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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VIETNAMESE SOCIAL SERVICES OF MINNESOTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$961,880
Total expenses
$829,897
Contributions and grants received
$926,200
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$35,616
Investment income
$64
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,994,296
Total liabilities, end of year
$199,728
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,794,568
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$682,670
Management and general expenses
$106,403
Fundraising expenses
$40,824
Program service expenses (Part III)
$682,670

Program services were 82.3% 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)

    $768,019

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $158,181

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,059

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE REVENUE

    total $34,662 · related or exempt $34,662

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUES

    total $954 · related or exempt $954

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $64 · excluded $64

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,040 · program services $132,040

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $228,677 · program services $205,620 · management and general $16,051 · fundraising $7,006

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,625 · program services $38,028 · management and general $1,808 · fundraising $789

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,680 · program services $24,038 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $499

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $191,162 · program services $80,915 · management and general $79,897 · fundraising $30,350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,655 · program services $9,974 · management and general $474 · fundraising $207

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,247 · program services $17,081 · management and general $812 · fundraising $354

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,632 · program services $7,632

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,453 · program services $13,529 · management and general $643 · fundraising $281

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,953 · program services $29,909 · management and general $1,422 · fundraising $622

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,584 · program services $23,949 · management and general $1,138 · fundraising $497

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT

    total $74,851 · program services $74,851

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM CONTRACTORS

    total $11,383 · program services $11,383

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $8,560 · program services $8,013 · management and general $381 · fundraising $166

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $2,849 · program services $2,849

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,546 · program services $2,859 · management and general $2,634 · fundraising $53

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $982,173 · end of year $773,171

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $272,302 · end of year $307,683

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,596 · end of year $15,032

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

    $1,333,352

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

    $434,942

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $924,963 · end of year $898,410

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,517

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $79,131 · end of year $81,454

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $30,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $369,029 · end of year $112,854

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $59,790 · end of year $5,420

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,662,601 · end of year $1,764,568

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $30,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1987, VSS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING MINNESOTA'S REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY. VSS PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS AS THEY TRANSITION TO LIFE IN THE U.S., ADDRESSING THEIR UNIQUE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND HEALTH NEEDS. SERVING DIVERSE GROUPS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS FROM VIETNAM, SOMALIA, AND MYANMAR (KAREN), VSS FOSTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTES CULTURAL IDENTITY WHILE HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VIETNAMESE SOCIAL SERVICES IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING THE IDENTITY OF THE MINNESOTA'S VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY WHILE ADDRESSING THE BASIC ECONOMIC, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS STATEWIDE.

  • HEALTH PROGRAM THE HEALTH PROGRAM ADDRESSES SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, FOCUSING ON HEALTHCARE ACCESS, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. VSS HELPS CLIENTS OVERCOME LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS, WHILE OFFERING CRITICAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, VSS ALSO SUPPORTED COVID-19 TESTING, VACCINATION, AND PPE DISTRIBUTION. KEY FEATURES: -HEALTHCARE ACCESS & EDUCATION -COVID-19 RESPONSE -EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT & VOCATIONAL TRAINING -SOCIAL & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT -HEALTH LITERACY AND HOUSING SUPPORT

    Expenses $358,671

  • ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) PROGRAM THE ABE PROGRAM HELPS REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IMPROVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC LIFE. IT INCLUDES ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) CLASSES AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND JOB READINESS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, VSS TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL CLASSES TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING STUDENTS. KEY FEATURES: -ESL CLASSES FOR WORK AND DAILY LIFE -VIRTUAL LEARNING SUPPORT -VOTER REGISTRATION & LEADERSHIP TRAINING -JOB-READINESS SKILLS

    Expenses $259,841

  • ELDERS PROGRAM THE ELDERS PROGRAM IMPROVES THE WELL-BEING OF REFUGEE SENIORS BY OFFERING SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM HELPS REDUCE ISOLATION AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL AID THROUGH BILINGUAL STAFF. KEY FEATURES: -SOCIAL & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES -LANGUAGE & CULTURAL SUPPORT -HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES -EXPANDED FOOD SERVICES, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE

    Expenses $64,158

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Hue Pham

    EXECUTIVE OF

    Total calculated
    $132,040
    From this org
    $132,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Roland J Theiler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cuong Pham

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisalan Thai

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Viet Tran

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Tam Phan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Yang Dao

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tam Pham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hung Ngo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maung Gyi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael L Tran

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
1 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543099349303539

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