Nonprofit · EIN 31-1689516
SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $301,274 | $320,461 | -$19,187 | $316,615 | $40,999 | $275,616 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $338,738 | $289,093 | $49,645 | $341,248 | $46,445 | $294,803 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $53,257
- Membership dues
- $28,000
- Program service revenue
- $245,000
- Investment income
- $3,017
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $128,880
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $87,857
- Other salaries and wages
- $45,550
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $139,175
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,500
- Occupancy
- $1,458
- Travel
- $1,048
- Depreciation
- $1,570
- Program services (functional)
- $254,380
- Management and general (functional)
- $61,231
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,850
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $341,248
- Total assets, end of year
- $316,615
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,999
- Net assets, end of year
- $275,616
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,752
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $275,616
- Gross receipts
- $301,274
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE WICKISER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 36 | $74,716 | $13,141 |
| KARL BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MAURER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNDI ARNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH HAMPTON OLKON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMELYN KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMRA LENNOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADERO RISER COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE WICKISER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 36 | $71,567 | $12,349 |
| KARL BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MAURER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNDI ARNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH HAMPTON OLKON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMELYN KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMRA LENNOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MCKEOWN | DIRECTOR THROUGH MAY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADERO RISER COBB | DIRECTOR BEGINNING JUNE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1376 HOYT AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108-2138
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KARL BROWN, 1376 HOYT AVE W, ST PAUL, MN 55108
- Signed the 990
- KARL BROWN, CHAIR
- Phone
- (651) 266-4107
- Website
- WWW.MEALSONWHEELS-RC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN A STRONG COLLABORATIVE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH GOOD NUTRITION.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE 1975, THE SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY (MEALS ON WHEELS OF RAMSEY COUNTY) HAS LED A MEALS ON WHEELS COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS HOME-DELIVERED MEALS AND WELLNESS CHECKS TO OLDER ADULTS LIVING AT HOME THROUGHOUT RAMSEY COUNTY. RAMSEY COUNTY IS THE SECOND-MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN MINNESOTA WHILE BEING THE SMALLEST GEOGRAPHICALLY, THEREFORE BEING THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTY IN THE STATE. RAMSEY COUNTY IS ALSO THE MOST RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COUNTY IN THE STATE. RAMSEY COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN THE POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT 15-20 YEARS. WITH THE RAPID EXPANSION IN THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS AND CONSIDERING THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 79.9 YEARS IN RAMSEY COUNTY, THIS IS LEAVING MORE AND MORE OLDER ADULT RESIDENTS AT RISK OF HUNGER AND ISOLATION. BY FORMALLY ENGAGING A NETWORK OF WELL-RESPECTED EAST METRO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNIFORM AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND BEYOND. THE CONSORTIUM NETWORK ENSURES AN EFFECTIVE, ECONOMICAL, AND STREAMLINED MEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS AUTHENTICALLY LOCAL AND RESPONSIVE TO NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE CONSORTIUM MAINTAINS THE COORDINATED SYSTEM OF MEALS ON WHEELS OF RAMSEY COUNTY IN COLLABORATION WITH MEMBER AGENCIES, RAMSEY COUNTY, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FUNDERS BY COORDINATING SERVICE CONTRACTS, GRANTS, SHARED OPERATIONS, AND CUSTOMIZATION OF SERVICES. COLLABORATING AS A CONSORTIUM HELPS TO STRETCH LIMITED RESOURCES BY LEVERAGING THE NETWORK OF MEMBERS. OUR MODEL UTILIZES NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN EACH MEMBER'S GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THE CONSORTIUM WORKS TO STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS BY PROVIDING BILLING SERVICES, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, VENDOR MANAGEMENT INCLUDING CATERER AND METRO MEALS ON WHEELS, SURVEYS/EVALUATION, RAMSEY COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE GUIDE, OUTREACH SUPPORT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. IN 2024, CONSORTIUM MEMBERS DELIVERED OVER 203,000 NUTRITIOUS MID-DAY HOME-DELIVERED MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER ADULTS, LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, OR WHO WERE UNABLE TO PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS. MEALS ARE MADE FROM SCRATCH IN A LOCAL TWIN CITIES MEALS ON WHEELS KITCHEN. MEALS ARE HEART-HEALTHY AND DIABETIC-FRIENDLY. MEAL OPTIONS INCLUDE GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE, VEGETARIAN, RENAL, AND PUREED. CULTURAL MENUS INCLUDE KOSHER, HALAL, EAST AFRICAN, HMONG, ASIAN-INSPIRED, AND LATINO-INSPIRED. RESEARCH SHOWS THE DAILY CHECK INCLUDED IN THE MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY MODEL LESSENS FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND LONLINESS AND REDUCES THE RATE OF FALLS. MEALS ON WHEELS CAN SERVE A RAMSEY COUNTY SENIOR FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR FOR ROUGHLY THE SAME COST AS ONE DAY IN THE HOSPITAL OR 10 DAYS IN A NURSING HOME. 68% OF MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS IN RAMSEY COUNTY LIVE ALONE AND MOST ARE LOW INCOME. VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE MEALS ON WHEELS OF RAMSEY COUNTY PROGRAM. ABOUT 1,200 VOLUNTEERS HELPED DELIVER MEALS IN RAMSEY COUNTY IN 2024. MANY PEOPLE VOLUNTEER ON THEIR OWN WHILE OTHERS PARTICIPATE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY ARE EMPLOYED OR ARE MEMBERS.Expenses $254,380 · grants $128,880 · revenue $245,000
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1689516
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K36)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $316,615
- Income (IRS master file)
- $301,274
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $301,274 | $320,461 | $316,615 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $338,738 | $289,093 | $341,248 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $289,308 | $264,986 | $288,679 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 31-1689516).
Questions about SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY
- What is the EIN of SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY is 31-1689516.
- Is SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY 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 SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KARL BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,716 (DENISE WICKISER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $301,274, expenses of $320,461 and total assets of $316,615 at year end.
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