THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (EIN 41-1556013)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2017-12-07
IRS object ID: 201703609349300400
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-12-07T17:51:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	814233921	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Haukebo Van Batavia Holte LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 348	AddressLine1Txt
City	Park Rapids	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56470	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411556013	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 3RD ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEMIDJI	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56601	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NANCY VYSKOCIL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2187592057	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-12-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Seth Holte	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01693743	PTIN
Phone	2187325769	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-12-07	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	206.188.254.226	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-12-26	IPDt
IP Tm	09:29:25	IPTm
Federal Original Submission Id	4183402017360bsttkow	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2017-12-26	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	48506B69E4AF452B48E21279D5CED09537A5C61F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	48506B69E4AF452B48E21279D5CED09537A5C61F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-03-14 21:41:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NANCY VYSKOCIL	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$27,075,062	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	NWMF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION INVESTS RESOURCES, CREATES OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTES PHILANTHROPY TO MAKE THE REGION A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	23	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,943,622	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,975,762	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$342,068	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$375,103	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,661,578	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,441,215	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,947,268	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,792,080	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,431,202	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,572,596	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,458,147	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,390,317	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$168,907	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,277,333	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,196,378	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,166,682	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,159,291	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,780,586	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,632,789	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$64,325,121	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$70,311,259	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,355,268	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,436,023	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$59,969,853	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$65,875,236	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION INVESTS RESOURCES, CREATES OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTES PHILANTHROPY TO MAKE THE REGION A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,081,223	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,572,596	GrantAmt
Revenue	$375,103	RevenueAmt
Desc	(A)TRAINING AND EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY OF THE REGIONS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CONFRONT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES WITH GOOD DECISION MAKING SKILLS. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT SKILLED LEADERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE RETAIN THE ABILITY TO CREATE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE AREA, AS LEADERSHIP IS A KEY INGREDIENT IN IMPLEMENTING CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE. A TOTAL OF $582,710 WAS SPENT FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN FY 2017 AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:* TWO TWO DAY, ONE-NIGHT AND TWO ONE-DAY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SESSIONS WERE HELD IN THE FALL OF 2016 WITH 131 PARTICIPANTS. THE RETREAT PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVED SCHOOL SITE SEL(SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, LEARNING) TRAINING DURING THE WINTER OF 2016.* THE VITAL NONPROFITS PROGRAM IS A TWO-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NONPROFITS. FIVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE SERVICE AREA WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. EACH ORGANIZATION IS PAIRED WITH A CONSULTANT GUIDE TO HELP THEM THROUGH EACH OF EIGHT MODULES BY PROVIDING ASSESSMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. TRAINERS WERE HIRED TO LEAD ON TOPICS OF STRENGTHS-BASED COACHING, MISSION AND VISION, PLANNING AND EVALUATION, GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FUNDRAISING, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATIONS. IN FY 2017, THE PROGRAM REACHED APPROXIMATELY 35 PARTICIPANTS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, BOARD AND STAFF) AND 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS. THE PEER LEARNING COHORT MODEL ALLOWS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE COMMON ISSUES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM. CONSULTANTS WERE ALSO HIRED TO COMPLETE EVALUATION WORK OF THE PROGRAM.* TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS UNDERSTAND THEIR STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IN ESTABLISHING OR EXPANDING SELF-EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. INDIVIDUAL TRAINING WAS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. B) GRANTS:GRANT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES AS THEY ADDRESS ORGANIZATIONAL, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ISSUES. EACH PROGRAM HAS ITS OWN SET OF PRIORITIES, ELIGIBILITY AND REVIEW PROCESS. A TOTAL OF $1,988,384 WAS AWARDED FOR GRANT PROGRAMS IN FY 2017 AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:* FOURTEEN GRANTS TOTALING $6,816 WERE AWARDED FOR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.