2024-10-16T07:46:51-05:00 2023-12-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ROSEVILLE MN 551131117 990EZ 2023-01-01 882484659 MINNESOTA PARENTS ALLIANCE MINN 6125844558 12600 WHITEWATER DRIVE 150 MINNETONKA MN 55343 CRISTINE TROOIEN PRESIDENT 6125844558 2024-10-10 1 0 RYAN VETTRUS CPA P01243596 6514834521 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X MINNESOTAPARENTS.ORG X X 176395 X 168334 7537 524 176395 30000 6000 136557 172557 3838 238 0 4076 X 238 6576 238 6576 0 2500 238 4076 X MINNESOTA PARENTS ALLIANCE IS A TAX-EXEMPT, 501(C)(4) ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN MINNESOTA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN 2023, MINNESOTA PARENTS ALLIANCE (MPA) BUILT ON THE SUCCESS THAT WE ACHIEVED IN OUR FIRST YEAR BY CONTINUING TO OFFER AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OUR ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EVENTS AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE, INFORMED ROLE IN LOCAL K-12 EDUCATION. IN SPRING 2023, MPA OFFERED 5 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ON KEY TOPICS IMPACTING K-12 EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA, SERVING OVER 300 ATTENDEES. WE EXPANDED OUR INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO LIBRARY AND LEVERAGED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO DELIVER TIMELY INFORMATION AND CALLS TO ACTION AND EQUIP MINNESOTANS WITH THE FACTS THEY NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO EDUCATION REFORM. THROUGHOUT 2023 MPA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DELIVERED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PRESENTATIONS TO DOZENS OF PARENT GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE ON CURRENT TOPICS IN K-12 EDUCATION, MPA'S MISSION, AND PARENT-CENTERED ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. IN 2023 MPA FACILITATED A COHORT OF OVER 100 ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING OVER 40 DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO ENGAGE REGULARLY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND DEVELOP POLICY SOLUTIONS. MPA PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND MONTHLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO COLLABORATE AND IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. IN 2023 WE HELD OVER 15 PRESENTATIONS FOR THE COHORT ON KEY ISSUES IMPACTING K-12 EDUCATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PROVIDED ON-DEMAND, CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT IN NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AND LEADING CHANGE.IN MAY 2023 MPA HOSTED AN IN-PERSON CAMPAIGN SCHOOL ATTENDED BY OVER 40 POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN AUGUST 2023, MPA PUBLISHED OUR SECOND-ANNUAL STATEWIDE SCHOOL BOARD VOTER GUIDE AND PROMOTED IT USING A DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY THAT RESULTED IN OVER 2.3 MILLION DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS, RESULTING IN A 311% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC TO THE VOTER GUIDE WEBSITE FROM 2022 ON ELECTION DAY. IN TWO OF THE THREE DISTRICTS THAT MPA TARGETED WITH ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES SUCH AS DIRECT MAIL, DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND DOOR KNOCKING, MPA-SUPPORTED CANDIDATES WON 5 OF 7 SEATS. IN BOTH DISTRICTS, FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, MPA-ALIGNED MEMBERS WERE ELECTED TO THE KEY LEADERSHIP ROLE OF BOARD CHAIR. IN NOVEMBER 2023, MPA HOSTED AN EVENT FOR 11 NEWLY-ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO EQUIP THEM WITH PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE, MENTORSHIP AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.AS A RESULT OF OUR EFFORTS, MINNESOTA PARENTS ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO BE FEATURED BY LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS IN 2023, HIGHLIGHTING OUR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WORK EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PARENTS TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF K-12 EDUCATION. 0 166907 166907 RON EIBENSTEINER CHAIRMAN 1.00 0 0 0 CRISTINE TROOIEN PRESIDENT 20.00 30000 0 0 JOHN HINDERAKER SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 GREG PULLES SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 84499 1 0 0 0 0 0 MN THE ORGANIZATION 12600 WHITEWATER DRIVE 150 MINNETONKA MN 55343 6125844558 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 84499 48 PART I-A, LINE 1: MINNESOTA PARENTS ALLIANCE SUPPORTS CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BOARD WHO WILL WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN MINNESOTA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. WE ALSO USE DIGITAL ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE THE VOTER GUIDE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 524. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 17,982. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,502. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 15,370. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,810. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING & EDUCATION. AMOUNT: 13,584. DESCRIPTION: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES. AMOUNT: 84,499. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS . AMOUNT: 1,810. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 136,557. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,500. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.