Liabilities / Assets
73rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Growing Small Towns
EIN 84-2102826 • 501(c)3 • Oakes, ND
Profile
Growing small towns exists to create a community that supports and encourages individuals with grit and determination to "bloom where they're planted- and rekindle local pride to empower the next generation of small town influencers.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.05x
Liabilities / Revenue
88th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
4th percentile
Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
24th percentile
Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
7th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$188,985
Down $81,747 (-30%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$9,698
Down $26,940 (-74%) from 2023
Net Assets
$179,287
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$36,674
Down $129,950 (-78%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$100,071
Down $64,668 (-39%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$63,397
Down $65,282 (-3463%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $188,985
- Liabilities
- $9,698
- Net assets
- $179,287
- Revenue
- $36,674
- Expenses
- $100,071
- Net income
- -$63,397
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $36,674
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Growing small towns exists to create a community that supports and encourages individuals with grit and determination to "bloom where they're planted- and rekindle local pride to empower the next generation of small town influencers.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN SMALL TOWNS. | - | $100,071 |
| THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND INNOVATON IN SMALL TOWNS. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA UNDEM | Executive Di | FT | $0 | - | - |
| CHAR GUST | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JODI BRUNS | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| WINONA DIMEO-EDIGER | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| BERNIE SINNER | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRODIE MUELLER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Growing Small Towns
- EIN
- 84-2102826
- Phone
- 7017991115
- Address
- 510 MAIN AVE, OAKES, ND 58474
Signing Officer
- Name
- Rebecca Undem
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 7017991115
- Signed
- 2026-01-30
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Ptacek Financial Services Pc
- Address
- 420 MAIN AVE, OAKES, ND 58474-1637
- Preparer
- Toni L Ptacek CPA
- Phone
- 7017422179
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising & marketing 5,815 office expenses 9,286 insurance 761 program services expenses 14,186 non-investment depreciation 7,325 total 37,373”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 0 425 equipment 47,715 47,715 less accumulated depreciation 21,186 28,511 total 26,529 19,629”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,345 9,698”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Growing small towns exists to create a community that supports and encourages individuals with grit and determination to "bloom where they're planted- and rekindle local pride to empower the next generation of small town influencers.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“The specific objectives of this organization is to act as a catalyst for change and innovaton in small towns.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | GROWING SMALL TOWNS EXISTS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS WITH GRIT AND DETERMINATION TO "BLOOM WHERE THEY'RE PLANTED- AND REKINDLE LOCAL PRIDE TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF SMALL TOWN INFLUENCERS. |
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