WELL MINISTRIES

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $240K · expenses $238K · assets $168K

EIN
82-2472650
Address
300 10TH ST SE, NEW PRAGUE, MN 56071-1950
Website
WWW.THEWELLYM.COM
NTEE code
O20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2018 (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
Todd Fischer (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (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 A SAFE SPACE FOR TEENS TO GATHER. WE PROVIDE WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS WHERE TEENS CAN TALK ABOUT REAL-LIFE ISSUES WITH NO JUDGEMENT AND RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT, AND LOVE. ALSO PROVIDE 1:1 MENTORING WITH A CARING ADULT, LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMS, AND TRUANCY PREVENTION SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTYS 13 MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO TURN THE TIDE OF MENTAL HEALTH BY EMPOWERING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO BRING HOPE TO THE STUDENTS ALL AROUND THEM.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Deborah Bodensteiner PRESIDENT2023-2025 $28,575$52,050 1
Deb Bodensteiner (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD PRESIDENT2022 $16,250$16,250 1

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
James Bodensteiner DIRECTOR2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Bruce Hargesheimer VICE PRESIDE2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Bruce Koke DIRECTOR2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Karen Koke SECRETARY2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kaula Ryks TREASURER2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Todd Fischer (former) OUT GOING TR2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Carrie Grossman (former) SECRETARY2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
William Roach (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Joan Lunde (former) SECRETARY/SUPPORT GROUP LEADER2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $29K · 10 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH BODENSTEINER PRESIDENT20 $28,575$0$0 $28,5751
JAMES BODENSTEINER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE HARGESHEIMER VICE PRESIDE3 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE KOKE DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KOKE SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KAULA RYKS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $13K · 12 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH BODENSTEINER PRESIDENT16 $13,375$0$0 $13,3751
JAMES BODENSTEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TODD FISCHER OUT GOING TR0 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE GROSSMAN SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE HARGESHEIMER VICE PRESIDE4 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE KOKE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN KOKE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KAULA RYKS N/TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 8 employees · 24 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH BODENSTEINER PRESIDENT16 $10,100$0$0 $10,1001
JAMES BODENSTEINER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
TODD FISCHER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE GROSSMAN SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE HARGESHEIMER VICE PRESIDE3 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM ROACH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEB BODENSTEINER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD PRESIDENT30 $16,250-$0 $16,2501
CARRIE GROSSMAN BOARD VICE PRESIDENT/SUPPORT GROUP2 $0-$0 $01
TODD FISCHER TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JOAN LUNDE SECRETARY/SUPPORT GROUP LEADER2 $0-$0 $01
BRUCE HARGESHEIMER DIRECTOR/SUPPORT GROUP LEADER2 $0-$0 $01
JAMES BODENSTEINER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
WILLIAM ROACH DIRECTOR2 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$239,945$238,163 $168,215$168,083 $219,419$0 $28,5751025
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$321,715$194,825 $185,673$166,301 $305,184$0 $13,3751225
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,888$178,045 $69,657$39,411 $177,998$0 $10,100824
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,769$140,899 $28,381$21,568 $128,308- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $53,050 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$52,500 2024$26,500
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XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WELL MINISTRIES” 2024 1$550 2024$550
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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 990 · $238,163 spent · pay $146,116 · grants $0 · events $6,112
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $135,084$106,509$28,575- 56.7%
Occupancy $29,779$29,779-- 12.5%
Fees: accounting $11,531-$11,531- 4.8%
Payroll taxes $11,032$8,846$2,186- 4.6%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSE $6,454$6,454-- 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $5,618$5,618-- 2.4%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE & INTERNET $5,532$5,532-- 2.3%
All other expenses $5,262$5,262-- 2.2%
Fees: other services $4,997$526$4,471- 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $4,922$4,922-- 2.1%
Insurance $4,256$4,256-- 1.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSE $3,815$3,815-- 1.6%
Information technology $3,727$2,443$1,284- 1.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT & FURNISHING $3,070$3,070-- 1.3%
Office expenses $2,276$194$2,082- 1.0%
Interest $808$808-- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $21,903$6,112reported apart
Total$238,163100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $194,825 spent · pay $96,179 · grants $0 · events $10,385
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $86,608$73,233$13,375- 44.5%
Occupancy $31,921$31,921-- 16.4%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSE $14,983$14,983-- 7.7%
Payroll taxes $9,571$8,548$1,023- 4.9%
Depreciation and depletion $8,203$8,203-- 4.2%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE & INTERNET $5,608$5,608-- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $5,195$5,195-- 2.7%
Office expenses $4,980$139$4,841- 2.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSE $4,829$4,829-- 2.5%
All other expenses $4,586$4,586-- 2.4%
Insurance $4,242$4,242-- 2.2%
Information technology $3,997$3,997-- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $3,894-$3,894- 2.0%
Other (as described)EDUCATION EXPENSE $3,842$3,842-- 2.0%
Interest $2,101$2,101-- 1.1%
Fees: other services $265$265-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $26,907$10,385reported apart
Total$194,825100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $178,045 spent · pay $87,176 · grants $300 · events $9,469
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $80,981$70,881$10,100- 45.5%
Occupancy $26,527$26,527-- 14.9%
Depreciation and depletion $13,225$13,225-- 7.4%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSE $12,897$12,897-- 7.2%
Payroll taxes $6,195$5,422$773- 3.5%
Office expenses $6,116$126$5,990- 3.4%
Advertising and promotion $5,053$5,053-- 2.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSE $4,748$4,748-- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $4,290-$4,290- 2.4%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE & INTERNET $4,208$4,208-- 2.4%
All other expenses $4,010$4,010-- 2.3%
Insurance $3,567$3,567-- 2.0%
Other (as described)MEALS PROGRAM $3,120$3,120-- 1.8%
Interest $1,468$1,468-- 0.8%
Information technology $1,045$1,045-- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $300$300-- 0.2%
Fees: other services $295$295-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $27,359$9,469reported apart
Total$178,045100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $140,899 spent · pay $57,292 · grants $5,285 · events $8,539
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,292 40.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,282 28.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,092 23.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,285 3.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,758 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $190 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$8,539reported apart
Total$140,899100%

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