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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$492,435
Total expenses
$713,375
Contributions and grants received
$409,168
Grants paid
$23,305
Program service revenue
$47,071
Investment income
$23,296
Other revenue
$12,900
Total assets, end of year
$1,273,241
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,247
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,220,994
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$383,499
Management and general expenses
$299,354
Fundraising expenses
$30,522
Program service expenses (Part III)
$383,499

Program services were 53.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $109,427

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $299,741

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Local League Income

    total $45,534 · related or exempt $45,534

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Income

    total $1,537 · related or exempt $1,537

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,296 · excluded $23,296

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $9,607

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $9,607

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $9,607 · related or exempt $9,607

  • 11a · Other revenue: Misc Income

    total $3,293 · related or exempt $3,293

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,293

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $23,305 · program services $23,305

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,572 · program services $64,952 · management and general $39,196 · fundraising $5,424

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $220,633 · program services $130,786 · management and general $78,927 · fundraising $10,920

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,167 · program services $4,841 · management and general $2,922 · fundraising $404

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,170 · program services $14,920 · management and general $9,004 · fundraising $1,246

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $47,155 · program services $16,417 · management and general $25,950 · fundraising $4,788

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,962 · program services $2,000 · management and general $3,962

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,713 · program services $6,233 · management and general $7,824 · fundraising $2,656

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,556 · management and general $23,556

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,761 · management and general $49,761

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,101 · program services $1,499 · management and general $3,602

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,664 · program services $500 · management and general $1,164

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,049 · program services $2,630 · management and general $1,013 · fundraising $2,406

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,220 · management and general $5,220

  • 24a · Other expenses: Local league activity

    total $142,195 · program services $111,671 · management and general $30,524

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank and Investment Fee

    total $11,359 · program services $619 · management and general $10,740

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $4,989 · program services $2,863 · management and general $1,908 · fundraising $218

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bad Debt

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

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,304 · program services $263 · management and general $1,581 · fundraising $2,460

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $287,926 · end of year $283,047

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $56,371 · end of year $54,442

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $174,904 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,896 · end of year $214,818

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $1,650

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

    $111,623

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

    $94,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,672 · end of year $17,623

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $996,408 · end of year $701,661

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,844 · end of year $40,248

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $281

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,154 · end of year $11,999

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,212,034 · end of year $966,430

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $309,364 · end of year $254,564

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The League of Women Voters Minnesota is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to civic engagement, with a mission to empower voters and defend democracy. Membership is open to all genders ages 16 and up. Through our partnership with LWV United States and 35 local Leagues located in communities across the State of Minnesota, we encourage informed and active participation in government, register and inform voters, educate the community through civic events and candidate forums, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. LWV Minnesota and our 2,200+ members work throughout the year to educate, advocate and empower our communities to be informed citizens and to act to fulfill our Program for Action, which outlines key positions on issues such as voting rights, immigration reform, environmental preservation, public education, health care & election laws.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Encourage participation in government, & influence public policy through education & advocacy.

  • LWV Minnesota works to empower voters through our nonpartisan Voter Service programs, including voter registration and engagement, our Vote411 Voter Guide, candidate forums, and issue education. We also work to defend democracy through our Program for Action and issue advocacy at the local and state levels. LWVMN's current programs also include: High School Voter Collaborative and Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship program; Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies; Climate Change Task Force; Lobby & Observer Corps; countering election mis- and disinformation; providing training and support to our 35 local Leagues through monthly calls and webinars, our annual Convention, and our August Academy and January Jumpstart sessions.

    Expenses $383,499 · Grants $23,305 · Revenue $59,971

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Helmer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Susan Clark

    1st Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Amy Caucutt

    2nd Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Patsy Green

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Barb Anderson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Gay Clapp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Shelley Colvin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ray Schmitz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Barb Memory

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elaine Savick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jane Hovland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Paul Huffman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michelle Witte

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $106,946
    From this org
    $102,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,113
    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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410449349301881

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