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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,363,132
Total expenses
$13,461,567
Contributions and grants received
$8,653,613
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,602,543
Investment income
$87,490
Other revenue
$1,019,486
Total assets, end of year
$18,822,357
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,516,807
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,305,550
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,613,697
Management and general expenses
$2,469,148
Fundraising expenses
$378,722
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,613,697

Program services were 78.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $570,592

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,035,558

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,047,463

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,602,543 · related or exempt $1,602,543

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $87,490 · excluded $87,490

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,451,101

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,431,615

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,019,486 · related or exempt $1,019,486

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,259,158 · program services $4,860,312 · management and general $1,177,974 · fundraising $220,872

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $751,465 · program services $602,443 · management and general $129,134 · fundraising $19,888

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $515,484 · program services $398,685 · management and general $98,904 · fundraising $17,895

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,706,177 · program services $1,387,517 · management and general $234,235 · fundraising $84,425

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $495,086 · program services $275,782 · management and general $197,640 · fundraising $21,664

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $110,541 · program services $108,721 · management and general $1,820

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,052,690 · program services $1,094,709 · management and general -$42,019

  • 17 · Travel

    total $150,496 · program services $139,052 · management and general $11,444

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $645,734 · program services $130,344 · management and general $515,390

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT EXPENSE

    total $942,598 · program services $934,163 · management and general $8,435

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $765,352 · program services $650,008 · management and general $102,498 · fundraising $12,846

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF AND VOLUNTEER

    total $66,786 · program services $31,961 · management and general $33,693 · fundraising $1,132

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,047,343 · end of year $3,660,786

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,857,202 · end of year $2,209,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $727,224 · end of year $904,686

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $168,985 · end of year $170,574

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $467,464 · end of year $219,570

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

    $20,127,990

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

    $9,095,996

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,968,661 · end of year $11,031,994

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $318,063 · end of year $341,884

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $366,202 · end of year $283,363

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $899,373 · end of year $1,044,644

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,220,000 · end of year $4,207,614

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $341,271 · end of year $264,549

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,614,971 · end of year $7,413,625

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,845,529 · end of year $5,891,925

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE ARE COMMUNITY BUILDERS CO-CREATING CHANGE TOWARDS A JUST SOCIETY. WE IMAGINE THRIVING COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS PERSON, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC POWER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O.WE ARE COMMUNITY BUILDERS CO-CREATING CHANGE TOWARDS A JUST SOCIETY. WE IMAGINE THRIVING COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS PERSON, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC POWER.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OPERATED 8 SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT ALSO MEET AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEED. THEY INCLUDE: NORTH MARKET COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE EMPLOYING 20+ INDIVIDUALS AND SERVING 2500 CUSTOMERS WEEKLY IN AN AREA OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS DESIGNATED AS A FOOD DESERT; SISTERHOOD BOUTIQUE RESALE SHOP EMPLOYING 25 YOUTH INTERNS AND PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, LOW COST CLOTHING; KRSM RADIO LOW POWER FM COMMUNITY RADIO STATION TRAINING 51 HOSTS WHO PROVIDED PROGRAMMING IN 6 LANGUAGES TO THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS; NORTH NEWS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER EMPLOYING SUMMER 13 YOUTH INTERNS AND HIGHLIGHTING UNDERHEARD STORIES OF MINNEAPOLIS' NORTHSIDE TO A CIRCULATION OF 10,000; BREAKING ICE THEATRE BASED INCLUSION AND BELONGING TRAINING EMPLOYING 40 THEATRE ARTISTS TO DELIVER PERFORMANCES TO MORE THAN 7500 PEOPLE; FULL CYCLE BIKE SHOP EMPLOYING 12 UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN BIKE MECHANICS, SUPPLYING BIKES TO 200+ UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THROUGH STREET OUTREACH TO MORE THAN 850 YOUTH; PILLSBURY HOUSE THEATRE EMPLOYING OVER 200 ARTISTS AND PLAYING TO 2500+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH AN ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE PICK-YOUR-PRICE TICKET MODEL; AND PILLSBURY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER BELOW MARKET RATE ARTS INFUSED EARLY EDUCATION FOR 12 TODDLERS AND 20 PRESCHOOLERS WITH A 100% READY FOR KINDERGARTEN TRACK RECORD.SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING BEDROCK SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR 147 YEARS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GAINING ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAOLS AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND TALENTS, AND TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS AND WEAVE NETWORKS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY POWER. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: FOOD SYSTEMS SERVING 1400 HOT MEALS PER WEEK THROUGH 3 CAFE LOCATIONS, MOVING 1.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH 2 FOOD SHELVES, RESCUING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD AND DELIVERING IT TO YOUTH SERVING HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND GROWING FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH A YEAR-ROUND HYDROPONIC FARM AND MULTIPLE OUTDOOR GARDENS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVING 600+ ELDERS IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND NEAR NORTH NEIGHBORHOODS IN LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO 1500+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S ADVOCACY ASSISTING 150 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE WITH SAFETY PLANNING AND EMERGENCY RESOURCES, ACCESS TO LEGAL AID 3 DAYS PER WEEK IN 2 LOCATIONS, LEAD INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 60 PEOPLE AT RISK OF BEING INCARCERATED DUE TO UNDERLYING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG TERM POVERTY, ALONG WITH HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, FLU SHOT CLINICS AND OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAREER AND FUTURE READINESS PROGRAMS SUPPORTING 540 TOTAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN FUTHERING THEIR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS, 62 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FANS PROGRAM GRADUTED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE, 112 YOUTH COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS IN 7 CONTENT AREAS, AND 171 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH 9 PARTNER SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BRINGING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND DEVELOP AND MOVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED AGENDAS THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE MULTICULTURAL DINNER, THE INSIDE OUT CHICAGO AVENUE BLOCK PARTY, THE OAK PARK JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THE WAITE HOUSE HARVEST DINNER. SYSTEMS INITIATIVES - JUSTICE BUILT COMMUNITIES A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES MAINTAINED 7 PROPERTIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ACQUIRED BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023 WHILE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN REDEVELOPMENT. THE PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OFFICE OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED 16 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 9000 K-12 STUDENTS WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS SUCH AS STEM AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. POLICY INITIATIVES INCLUDED VOTER EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND EARLY VOTING IN 2 PUC LOCATIONS, INTERVIEWS WITH 20+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRODUCTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE 'BENEFITS CLIFF', AND PARTICIPATION IN 8 CROSS-SECTOR COALITIONS COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, SEXUAL ABUSE, ETC...

    Expenses $10,613,697 · Revenue $2,622,029

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cinnamon Pelly

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $188,148
    From this org
    $172,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,549
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,599
    Filer's total
    $188,148
  • Kaori Yamada

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ali Lozoff

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melinda Emerson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Thomas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lindsay Benjamin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Taylor Harwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kandil Mahrous

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Liz Mascolo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Trenna Ross McQuirter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenji Okumura

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erica Pralle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heath Rudduck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Sivasailam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anupama Sreekanth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edrin Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349309897

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