THE MAIN DISCOVERY INC

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2014 · Form 990 · revenue $423K · expenses $295K · assets $153K

EIN
46-1361503
Address
PO BOX 815, HILLSBORO, ND 58045-0815
Website
THEMAINDISCOVERY.COM
NTEE code
B21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2014 (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))
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Mission

THE MAIN DISCOVERY PROVIDES A WARM, HIGH-ENERGY ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO STIMULATING ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGING SOCIAL INTERACTION, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Teran Harmon PRESIDENT2014 4 $0 reported 1
Justin Grinde TREASURER, VICE-PRESIDENT2014 3 $0 reported 1
Teresa Miller SECRETARY2014 3 $0 reported 1
Sylvia Hanson MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Kari Cotton MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Owens MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Jerry Harmon VICE-PRESIDENT - FORMER2014 0 $0 reported 1
Beth Christianson SECRETARY - FORMER2014 0 $0 reported 1
Lori Kritzberger MEMBER - FORMER2014 0 $0 reported 1
Kelsie Knecht MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Beach MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Redland MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2014 · 12 people listed · none paid · 31 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERAN HARMON PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN GRINDE TREASURER, VICE-PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
TERESA MILLER SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA HANSON MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KARI COTTON MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROB OWENS MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JERRY HARMON VICE-PRESIDENT - FORMER0 $0$0$0 $01
BETH CHRISTIANSON SECRETARY - FORMER0 $0$0$0 $01
LORI KRITZBERGER MEMBER - FORMER0 $0$0$0 $01
KELSIE KNECHT MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA BEACH MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
AMY REDLAND MEMBER1 $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
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$423,434$294,698 $152,952$147,014 $164,200$248,355 $0310

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $33,400 in all, tax years 2013 to 2014. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HILLSBORO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Public charity Exact 2013-2014 2$33,400 2014$8,400
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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.

2014 · Form 990 · $294,698 spent · pay $200,097 · grants $0 · events $244
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $180,678$180,678-- 61.3%
Other (as described)FOOD $24,260$24,260-- 8.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $23,099$23,099-- 7.8%
Occupancy $20,580$20,580-- 7.0%
Payroll taxes $19,419$19,419-- 6.6%
Other (as described)OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES $9,425$9,425-- 3.2%
Depreciation and depletion $5,867$5,867-- 2.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $4,661$4,661-- 1.6%
All other expenses $1,752$1,752-- 0.6%
Information technology $1,557$1,557-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,425$1,425-- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,328$1,328-- 0.5%
Interest $647$647-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $5,739$244reported apart
Total$294,698100%

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