Totals
- Total revenue
- $396,471
- Total expenses
- $347,964
- Contributions and grants received
- $396,346
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $125
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $139,095
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,407
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $137,688
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $278,371
- Management and general expenses
- $52,196
- Fundraising expenses
- $17,397
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $278,371
Program services were 80.0% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$396,346
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3 · Investment income
total $125 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $125
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $125,565 · program services $100,452 · management and general $18,835 · fundraising $6,278
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $142,129 · program services $113,704 · management and general $21,319 · fundraising $7,106
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $7,424 · program services $5,939 · management and general $1,114 · fundraising $371
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $17,074 · program services $13,659 · management and general $2,561 · fundraising $854
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $18,899 · program services $15,119 · management and general $2,835 · fundraising $945
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,993 · program services $3,994 · management and general $749 · fundraising $250
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11g · Fees: other
total $12,151 · program services $9,721 · management and general $1,823 · fundraising $607
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,900 · program services $6,320 · management and general $1,185 · fundraising $395
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,265 · program services $2,612 · management and general $490 · fundraising $163
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17 · Travel
total $5,478 · program services $4,382 · management and general $822 · fundraising $274
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,096 · program services $877 · management and general $164 · fundraising $55
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23 · Insurance
total $1,990 · program services $1,592 · management and general $299 · fundraising $99
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24a · Other expenses: MEALS
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $81,981 · end of year $130,006
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $824 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $6,152 · end of year $8,903
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,078
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,892
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,282 · end of year $186
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,058 · end of year $1,407
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $89,181 · end of year $137,688
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
NORTH STAR POLICY ACTION IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTE THAT IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF EVERYDAY MINNESOTANS BY ADVANCING BOLD IDEAS THAT CHANGE THE CONVERSATION & BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. WE DEVELOP & PROMOTE DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO PERSISTENT PROBLEMS THAT ALLOW WORKING PEOPLE TO THRIVE, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY LIVE.
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EDUCATION-THE EDUCATION PROGRAM RESEARCHES POLICIES THAT SUPPORT A STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Expenses $69,593
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STATE BUDGET-RESEARCHING HOW OUR STATE BUDGET SHOULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF LIFE FOR MINNESOTANS
Expenses $69,593
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ENERGY-RESEARCHING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT A TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY AND THE WORKERS WHO BUILD IT
Expenses $69,593
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LABOR CONDITIONS-RESEARCHING LABOR PRACTICES AND ABUSES, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT WORKING MINNESOTANS
Expenses $69,592
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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Jake SchwitzerJAKE SCHWITZER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $121,028
- From this org
- $110,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,974
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kris FredsonKRIS FREDSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lucas FrancoLUCAS FRANCO
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carrie LuckingCARRIE LUCKING
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bethany WinkelsBETHANY WINKELS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Aaron RosenthalAARON ROSENTHAL
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $120,136
- From this org
- $108,764
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,372
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 21 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202622199349300517
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