* GRANTS ARE MADE TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE OR ADD VAULE TO THE REGIONS NATURAL RESOURCE BASE. THREE GRANTS TOTALING $62,000 WERE AWARDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM. * SIX GRANTS TOTALING $122,497 WERE AWARDED FOR JOINT VENTURES THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY.* AS PART OF THE FOUNDATIONS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE THEIR FUTURE, WE ADMINISTER COMPONENT FUNDS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES IN BUILDING THEIR RESOURCES. THERE WERE 367 COMPONENT FUNDS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF 491 GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $1,548,821 WERE AWARDED IN FY 2017.* THIRTEEN GRANTS TOTALING $137,450 WERE AWARDED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. * FOUR GRANTS TOTALING $78,000 WERE AWARDED UNDER A PROGRAM TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP NEW NETWORKS, FOSTER COALITION BUILDING, AND PROMOTE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND/OR PUBLIC AGENCIES. * SIX GRANTS TOTALING $33,000 WERE AWARDED UNDER IDEA (INGENUITY DRIVES ENTREPRENEUR ACCELERATION) PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS PROMISING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, PROCESSES AND DELIVERIES BY CONNECTING THEM TO THE BEST RESOURCES AVAILABLE. SIX GRANTS TOTALING $14,800 WERE AWARDED UNDER A MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT AN ALIGNED AND COHERENT PRE-K-THIRD GRADE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.* $15,000 IN PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANTS WERE RESCINDED.C) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NORTHWEST REGION OF MINNESOTA. AS PART OF THAT MISSION, SEVERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE A HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE REGION. SEVENTEEN LOANS WERE FUNDED UNDER THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN FY 2017 AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: * THE ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND A WELL-DEVELOPED BUSINESS PLAN. ELEVEN LOANS TOTALING $250,650 WERE FUNDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM. * THE BUSINESS FINANCE LOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES GAP FINANCING FOR BUSINESS START-UPS AND EXPANSIONS WHICH CREATE NEW JOBS AND LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL MONIES. NINE LOANS TOTALING $910,339 WERE FUNDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.D) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: THE FOUNDATION INCURRED $1,510,129 IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR DELIVERY OF PROGRAM SERVICES. THESE COSTS INLUDED SALARIES, FRINGE BENEFITS, PURCHASED SERVICES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, TELEPHONE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, POSTAGE, PRINTING, EDUCATION, TRAVEL, LOAN LOSSES, LOAN INTEREST, PROMOTION AND OVERHEAD.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,081,223	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (true)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	23	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TIMOTHY WANG	PersonNm
Phone	2187592057	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 3RD ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEMIDJI	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56601	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETE HAADELAND
CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM ANDERSON
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FAYE AUCHENPAUGH
SECRETARY	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEAH PIGATTI
TREASURER	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JON LINNELL
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CATHY FORGIT
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN EGGERLING
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDIE RAMSTAD
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN ANDERSON
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE PAQUIN
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TODD BECKEL
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON BRUMWELL
DIRECTOR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY VYSKOCIL
PRESIDENT	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$130,112	$0	$16,710	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$130,112	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,710	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	COMPASS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	SUITE 400 BAKER BLDG 706 2ND AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	INVESTMENT MGMT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$140,430	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$105,062	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,870,700	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$228,342	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,975,762	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PARTICIPATION FEES	900099	$207,104	$207,104
INTEREST REVENUE - LOAN	900099	$153,234	$153,234
LOAN APPLICATION FEES	900099	$14,765	$14,765

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$375,103	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,413,630	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,413,630	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$20,310,567	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$17,282,982	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,027,585	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,027,585	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,027,585	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,792,080	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$375,103	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,441,215	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,286,560	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,286,560	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,036	TotalAmt
Program Services	$286,036	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,138,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$580,608	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$462,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$95,919	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,292	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,387	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,604	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,150	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$239,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$405,846	TotalAmt
