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COTTER SCHOOLS

EIN 41-1653997 WINONA, MN

Revenue 2023
$65,965,511
Expenses 2023
$17,352,042

Program services were 60.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1700
Street
1115 W BROADWAY ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE (EIN 53-0196617). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY, WELL-ROUNDED, FAITH-FILLED EDUCATION FOR GRADES PREK-12 INCLUDING LOCAL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BOARDING STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR GRADES PREK-12 BY PROMOTING EXCELLENCE THROUGH PRAYER AND LEARNING.

  • COTTER PROVIDES STUDENTS (GRADES PREK-12) WITH MANY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE. COTTER TEACHES YOUNG ADULTS HOW TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE, SUCCESSFUL, PRAYERFUL, AND WELL-ROUNDED ADULTS THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, SERVICE-LEARNING TRIPS, DAILY INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, ADVANCE PLACEMENT COURSES, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. 987 STUDENTS ENROLLED.

    Expenses $10,439,441 · Grants $1,262,116 · Revenue $8,896,381

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Amy Donnenwerth

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barry McRaith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erica Jerowski

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Guzzo

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Kirk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meg Krinke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fr Mark McNea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fr Pat Arens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Uribe-Nitti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kurt Knuesel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Gorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Renk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fr Russ Scepaniak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Eileen Fitch

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $177,280
    From this org
    $166,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,347
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,933
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,016
    Nontaxable benefits
    $331
    Filer's total
    $177,280
  • Michael Swenson

    VICE PRESIDENT-ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $182,212
    From this org
    $140,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,566
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,646
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,439
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,127
    Filer's total
    $182,212
  • Jeff Apse

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $115,853
    From this org
    $108,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,870
    Hours/week
    50

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $65,965,511
    Expenses
    $17,352,042
    Contributions
    $56,194,121
    Grants paid
    $1,262,116
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $23,832,417
    Expenses
    $14,658,489
    Contributions
    $17,352,779
    Grants paid
    $840,420

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $67,304,233
    Expenses
    $11,545,930
    Assets (EOY)
    $89,286,042
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,528,293
    Expenses
    $6,446,709
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,562,866
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,692,817
    Expenses
    $5,978,176
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,622,385
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,474,292
    Expenses
    $6,092,953
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,184,977
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,618,791
    Expenses
    $6,302,212
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,812,100
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,408,930
    Expenses
    $6,342,678
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,787,148
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,083,099
    Expenses
    $6,263,709
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,660,268
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,961,066
    Expenses
    $7,041,860
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,793,138
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,316,154
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,074,594
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,606,160
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,998,967

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • MAIN SQUARE MONTESSORI

    PRE-K ALL DAY CHILD EXPERIENCE · MN · income $383,749 · assets $147,147

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.