Prairie Community Services
Prairie Community Services reported $32.7 million in revenue and $31.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.13 went to program services, $21.87 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $482,076 (CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $31MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.9% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 90.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $482,076 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.54% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrairie communtiy services consists of more than 60 group homes and community based services in rural minnesota. The facility/site provides medical, social, and spiritual care to consumers of its services without regard to race, color, creed, or national origin, in furtherance of the organization's exempt status. The homes and programs provide these services to people with chronic mental illness and other mental health issues, brain injury, intellectual challenges, and developmental disability. Areas of instruction range from personal living skills, to medication management, to self…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $444,761 | $37,315 | $482,076 |
| VP OF SS Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $309,578 | $30,592 | $340,170 |
| REGIONAL DIR Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $242,188 | $27,222 | $269,410 |
| VP OF HR Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $218,272 | $22,589 | $240,861 |
| VP OF IT Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $213,862 | $21,517 | $235,379 |
| VP OF BEH-DE Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $196,596 | $27,730 | $224,326 |
| REGIONAL DIR Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $185,236 | $24,375 | $209,611 |
| SNF DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $171,659 | $23,696 | $195,355 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Prairie Community Services (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 11aNo
- 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 5727
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES OF MORRI Parent co servi | $2,398,914 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Prairie Community Services totaling $100 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 Prairie Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Prairie Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Prairie Community Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Prairie Community Services reported that 78.1% of its $31.3 million in expenses went to program services, 21.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Prairie Community Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Prairie Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $482,076, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Prairie Community Services get its money?
Of $32.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants and 90.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Prairie Community Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1598442 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202601629349300020 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202531359349309873 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202411369349305631 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202331399349301008 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202230469349301343 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202140469349301039 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1598442: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.