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HEAD OF THE LAKES UNITED WAY

EIN 41-0857077 DULUTH, MN

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Revenue 2023
$1,578,819
Expenses 2023
$1,561,194

Program services were 58.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T70
Classification
1000
Street
314 W SUPERIOR ST STE 750

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 750). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Head of the Lakes United Way's mission is to unite caring people and mobilize resources to empower individuals and strenghten communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To strengthen the communities we serve by uniting people and resources.

  • Programming and Initiatives: (1) The Volunteer Center is a "one stop shop" for volunteer opportunities. (2) Day of Caring is a bi-annual community-wide volunteer and supply drive event connecting community members to projects with nonprofit partners. (3) Twin Ports College Connect is a partnership with local colleges to help connect students with volunteer opportunities. (4) Stuff the Bus mobilizes the community to collect school supplies and coordinate with local partners to distribute the supplies where they are most needed. (5) Be on Board is a training program that provides individuals with the tools they need to serve on a nonprofit board. (6) 211 is a free information and referral resource available 24 hours a day on a variety of topics.

    Expenses $175,324 · Revenue $6,102

  • Our Community Investment Process provides funding for nearly 70 community programs within the focus areas of health, education, and financial stability. This process is community-driven, reflecting the collective input and priorities of the communities we serve. Every program is monitored, evaluated, and measured for effectiveness. In this way, HLUW validates that investments get results and make a difference where it matters most.

    Expenses $83,230

  • AFL-CIO community services is a partnership with organized labor that supports working families and strengthens our communities. Through this partnership, we operate an Emergency Member Assistance Program and Holiday Assistance Program. Community Services also plays a key role in organizing community events such as Construct Tomorrow, Workers Memorial Day, and the Labor Day picnic.

    Expenses $651,630 · Grants $607,227

As filed on the 2023 return.

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.

  • Janet Nelson

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Hallback

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth McCuskey

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tricia Hobbs

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie Lepper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Todd Gustafson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Carr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerrid Anderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jen Patterson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Starzecki

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frances Wittenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Hanig-Landrus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Hunter

    President

    Total calculated
    $104,723
    From this org
    $98,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,172
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kim Ulmer

    Finance Director

    Total calculated
    $76,973
    From this org
    $76,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $153
    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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,578,819
    Expenses
    $1,561,194
    Contributions
    $1,126,270
    Grants paid
    $607,227
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,569,849
    Expenses
    $1,819,044
    Contributions
    $1,295,035
    Grants paid
    $890,606

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
    $1,656,785
    Expenses
    $1,893,843
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,000,348

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,838,907
    Expenses
    $1,833,162
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,050,785

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,032,746
    Expenses
    $2,094,104
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,451,013

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,191,872
    Expenses
    $2,344,527
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,214,473

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,324,007
    Expenses
    $2,380,965
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,118,350

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,547,968
    Expenses
    $2,401,649
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,838,850

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,154,411
    Expenses
    $2,228,171
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,887,581

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,355,249
    Expenses
    $2,375,945
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,063,939

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,509,952
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,593,711

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,565,446
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,403,445

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.

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

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 11 November 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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.