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← SOLID GROUND

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOLID GROUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,953,332
Total expenses
$5,365,101
Contributions and grants received
$7,075,210
Grants paid
$1,653,275
Program service revenue
$826,400
Investment income
$113,582
Other revenue
-$61,860
Total assets, end of year
$11,028,239
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,689,302
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,338,937
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,203,755
Management and general expenses
$732,740
Fundraising expenses
$428,606
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,203,755

Program services were 78.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $168,504

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $443,508

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,507,071

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,956,127

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $197,268

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Rental revenue

    total $803,874 · related or exempt $803,874

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Service Contracts

    total $22,526 · related or exempt $22,526

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $184,101 · excluded $184,101

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

    other assets $70,519

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$70,519

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$70,519 · excluded -$70,519

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,912

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

    $443,508

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $73,772

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$61,860 · excluded -$61,860

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,653,275 · program services $1,653,275

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $131,708 · program services $84,559 · management and general $30,462 · fundraising $16,687

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,579,596 · program services $1,014,324 · management and general $369,491 · fundraising $195,781

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,511 · program services $13,119 · management and general $3,716 · fundraising $3,676

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $104,221 · program services $66,659 · management and general $18,884 · fundraising $18,678

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,428 · program services $97,919 · management and general $29,108 · fundraising $15,401

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,250 · management and general $9,250

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,134 · management and general $44,134

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $587,430 · program services $357,492 · management and general $167,814 · fundraising $62,124

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,653 · program services $5,687 · management and general $9,276 · fundraising $3,690

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $490,290 · program services $458,096 · management and general $16,097 · fundraising $16,097

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,552 · program services $10,734 · management and general $5,103 · fundraising $715

  • 20 · Interest

    total $18,334 · program services $18,334

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $170,530 · program services $161,464 · management and general $9,066

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,296 · program services $54,333 · management and general $6,521 · fundraising $6,442

  • 24a · Other expenses: Donated supplies

    total $135,301 · program services $135,301

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bad debt

    total $69,843 · program services $29,771 · fundraising $40,072

  • 24c · Other expenses: Campaign supplies

    total $39,652 · fundraising $39,652

  • 24d · Other expenses: Family development

    total $15,334 · program services $15,334

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $50,763 · program services $27,354 · management and general $13,818 · fundraising $9,591

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $678,049 · end of year $790,392

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $79,918 · end of year $58,428

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $813,603 · end of year $915,464

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $33,944 · end of year $163,226

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $122,881 · end of year $113,154

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

    $7,829,432

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

    $2,029,877

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,511,362 · end of year $5,799,555

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,172,008 · end of year $3,156,101

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,766 · end of year $31,919

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $499,177 · end of year $430,446

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $76,000 · end of year $38,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,431 · end of year $3,274

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,108,645 · end of year $2,127,147

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $54,039 · end of year $90,435

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,097,758 · end of year $6,481,420

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,587,481 · end of year $1,857,517

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The mission of Solid Ground is to prevent and end homelessness for families with children in the communities we serve through housing, resources and opportunity.

  • Prevention Assistance for unstably housed families expanded significantly in 2024. Solid Ground's prevention team provides assistance with unpaid rent and utilities to help families avoid eviction, as well as security deposits and first month's rent for families to access more affordable housing. Prevention Assistance served 353 families with children in 2024.

    Expenses $1,451,702 · Grants $1,261,880

  • East Metro Place I and East Metro Place II provide 34 units of transitional and permanent supportive housing in White Bear Lake for families experiencing homelessness. Permanent units are designated for families with disabilities and/or histories of long-term homelessness. Parents receive a variety of services, including budgeting, tenant training, employment assistance, mental/chemical health support and parenting skills. Children receive assistance with school and early learning enrollment, after-school tutoring, summer camp and recreational activities. East Metro Place housed 204 adults and children in 2024.

    Expenses $1,463,730 · Grants $14,137 · Revenue $803,874

  • HomeAgain and HomeSafe provide scattered-site, time-limited housing for families experiencing homelessness in Washington and Ramsey Counties. Solid Ground partners with landlords in the community to provide housing and helps with security deposits and rental assistance paid directly to landlords to make the housing more affordable. Families receive in-home services and monthly rent assistance for 6-36 months while they stabilize and work to increase their income. The HomeAgain and HomeSafe programs served 111 adults and children in 2024 with housing and housing search services.

    Expenses $575,280 · Grants $235,380

  • Homework Starts with Home (HSWH) provides prevention assistance and rehousing services to help prevent and end homelessness for families with pre-K-12 grade students in suburban Ramsey and Washington County school districts. Families receive financial assistance to make housing more affordable and services to help them achieve stability and work toward independent housing. Children receive academic and other support to help them achieve school success. HSWH provided 195 adults and children with scattered-site rehousing, prevention assistance and housing stabilization services in 2024.HomeFront provides 10 units of permanent supportive housing for military veterans and their families who have experienced long-term homelessness. Residents receive income-based rental assistance and in-home supportive services designed to help them achieve housing stability, improve their health and increase their income. HomeFront housed 38 adults and children in 2024.Welcome Home Washington launched in late 2023 to provide scattered-site, permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless families headed by an adult with a disability. Familes will receive income-based rental assistance and in-home supportive services designed to help them improve their health and achieve housing stability. WHW served 34 adults and children in 14 families in 2024.

    Expenses $713,043 · Grants $141,878 · Revenue $22,526

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Diamond Hunter

    Executive Director (2/5 - Present)

    Total calculated
    $115,299
    From this org
    $109,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,945
    Hours/week
    40

  • Trisha Cummins Kauffman

    Executive Director (1/1 - 2/5)

    Total calculated
    $16,409
    From this org
    $15,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $623
    Hours/week
    40

  • Renae Oswald-Anderson

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Tedesco

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ify Onyiah

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alice Roberts-Davis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynette Becker

    Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrie Cunnington

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Briana Joyner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Houge

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cece Owens

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Otto

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Meek

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darbie Tamsett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Falvey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janeen Vogelaar

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francis Madden

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
16 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521399349300032

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