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Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council reported $33.1 million in revenue and $31.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.07 went to program services, $5.86 to management and general costs and $0.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.7% of the total. Government grants made up 93.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $158,717 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.9% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.7% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.4% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $158,717 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.50% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.2 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChild education: tri-valley head start, child & family programs provide comprehensive child development services to children and families with a special emphasis on promoting children's school readiness. Tri-valley operates both a migrant seasonal head start/early head start program, and a regional head start and early head start with fifteen centers located across mn and nd. In the 2024-2025 program, migrant seasonal head start served 620 children under the age of six and 44 pregnant women. Region v head start served 130 children ages three to six years old and early head start served 84…
Transportation:tri-valley transportation, also known as t.h.e. Bus (tri-valley heartland express) is a division of tri-Valley Opportunity Council, inc. (tvoc).t.h.e. Bus is a curb-to-curb service and provides public transportation services to the general public in eight minnesota counties, polk, red lake, norman, marshall, mahnomen, kittson, pennington and clearwater. Buses run through these counties on various days with various destinations. In the cities of crookston (polk) and thief river falls (pennington), daily service runs 7 days per week. In bagley (clearwater) and mahnomen…
Family and community services:family and community services programs include a variety of programs for low-income families and individuals such as liheap energy assistance, emergency housing services which includes homelessness and prevention services, child care aware, early learning scholarships, snap outreach, mnsure outreach, family resource center and peer support services. Liheap - 2112 households were provided utility payments to allow families to stay warm and securely housed throughout the winter months through the energy assistance program. This program also provided furnace repairs…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 46.50 hrs/week | $149,756 | $0 | $8,961 | $158,717 |
| FISCAL DIRECTOR Officer, 42.50 hrs/week | $109,164 | $0 | $44,600 | $153,764 |
| HEAD START CHILD & FAMILY PROGRAMS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 41.75 hrs/week | $125,012 | $0 | $16,456 | $141,468 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.25 hrs/week | $107,535 | $0 | $31,841 | $139,376 |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 43.25 hrs/week | $101,702 | $0 | $22,500 | $124,202 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tri-Valley Opportunity Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $312K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5585
- Volunteers Part I, line 6733
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ICON ARCHITECTURAL GROUP Architecture services | $188,183 |
| SLEEPY EYE BUS SERVICE INC Transportation services | $165,304 |
| READY BUS COMPANY INC Transportation services | $164,509 |
| TEACHING STRATEGIES Training | $144,015 |
| VOIGT'S SCHOOLD BUSS SERVICES INC Transportation services | $127,558 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Tri-Valley Opportunity Council totaling $136K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Tri-Valley Opportunity Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Tri-Valley Opportunity Council spent in 2024, $94.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Tri-Valley Opportunity Council's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council reported that 94.1% of its $31.8 million in expenses went to program services, 5.9% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tri-Valley Opportunity Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tri-Valley Opportunity Council reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $158,717, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tri-Valley Opportunity Council get its money?
Of $33.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.7% came from contributions and grants (including 93.4% from government grants) and 4.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tri-Valley Opportunity Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0888488 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543089349300139 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422909349300327 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342909349300924 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203159349302130 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113149349303401 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011829349300931 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0888488: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.