2025-11-14T10:03:56-06:00 2024-12-31 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 4585 Coleman St Ste 200 Bismarck ND 58503 990 2024-01-01 411689598 Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation MOOR 7012617012 PO Box 1006 Moorhead MN 565611006 Katherine Halvorson Board Chair 7012617012 2025-11-13 1 1 Lisa Chaffee CPA P00193453 7012551091 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Janelle Leiseth PO Box 1006 Moorhead MN 565611006 393592 0 X www.moorheadlegacy.org X 1990 MN To support and promote educational programs in Independent School District 152. 12 12 0 30 0 0 102477 218645 56552 74263 54877 57408 29538 17661 243444 367977 167356 200697 0 0 0 12000 0 0 2520 59402 59298 226758 271995 16686 95982 1854040 1977869 117131 32636 1736909 1945233 X To support and promote educational programs in Independent School District 152 and provide scholarships and financial aid for post secondary education. 0 0 204836 200697 91924 The Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that enhances the educational experience and activities of all students in the Moorhead Area Public Schools. Our programs include the following: Food for Thought, providing milk and snack for students in need; Spud Scholars, providing scholarships for graduating MHS students to further their education; Spud Impact Grants, providing funding for innovative classroom projects and other education activities; and Spud History, preserving the history of Moorhead Schools in our community.Spud Scholars - Since 1991, Spud Scholars has awarded over $2 Million in scholarships to 2,600+ Moorhead High graduates. These scholarships help ensure Spuds can pursue their goal of a college education. Scholarships are based on both need and merit.Food for Thought - MLEF is dedicated to supporting our Moorhead Schools. We provide milk and snack to students in need so they can learn at their greatest potential. $20 feeds one student for one month.Spuds TV MLEF, the Moorhead Area Public Schools and Spuds TV have joined in partnership for sponsor dollars that will help fund special projects for Moorhead Schools, including the district calendar. MLEF successfully sold Spud History Books, a 150-year summary of Moorhead Area Public Schools. Proceeds were designated to unrestricted income.Spud Impact - Spud Impact Grants fuel teacher and staff innovation projects and classroom activities that provide a rich and meaningful educational experience for students.Spud Impact - With a history spanning more than 140 years, the story of Moorhead Area Public Schools is detailed on a 50-foot-long historical timeline in the lobby of Horizon Middle School's Performing Arts Center. The history wall project was a joint program between Moorhead Area Public Schools and the Moorhead Schools Legacy Foundation. 204836 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 MN X Gretchen Noah 7013671976 2110 8th St SO Moorhead MN 56560 Katherine Halvorson Board Chair 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Wilson Board Vice Chair 7.50 X X 0 0 0 Mike McFeely Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chad Hansen Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tina Christenson Board Member (as of June 2024) 4.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Astrup Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Monica Peterson Board Member (as of June 2024) 4.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Fisher Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brett Rathbone Board Member (as of June 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jana Kasper Board Member (as of June 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Rice Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Angie Homuth Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Janelle Leiseth Executive Director 20.00 X 12000 0 0 12000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218645 218645 Spuds TV 900099 62300 62300 152 Club Membership 900099 11963 11963 74263 48257 48257 9151 0 9151 9151 9151 43276 25615 17661 17661 367977 91924 0 57408 X 105412 105412 95285 95285 12000 12000 5913 5913 13927 13927 29880 29880 400 400 1936 1936 1498 408 1090 1524 1524 Postage 1395 1395 Bank Charges 205 205 2620 100 2520 271995 204836 64639 2520 257814 193025 2280 11664 182 182 1555733 1641156 38031 131842 1854040 1977869 98306 26061 18825 6575 117131 32636 X 1649930 1921939 86979 23294 1736909 1945233 1854040 1977869 95982 165027 -52685 0 X 0 0 0 X 151842 153228 156571 102477 218645 782763 4000 4000 7000 7000 7000 29000 155842 157228 163571 109477 225645 811763 96869 714894 27317 26382 39655 34620 48257 176231 987994 270504 0.72360 0.69170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 38031 92400 4934 2975 548 131842 34542 5050 1130 431 38031 34100 7200 -5144 1240 374 34542 21930 4800 7743 373 34100 21930 21930 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 Beneficial Interest in FM Area Foundation 131842 131842 Part V, Line 4: In April of 2020 the Legacy Foundation established an endowment with the FM Area Foundation to fund annual distributions to the Legacy Foundation based on spending policies consistent with the FM Area Foundation, as adjusted from time to time. 1 Independent School District 152 1313 30th Ave S Moorhead MN 56560 416008721 Government 69891 3791 Fair value/Purchase value Time spent scanning Spud newspapers, digitizing Spud game film etc. Educator Grants and Spuds TV shared sponsorship income SPUDS TV 4001 3rd St S Moorhead MN 56560 843376212 501(c)(3) 20889 0 Spuds TV shared sponsorship income 2 0 Student Scholarships 86 95285 0 Part I, Line 2: The MLEF Spud Impact committee initiates the Spud Impact Grant Program in the fall. Educator grants are based on applications received from Instructors in Independent School District 152 that are reviewed by the board and paid out based on the availability of funds. A special awarding committee made up of MLEF staff and MAPS officials review, score, and rank the grant applications. Checks are written to the school district that monitors how grants are spent. Grant awardees provide subsequent usage reports on the spending of the funds to ensure grant dollars are used within the awarding criteria and other requirements. Grand funds that are not spent are reported to the MLEF and reawarded as determined by the Board of Directors. Tina Rae Christenson Family Member of Board Member Karena Christenson 1000 Scholarship Education Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a The executive committee shall consist of the officers of the board. The executive committee shall have the authority to conduct all business between board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Pitsenbarger Family has the authority to appoint one member to the board; no one was appointed in 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Treasurer and staff accountant were provided a copy of the draft Form 990 for review to approval for filing. The board will review after the return has been filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The board reviews and determines if conflicts exist with a board member. The board is responsible for monitoring its members and the board in regards to this policy. If needed, they will seek legal consultation. If a conflict is determined that individual will abstain from voting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Contracted Staff: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 29,880. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,880.