MARK ZIMMER FOUNDATION INC

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $26K · expenses $19K · assets $75K

EIN
45-1559569
Address
PO BOX 12, ST JOSEPH, MN 56374-0012
NTEE code
T30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2013 (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
Jeff Eikmeier (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HOSPICE CARE, HEART CARE, AND CANCER RESEARCH AND RELATED CAUSES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Curt Cotton PRESIDENT2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Ron Kosel VICE PRESIDENT2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Eikmeier SECRETARY2019 0 $0 reported 1
Cory Ehlert TREASURER2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Neil Schneider DIRECTOR2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Peg Zimmer DIRECTOR2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Dave Terwey DIRECTOR2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Kalla SECRETARY (PARTIAL YEAR)2013-2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JEFF EIKMEIER SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY (PARTIAL YEAR)0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURT COTTON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
RON KOSEL VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN KALLA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
CORY EHLERT TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
NEIL SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
PEG ZIMMER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE TERWEY DIRECTOR0 $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
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,937$18,585 $74,768$74,768 $25,941- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,539$58,062 $67,416$67,416 $64,202- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,542$59,110 $58,939$58,939 $61,393$440 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,670$81,320 $60,507$60,507 $11,894$290 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,856$21,021 $49,157$49,157 $8,540$400 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,779$2,513 $43,322$43,322 $1,365- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,241$63,065 $31,056$31,056 $21,985- ---

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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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor$18,075,02415 12010–2024 SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$3,921,00021 12014–2024 SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC
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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.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $18,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,270 · events $15,004
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,270 82.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,715 14.6%
Fees to independent contractors $600 3.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$15,004reported apart
Total$18,585100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $58,062 spent · pay $0 · grants $57,375 · events $17,632
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $57,375 98.8%
Fees to independent contractors $600 1.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $87 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$17,632reported apart
Total$58,062100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $59,110 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,700 · events $21,251
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $53,700 90.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,410 9.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,251reported apart
Total$59,110100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $81,320 spent · pay $0 · grants $78,500 · events $26,267
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $78,500 96.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,295 2.8%
Fees to independent contractors $525 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$26,267reported apart
Total$81,320100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $21,021 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,700 · events $13,791
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,700 84.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,321 15.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,791reported apart
Total$21,021100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $2,513 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,776 · events $13,091
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,776 70.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $737 29.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,091reported apart
Total$2,513100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $63,065 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,065 · events $42,688
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $63,065 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$42,688reported apart
Total$63,065100%

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