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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $550K · expenses $421K · assets $1K
- EIN
- 35-2645586
- Address
- 7533 SUNWOOD DR NW STE 220, RAMSEY, MN 55303-5195
- Website
- WWW.BEGINANEWRECOVERY.ORG
- NTEE code
- F22
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Richard Kahn (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHILE PROVIDING RESOURCES TO BEGIN THEIR UNIQUE JOURNEY IN RECOVERY.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mcneal | EXEC. DIRECTOR | 2024 | $64,904 | $64,904 | 1 |
| John Hoffman (former) | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2021-2022 | $115,769 | $115,769 | 1 |
| Kelly R Asper (former) | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 2023 | $66,924 | $66,924 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Lundmark | DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Max Kuker | DIRECTOR/ TREASURER | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ruth Heinonen | CHAIR/ SECRETARY | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joe Morris | VICE CHAIR | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Lindall (former) | DIRECTOR | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ruth Stanoch (former) | CHAIR | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $65K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN MCNEAL | EXEC. DIRECTOR | 50 | $64,904 | $0 | $0 | $64,904 | 1 |
| KIRK LUNDMARK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAX KUKER | DIRECTOR/ TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUTH HEINONEN | CHAIR/ SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE MORRIS | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY R ASPER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 2 | $66,924 | $0 | $0 | $66,924 | 1 |
| KIRK LUNDMARK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE LINDALL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAX KUKER | DIRECTOR/ TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUTH HEINONEN | CHAIR/ SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE MORRIS | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $116K · 6 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HOFFMAN | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 40 | $115,769 | $0 | $0 | $115,769 | 1 |
| KIRK LUNDMARK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE LINDALL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAX KUKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUTH STANOCH | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE MORRIS | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK LUNDMARK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE LINDALL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAX KUKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RUTH STANOCH | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOE MORRIS | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN HOFFMAN | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $549,520 | $420,820 | $1,173 | $65 | $389,449 | $153,623 | $103,088 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $271,695 | $302,713 | $9,045 | -$128,635 | $102,332 | $169,360 | $102,319 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $227,360 | $330,694 | $4,326 | -$97,617 | $213,117 | $12,541 | $200,335 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $113,625 | $107,909 | $5,847 | $5,716 | $112,455 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $453,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAL FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BEGIN ANEW” | 2021-2024 | 4 | $445,000 | 2024 | $119,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $8,000 | 2024 | $8,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $420,820 spent · pay $328,285 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $180,308 | $180,308 | - | - | 42.8% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $103,088 | $92,779 | $10,309 | - | 24.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $27,702 | $24,932 | $2,770 | - | 6.6% | |
| Occupancy | $22,772 | $20,495 | $2,277 | - | 5.4% | |
| Other employee benefits | $17,187 | $17,187 | - | - | 4.1% | |
| Travel | $14,920 | $14,920 | - | - | 3.5% | |
| Office expenses | $12,042 | $12,042 | - | - | 2.9% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTSIDE SERVICES - PAYR | $10,593 | $10,593 | - | - | 2.5% |
| Fees: other services | $7,966 | $7,169 | $797 | - | 1.9% | |
| Other (as described) | TRAINING | $6,132 | $6,132 | - | - | 1.5% |
| Insurance | $4,512 | $4,061 | $451 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $4,479 | $4,479 | - | - | 1.1% |
| Other (as described) | DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, ME | $3,899 | $3,899 | - | - | 0.9% |
| Fees: accounting | $2,751 | $2,751 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| All other expenses | $1,368 | $1,368 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,101 | $1,101 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $420,820 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $302,713 spent · pay $248,681 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $116,491 | $116,491 | - | - | 38.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $102,319 | $92,087 | $10,232 | - | 33.8% | |
| Occupancy | $21,000 | $18,900 | $2,100 | - | 6.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $16,740 | $15,066 | $1,674 | - | 5.5% | |
| Other employee benefits | $13,131 | $13,131 | - | - | 4.3% | |
| Travel | $11,883 | $11,883 | - | - | 3.9% | |
| Fees: other services | $6,510 | $5,859 | $651 | - | 2.2% | |
| Insurance | $4,357 | $3,921 | $436 | - | 1.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,536 | $2,536 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | TRAINING | $2,350 | $2,350 | - | - | 0.8% |
| Other (as described) | OUTSIDE SERVICES - PAYR | $1,767 | $1,767 | - | - | 0.6% |
| Other (as described) | DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, ME | $1,713 | $1,713 | - | - | 0.6% |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $1,204 | $1,204 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Office expenses | $394 | $394 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| All other expenses | $222 | $222 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $96 | $96 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $302,713 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $330,694 spent · pay $289,003 · grants $0 · events $30
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $200,335 | $180,301 | $20,034 | - | 60.6% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $61,261 | $61,261 | - | - | 18.5% | |
| Occupancy | $21,000 | $18,900 | $2,100 | - | 6.4% | |
| Payroll taxes | $20,202 | $18,182 | $2,020 | - | 6.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $7,205 | $7,205 | - | - | 2.2% | |
| Insurance | $5,956 | $5,360 | $596 | - | 1.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $4,163 | $4,163 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Fees: other services | $3,947 | $3,552 | $395 | - | 1.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,825 | $1,825 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $1,586 | $1,586 | - | - | 0.5% |
| All other expenses | $803 | $803 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTSIDE SERVICES - PAYR | $712 | $712 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | PRINTING & COPYING | $639 | $639 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | TRAINING | $378 | $378 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Office expenses | $341 | $341 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $256 | $256 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $30 | $30 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Interest | $30 | $30 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Travel | $25 | $25 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $330,694 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $107,909 spent · pay $77,979 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $77,979 | 72.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $22,515 | 20.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $7,000 | 6.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $394 | 0.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $21 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $107,909 | 100% |
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