Liabilities / Assets
75th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
75th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
51st percentile
Higher net margin than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
83rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 17.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
55th percentile
Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
41st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$37,108
Up $1,861 (+5.3%) from 2018
Net Assets
Up$34,836
Up $221 (+0.6%) from 2018
Liabilities
Up$2,272
Up $1,640 (+259%) from 2018
Revenue
Down$99,159
Down $4,908 (-4.7%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$95,470
Down $1,534 (-1.6%) from 2018
Net Income
Down$3,689
Down $3,374 (-48%) from 2018
Ourmissionistobuildcommunitybyprovidinglearningexperiencesthatcelebratethewildernessheritage,art,history,andcraftofthepeoplesofnorthernMinnesota.
Our mission is to build community by providing learning experiences that celebrate the wilderness heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people of northern Minnesota.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We are building a network of instructors whose passion and skills celebrate wilderness heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people of northern Minnesota and provide the facilities to share their knowledge. | $0 | $25,017 |
| Activities and Events that Promote our Community's Heritage and Culture Ely, Minnesota and the land surrounding has been home to many cultures; Native Americans and later voyageurs who explored the area. The town was settled by European loggers and miners in 1888, and today it is visited by thousands of wilderness enthusiasts each year. We engage in activities and put on events that serve to build our community and promote our heritage and culture. | $0 | $11,446 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Firth | Program Director | PT | $17,172 | - | $17,172 |
| Paul Schurke | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| Chris Clemens | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| John Tanner Ott | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mary Louise Icenhour | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Patsy Mogush | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Pam Ramson | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Diane Thompson | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Membership Dues and contributions, $375| Bank and payment processing fees, $12| Insurance, $2097| Software and Subscriptions, $1146| Supplies, $1576| Program Expenses, $25017| Telephone, $311| Special Projects, $11446| Depreciation, $1701| Note Payable, $2600| Payroll Taxes, $5374| Uncategorized Expense, $0|”
“| Explanation:, Amount:| Accounting Adjustment from Previous Year, $319|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Inventory, $2105, $2118| Undeposited Funds, $9239, $9298| Kitchen, $4229, $2528| Cash on Hand, $0, $50| Uncategorized Income, $438, $494|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Taxes Payable, $632, $647| Notes Payable, $4225, $1625|”
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