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UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA

EIN 41-1567744 BEMIDJI, MN

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Revenue 2024
$1,327,489
Expenses 2024
$1,171,251

Program services were 86.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T70Z
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 27

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR FOCUS ON ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD CREATES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF AREA CHILDREN, YOUTH, AGING ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY FOCUSING ON THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GOOD LIFE: EDUCATION - HELPING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL; INCOME - PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY, INCREASING SELF- SUFFICIENCY AND INDEPENDENCE; AND, HEALTH - IMPROVING PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING, AND PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE UNITED WAY'S AGENDA FOR ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD INCLUDES: INVESTING IN NONPROFIT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS AND DELIVER THE GREATEST IMPACT POSSIBLE; IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT YEAR ROUND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS NEW AND EMERGING NEEDS; AND, FORMING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABO

  • UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA STRATEGICALLY INVESTS DOLLARS IN REPUTABLE, KNOWLEDGEABLE AGENCIES THAT BUILD A SOLID NETWORK OF SUPPORT AROUND OUR COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS ENSURES THAT UNITED WAY'S INVESTMENTS IN NONPROFIT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE MOST SERIOUS HUMAN NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE REAL, LASTING CHANGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CABINET IS THE HALLMARK OF UNITED WAY'S ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE COMMUNITY. PRIOR TO MAKING FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE UNITED WAY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CABINET SPENDS COUNTLESS HOURS THOROUGHLY REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING, INCLUDING INTERVIEWING THE AGENCIES APPLYING FOR FUNDING, REVIEWING THE AGENCY'S FINANCIALS, THE PROGRAM'S OUTCOMES, THE AGENCY'S COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MEET COMMUNITY AND CLIENT NEEDS, AND THE ALIGNMENT TO UNITED WAY'S FOCUS ON ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FINAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS WHEN THEY APPROVE THE TOTAL INVESTMENTS TO PARTNER AGENCIES EACH YEAR. ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS GAPS IN RESPONDING TO CRITICAL, NEW AND EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS AROUND THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH.

    Expenses $377,800 · Grants $369,570

  • COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVES - UNITED WAY IDENTIFIES A LIMITED NUMBER OF CRITICAL ISSUES (GAPS IN SERVICES OR EMERGING NEEDS) WHERE ACTION IS REQUIRED AND DEVELOPS IMPACT STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS IN RESPONSE. THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA BACKPACK BUDDIES PROGRAM IS A FOOD PACK PROGRAM THAT ENSURES BEMIDJI AREA CHILDREN EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL, EASY-TO-PREPARE AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ON WEEKENDS AND DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS. THE UNITED WAY OF BEMIDJI AREA'S HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR KIDS PROGRAM COLLECTS CHIRSTMAS GIFTS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. OTHER INITIATIVES INCLUDE: COATS FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE EARNED INCOME AND CHILD TAX CREDIT OUTREACH AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, FAMILYWIZE, A FREE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD FOR THE UNINSURED, AND THE VENTURE GRANT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ONE-TIME FUNDING TO AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OR EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $630,399

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Justin Kaney

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Lundberg

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Belanger

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Coauette

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Kingbird

    AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeff Lind

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Drew Hildenbrand

    AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jason Rylander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Arlene Hogquist

    AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Megan Steigauf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kev Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Heidi Myhre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Anna Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Denae Alamano

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $91,560
    From this org
    $91,560
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,327,489
    Expenses
    $1,171,251
    Contributions
    $1,285,686
    Grants paid
    $369,570
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,178,752
    Expenses
    $1,263,763
    Contributions
    $1,156,559
    Grants paid
    $385,050
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $944,519
    Expenses
    $1,015,462
    Contributions
    $924,712
    Grants paid
    $336,000

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
    $1,048,489
    Expenses
    $1,050,695
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,147,880

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,257,425
    Expenses
    $1,067,045
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,117,305

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $620,162
    Expenses
    $699,688
    Assets (EOY)
    $899,508

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $711,407
    Expenses
    $574,619
    Assets (EOY)
    $948,611

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $468,612
    Expenses
    $466,925
    Assets (EOY)
    $845,077

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $450,624
    Expenses
    $473,114
    Assets (EOY)
    $804,773

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $556,327
    Expenses
    $487,365
    Assets (EOY)
    $816,719

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $479,935
    Expenses
    $486,707
    Assets (EOY)
    $816,318

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $523,358
    Expenses
    $522,028
    Assets (EOY)
    $819,320

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $494,216
    Assets (EOY)
    $778,119

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

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

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

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.