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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PCS FOR PEOPLE.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 30 March 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,589,398
Total expenses
$29,137,181
Contributions and grants received
$18,929,579
Grants paid
$11,373,490
Program service revenue
$1,928,464
Investment income
$74,650
Other revenue
$5,656,705
Total assets, end of year
$11,408,857
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,919,405
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,489,452
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,247,971
Management and general expenses
$1,809,142
Fundraising expenses
$80,068
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,247,971

Program services were 93.5% 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)

    $9,244,719

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,684,860

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,314,150

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMPUTER RECYCLING

    total $1,048,913 · related or exempt $1,048,913

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MAR LICENSE REVENUE

    total $465,914 · related or exempt $465,914

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WISPY SERVICE AND REPAIRS

    total $388,805 · related or exempt $388,805

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REV

    total $24,832 · related or exempt $24,832

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $74,650 · excluded $74,650

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $16,978

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $16,978

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $16,978 · related or exempt $16,978

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $10,448,396

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,808,669

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,639,727 · related or exempt $5,639,727

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,373,490 · program services $11,373,490

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $340,541 · program services $243,012 · management and general $97,529

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,968,831 · program services $9,314,927 · management and general $653,904

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,449 · program services $13,547 · management and general $13,902

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $702,043 · program services $502,003 · management and general $200,040

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total -$43,952 · program services -$31,062 · management and general -$12,890

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $205,371 · program services $164,297 · management and general $41,074

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,868 · management and general $24,868

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $108,720 · management and general $108,720

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,665 · management and general $2,665

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $81,507 · program services $1,439 · fundraising $80,068

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $169,236 · program services $118,465 · management and general $50,771

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $125,148 · program services $100,118 · management and general $25,030

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,226 · program services $34,581 · management and general $8,645

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,004,886 · program services $803,909 · management and general $200,977

  • 17 · Travel

    total $211,060 · program services $168,848 · management and general $42,212

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $43,658 · program services $8,732 · management and general $34,926

  • 20 · Interest

    total $11,306 · management and general $11,306

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,355,890 · program services $1,109,147 · management and general $246,743

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $197,709 · program services $158,166 · management and general $39,543

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE

    total $3,070,848 · program services $3,070,848

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $51,885 · program services $51,885

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $24,921 · program services $24,921

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS REGISTRATION F

    total $17,423 · management and general $17,423

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,452 · program services $16,698 · management and general $1,754

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,126,711 · end of year $1,778,902

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $501,748 · end of year $14,381

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,140,654 · end of year $1,589,843

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,552,705 · end of year $1,324,453

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $119,175 · end of year $119,455

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

    $8,902,730

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

    $2,807,647

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,410,594 · end of year $6,095,083

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,985,372

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $750,288 · end of year $486,740

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,081,188 · end of year $1,508,918

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $285,241 · end of year $3,784,286

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $486,865 · end of year $143,939

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $736,620 · end of year $482,262

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,980,426 · end of year $4,961,937

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,016,907 · end of year $527,515

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PCS FOR PEOPLE IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WORKING TO GET LOW-COST QUALITY COMPUTERS AND INTERNET INTO THE HOMES OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND NONPROFITS WITH LOW INCOME. BY RECYCLING AND THEN REFURBISHING COMPUTERS, PCS FOR PEOPLE PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE TO BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, AND THE PLANET BY KEEPING COMPUTERS OUT OF LANDFILLS AND REPURPOSING THEM TO ADVANCE DIGITAL INCLUSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1998, PCS FOR PEOPLE WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND NONPROFITS TO BENEFIT FROM THE LIFE CHANGING IMPACT OF COMPUTERS, MOBILE INTERNET, AND DIGITAL LITERACY.

