2026-03-30T13:17:50-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2689 COMMERCE DRIVE NW SUITE 201 ROCHESTER MN 55901 990 2025-01-01 411883675 PROJECT FINE PROJ 5074524100 202 W 3RD ST WINONA MN 559873146 FATIMA SAID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5074524100 2026-03-27 1 KATHERINE LUTZKE CPA P01760889 5072802300 2026-03-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FATIMA SAID 202 W 3RD ST WINONA MN 559873146 1214342 0 X WWW.PROJECTFINE.ORG X 1990 MN CREATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BY SERVING REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS & BUILDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES 17 17 8 60 0 0 302744 764798 391002 333362 85108 102304 19226 4885 798080 1205349 0 0 0 0 588421 610483 0 0 33797 136792 170597 725213 781080 72867 424269 2024338 2591111 125697 52047 1898641 2539064 X TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BY SERVING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES. 0 0 119018 0 307968 PROJECT FINE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. OUR ROSTER INCLUDES 34 INTERPRETERS PROFICIENT IN 20 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. DURING 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED OVER 5,201 HOURS OF LANGUAGE SERVICES IN 102 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. 46128 0 1128 ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION REFERRALS HELP NEWCOMERS AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. PROJECT FINE PROVIDES LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF NEWCOMER FAMILIES. IN 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED 7,067 HOURS OF SERVICE TO NEWCOMERS IN THE COMMUNITY. 87957 0 0 THE GOAL OF THE SAFETY AND PREVENTION FOR YOUTH PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT INVOLVEMENT IN UNLAW ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOP POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION SKILLS AMONG MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. IN 2025, 106 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 343688 0 24266 WELCOMING TABLE: THIS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND BUILD CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS. 5 GATHERINGS WERE HELDIN 2025 IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, WITH 505 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.GIRLS REACHING ABOVE AND BEYOND: DESIGNED TO HELP GIRLS AGE 10-18 DISCOVER THEIR IDENTITY AND STRENGTHS AND CREATE A ROADMAP TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. IN 2025, 51GIRLS PARTICIPATED.COLLEGE EDUCATION CONNECTION: PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AS THEY PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2025, 4 SCHOLARSHIPS WEREAWARDED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY ST CHARLES: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSESINCLUDED PAINTING, DANCE, PINATA AND FEATHER CROWNS, AND 99 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT LAWS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. IN 2025, 110PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED SESSIONS ON DRUG USE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAFETY TRAINING.EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM: PROVIDES RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGE 0-5. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-HOMEVISITS TO FAMILIES FOCUSED ON COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. DURING 2025, 507 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING WEREPROVIDED.FOLLOW ALONG COMMUNITY CONNECTORS: FOLLOW ALONG IS OFFERED BY THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AS THEY GROW AND LEARN.PROJECT FINE WAS ONE OF 8 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE SELECTED TO OFFER CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY INCLUSIVE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AS THEY ENROLL IN THEPROGRAM. IN 2025, WE ENGAGED WITH 38 LOCAL FAMILIES AND REGISTERED 32 TO PARTICIPATE.MICROBUSINESS SUPPORT: THIS PROJECT OFFERS SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS, FOCUSING ON VERY SMALL BUSINESSES, USUALLY SOLE PROPRIETORS OR HOMEBASED OPERATIONS. IN 2025, 30 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY WINONA: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSES INCLUDEDPAINTING, JEWELRY MAKING, MARACAS, AND MASKS, AND 82 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.SUPPORTING GROWERS: PROVIDES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, AND INCREASES ACCESS TO RESOURCES RELATED TO GARDENING OR GROWING FOOD. IN2025, 22 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.TRAINING AND CONSULTING: PROJECT FINE OFFERS TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES ON TOPICS RELATED TO CULTURE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN 2025, 580 INDIVIDUALSPARTICIPATED IN A TRAINING SESSION WITH PROJECT FINE. SESSIONS INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS TO 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES.CULTURES UNITED: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS MEET AFTERSCHOOL IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, AND IN 2025, 98 YOUTH PARTICIPATED.THE CULTURAL HEALING CIRCLES PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IN WINONA COUNTY THROUGHENGAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTICES. IN 2025, 30 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP SESSIONS.TASTES OF WINONA BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT BELONGING. 200 PEOPLEPARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED A SERIES OF COOKING CLASSES, CULTURAL POTLUCK AND THE CREATION OF A COOKBOOK.THE GOAL OF THE DISCOVER WINONA PROJECT IS TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY BUILDING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEHISTORY OF WINONA COUNTY. IN 2025, 79 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES.HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES OUTREACH PROVIDES OUTREACH TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOARE DISABLED OR OVER AGE 65. