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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by GUIDING STAR WAKOTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,259,002
Total expenses
$1,186,424
Contributions and grants received
$1,286,594
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,247
Investment income
$25,873
Other revenue
-$65,712
Total assets, end of year
$4,123,463
Total liabilities, end of year
$217,410
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,906,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$868,810
Management and general expenses
$171,324
Fundraising expenses
$146,290
Program service expenses (Part III)
$868,810

Program services were 73.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $376,645

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $33,229

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $876,720

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $262,689

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES/RENTAL IN

    total $12,247 · related or exempt $12,247

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,873 · excluded $25,873

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $376,645

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $66,594

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$66,594 · excluded -$66,594

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $882 · related or exempt $882

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $882

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,500 · program services $58,046 · management and general $36,750 · fundraising $27,704

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $338,631 · program services $278,409 · management and general $33,761 · fundraising $26,461

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,244 · program services $1,638 · management and general $343 · fundraising $263

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,613 · program services $26,731 · management and general $5,598 · fundraising $4,284

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,602 · management and general $15,602

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,018 · program services $5,435 · management and general $37,632 · fundraising $33,951

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,128 · program services $19,183 · management and general $52 · fundraising $17,893

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,383 · program services $10,474 · management and general $13,909 · fundraising $10,000

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,341 · program services $12,657 · management and general $2,655 · fundraising $2,029

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,032 · program services $13,330 · management and general $702

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,634 · program services $2,849 · management and general $3,857 · fundraising $2,928

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,105 · program services $3,535 · management and general $4,304 · fundraising $2,266

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,858 · program services $4,858

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $112,866 · program services $108,257 · management and general $4,609

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,402 · program services $14,165 · management and general $2,967 · fundraising $2,270

  • 24a · Other expenses: AID TO WOMEN

    total $253,494 · program services $253,494 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE/SE

    total $35,765 · program services $32,831 · management and general $2,431 · fundraising $503

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT SUPPLIES AND EQU

    total $22,918 · program services $22,918 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $14,190 · program services $0 · management and general $5,537 · fundraising $8,653

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,700 · management and general $615 · fundraising $7,085

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,027 · end of year $82

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $652,537 · end of year $595,130

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $62,954 · end of year $2,656

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $113

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $34,379

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $49,063 · end of year $30,064

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

    $3,636,866

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

    $445,722

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,304,010 · end of year $3,191,144

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,372 · end of year $269,895

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,382 · end of year $30,740

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,463 · end of year $21,477

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $177,963 · end of year $165,193

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,680 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,680,684 · end of year $3,822,496

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $152,791 · end of year $83,557

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

GUIDING STAR WAKOTA PROVIDES WOMEN AND FAMILIES CONPASSIONATE CARE, EMPOWERING THEM TO CHOOSE LIFE AND SUPPORTING THEM ON THE PARENTING JOURNEY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING, AND LIMITED MEDICAL SERVICES.

  • AS A PROVIDER OF LIFE-AFFIRMING SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING, AND LIMITED MEDICAL SERVICES, GUIDING STAR WAKOTA IN 2025:* WELCOMED 877 NEW CLIENTS, WITH 1,879 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS SERVED IN TOTAL. * PROVIDED 297 PREGNANCY TESTS AND 184 ULTRASOUNDS.* DELIVERED 553 EDUCATION CLASSES, WITH THE TOP THREE CLASSES RELATED TO PARENTING, CAR SEAT SAFETY, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. * CONTINUED TWO SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MOTHERS (ONE IN SPANISH) AND ONSITE MENTAL WELLNESS COUNSELING. * PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID TO 5 FAMILIES.* REGISTERED OVER 6,150 CLIENT VISITS FOR FREE MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, DISTRIBUTING 166,325 DIAPERS AND 3,350 CLOTHING PACKAGES.

    Expenses $868,810 · Revenue $13,129

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pete Bonfe

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Greg Westerhaus

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cathy Gendreau

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elaine Prickel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Terese Shearer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kathy Schneeman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Deb Safi

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Katie Blando

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jessie Schwartz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bob Collett

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tim Skidmore

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Megan Plum

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $122,500
    From this org
    $122,500
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642119349300424

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