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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7376207

WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC

Tax-exempt · WINONA, MN 55987

Financials

$3.9M$1.3M2023$1.6M$1.5M2024$1.9M$1.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,902,148$1,588,914$313,234$7,005,853$611,111$6,394,742
December 31, 2024990$1,615,397$1,480,856$134,541$6,950,314$924,248$6,026,066
December 31, 2023990$3,891,235$1,264,514$2,626,721$9,057,756$3,268,672$5,789,084
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,732,358
of which government grants
$26,030
Program service revenue
$143,532
Investment income
$26,258
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$667,892
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$101,067
Other salaries and wages
$214,019
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$378,813
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$87,145
Occupancy
$56,707
Travel
$858
Depreciation
$135,223
Program services (functional)
$1,281,131
Management and general (functional)
$214,396
Fundraising (functional)
$93,387

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,950,314
Total assets, end of year
$7,005,853
Total liabilities, end of year
$611,111
Net assets, end of year
$6,394,742
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,635,690
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,956,110
Net assets with donor restrictions
$438,632
Gross receipts
$2,050,580
Employees
4
Volunteers
350
Year formed
1972
State of legal domicile
MN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SANDRA BURKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$101,067
PETER BAGSHAWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
7$0
MATT ESCHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TIFFANY SCHINDELDECKERVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BETH HOVENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
KRISTIN BIESANZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JULIE KOSIDOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER BEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLOS ESPINOSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN LUECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSIE RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN WEISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOLENE VASELAARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN MAHONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SANDRA BURKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$96,691
PETER BAGSHAWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
7$0
MATT ESCHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KEVIN MAHONEYVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JULIE KOSIDOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER BEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTIN BIESANZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BETH HOVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICK LARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSIE RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANY SCHINDELDECKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
DAN WEISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOLENE VASELAARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SANDRA BURKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$93,235
PETER BAGSHAWPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
7$0
MATT ESCHVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KEVIN MAHONEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JULIE KOSIDOWSKISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HEATHER BEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTIN BIESANZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MORGAN GISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICK LARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSIE RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANY SCHINDELDECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
DAN WEISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOLENE VASELAARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
402 E 2ND ST, WINONA, MN 55987-3903
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
SANDRA BURKE, 402 EAST 2ND STREET, WINONA, MN 55987
Signed the 990
SANDRA BURKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(507) 452-5591
Return prepared by
JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC

