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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTHLAND FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,195,946
Total expenses
$16,956,916
Contributions and grants received
$12,927,206
Grants paid
$11,315,585
Program service revenue
$358,091
Investment income
$2,906,726
Other revenue
$3,923
Total assets, end of year
$119,701,176
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,173,015
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$113,528,161
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,406,194
Management and general expenses
$1,348,372
Fundraising expenses
$202,350
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,406,194

Program services were 90.9% 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)

    $11,774,569

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,152,637

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LOAN PROGRAM INTEREST INCOME

    total $323,045 · related or exempt $323,045

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LOAN ORIGINATION FEES

    total $21,135 · related or exempt $21,135

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LOAN PROGRAM OTHER INCOME

    total $13,911 · related or exempt $13,911

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,620,991 · excluded $2,620,991

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $14,687,463

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

    securities $14,401,728

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $285,735

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $285,735 · excluded $285,735

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $3,923 · excluded $3,923

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,923

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,082,157 · program services $7,082,157

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,233,428 · program services $4,233,428

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $411,014 · program services $227,555 · management and general $89,225 · fundraising $94,234

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,747,663 · program services $1,536,246 · management and general $168,250 · fundraising $43,167

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,898 · program services $76,289 · management and general $6,352 · fundraising $2,257

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $338,580 · program services $296,937 · management and general $33,855 · fundraising $7,788

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $152,825 · program services $124,440 · management and general $19,926 · fundraising $8,459

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,615 · program services $20,615

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $74,603 · program services $19,971 · management and general $54,632

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $41,000 · fundraising $41,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $630,120 · management and general $630,120

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,232,409 · program services $1,222,844 · management and general $9,309 · fundraising $256

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $56,575 · program services $34,813 · management and general $21,762

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,663 · program services $39,516 · management and general $6,710 · fundraising $437

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $155,867 · program services $34,738 · management and general $120,900 · fundraising $229

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,918 · management and general $51,918

  • 17 · Travel

    total $101,131 · program services $53,247 · management and general $47,726 · fundraising $158

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $107,536 · program services $94,577 · management and general $10,094 · fundraising $2,865

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,442 · program services $9,499 · management and general $35,943

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,971 · management and general $34,971

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSS

    total $284,276 · program services $284,276

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $13,250 · program services $9,589 · management and general $2,161 · fundraising $1,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $7,475 · program services $5,457 · management and general $2,018

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,345,123 · end of year $3,127,954

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,700,085 · end of year $11,815,580

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,434,349 · end of year $3,297,331

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,069 · end of year $45,725

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $4,136

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $5,007,681 · end of year $6,140,148

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $40,028 · end of year $45,080

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

    $532,635

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

    $337,582

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $88,370 · end of year $195,053

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $86,447,689 · end of year $88,750,470

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,894,626 · end of year $6,202,459

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $122,125 · end of year $81,376

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $834,073 · end of year $1,889,555

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,315,000 · end of year $1,672,571

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,654,837 · end of year $2,529,513

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $122,125 · end of year $81,376

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,474,809 · end of year $109,956,815

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,712,437 · end of year $3,571,346

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS THEY BELONG AND CAN THRIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS THEY BELONG AND CAN THRIVE. THE FOUNDATION'S ADDRESSES ITS MISSION THROUGH GRANTS, LOANS, PROGRAMMING, AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES.

  • THE GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN OUR 7-COUNTY REGION. OUR PRIORITY AREAS ARE: 1) CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES; 2) INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING; AND 3) MAADA'OOKIING, TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION ALSO ACTS AS AN INTERMEDIARY GRANTOR WHERE MISSION AND PRIORITIES ALIGN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, NORTHLAND AWARDED 264 GRANTS TOTALING $7.6 MILLION AND DISTRIBUTED $3.7 MILLION IN MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE.

