BOREAL ACCESS

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Plain text BOREAL ACCESS. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2010–2013. https://furp.org/org/boreal-access-411867569. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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2013 · Form 990 · revenue $405K · expenses $400K · assets $68K

EIN
41-1867569
Address
PO BOX 1269, GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604
Website
WWW.BOREAL.ORG
NTEE code
W50 Telecommunications (Public and Societal Benefit) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.55; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
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Mission

PROVIDE AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES IN COOK COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jeff Latz TREASURER2011-2013 1 $0 reported 2
Steve Surbaugh PRESIDENT2010-2013 1 $0 reported 2
Kelsey Rogers Kennedy BOARD MEMBER2013 1 $0 reported 2
Danna Mackenzie BOARD MEMBER2013 1 $0 reported 1
Pat Campanaro (former) VICE CHAIR2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Hellner (former) SECRETARY2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Baiers Heeren (former) DIRECTOR2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Walt Mianowski (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1
John Mianowski (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2013 · 4 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF LATZ TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE SURBAUGH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
DANNA MACKENZIE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KELSEY ROGERS KENNEDY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2012 · 5 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF LATZ TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE SURBAUGH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
PAT CAMPANARO VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY HELLNER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
BAIERS HEEREN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 5 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF LATZ TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE SURBAUGH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
PAT CAMPANARO VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY HELLNER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
BAIERS HEEREN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2010 · 3 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SURBAUGH PRESIDENT/TR1 $0$0$0 $02
WALT MIANOWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN MIANOWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$405,202$399,593 $67,691$28,296 $1,745$358,250 $050
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$438,152$436,987 $64,142$22,455 $0$400,211 $040
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2012-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$454,374$473,353 $52,880$36,220 $0$401,799 -45
2010 · Form 990 period ending 2011-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$442,595$452,580 $70,158$55,199 $0$407,017 -44

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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LAKE MORENA VIEWS MUTUAL WATER COCAW50 $456,497$368,627 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
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MADISON AIRPORT BOARD INCKYW50 $519,542$239,372 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
DOVER-SHERBORN CABLE ACCESSCORPORATIONMAW50 $296,409$479,084 CLERK$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
RURAL BROADBAND COOPERATIVEPAW50 $366,755$351,423 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
BIROME WATER SUPPLY CORPTXW50 $727,266$880,240 PRESIDENT$180 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
HOYLETON RURAL WATER COILW50 $401,175$346,601 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
REAL WORLD LEADERSPAW50 $330,000$367,277 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
CADDO LAKE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONTXW50 $258,854$267,826 President$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
BEECHWOOD WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONTXW50 $445,998$522,727 OPERTION MANAGER$17,439 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
RIVER PARK UTILITIES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INCFLW50 $510,471$506,812 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
Broadband for AmericaDCW50 $283,820$323,541 President/Dir$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
BAYOU MACON WATER SYSTEMS INCLAW50 $226,782$198,479 Office Manager$18,360 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
NORTHEAST ITAWAMBA WATER ASSNMSW50 $759,128$705,720 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
H & H WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONTXW50 $457,095$285,732 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
WEST END WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONTXW50 $653,816$602,461 VICE-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
RHODODENDRON WATER ASSOCIATIONORW50 $384,198$272,798 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code W50, revenue within 2x
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC $370,0001 1DAF sponsor2025–2025 COMMUNITY WATER GROUP WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $210,2737 1DAF sponsor2011–2022 MIDPENINSULA COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER INC
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TIDES FOUNDATION $50,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 Alianza For progress inc
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC $25,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 REAL WORLD LEADERS
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ALLAN JONES FOUNDATION $10,4003 1Private foundation2018–2025 CLEVELAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC
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ROSS J BORN AND WENDY G BORN CHARITABLE TRUST $8,0002 1Private foundation2022–2023 REAL WORLD LEADERS
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $5,5001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 REAL WORLD LEADERS
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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.

2013 · Form 990 · $399,593 spent · pay $142,026 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COST OF SERVICE $224,948--- 56.3%
Other salaries and wages $131,875--- 33.0%
Payroll taxes $10,151--- 2.5%
Occupancy $7,275--- 1.8%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD CHARGES $7,102--- 1.8%
Insurance $4,201--- 1.1%
Office expenses $3,820--- 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $3,530--- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,550--- 0.6%
All other expenses $1,473--- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $831--- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $751--- 0.2%
Other (as described)BAD DEBT EXPENSE $585--- 0.1%
Fees: legal $360--- 0.1%
Interest $141--- 0.0%
Total$399,593100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $436,987 spent · pay $160,273 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COST OF SERVICE $236,509--- 54.1%
Other salaries and wages $147,159--- 33.7%
Payroll taxes $13,114--- 3.0%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD CHARGES $7,346--- 1.7%
Occupancy $7,275--- 1.7%
Insurance $6,435--- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $5,743--- 1.3%
Office expenses $4,164--- 1.0%
All other expenses $2,041--- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,910--- 0.4%
Other (as described)BAD DEBT EXPENSE $1,877--- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,285--- 0.3%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,228--- 0.3%
Grants to US individuals $500--- 0.1%
Interest $299--- 0.1%
Fees: other services $102--- 0.0%
Total$436,987100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $473,353 spent · pay $197,115 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COST OF SERVICES $233,769--- 49.4%
Other salaries and wages $182,483--- 38.6%
Payroll taxes $14,632--- 3.1%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD CHARGES $7,548--- 1.6%
Occupancy $7,275--- 1.5%
Office expenses $4,604--- 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $4,356--- 0.9%
Other (as described)POM GRANT PROJECT $4,179--- 0.9%
Insurance $3,984--- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,799--- 0.6%
All other expenses $2,703--- 0.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,690--- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,183--- 0.2%
Interest $648--- 0.1%
Grants to US individuals $500--- 0.1%
Total$473,353100%

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2010 · Form 990 · $452,580 spent · pay $184,836 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COST OF SERVICES $226,880--- 50.1%
Other salaries and wages $170,639--- 37.7%
Payroll taxes $14,047--- 3.1%
Occupancy $7,208--- 1.6%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD CHARGES $7,067--- 1.6%
Depreciation and depletion $6,631--- 1.5%
Insurance $4,871--- 1.1%
Office expenses $4,405--- 1.0%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,520--- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,400--- 0.5%
Other (as described)SERVER ACCESS FEES $1,692--- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,262--- 0.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $1,142--- 0.3%
Interest $942--- 0.2%
Grants to US individuals $500--- 0.1%
All other expenses $224--- 0.0%
Pension plan contributions $150--- 0.0%
Total$452,580100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$3,271$06
Largest awards · 6 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$1,224
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$1,101
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$408
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$244
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$239
2020Federal Communications CommissionGrant or other assistanceUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - RURAL HEALTH CARE 32.005THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED CONNECTIVITY$53

State business registration

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