Civic Intelligence

The Works

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 41-1570750

Oct 01, 2015 to Sep 30, 2016 • Filed on Mar 01, 2017

Organization Profilewww.theworks.org

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9740 Grand Ave SBloomington, MN 55420

(952) 888-4262

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.72x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

87th percentile

1.31x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

54th percentile

3.5%

Higher net margin than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

73rd percentile

$110,807

Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.7% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

45th percentile

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

44th percentile

0.7%

Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets86th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,307,915

Up $234 (+0.0%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$644,010

Up $44,884 (+7.5%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$1,663,905

Down $44,650 (-2.6%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue87th percentileNet Margin54th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,273,116

Up $8,513 (+0.7%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$1,228,232

Down $95,084 (-7.2%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$44,884

Up $103,597 (+176%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth45th percentile

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2011: $1,951,909Liabilities 2011: $1,373,041Net Assets 2011: $578,8682011Assets 2012: $2,490,253Liabilities 2012: $1,795,315Net Assets 2012: $694,9382012Assets 2013: $2,520,894Liabilities 2013: $1,754,570Net Assets 2013: $766,3242013Assets 2014: $2,421,387Liabilities 2014: $1,763,548Net Assets 2014: $657,8392014Assets 2015: $2,307,681Liabilities 2015: $1,708,555Net Assets 2015: $599,1262015Assets 2016: $2,307,915Liabilities 2016: $1,663,905Net Assets 2016: $644,0102016Assets 2017: $2,353,011Liabilities 2017: $1,695,346Net Assets 2017: $657,6652017Assets 2018: $2,363,230Liabilities 2018: $1,778,369Net Assets 2018: $584,8612018Assets 2019: $2,319,610Liabilities 2019: $1,680,157Net Assets 2019: $639,4532019Assets 2020: $2,362,884Liabilities 2020: $1,798,781Net Assets 2020: $564,1032020Assets 2021: $1,167,293Liabilities 2021: $395,568Net Assets 2021: $771,7252021Assets 2022: $1,244,881Liabilities 2022: $263,665Net Assets 2022: $981,2162022Assets 2023: $3,140,102Liabilities 2023: $2,117,698Net Assets 2023: $1,022,4042023Assets 2025: $3,189,009Liabilities 2025: $1,789,840Net Assets 2025: $1,399,1692025

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$2,307,915
Liabilities$1,663,905
Net Assets$644,010
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth44th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $1,207,720Expenses 2011: $787,627Net Income 2011: $420,0932011Revenue 2012: $1,569,832Expenses 2012: $1,453,762Net Income 2012: $116,0702012Revenue 2013: $1,294,000Expenses 2013: $1,222,614Net Income 2013: $71,3862013Revenue 2014: $1,160,236Expenses 2014: $1,268,721Net Income 2014: -$108,4852014Revenue 2015: $1,264,603Expenses 2015: $1,323,316Net Income 2015: -$58,7132015Revenue 2016: $1,273,116Expenses 2016: $1,228,232Net Income 2016: $44,8842016Revenue 2017: $1,293,369Expenses 2017: $1,279,714Net Income 2017: $13,6552017Revenue 2018: $1,333,066Expenses 2018: $1,405,870Net Income 2018: -$72,8042018Revenue 2019: $1,331,921Expenses 2019: $1,277,332Net Income 2019: $54,5892019Revenue 2020: $911,309Expenses 2020: $986,659Net Income 2020: -$75,3502020Revenue 2021: $1,066,175Expenses 2021: $858,553Net Income 2021: $207,6222021Revenue 2022: $1,234,348Expenses 2022: $1,024,857Net Income 2022: $209,4912022Revenue 2023: $1,343,762Expenses 2023: $1,302,574Net Income 2023: $41,1882023Revenue 2025: $2,006,633Expenses 2025: $1,689,119Net Income 2025: $317,5142025

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$1,273,116
Expenses$1,228,232
Net Income$44,884
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2016
Signed
Mar 1, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$1,280,038
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The works' mission is to inspire the next generation of innovators, engineers, and creative problem solvers. The works museum creates fun and inspiring hands-on engineering experiences for children.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,159,038$2,087,368▼ $71,670
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$130,154$163,908▲ $33,754
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,955$18,676▲ $15,721
Pledges and Grants Receivable$225$16,500▲ $16,275
Accounts Receivable$192$8,964▲ $8,772
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$6,732$6,495▼ $237
Inventories for Sale or Use$4,566$3,712▼ $854
Intangible Assets$3,819$2,292▼ $1,527
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Total Assets$2,307,681$2,307,915▲ $234
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$1,616,690$1,538,324▼ $78,366
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$91,865$125,581▲ $33,716
Total Liabilities$1,708,555$1,663,905▼ $44,650
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$486,515$470,498▼ $16,017
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$112,611$173,512▲ $60,901
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$599,126$644,010▲ $44,884
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,307,681$2,307,915▲ $234

