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Minnesota Christmas Tree Producers Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 41-1475804

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on May 02, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.MNCTA.COM
PO Box 16783Duluth, MN 55816

(218) 606-0386

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

85th percentile

25%

Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$20,271

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 21.1% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

34%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

111%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$94,036

Up $24,075 (+34%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$94,036

Up $24,075 (+34%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin85th percentile

Revenue

Up

$96,083

Up $50,609 (+111%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$72,010

Up $41,879 (+139%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$24,073

Up $8,730 (+57%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $26,712Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $23,165Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $27,153Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $26,208Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $24,601Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $22,529Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $24,252Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $24,2522017Assets 2018: $29,327Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $29,3272018Assets 2019: $36,595Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $36,5952019Assets 2020: $38,617Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $38,6172020Assets 2021: $54,618Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $54,6182021Assets 2022: $69,961Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $69,9612022Assets 2023: $94,036Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $94,0362023Assets 2024: $79,216Net Assets 2024: $79,2162024Assets 2025: $63,173Net Assets 2025: $63,1732025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$94,036
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$94,036
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $52,334Expenses 2011: $58,247Net Income 2011: -$5,9132011Revenue 2012: $47,207Expenses 2012: $50,754Net Income 2012: -$3,5472012Revenue 2013: $42,322Expenses 2013: $38,334Net Income 2013: $3,9882013Revenue 2014: $44,639Expenses 2014: $45,584Net Income 2014: -$9452014Revenue 2015: $44,565Expenses 2015: $46,172Net Income 2015: -$1,6072015Revenue 2016: $44,449Expenses 2016: $46,521Net Income 2016: -$2,0722016Revenue 2017: $48,683Expenses 2017: $46,960Net Income 2017: $1,7232017Revenue 2018: $51,896Expenses 2018: $46,821Net Income 2018: $5,0752018Revenue 2019: $55,297Expenses 2019: $48,029Net Income 2019: $7,2682019Revenue 2020: $37,929Expenses 2020: $35,907Net Income 2020: $2,0222020Revenue 2021: $43,208Expenses 2021: $27,207Net Income 2021: $16,0012021Revenue 2022: $45,474Expenses 2022: $30,131Net Income 2022: $15,3432022Revenue 2023: $96,083Expenses 2023: $72,010Net Income 2023: $24,0732023Revenue 2024: $50,943Expenses 2024: $65,763Net Income 2024: -$14,8202024Revenue 2025: $56,555Expenses 2025: $72,598Net Income 2025: -$16,0432025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$96,083
Expenses$72,010
Net Income$24,073
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
May 2, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$96,083
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ASSOCIATION HAS ANNUAL SUMMER MEETINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY CHRISTMAS TREES.--
THE ASSOCIATION HAS ANNUAL WINTER MEETINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES TO PROMOTE THE SALES OF CHRISTMAS TREES.--
THE ASSOCIATION PRINTS A NEWSLETTER TWICE ANNUALLY TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION AND SALES OF CHRISTMAS TREES.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ANN MARIE THEIENExecutive DiPT$20,271-$20,271
JOHN KRUEGERVice Preside-$0--
BEN WOLCYNPresident-$0--
STEVE KAVANTreasurer-$0--
KERRY KRUEGERDirector-$0--
BRITTA HANSENDirector-$0--
SHAWN SCHOTTLERDirector-$0--
MELANIE NELSONDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Minnesota Christmas Tree
EIN
41-1475804
Phone
2186060386
Address
PO BOX 16783, DULUTH, MN 55816

Signing Officer

Name
Steve Kavan
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2186060386
Signed
2024-05-02

Preparer

Firm
Myslajek Kemp & Spencer Ltd
Address
1000 SHELARD PARKWAY 6TH FLOOR, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55426
Preparer
Gregory D Hartley CPA
Phone
9525444147
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office 1,668 conferences/meetings 40,242 national tip payment 1,850 miscellaneous 1,390 web expenses 1,200 tree contest shipping 1,990 gift 1,002 other 570 total 49,912”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Primary exempt purpose - to promote the sale, acceptance and the improvement of the natural christmas tree.”

Form 990-ez, Part V

“Information regarding personal benefit contracts: the organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly, or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.”

Raw XML Appendix122 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$94,036
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$94,036
Revenue
$96,083
Expenses
$72,010
Net income
$24,073
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$63.2$63.2$56.6$72.6$16.0
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$79.2$79.2$50.9$65.8$14.8
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$94.0$0.00$94.0$96.1$72.0$24.1
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$70.0$0.00$70.0$45.5$30.1$15.3
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$54.6$0.00$54.6$43.2$27.2$16.0
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$38.6$0.00$38.6$37.9$35.9$2.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$36.6$0.00$36.6$55.3$48.0$7.27
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$29.3$0.00$29.3$51.9$46.8$5.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.3$0.00$24.3$48.7$47.0$1.72
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$22.5$0.00$44.4$46.5$2.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$24.6$0.00$44.6$46.2$1.61
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.2$0.00$44.6$45.6$0.95
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$27.2$0.00$42.3$38.3$3.99
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$23.2$0.00$47.2$50.8$3.55
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.7$0.00$52.3$58.2$5.91
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