331
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $835 · program services $660 · management and general $106 · fundraising $69
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23 · Insurance
total $9,611 · program services $2,950 · management and general $6,661
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24a · Other expenses: CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT
total $61,500 · program services $61,500
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24b · Other expenses: INVESTIGATION AND RELAT
total $22,047 · program services $22,047
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24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND CC PRO
total $9,365 · program services $995 · management and general $2,192 · fundraising $6,178
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $3,778 · program services $2,616 · management and general $1,162
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,430 · program services $2,154 · management and general $276
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $129,246 · end of year $145,920
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $537,260 · end of year $526,253
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $126,971 · end of year $110,447
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,121 · end of year $17,169
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $274,063 · end of year $301,639
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $106,400 · end of year $20,341
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $975,690 · end of year $910,484
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,571 · end of year $170,603
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO FREE THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND PREVENT FUTURE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS FROM OCCURRING IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE WORK TO FREE THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND PREVENT FUTURE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS FROM OCCURRING. WE ALSO EDUCATE ATTORNEYS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS TO PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND OTHER UNJUST RESULTS IN CRIMINAL CASES.
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EACH YEAR OUR TEAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO SCREEN HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR HELP, TO GIVE FREEDOM BACK TO PEOPLE IN PRISON FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT. GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT STAFF, LAW STUDENTS, INVESTIGATORS, AND VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS SPEND THOUSANDS OF HOURS CAREFULLY ANALYZING THESE CASES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS NEW EVIDENCE THAT COULD SHOW ACTUAL INNOCENCE. WE LITIGATE CASES WHERE NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE IS IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONVINCING PROOF OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE. THE GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TO PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND EDUCATES LAW STUDENTS, THE COURTS, LAWYERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS AS THEY PLAN FOR THEIR HOMECOMING AND AS THEY MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES AFTER FREEDOM.
Expenses $861,614
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Aaron ThomasAARON THOMAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Adam MartinADAM MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Andy CrowderANDY CROWDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
B Todd JonesB TODD JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Ben VickersBEN VICKERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Beth ForsytheBETH FORSYTHE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Catherine LipinskyCATHERINE LIPINSKY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Delinda WashingtonDELINDA WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Jr LaplanteJR LAPLANTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
James VollingJAMES VOLLING
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Joanna CurryJOANNA CURRY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Jonathan JasperJONATHAN JASPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Lacey KinnartLACEY KINNART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Lousene HoppeLOUSENE HOPPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Mark BradfordMARK BRADFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Sara MartinSARA MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Susan RoeSUSAN ROE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Tatewin MeansTATEWIN MEANS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Timothy WalshTIMOTHY WALSH
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sara JonesSARA JONES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $181,290
- From this org
- $145,709
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,581
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,149
- Bonus
- $1,560
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,133
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,448
- Filer's total
- $181,290
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Baylea MillerBAYLEA MILLER
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $118,040
- From this org
- $113,560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,480
- Hours/week
- 40
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James MayerJAMES MAYER
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $141,249
- From this org
- $133,560
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,689
- 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 · 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
- 20 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602659349301430
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