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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTH STAR PROSPERITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,429,675
Total expenses
$1,482,090
Contributions and grants received
$1,429,675
Grants paid
$740,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$291,621
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,818
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$284,803
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,417,386
Management and general expenses
$63,411
Fundraising expenses
$1,293
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,417,386

Program services were 95.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,429,675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $740,000 · program services $740,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $61,756 · program services $52,496 · management and general $7,967 · fundraising $1,293

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,899 · management and general $4,899

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,453 · program services $18,453

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,490 · management and general $35,490

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $37,500 · program services $37,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $207,789 · program services $201,437 · management and general $6,352

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $340,000 · program services $340,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $496 · management and general $496

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,096 · management and general $1,096

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,000 · management and general $4,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,013 · management and general $2,013

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH

    total $27,500 · program services $27,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $929 · management and general $929

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF & VOLUNTEER TRAIN

    total $169 · management and general $169

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $344,920 · end of year $282,584

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $329 · end of year $9,037

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,031 · end of year $1,965

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $4,853

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $337,218 · end of year $284,803

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF NORTH STAR PROSPERITY IS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINNESOTANS AND ENSURE EVERYONE IN OUR STATE HAS THE ABILITY TO LIVE A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND ENSURE MINNESOTANS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE A HAPPY & PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

  • CIVIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: NORTH STAR PROSPERITY IS FOCUSED ON EDUCATING MINNESOTANS ABOUT ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM, INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION, CHILD CARE, COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY, HEALTH CARE, FAMILY LEAVE, AND FAIR TAXATION. NSP'S CIVIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT ACHIEVING THE LARGER GOAL OF ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL ISSUES LIMITING OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND ENSURING THAT MINNESOTANS UNDERSTAND AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL, WHICH IN PART DUE TO NEWLY DRAWN DISTRICT LINES, IS COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD AND OVERLOOKED.(SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PART III) NORTH STAR PROSPERITY AIMS TO CONNECT MINNESOTANS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING POLICY ISSUES AND TO ENSURE THAT MINNESOTANS CAN ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS THAT AFFECTS WORKING PEOPLE AND THE SOLUTIONS THAT COULD IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. NORTH STAR PROSPERITY USES VARIOUS OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR AUDIENCE AND TO CONDUCT EDUCATION ON CORE ISSUES AND THE CIVIC PROCESS IN WHICH THESE ISSUES MAY BE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING ON OUR WEBSITE, DIGITAL ADS, MAIL, AND CANVASSING WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT THEIR NEWLY DRAWN DISTRICT LINES.

    Expenses $668,635 · Grants $100,000

  • POLITICAL PROGRAM: IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION, NORTH STAR PROSPERITY RECOGNIZES THAT PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUES AND OUTCOMES. AS SECONDARY TO ITS PRIMARY PURPOSES OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND NONPARTISAN ISSUE ADVOCACY, NORTH STAR PROSPERITY ENGAGED A POLITICAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS ISSUE AGENDA. EFFORTS INCLUDE GRANTS TO NSP'S AFFILIATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FORMED TO CARRY OUT AN EXPRESS ADVOCACY PROGRAM INTENDED TO EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT CANDIDATES WHICH ALIGNED WITH NSP'S MISSION AND SHOWED COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING NSP'S POLICY AGENDA.

    Expenses $694,595 · Grants $640,000

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM: NORTH STAR PROSPERITY ENGAGED A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO INFORM AND ELEVATE ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT WERE BEING CONSIDERED IN THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE. NORTH STAR PROSPERITY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT MINNESOTANS ARE INFORMED ABOUT ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUES AS WELL AS THE CIVIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES IN WHICH THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COVERED ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUES INCLUDING CHILD CARE AFFORDABILITY, PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAMS, AND CORPORATE AND MEDICAL PRICE GOUGING. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED NORTH STAR PROSPERITY TO PUBLICLY ELEVATE AND ADVANCE NSP'S ISSUE PRIORITIES AND TO ENGAGE WITH MINNESOTANS ABOUT ISSUES OF ECONOMIC SECURITY.

    Expenses $54,156

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

Listed in Part VII

  • LILY SASSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALLISON CORRADO

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUZANNE SOBOTKA

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRYNN HAUSZ

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JACQUELYN BRUSTUEN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 07/2023

    Total calculated
    $49,576
    From this org
    $49,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MIKE DEAN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARTING 08/2023

    Total calculated
    $12,180
    From this org
    $12,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
4 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412499349301756

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