Mission

WITH DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS, WE HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS LIFE'S CHALLENGES IN A RESPECTFUL AND DIGNIFIED MANNER. WE DO THIS THROUGH COORDINATED ASSISTANCE, FOOD PROGRAMS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CLOTHES SHOP. WVS RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. WVS WAS RECERTIFIED THROUGH THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION AS A SERVICE ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION. THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW COMMITTED WVS IS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING ON OUR MISSION BY ALIGNING VOLUNTEER PASSIONS AND SKILLS WITH MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WVS IS THE LARGER OF TWO FOOD SHELVES IN WINONA COUNTY. AN AVERAGE OF 1,301 HOUSEHOLDS VISITED THE FOOD SHELF EACH MONTH, ALMOST A 20% INCREASE FROM 2024. 652 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FOOD FROM WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH IS 35 FEWER THAN IN 2024. QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INCOMES UP TO 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. FOR EXAMPLE, A SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLD MAKING $45,180 ANNUALLY ($21.72 AN HOUR OR LESS) OR A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKING $93,600 ANNUALLY IS INCOME-ELIGIBLE TO USE THE FOOD SHELF.THANKS TO 7,415 VOLUNTEER HOURS, 688,379 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 3,087 POUNDS FROM 2024. OF THE 653,879 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT CAME INTO THE FOOD SHELF, ALMOST 61% WAS PURCHASED & FREE TEFAP PRODUCTS FROM CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK, 21% WAS RESCUED FOOD, 15% WAS COMMUNITY DONATIONS, AND 3% WAS PURCHASED FROM OTHER VENDORS.OUT OF THE 135,389 POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED, 36,730 POUNDS WERE FROM WALMART, 26,759 FROM TARGET, 20,385 FROM HY-VEE, 20,160 FROM KWIK TRIP, 12,756 FROM MIDTOWN, 9,574 FROM BLUFF COUNTRY CO-OP, AND 9,025 FROM ALDI.
    Expenses $884,499 · grants $622,332
  • HOME DELIVERED MEALS BEGAN LOCALLY IN 1971 AND SERVES QUALIFYING RESIDENTS OF THE CITIES OF WINONA AND GOODVIEW. 100 INDIVIDUALS, 11 BUSINESSES/ORGANIZATIONS, AND 11 CONGREGATIONS SERVED HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 101 HOMEBOUND OR CONVALESCING INDIVIDUALS IN WINONA & GOODVIEW EVERY MONTH. CLIENTS EITHER PAY FOR THEIR OWN MEAL AT $6.25 OR $6.75 WITH MILK OR ARE ON A WAIVER THROUGH THE COUNTY IN WHICH THEIR INSURANCE PAYS FOR THEIR MEALS. THE CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR QUALIFIES INDIVIDUALS FOR THIS PROGRAM, MONITORS THEIR MEAL REQUESTS, AND RECONCILES THE MONTHLY BILLING WITH INSURERS AND STEAK SHOP CATERING. OUR BOOKKEEPER SENDS THE RECONCILED BILLS TO THE CLIENTS. OUR PROGRAM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY SERVICE, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, COORDINATED BY SEMCAC AND SERVES PEOPLE IN GREATER WINONA COUNTY.
    Expenses $183,908
  • OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES, WVS DEVELOPED THE COORDINATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. OUR PARTNERS- THE LOCAL CHURCHES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS- TELL ANYONE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WVS IS THE ONE-STOP-SHOP IN WINONA COUNTY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR UTILIZES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS OR ISSUE VOUCHERS ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES. SINCE WINONA HAS ABUNDANT RESOURCES, REFERRING INDIVIDUALS TO OUR CENTRALIZED HUB SAVES EVERYONE TIME, MAKES GETTING HELP SIMPLER, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCES DUPLICATION OF SERVICES. WVS IS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT A SPECIALIZED FUND FROM THE WINONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALLOWS US TO ISSUE VOUCHERS FOR GASOLINE, BUS TICKETS, LODGING, DIAPERS, CAB RIDES, CLOTHING, RENT, DENTAL SERVICES AND ID'S, ETC. BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S CHALLENGING SITUATIONS. THROUGH THE COORDINATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, 432 VOUCHERS WERE ISSUED TO 508 HOUSEHOLDS FOR GASOLINE, LODGING, TRANSPORTATION, CAR REPAIR, RENT, & MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE TOTALING $36,431. THIS INCLUDES HOUSEHOLDS WHO RECEIVED VOUCHERS TO OUR CLOTHES SHOP FOR $2,388 IN FREE CLOTHING. LAW ENFORCEMENT & WINONA HEALTH ISSUED 30 OF THESE VOUCHERS AFTER-HOURS AND ON HOLIDAYS. 47% OF THE EXPENSES WERE RELATED TO HOUSING AND/OR SHELTER. OUR NUTRITION EDUCATOR HELPS PEOPLE ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING. SHE TALKS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE FOOD SHELF AND ON THE TELEPHONE ABOUT THE MEALS THEY PREPARE WITH THE FOOD SHELF ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE MONITORS THE FOOD INVENTORY BY PLACING WEEKLY ORDERS WITH OUR CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK AND COORDINATES THE "GROCERIES ON THE GO" PROGRAM.
    Expenses $112,950 · grants $45,560
  • THE CLOTHES SHOPTHE CLOTHES SHOP REOPENED ON JULY 1, 2024. THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, VOLUNTEERS GAVE 2,743 HOURS SELLING 18,196 ITEMS TOTALING $77,520 IN SALES TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS. THE CLOTHES SHOP PROVIDES LOW-COST, HIGH QUALITY CLOTHING TO TRENDSETTERS, BARGAIN HUNTERS, THE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ANYONE LOOKING FOR A GREAT DEAL 4,076 PARCELS WERE DONATED, SORTED, AND PUT OUT FOR SALE DURING THE SHORT TIME WE WERE OPEN.HOLIDAY PROJECTSWVS STAFF COORDINATES THE FREE CONGREGATE EASTER DINNER, COMPLIMENTS OF CHARTWELLS DINING SERVICE OUT OF ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY. NINETEEN VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED 384 MEALS TO WINONA RESIDENTS ON EASTER SUNDAY. THE LION'S CLUB AND THE ELIZABETH CALLENDER KING FOUNDATION DONATED 500 HAM MEALS INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE.
    Expenses $99,774

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7376207
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1974
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P600)
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,005,853
Income (IRS master file)
$2,050,580

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,902,148$1,588,914$7,005,853XML
990December 2024$1,615,397$1,480,856$6,950,314XML
990December 2023$3,891,235$1,264,514$9,057,756XML
990December 2022$1,495,498$1,300,267$3,067,886IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7376207).

Questions about WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC

What is the EIN of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC is 23-7376207.
Is WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
Are donations to WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SANDRA BURKE.
Who are the officers and directors of WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,067 (SANDRA BURKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,902,148, expenses of $1,588,914 and total assets of $7,005,853 at year end.

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