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Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation

Detroit Lakes, MN · EIN 41-0972298 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation reported $25.3 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.61 went to program services, $5.54 to management and general costs and $1.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 61.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $423,587 (PRESIDENT). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 158% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For 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 $25M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.6%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.5%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.9%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
61.3%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
2.8%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
26.5%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$423,587$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.55%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
105
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
61.09.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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 expense
$13M expenses · 81.2% of program spending · grants $810K · revenue $5.0M

Affordable housing lending: mmcdc provided 166 first time home buyer mortgage loans. We also provided 6 home purchase loans, 1 refinancing loans, 1 home improvement loans and 160 additional down-payment assistance loans to low-income people and places

$1.7M expenses · 11.2% of program spending · revenue $3.6M

Business development: mmcdc provided commercial and new markets tax credit loans totaling $5,109,460 in 2024. This investment is expected to create 18 new jobs. It also supports purchase, construction, or improvement of 57,633 square feet of commercial real estate. 76% of the dollars were invested in disadvantaged communities, 56% in rural communities, and 27% of the borrowers were minority, or low-income owned or controlled businesses

$1.2M expenses · 7.6% of program spending · revenue $843K

Affordable housing development: we managed 278 rental units (28 commercial and 250 residential) as well as a county eda's housing voucher program, providing 59 vouchers to people in need of stable housing

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$358,337$0$65,250$423,587
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$169,979$0$8,499$178,478
MGR NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$129,344$0$32,026$161,370
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$127,979$0$26,749$154,728
VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$130,961$0$14,548$145,509
VP MORTGAGE LENDING
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$134,649$0$10,252$144,901
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING & RE
Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week
$112,877$0$11,644$124,521
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$12,750$0$0$12,750

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M201920202021202220232024$25M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$25M$17M92.6%$85M$423,587
2023 ⓘ$6.7M$5.1M77.7%$76M$411,022
2022 ⓘ$6.3M$5.4M79.2%$74M$392,059
2021 ⓘ$8.3M$5.2M79.3%$73M$444,377
2020 ⓘ$8.6M$5.8M79.1%$70M$424,891
2019 ⓘ$9.8M$6.9M81.6%$68M$358,802

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 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 4Yes
  • 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 544
  • Volunteers Part I, line 625

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RM THUNE LLC
General contractor
$348,971
COHN REZNICK
Audit work for nmtc
$149,120
NETWORK CENTER INC
It work
$118,685

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation totaling $580K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation reported that 92.6% of its $16.6 million in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $423,587, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation get its money?

Of $25.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 61.3% came from contributions and grants (including 2.8% from government grants) and 26.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-0972298 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 202543089349303764 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433139349303843 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303009349300320 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203129349304215 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112529349300011 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033079349301293 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-0972298: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.