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Tri-County Community Action Partnership

Little Falls, MN · EIN 41-6050237 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Tri-County Community Action Partnership reported $13.0 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.82 went to program services, $10.18 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.8% of the total. Government grants made up 87.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $145,027 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 64% 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 $13M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $13M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.8%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.2%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
87.8%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
87.8%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
12.2%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$145,027$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.10%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
56
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.66.8
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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.0M expenses · 34.1% of program spending · grants $3.4M · revenue $1.6M

Weatherization/mhfa: reduces energy costs by providing energy saving improvements for eligible low-income households

$7.3M expenses · 61.9% of program spending

Head start/early head start: head start provides educational training for disadvantaged and handicapped children and their parents. Early head start provides educational and training for prenatal/birth mothers

$474K expenses · 4.0% of program spending · grants $119K

Csbg/mn cag: other program services such as emergency services for clients, help with snap applications, prepare tax returns and provide short term auto or business loans to clients

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$128,057$0$16,970$145,027
FISCAL DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,923$0$15,885$117,808
PRENATAL TO FIVE DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,948$0$11,435$113,383
HOUSING DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,008$0$4,844$105,852

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tri-County Community Action Partnership (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $270K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$13M89.8%$1.8M$145,027
FY2024 ⓘ$13M$12M88.8%$2.0M$166,832
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$11M88.3%$1.7M$143,323
FY2022 ⓘ$11M$11M88.6%$1.0M$132,665
FY2021 ⓘ$8.7M$8.6M85.9%$1.1M$132,261
FY2020 ⓘ$8.0M$7.9M88.0%$1.0M$112,081

Governance 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–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 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 5185
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6265

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
UNITED SPRAY FOAM LLC
Weatherization contractor
$1,707,151
DAUER'S HEATING AND COOLING
Weatherization contractor
$271,360
ALTERNATE ENERGY SSYTEMS
Weatherization contractor
$270,122
LARSEN CONSTRUCTION LLC
Weatherization contractor
$235,885

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-County Community Action Partnership totaling $21,293 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 Tri-County Community Action Partnership'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-County Community Action Partnership, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Tri-County Community Action Partnership's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tri-County Community Action Partnership reported that 89.8% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tri-County Community Action Partnership pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tri-County Community Action Partnership reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $145,027, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tri-County Community Action Partnership get its money?

Of $13.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 87.8% came from contributions and grants (including 87.8% from government grants) and 12.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tri-County Community Action Partnership a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-6050237 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202621979349300832 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202501899349300415 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402189349300235 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332129349300518 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221329349307312 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130779349301333 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-6050237: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.