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$1,165,805$181,596$1,347,401
Land$876,495-$876,495
Equipment$45,068$166,899$211,967
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay73rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jill MeasellsCEOFT$107,555$3,252$110,807

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Katy KolbeckChair
Kerry RosengrenVice Chair
Carol AegerterTrustee
Dane J LondonTrustee
Jamie NafzigerTrustee
Kelly KleinTrustee
Kristy BeckmanTrustee
Nathan WitzanyTrustee
Peggy LeppikTrustee
Stephen RempeTrustee
Chuck WhittemoreSecretary
Emily AhachichTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$575,292
Program Service Revenue
$693,584
Investment Income
$126
Other Revenue
$4,114
All Other Contributions
$494,814
Change in Net Assets
$44,884

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,273,116
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$6,922
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,280,038
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,273,116
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$757,630
Other Expenses$470,602
Total Fundraising Expense$173,867
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$440,434$24,346$118,930$583,710
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$49,863$38,783$22,161$110,807
Occupancy$99,828$1,793$2,624$104,245
Interest$79,030$1,420$2,077$82,527
Depreciation Depletion$77,095$804$1,299$79,198
Payroll Taxes$38,242$4,938$11,076$54,256
Fees for Services Other$21,229$2,730$153$24,112
Advertising$20,640$284$2,484$23,408
Office Expenses$12,141$781$4,603$17,525
Fees for Services Accounting-$16,048-$16,048
Travel$13,092$2,409$202$15,703
Conferences and Meetings$8,800$4,959$936$14,695
Insurance$9,147$2,981$1,581$13,709
Pension Plan Contributions$5,395$793$2,669$8,857
Other Expenses$3,538$1,066$1,708$3,538
Information Technology$386$27$67$480
Total Functional Expenses$947,292$107,073$173,867$1,228,232

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,235,154
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,228,232
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,228,232
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$6,922
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$2,051
Fundraising Gross Income$1,152
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Girl Time$28,732$1,152$1,736$-584
Total Events$28,732$1,152$2,051$-899
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“All members of the Board of Trustees receive a copy of the Form 990 prior to filing. The Board of Trustees votes whether to approve the Form 990 prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“At the beginning of every board meeting, Trustees are asked if they have any conflicts of interest to report or discuss. All members of the Board of Trustees sign a Conflict of Interest Policy, annually.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“Compensation for the Chief Executive Officer is determined annually by the Executive Committee, based on a number of factors, including the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits annual salary survey.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“The organization makes its financial statements available to the public upon request. Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are not available.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Works
EIN
41-1570750
Phone
9528884262
Address
9740 Grand Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420

Signing Officer

Name
Jill Measells
Title
CEO
Signed
2017-03-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Jill Measells
Formed
1987
Legal Domicile
Mn
Voting Board Members
13
Independent Board Members
13
Employees
45
Volunteers
300

Preparer

Firm
Accounting Resource Group Inc
Address
601 Carlson Parkway Suite 1100, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Preparer
Linda Gasch
Phone
9525931356
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part XI, Line 2D: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990

“Cost of goods sold netted with revenue $4871 event expense netted with revenue $2051”

Part XII, Line 2D: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

“Cost of goods sold netted with revenue $4871 event expense netted with revenue $2051”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,307,915
Liabilities
$1,663,905
Net assets
$644,010
Revenue
$1,273,116
Expenses
$1,228,232
Net income
$44,884
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.19$1.79$1.40$2.01$1.69$0.32
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.14$2.12$1.02$1.34$1.30$0.04
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.24$0.26$0.98$1.23$1.02$0.21
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.17$0.40$0.77$1.07$0.86$0.21
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.36$1.80$0.56$0.91$0.99$0.08
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.32$1.68$0.64$1.33$1.28$0.05
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.36$1.78$0.58$1.33$1.41$0.07
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.35$1.70$0.66$1.29$1.28$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.31$1.66$0.64$1.27$1.23$0.04
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.31$1.71$0.60$1.26$1.32$0.06
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.42$1.76$0.66$1.16$1.27$0.11
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.52$1.75$0.77$1.29$1.22$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.49$1.80$0.69$1.57$1.45$0.12
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.95$1.37$0.58$1.21$0.79$0.42