Program Services	$378,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,276	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,627	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,504	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,520	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,781	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR	$86,818	$46,213	$40,605
MISCELLANEOUS	$61,411	$19,742	$47,105	-$5,436
EDUCATION	$36,341	$17,595	$6,204	$12,542
LOAN LOSS PROVISION	-$7,247	-$7,247

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$26,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$28,548	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$873	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$918	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,159,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,081,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$909,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168,907	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150	BOYAmt
EOY	$150	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$878,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,072,359	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$405,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$391,753	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,471	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,480,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,518,521	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,824	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,873,364	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$544,319	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,419,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,329,045	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,296,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,952,766	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,662,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,841,975	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$166,122	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,395	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,325,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,311,259	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,299	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$199,313	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,950	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,747	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,747	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,845,784	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,017,611	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,147,951	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,162,416	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,355,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,436,023	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$180,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$348,569	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,181,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,120,073	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,607,887	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,406,594	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,969,853	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,875,236	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,325,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,311,259	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,632,789	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,272,594	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,303,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,158,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,302,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,943,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,975,762	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,684,436	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,303,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,158,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,302,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,943,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,975,762	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,684,436	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,783,367	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$17,901,069	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,991,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,239,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,423,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,121,991	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,713,808	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,490,655	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$41,175,091	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.43480	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.52230	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	21	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$72,038	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$107,995	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$4,471,045	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (true)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (true)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,553,751	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,932,869	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,582,909	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,455,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,475,950	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$58,090,479	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$49,566,521	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,492,415	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,805,515	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,258,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,052,700	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$52,659,151	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$46,143,331	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,299,905	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,465,246	