MURRAY COUNTY FOOD SHELF INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $11K · expenses $8K · assets $168K
- EIN
- 38-3714513
- Address
- 2989 MAPLE RD, SLAYTON, MN 56172-1461
- NTEE code
- K31 Food Banks, Pantries (Food, Agriculture and Nutrition) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2006 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Laurie Jensen (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (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
Provide food for the needy in Murray County and distribute Second Harvest Heartland products to eligible people.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lange | PRESIDENT | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bob Koehler | VICE PRESIDENT | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Linda Wing | SECRETARY | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura Jensen | TREASURER | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM LANGE | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BOB KOEHLER | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LINDA WING | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURA JENSEN | TREASURER | 3 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $11,196 | $7,568 | $168,385 | $168,385 | $64,206 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $141,511 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. 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 | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES | $73,656 | 8 | $5,000 | 2020 | 2012-2016, 2018-2020 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | $32,014 | 6 | $5,631 | 2025 | 2020-2025 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| HUNGER SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA | $30,328 | 3 | $12,762 | 2023 | 2020, 2022-2023 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $5,013 | 1 | $5,013 | 2019 | 2019 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| LAND O L FOUNDATION | $500 | 1 | $500 | 2021 | 2021 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “MURRAY COUNTY FOOD SHELF INC” | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASS LAKE AREA FOOD SHELF | MN | K31 | $9,744 | $49,673 | PAST TREASUR | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| Pine River Area Food Shelf | MN | K31 | $9,138 | $57,923 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MOBILE ACTION MINISTRIES | MN | K31 | $16,907 | $64,474 | BOARD CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CLAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED | NE | K31 | $17,187 | $11,871 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| EVANS COUNTY CHRISTIAN FOOD BANK INC | GA | K31 | $14,357 | $13,607 | EXECUTIVE DI | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| COAL CITY FOOD PANTRY | IL | K31 | $17,679 | $24,661 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY & CLOTHES CLOSET INC | OR | K31 | $10,461 | $4,748 | PRESIDENT/CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| MACEDON CENTER FOOD SHED INC | NY | K31 | $9,383 | $6,767 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| LETCHER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC | KY | K31 | $21,892 | $33,268 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| FOOD LINK -2 INC | IN | K31 | $7,746 | $3,111 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| CHRISTS FOOD CENTER INC | OK | K31 | $8,836 | $12,502 | chairman | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| HUDSON VALLEY PET FOOD PANTRY INC | NY | K31 | $7,149 | $7,149 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| BREAD OF THE MIGHTY FOOD BANK INC | FL | K31 | $19,110 | $0 | Board Member | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT OF ROWAN COUNTY | NC | K31 | $6,246 | - | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| CONNEAUT VALLEY FOOD PANTRY INC | PA | K31 | $11,649 | $11,131 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| EXETER FOOD CLOSET | CA | K31 | $15,363 | $17,305 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| SLBC FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY INC | SC | K31 | $5,795 | $3,272 | Chairperson | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| Good Shepherd Contributory Fund Inc | GA | K31 | $8,635 | $1,708 | Chair | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| 1886 Community Food Pantry Inc | NY | K31 | $8,299 | $6,525 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| HOUSE OF FOOD AND PRAYER | CA | K31 | $13,986 | $14,142 | CFO | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| SIX RIVERS FOOD PANTRY INC | WI | K31 | $21,122 | $20,587 | Executive Director | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| COPPEROPOLIS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC | CA | K31 | $20,126 | $4,208 | Treasurer & Director | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| CAMDEN FOOD PANTRY | NC | K31 | $11,069 | $9,377 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| FOOD PANTRY POTH AREA | TX | K31 | $19,775 | $15,740 | President | $10,596 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
| FRIENDS OF CLEMENTON FOOD PANTRY INC | NJ | K31 | $21,640 | $19,528 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $7,568 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,212 | 95.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $210 | 2.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $146 | 1.9% | |
| Total | $7,568 | 100% |
State business registration
- Murray County Food Shelf, Inc. MN, Nonprofit corporation (domestic), Active, formed 2004-11-15
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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