  • SOURCE, REFURBISH, DISTRIBUTE, AND SUPPORTSOURCE: OUR ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY IS DEPENDENT ON OUR RECYCLING PARTNERSHIPS. WE OFFER A NATION-WIDE FREE END-OF-LIFE IT SERVICE OFFERING THAT INCLUDES NAID AAA-CERTIFIED DATA SANITIZATION AND R2-CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING.REFURBISH: THE DONATED TECHNOLOGY IS SECURELY PROCESSED IN OUR WAREHOUSES. COMPUTERS AND ARE CLEANED, PROCESSED THROUGH A STRINGENT QUALITY CHECK, AND INSTALLED WITH A NEW OPERATING SYSTEM.DISTRIBUTE: AFFORDABLE HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTERS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO INCOME QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR RETAIL STORES, ONLINE, AND THROUGH NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AND PARTNERS.SUPPORT: ONCE A CUSTOMER HAS RECEIVED A COMPUTER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE CONFIDENT IN THEIR PURCHASE AND FEEL SUPPORTED. EACH COMPUTER COMES WITH A 1-YEAR HARDWARE WARRANTY, FREE DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING, AND PHONE SUPPORT. IN FY 2023-24, PCS FOR PEOPLE COLLECTED OVER 110,000COMPUTERS. MORE THAN 46,000 OF THESE COMPUTERS WERE REFURBISHED AND DISTRIBUTED TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. PCS FOR PEOPLE ALSO SUPPORTED THE COMPUTERS DISTRIBUTED WITH WARRANTY REPAIRS AND OFFERED DISCOUNTED REPAIRS AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. REPAIRS ARE USUALLY $25 AND ANY PARTS NEEDED WERE FREE. IN FY 2023-24, OVER 3,000 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT AN AVERAGE COST OF $9 PER REPAIR.

    Expenses $20,997,286 · Grants $11,373,490 · Revenue $7,196,364

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE OFFERS IN-HOUSE, LOW-COST HIGH SPEED FIXED INTERNET SERVICE IN 9 STATES. SERVICE IS FIXED AT $15 A MONTH IN FY 2023-24, PCS FOR PEOPLE'S FIXED INTERNET SERVICE CONSISTS OF NEARLY 29 NETWORK TOWERS AND 5 MULTI-DWELLING UNITS (MDUS) COVERING MORE THAN 12,000 HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $3,223,435 · Revenue $388,805

  • MOBILE INTERNET SERVICEPCS FOR PEOPLE OFFERS NATIONWIDE LOW-COST HIGH SPEED 4G LTE MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDED BY MOBILE BEACON AND MOBILE CITIZEN. PLANS ARE PREPAID WITH NO CREDIT CHECK OR HIDDEN FEES FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. IN FY 2023-24, PCS FOR PEOPLE OFFERED LOW-COST HIGH SPEED 4G LTE INTERNET TO MORE THAN 150,000 ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $3,027,250

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew Elofson

    FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Zeb Anderson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Shellberg

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Srilekha Akula

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Dale

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Feathers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Kannas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexander McGruder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Milinda Rambel Stone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Rasmussen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brendt Rusten

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Casey Sorensen

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $200,237
    From this org
    $189,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,254
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,636
    Bonus
    $12,347
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,254
    Filer's total
    $200,237

  • Bryan Mauk

    CINO

    Total calculated
    $161,615
    From this org
    $157,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,548
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,957
    Bonus
    $4,110
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,548
    Filer's total
    $161,615

  • Kathy Jones

    VP OF FINANCE (THROUGH APRIL 24)

    Total calculated
    $120,069
    From this org
    $116,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,089
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chad Musson

    LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $108,095
    From this org
    $104,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,661
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE MINNESOTA LLC

    MINNESOTA OPERATIONS · MN · income $5,153,878 · assets $835,255

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE COLORADO LLC

    COLORADO OPERATIONS · MN · income $1,842,649 · assets -$1,119,097

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE OHIO LLC

    OHIO OPERATIONS · MN · income $2,824,124 · assets $509,377

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE MARYLAND LLC

    MARYLAND OPERATIONS · MN · income $189,035 · assets -$322,566

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE KANSAS CITY LLC

    KANSAS CITY OPERATIONS · MN · income $1,361,684 · assets -$161,616

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE WISPY LLC

    WISPY OPERATIONS · MN · income $6,250,009 · assets $2,948,359

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE ILLINOIS

    ILLINOIS OPERATIONS · MN · income $1,551,395 · assets -$653,313

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE GEORGIA

    GEORGIA OPERATIONS · MN · income $698,600 · assets -$151,588

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

  • PCS FOR PEOPLE PENNSYLVANIA

    PENNSYLVANIA OPERATIONS · MN · income $381,960 · assets $247,961

    Directly controlled by PCS FOR PEOPLE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510519349300611

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