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,157,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,184,961	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$51,936,443	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$38,746,587	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,345,619	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,299,906	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,057,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$191,781	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$46,526,893	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$34,062,686	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,223,180	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,057,003	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,629,303	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$33,021	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$38,746,587	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.71470	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.28530	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$850,700	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$850,700	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,658,359	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$285,031	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,373,328	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$364,305	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$259,288	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$105,017	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,329,045	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$1,841,975	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,841,975	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ANNUITY PAYABLE	$237,462
AGENCY ENDOWMENT LIABILITY	$1,924,954

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,162,416	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,064,674	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,272,594	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,272,594	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,792,080	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,792,080	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,159,291	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,159,291	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,159,291	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD AND ADMINISTERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING THE ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (62 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CITY OF BADGER
PO BOX 193	BADGER	MN	56714	416008668	$6,500	BADGER VETERANS MEM PARK ART SKETCH
BELTRAMI AREA SERVICE COLLABORATIVE
616 AMERICA AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	411941453	$6,250	STUDENTS FIRST
BELTRAMI COUNTY
701 MINNESOTA AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416005757	$130,000	NORTHLAND REGIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS PARK
BELTRAMI CTY NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT
701 MINNESOTA AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416005757	$8,514	MOVIL MAZE REC AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS
BEMIDJI AREA INDIAN CENTER
PO BOX 1123	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	320180635	$12,130	RESTORING TRADITIONAL OJIBWE FOOD SYSTEM
BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS
502 MINNESOTA AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416000181	$16,666	BEMIDJI LUMBERJACK CAREER ACTIVITES
BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF
PO BOX 3118	BEMIDJI	MN	56619	411494430	$6,250	FOR FARM MANAGER
CITY OF BEMIDJI
317 4TH ST NW	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416004972	$48,135	DOWNTOWN GATEWAY ARCH PROJECT
BIG SAND LAKE ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 181	PARK RAPIDS	MN	56470	411618390	$13,024	HUBBARD CTY AIS WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS
BOLTON BEES
1130N CHARLES AVE	SAINT PAUL	MN	55104	475605641	$10,000	IDEA COMPETITION FINALIST
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB WHITE EARTH RESER
PO BOX 418	WHITE EARTH	MN	56591	412050817	$52,480	SITE IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF BEMIDJI PARKSREC DEPT
1351 5TH ST NW	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416004972	$45,000	INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND
CLEARWATER HOSPICE
212 MAIN AVE N	BAGLEY	MN	56621	416005779	$18,085	HOSPICE EXPENSES
CROOKSTON ISD 593
402 FISHER AVE	CROOKSTON	MN	56716	416003279	$7,500	VOCATIONAL TRAINING
FACE IT TOGETHER BEMIDJI
408 BELTRAMI AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	474172828	$12,500	FACE IT TOGETHER BEMIDJI
FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER NORTH MN
800 BEMIDJI AVE N	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	202102362	$5,310	COLLEGE PREP SKILLS - RED ZONE
FERTILE BELTRAMI PUBLIC SCHOOL
210 S MILL ST	FERTILE	MN	56540	416008457	$5,582	FERTILE SPLASH PAD DESIGN SERVICES
GARY CARES
301 STRAND ST	GARY	MN	56545	800678108	$12,000	GARY PINES TRAIL PROJECT
GREATER BEMIDJI INC
102 1ST ST W STE 1	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	363367707	$12,500	N CENT MN MAKERSPACEHACKER SPACE STUDY
HEADWATERS ANIMAL SHELTER
PO BOX 573	PARK RAPIDS	MN	56470	311610621	$12,000	REPLENISH PROGRAM FUNDS
HUBBARD COUNTY
301 COURT AVE	PARK RAPIDS	MN	56470	416005805	$10,000	HUBBARD COUNTY WORKFORCE ACTION PLAN
IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MN ILCM
450 N SYNDICATE ST	SAINT PAUL	MN	55104	410909036	$25,000	RURAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT NW MN
INTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC
PO BOX 189	OKLEE	MN	56742	410888083	$15,400	THIEF RIVER FALLS NONPROFIT HUB STUDY
LAO ASSISTANCE CENTER OF MN
503 IRVING AVE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55405	363255880	$12,500	WARROAD LAO ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
LEGAL SERVICES OF NW MINNESOTA
PO BOX 838	MOORHEAD	MN	56561	411291705	$7,000	PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS
LIFECARE HOSPICE
715 DELMORE DRIVE	ROSEAU	MN	56751	411804205	$9,273	PATIENT CARE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER
715 DELMORE DRIVE	ROSEAU	MN	56751	411804205	$7,700	PLATELET FUNCTION TEST ANALYZER
MD STITTSWORTH COMPANY
722 PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	273449007	$10,000	IDEA COMPETITION FINALIST
MAHNOMEN COUNTY
PO BOX 379	MAHNOMEN	MN	56557	416005834	$15,000	JOINT COUNTYTRIBALCITY PLANNING PROJ
MN ASSET BUILDING COALITION