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED OUTREACH VIA PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, REACHING 4,300 PEOPLE. 343688 0 24266 596791 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X X FATIMA SAID 5074524100 202 W 3RD ST WINONA MN 559873146 DAN MATEJKA PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DALE HINCKLEY VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID KRAMER SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER BACH TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNETTE FREIHEIT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH HARRISON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA LAMBERTY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CECILIA MANRIQUE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAT MUTTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY OLSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT OLSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE PELAEZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMI SEVERSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY TESKA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF APSE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SAMMY GONDOLA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JON OLSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 FATIMA SAID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 164416 0 0 164416 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28411 338466 397921 4411 764798 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 333362 333362 333362 102304 102304 13874 28411 8993 4881 4881 OTHER REVENUE 900099 4 4 4 1205349 333362 0 107189 164419 133522 25089 5808 369209 299829 56338 13042 32548 26431 4967 1150 44307 35981 6761 1565 6200 6200 9933 9933 32497 26654 5843 8094 1160 6934 8110 6801 688 621 12955 8511 4194 250 9991 8190 1801 9750 9750 7052 3189 3613 250 COMMUNITY EVENTS 54582 45774 4631 4177 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINTE 6610 1909 4701 STAFF/INTERPRETER DEV 4823 4823 781080 596791 150492 33797 2103 354 652076 820513 172421 8609 5451 2733 3257 48752 15438 43064 33314 1296580 1546511 19173 9290 2024338 2591111 31529 41482 74995 750 19173 9815 125697 52047 X 1898641 2491819 0 47245 1898641 2539064 2024338 2591111 424269 88030 128124 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 354284 343683 269611 302744 764798 2035120 354284 343683 269611 302744 764798 2035120 401210 1633910 32205 35344 49608 69021 102304 288482 16802 19226 4881 40909 4 4 2364515 1720786 0.69100 0.62370 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2025 AMOUNT: $ 4. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48752 15438 33314 33314 RIGHT OF USE ASSET LIABILITIES 9815 9815 X 1283446 88030 88030 1195416 9933 9933 1205349 771147 0 771147 9933 9933 781080 PART X, LINE 2: PROJECT FINE IS ORGANIZED AS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER IRC SECTIONS 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND (VIII), AND HAVE BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND (3), RESPECTIVELY. THE ENTITY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTITY IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990T) WITH THE IRS. TASTE OF INTERN 42285 28411 13874 8993 42285 28411 13874 8993 8993 4881 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FATIMA SAID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 164416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164416 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A BYLAWS, ARTICLE III, SECTION 2: SECTION 2 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF THE OFFICERS, SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE AGENDA FOR EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, MONITORING ACTIVITIES AND ADVISING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON ORGANIZATION POLICY BETWEEN MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE BYLAWS EACH YEAR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT SHALL BE AN EX OFFICIO, NON VOTING MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVEN IF NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EXCEPT FOR THE POWER TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS, SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES WILL REVIEW THE 990 AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. FORMAL BOARD APPROVAL WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES. SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. THE BOARD (OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF) SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORTIZED AS JUST, FAIR AND REASONABLE TO PROJECT FINE. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD (OR A DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THEREOF) ON THESE MATTERS WILL REST IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND THEIR CONCERN MUST BE THE WELFARE OF PROJECT FINE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PRUPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW AND ANY APPLICABLE SALARY ADJUSTMENT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL BOARD FOR A VOTE AND DOCUMENTATION IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO DOCUMENT THE PAST YEAR'S PERFORMANCE, DEVELOP A WORK PLAN FOR THE COMING YEAR, PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR WORK RELATED GOALS AND DETERMINE WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE REVIEW SHALL BE WRITTEN AND SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS EACH OF THE AREAS NOTED ABOVE. FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE REVIEW. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS ANY NECESSARY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. ANY ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE VOTED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF PROJECT FINE AND ARRANGING A TIME TO REVIEW THEM.