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Form 990 for tax year 2023

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

Totals

Total revenue
$679,450
Total expenses
$725,628
Contributions and grants received
$608,786
Grants paid
$1,150
Program service revenue
$40,692
Investment income
$17,069
Other revenue
$12,903
Total assets, end of year
$1,278,462
Total liabilities, end of year
$55,760
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,222,702
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$383,830
Management and general expenses
$298,344
Fundraising expenses
$43,454
Program service expenses (Part III)
$383,830

Program services were 52.9% 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

    $107,153

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $120,404

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $381,229

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LOCAL LEAGUE REVENUE

    total $29,645 · related or exempt $29,645

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $11,047 · related or exempt $11,047

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,069 · excluded $17,069

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $10,632

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $10,632

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $10,632 · excluded $10,632

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2,271 · excluded $2,271

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,271

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,150 · program services $1,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $127,715 · program services $62,580 · management and general $31,929 · fundraising $33,206

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $209,238 · program services $119,869 · management and general $88,825 · fundraising $544

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,869 · program services $5,857 · management and general $7,012

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,813 · management and general $24,813

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,302 · program services $1,200 · management and general $40,102

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,893 · program services $10,150 · management and general $743

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,896 · program services $461 · management and general $8,784 · fundraising $4,651

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,991 · program services $8,978 · management and general $23,225 · fundraising $4,788

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $46,438 · management and general $46,438

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,269 · program services $2,303 · management and general $2,966

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,392 · program services $14,091 · management and general $301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,587 · management and general $5,587

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,461 · management and general $5,461

  • 24a · Other expenses: LOCAL LEAGUE ACTIVITY

    total $146,562 · program services $146,562

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND INVESTMENT FEE

    total $10,736 · program services $679 · management and general $9,860 · fundraising $197

  • 24c · Other expenses: ALL OTHER EXPENSES

    total $7,232 · program services $6,801 · management and general $363 · fundraising $68

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,084 · program services $3,149 · management and general $1,935

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $283,047 · end of year $337,951

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $54,442 · end of year $63,471

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $120,404

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $214,818 · end of year $117,836

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,650

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

    $96,835

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

    $93,425

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,623 · end of year $3,410

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $701,661 · end of year $626,764

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,626

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $40,248 · end of year $47,076

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,999 · end of year $8,684

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $966,430 · end of year $1,077,190

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $254,564 · end of year $145,512

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MINNESOTA A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WITH A MISSION TO EMPOWER VOTERS AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL GENDERS AGE 16 AND UP. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LWV UNITED STATES AND 35 LOCAL LEAGUES 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, AND 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 $383,830 · Grants $1,150 · Revenue $40,692

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle Witte

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,599
    From this org
    $115,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,349
    Hours/week
    40

  • 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

  • Cindy Holker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Sarah Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Shelley Colvin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Colleen Feige

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jane Hovland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Karen Schaffer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Cathy Thom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
2023
Filed
3 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510349349301021

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