    Expenses $12,197,917 · Grants $11,315,585

  • THE KIDS PLUS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SINCE 1992. FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD. KIDS PLUS PROVIDES: 1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EFFORTS ENCOMPASSING EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH, AND INCREASED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE; 2) YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PHILANTHROPY ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING; AND 3) INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS CONNECTING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADULTS 55+. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, KIDS PLUS ENGAGED 1,566 PEOPLE IN 57 TRAININGS AND CONVENINGS, AND ITS PROGRAMS SERVED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ACROSS THE REGION.

    Expenses $1,696,574

  • THE BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FLEXIBLE FINANCING TO ASSIST WITH BUSINESS START-UP AND EXPANSION WITHIN OUR 7-COUNTY REGION, IN ORDER TO BOLSTER THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND PROMOTE JOB CREATION - CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THRIVING COMMUNITIES. FINANCING IS OFTEN IN THE FORM OF GAP LENDING MADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BANKS OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT LENDERS. BORROWERS MAY BE FOR-PROFIT OR NONPROFIT ENTITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, NORTHLAND CLOSED 15 LOANS TOTALING $4.1 MILLION WHICH HELPED CREATE LEVERAGE OF $25.5 MILLION IN OTHER INVESTMENTS. NORTHLAND FOUNDATION HOSTS THE REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC). THE SBDC'S MISSION IS TO "HELP ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES GROW AND SUCCEED" BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING SERVICES TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT. THE REGIONAL CENTER IS LOCATED IN DULUTH; THERE ARE ALSO FIVE OTHER SATELLITE OFFICES SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. THE REGIONAL FOOTPRINT OF THE SBDC MATCHES THE NORTHLAND FOUNDATION FOOTPRINT.

    Expenses $1,511,703 · Revenue $358,091

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANGIE MILLER

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMIE ADAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BENJAMIN BENOIT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BAABIITAW BOYD

    TRUSTEE UNTIL NOV. 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELENA FOSHAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ASHLEY HALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TIA MARIE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KENNETH REID

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DARREN SHELDON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTEN VAKE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER MCDERMOTT

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MARY HARRELSON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROY SMITH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CINDY ANDERSON BINA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANTHONY SERTICH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $232,965
    From this org
    $202,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,814
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,460
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,691
    Deferred
    $12,281
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,533
    Filer's total
    $232,965

  • HEATHER BROUSE

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $164,531
    From this org
    $126,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,341
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,626
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,564
    Deferred
    $7,751
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,590
    Filer's total
    $164,531

  • ZANE BAIL

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $167,677
    From this org
    $142,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,709
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,806
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,162
    Deferred
    $8,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,159
    Filer's total
    $167,677

  • MICHAEL COLCLOUGH

    BUSINESS FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,409
    From this org
    $117,194
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,215
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,041
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,153
    Deferred
    $7,284
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,931
    Filer's total
    $160,409

  • VICKI HAGBERG

    SBDC REGIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $118,702
    From this org
    $104,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,017
    Hours/week
    45

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

  • RONNINGS INC

    $270,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

  • GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA

    $240,000

    TO EXPAND CHORE SERVICES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ELDERS AGE IN PLACE, SUPPORT ORAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION & RESOURCES TO IMPROVE DENTAL HEALTH FOR ADULT BANK MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION & RECREATIONAL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH, & TO SUPPORT OJIBWE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH.

  • FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA

    $200,000

    TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES FOR FOND DU LAC ELDERS.

  • MJ GUNFLINT PROPERTIES LLC 1

    $199,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

  • MAIN LIVING LLC

    $195,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

  • CARE WITH AMANDA LLC

    $190,000

    TO SUPPORT LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF MILESTONES DAYCARE CENTER IN VIRGINIA.

  • FIKA COFFEE

    $190,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

  • ELDERCIRCLE

    $180,000

    TO PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT HELP ITASCA COUNTY OLDER ADULTS.

  • BOIS FORTE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    $175,000

    TO OFFER SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERS IN THE NETT LAKE AND VERMILLION COMMUNITIES.

  • CROSBY ENTERPRISE LLC

    $150,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF MAIN STREET CORRIDORS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510279349300731

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