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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$231,468
Total expenses
$182,644
Contributions and grants received
$234,814
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7
Other revenue
-$3,353
Total assets, end of year
$746,950
Total liabilities, end of year
$311,378
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$435,572
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$104,043
Management and general expenses
$75,703
Fundraising expenses
$2,898
Program service expenses (Part III)
$104,043

Program services were 57.0% 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

    $103,362

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $131,452

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7 · excluded $7

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $103,362

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,732

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,732 · excluded -$3,732

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $379 · excluded $379

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $379

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,649 · program services $32,959 · management and general $33,540 · fundraising $1,150

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,504 · program services $6,147 · management and general $9,357

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,710 · management and general $5,700 · fundraising $10

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,884 · program services $3,845 · management and general $967 · fundraising $72

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,887 · management and general $12,887

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,860 · management and general $2,100 · fundraising $760

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $74 · program services $74

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,099 · program services $10,116 · management and general $2,329 · fundraising $654

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,517 · program services $10,090 · management and general $5,281 · fundraising $146

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,201 · program services $1,119 · management and general $72 · fundraising $10

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,208 · program services $437 · management and general $748 · fundraising $23

  • 24a · Other expenses: MFC ACTION FUND SUPPORT

    total $20,478 · program services $20,478

  • 24b · Other expenses: OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $17,973 · program services $17,023 · management and general $935 · fundraising $15

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT COST

    total $3,600 · program services $1,755 · management and general $1,787 · fundraising $58

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,000

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

    $144,378

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

    $21,104

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $131,195 · end of year $123,274

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $579,299 · end of year $623,676

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $333,746 · end of year $106,954

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $204,424

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $386,748 · end of year $435,572

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL (MFC) IS A NON-PROFIT CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING MINNESOTA FAMILIES BY ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE GOOD OF SOCIETY. MFC DEFENDS TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES ROOTED IN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AGAINST LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT THREATENS TO UNDERMINE THE CIVIC, MORAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY IN GENERAL AND THE FAMILY IN PARTICULAR MFC LOBBYISTS ENDEAVOR TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT PENDING LEGISLATION THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE FAMILY AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT STRENGTHENS THE SAME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STRENGTHENING MINNESOTA FAMILIES BY ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA.

  • OVER THE YEARS, MFC HAS GAINED THE CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS THROUGH PERSONAL INTEGRITY, CONSISTENT FOCUS ON A CHRIST-CENTERED BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON POLICY, RESPECTFUL CONSIDERATION OF OPPOSING LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVES, REFUSAL TO BECOME IMMERSED IN A SINGLE-ISSUE AGENDA AND OUR GROWING, INFLUENTIAL GRASSROOTS BASE. THE MEDIA AND EVEN OUR IDEOLOGICAL OPPONENTS LOOK TO US FOR LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND A PRO-FAMILY PERSPECTIVE.MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL ISSUES INFORMATIONAL UPDATES AND COMMENTARIES SENT OUT TO THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTA HOMES AND BUSINESSES VIA EMAIL AND DIRECT MAIL. THESE COMMUNICATIONS FEATURE INSIDE INFORMATION ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE SESSIONS, ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE VOTING RECORDS, CULTURAL ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTFUL PRO-FAMILY PERSPECTIVE ON NEWS AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FROM A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW PERSPECTIVE.MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ALSO EXERCISED INFLUENCE OVER THE PUBLIC DEBATE THROUGH NEWS RELEASES, PRESS CONFERENCES AND A GENERAL STRATEGY OF APPEARING IN THE MEDIA. SPOKESPERSONS HAVE APPEARED ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TELEVISION BROADCASTS, BEEN INTERVIEWED NUMEROUS TIMES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION, AND BEEN QUOTED BY MANY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. BASED ON CHRISTIANS' CALLING TO "PRACTICE CITIZENSHIP WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST" (PHILIPPIANS 1:27), MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ORGANIZED PRO-LIFE AND PRO-FAMILY CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE INTO A GRASSROOTS NETWORK AS A "SALT AND LIGHT" CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC POLICY ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES AND TO MOBILIZE FAITHFUL VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FAITHFUL TO VOTE, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR FAITH AND BIBLICAL VALUES (MATTHEW 5:13-16). FOR THE 2022 ELECTION, MFC CONTINUED ITS REDESIGNED VOTER GUIDE, PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED BY MFC'S EDUCATIONAL ARM, MFI, ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN CHURCHES, EMPHASIZING "THE POWER OF BIBLICAL CITIZENSHIP". THIS IS GOD-CENTERED CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY POWER ON EARTH THAT CAN TRULY CHANGE HEARTS, MINDS, LIVES, AND CULTURES.DEFENDING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PROTECTING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND UPHOLDING GOD'S DESIGN FOR MARRIAGE, SEXUALITY AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN PROMINENT AMONG THE ISSUES ON WHICH MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ENGAGED. TO ACTIVATE ITS GRASSROOTS NETWORK, MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL EMPLOYS A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS TO REACH THOUSANDS OF CONSTITUENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH TIMELY ACTION ALERTS. THESE ACTION ALERTS IDENTIFY SOCIAL ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT MAGNITUDE THAT NEED IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS. CONSTITUENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR LEGISLATORS AND LEADERS OF OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS OF THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OF THEIR CHOICE USING OUR ONLINE ADVOCACY TOOLS, AND GET OUT AND VOTE. THESE TOOLS HAVE ENCOURAGED A GROUNDSWELL OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OPPOSITION GROUPS ALIKE, AS THEY HAVE SEEN ITS INFLUENCE IN THE STATE.

    Expenses $104,043

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PASTOR JIM ANDERSON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • ARNIE ABENS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • EVAN WILSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.25 related

  • DAVE EATON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.25 related

  • JONATHAN BAKEWICZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.25 related

  • JEFF EVANS

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $124,093
    From this org
    $73,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,533
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related

  • JOHN HELMBERGER

    EX-OFFICIO/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $167,718
    From this org
    $154,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,898
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,820
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,141
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,757
    Filer's total
    $167,718

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE CEO, JEFF EVANS, RECEIVES A NON-TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • MINNESOTA FAMILY INSTITUTE

    501(C)(3) · EDUCATION & RESEARCH · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL

  • MFC ACTION FUND

    527 · POLITICAL ACTION · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502279349302110

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