2324 UNIVERSITY AVE	SAINT PAUL	MN	55114	411412710	$8,650	MABC 2015 COMMUNITY WEALTH WORKSHOPS
MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS
2314 UNIVERSITY AVE	SAINT PAUL	MN	55114	363501477	$12,500	MCN NW REGIONAL OFFICENONPROFIT SUPPORT
MN SUPERBOWL HOST COMM LEGACY FUND
101 FIFTH ST E	SAINT PAUL	MN	55101	410832480	$25,000	52 WEEKS OF GIVING-NW MN COMMUNITIES
MT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
414 LINCOLN AVE S	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	411552382	$18,555	BOILER REPLACEMENT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
1101 WEST RIVER P	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55415	530242652	$12,500	GRASSLAND CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP PROG
CITY OF NEWFOLDEN
PO BOX 188	NEWFOLDEN	MN	56738	410984298	$25,000	NEWFOLDEN FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT
N CENTRAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEV CO
111 THIRD AVE S	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55401	363550790	$15,000	NW MINNESOTA INITIATIVE PROJECT
NORTHLAND CTC FOUNDATION
1101 HWY 1 E	THIEF RIVER FALLS	MN	56701	411287038	$19,837	STRONG YOUTH PROGRAM
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION INC
PO BOX 67	BADGER	MN	56714	410888567	$7,500	BORADBAND STUDY-ROSEAU ELEC COOP AREA
NORTHWOODS INTERFAITH VOL CAREGIVE
616 AMERICA AVE S	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	411993133	$12,500	OPTIONS TO STAY AT HOME
PARK RAPIDS LAKES AREA ART COUNCIL
212 WEST 2ND STREET	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	416005449	$9,000	PAR RAPIDS ARTS AND CULTURAL ROADMAP
PARF RAPIDS COMM DEV CORPORATION
PO BOX 451	PARK RAPIDS	MN	56470	452181580	$25,000	ARMORY SQUARE STARTUP GRANT
PARK RAPIDS ISD 309
301 HUNTSINGER AVE	PARK RAPIDS	MN	56470	416001518	$8,000	LATE ACTIVITY BUS FUNDING 2015-2016
PEACEMAKER RESOURCES
3124 HANNAH AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	450507287	$11,500	RESPECTFUL COMMUNITIES
RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS
15484 MIGIZI DR	REDLAKE	MN	56671	410692381	$6,750	RED LAKE LAND USE PLANNING
RED LAKE COUNTY SWCD
2602 WHEAT DRIVE	RED LAKE FALLS	MN	56750	410859809	$12,500	BWSR CLEAN WATER FUND PROJECTS
CITY OF RED LAKE FALLS
PO BOX 37	RED LAKE FALLS	MN	567500037	416005480	$20,000	POOL REPAIRS
ROSEAU COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
121 CENTER ST E	ROSEAU	MN	567511127	237120887	$9,900	GENERAL OPERATING
SANDWICKS ORTHODONTICS INC
418 1SR ST W	FOSSTON	MN	56542	205308870	$10,000	IDEA COMPETITION FINALIST
SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION OF N MN
1300 ANNE ST NW	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	411389317	$8,000	CARE WITHOUT LIMITS- CANCER CENTER
THIEF RIVER FALLS ISD 564
230 LABREE AVE S	THIEF RIVER FALLS	MN	56701	416003126	$6,250	LITTLE BROTHERSISTERS PENNINGTON CTY
CITY OF THIEF RIVER FALLS
405 3RD ST E	THIEF RIVER FALLS	MN	56701	416005572	$9,250	MULTI EVENT CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN
TRI-VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
PO BOX 607	CROOKSTON	MN	567160607	410888488	$7,500	CROOKSTON FOOD HUB FEASIBILITY STUDY
TRUE FRIENDS
10509 108TH STREET	ANNANDALE	MN	55302	411543013	$8,000	CAMP COURAGE NORTH SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF MN-CURA
330 HUBERT HUMPHREY	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55455	416007513	$19,997	MN PRISON DOULA PROJ - NW EXPANSION
VILLAGE OF HOPPE
525 MISSISSIPPI AVE	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	363418205	$25,000	TWO GENERATIONS TOGETHER
WARREN SENIOR CENTER
120 E BRIDGE AVE	WARREN	MN	56762	410872993	$6,000	SENIOR CENTER
WARROAD ISD 690
510 CEDAR AVE	WARROAD	MN	56763	416003720	$10,000	CHROMEBOOK CART FOR STEM ALLEN EDMOND
WARROAD LOST RIVER SPORTSMEN COMPLE
PO BOX 205	WARROAD	MN	56763	342017604	$6,000	GENERAL EXPENSES
WARROAD PUBLIC LIBRARY
PO BOX H	WARROAD	MN	56763	416005618	$5,500	WARROAD AREA CULTURE & WILDLIFE CHILDREN
WATERMARK ART CENTER
505 BEMIDJI AVE N	BEMIDJI	MN	566013009	411287739	$133,960	WATERMARK PROJECT FUND
WHITE EARTH LAND RECOVERY PROJECT
607 MAIN AVE	CALLAWAY	MN	56521	411673625	$12,500	MENDING THE CIRCLE INDIG MINDFULNESS
WIN-E-MAC ISD 2609
23130 345TH ST SW	ERSKINE	MN	565359468	411694266	$40,000	TOTAL OF 9 SCHOOL GRANTS AWARDED

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	59	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	15	$8,316
IDEA AWARD	6	$33,000
SCHOLARSHIP	207	$244,720

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AFTER A GENERAL GRANT IS AWARDED, AN AWARD LETTER IS SENT WHICH IS SIGNED BY THE GRANTEE. THIS LETTER IS SUBJECT TO THE GRANTEE ACCEPTING TERMS IN THE AWARD LETTER INCLUDING WHEN PAYMENTS WILL BE SENT AND WHEN REPORTS WILL BE DUE. NORMALLY, THE FIRST PAYMENT IS SENT AFTER THE GRANTEE SIGNS THIS AGREEMENT. SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS ARE SENT AFTER SATISFACTORY REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEE ARE RECEIVED. WITH COMPONENT FUNDS, PAYMENT IS SENT AFTER REQUIRED MATERIALS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS AFTER REQUIRED INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE STUDENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	7	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$228,342	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	THE 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST YEARLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS WRITTEN TO EMPHASIZE FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY AND INTEGRITY IN ALL OF ITS DECISION MAKING. THE INTENT OF THE POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE NO BASIS FOR LEGAL ACTION OR ACCUSATIONS OF SELF-DEALING. THE BOARD WILL EXCLUDE ANY MEMBER FROM ALL DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONCERNING ACTIONS ON ANY PROJECT, SERVICE, OR OTHER MATTER PROPOSED FOR FUNDING IN WHICH SUCH MEMBER MAY HAVE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FIDUCIARY INTEREST. ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD MAY QUESTION ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER AS TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A WHOLE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a	THE PRESIDENT IS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD, WHO THEN DETERMINES THE SALARY.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b	KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY SUPERVISORS AND THE PRESIDENT. THE DETERMINATION IS ALSO BASED ON EXTERNAL COMPENSATION DATA.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	THE ORGANIZATIONS 990 AND ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC.