CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

3333 W DIVISION ST STE 217, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301-4557

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

LORI VROLSON, 3333 W DIVISION STREET 217, ST CLOUD, MN 56301

Signed the 990

LORI VROLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(320) 253-9349

Website

WWW.CMCOA.ORG

Return prepared by

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE WITH OLDER PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY CARE, REDUCING ISOLATION AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES.

Program accomplishments

• CENTRAL MN COUNCIL ON AGING IS A PIVOTAL LINK BETWEEN COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR SENIORS, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THOSE SERVICES IN ITS 14 COUNTY PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA. CMCOA AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES TO HELP ENSURE THAT VAST ARRAYS OF OPTIONS ARE IN PLACE TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOW SENIORS TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. IN 2024, $4.6 MILLION PURCHASED SERVICES WITH THESE DOLLARS WHICH INCLUDED 18,495 SESSIONS OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, 955 HOURS OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 3,578 HOURS OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE, 1 LEGAL EDUCATION SESSION, 18,877 RIDES OF ASSISTED TRANSPORTATION, 1,447 HOURS OF CHORE SERVICES, 10,973 HOURS OF HOMEMAKER SERVICES, 1,115 SESSIONS OF EVIDENCED BASED HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS, 5,084 HOURS OF CAREGIVER RESPITE, 2,053 HOURS OF CAREGIVER COUNSELING SERVICES, 194 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS, 846 HOURS OF TELEPHONE REASSURANCE OR FRIENDLY VISITING, 34 CAREGIVER INFORMATION SESSIONS, 181 HOURS OF CAREGIVER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, 86,931 CONGREGATE MEALS AND 367,746 HOME DELIVERED MEALS. A TOTAL OF $816,092 WAS UTILIZED AS IN-KIND MATCH BY THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SERVICES.
  Expenses $4,714,578 · grants $4,714,578
• THE SENIOR LINKAGE LINE IS A SERVICE OF THE MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA'S AREA AGENCIES ON AGING. THE SENIOR LINKAGE LINE PROVIDES FREE HELP TO OLDER ADULTS WHO MAY NEED SUPPORT REMAINING IN OR RETURNING TO THEIR HOME. SENIOR LINKAGE LINE STAFF WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND/OR CAREGIVERS TO UNDERSTAND THE PERSON'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, HELP CONNECT THEM WITH SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND FOLLOW-UP TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUCCESS. IN 2023, 20,816 INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED OVER THE TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON WHEN REQUESTED TO FULLY ASSIST A CONSUMER OR CAREGIVER.
  Expenses $2,202,836
• CMCOA 2024 DEVELOPMENT GOALS/STRATEGIES:- AGE FRIENDLY-CMCOA WAS A DESIGNATED AGE FRIENDLY MINNESOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. LED VARIOUS AGE FRIENDLY RELATED EVENTS/DISCUSSION AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES.- PROVIDED ONE ON ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THREE AGE FRIENDLY MN COMMUNITY GRANTEES.- FIVE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY OF LEARNING SESSIONS OFFERED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PROGRAMS. CLOSE TO SEVENTY PARTICIPANTS. - HOSTED AN IN PERSON REGIONAL EXCHANGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINNESOTA STATEWIDE AGE FRIENDLY CONFERENCE. WITH CLOSE TO FORTY IN ATTENDANCE. THE EVENT OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUP DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEEDS/WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED BACK TO THE AGE FRIENDLY MN COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MULTI-SECTOR AGE FRIENDLY WORK PLAN. - PARTNERED WITH RAINBOW HEALTH AND BRAINERD AREA AND ST. CLOUD AREA PRIDE COMMITTEES TO OFFER SENIOR ACCESSIBLE LGBTQ+ EVENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR LARGER PRIDE EVENT. - PARTNERED WITH DANCING SKY AAA AND RAINBOW HEALTH TO OFFER A VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON (SARTELL MN) TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH LGBTQ OLDER ADULTS. THE TRAINING ENGAGED SENIOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK WITH OLDER PEOPLE. - DEVELOPMENT OF PROFILE OF OLDER ADULTS REPORT. REPORTS WERE SENT TO CITY/COUNTY LEADERS WITH FOLLOW-UP OUTREACH TO OFFER PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY LEADERS/GROUPS. PRESENTED TO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STAFF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEMBERS FOR THE AGENCY.- DEMENTIA RELATED INITIATIVES AND EDUCATION. - PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO CURRENT, NEW, AND RE-ENGAGED DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES.- DEMENTIA FRIENDS INFORMATION SESSION AT THE MINNESOTA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION- TARGETED FOR RURAL UTILITY CALL STAFF. FORTY-THREE TRAINED SPECIFICALLY IN HANDLING CALLS WITH CUSTOMERS WHO MAY HAVE MEMORY ISSUES. - DEMENTIA FRIENDS CHAMPION TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE CMCOA REGION INCLUDING AT CROSS LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CROW WING COUNTY, ST. GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTER IN LITTLE FALLS AND LAKES AREA ACT ON ALZHEIMER- SOUTHERN CHISAGO COUNTY AND FOREST LAKE AREA, AND A VIRTUAL SESSION. IN ALL TRAINED THIRTY-EIGHT NEW DEMENTIA CHAMPIONS.DEMENTIA FRIENDS WORKFORCE TRAINING TO TWENTY-SIX STUDENTS AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE, BRAINERD. - EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND EVIDENCE INFORMED CLASSES: HEATHY AGING COORDINATOR LEAD AND/OR COORDINATED THE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED WITH OUTREACH TO COORDINATE COLLABORATION AMONGST COMMUNITY GROUPS. CLASSES INCLUDED: DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM- (DPP); MINDFUL PRESENCE: COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR SELF AND OTHERS; GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY; TAI JI QUAN MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CDSMP); STAY ACTIVE & INDEPENDENT FOR LIFE (SAIL; COACHING FOR HYPERTENSION AND PEARLS COACH (PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES).- CMCOA HEALTHY AGING COORDINATOR TRAINED TO BE A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES (PEARLS) COACH. DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIP WITH WHITNEY SENIOR CENTER AND CENTRACARE HEALTH SERVED AS A SUPERVISING ENTITY AND OFFERED REFERRALS TO ENGAGE OLDER PATIENTS IN PEARLS. TWELVE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH PEARLS. - PEARLS COHORT- DEVELOPED A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CMCOA, HORIZON HEALTH, KNUTE NELSON, CROW WING ENERGIZED AND CROW WING HUMAN SERVICES IN CASS, CROW WING, TODD, MORRISON, AND WADENA COUNTIES. FIFTEEN NEW PEARLS COACHES TRAINED. ONE AREA PERSON HAS BECOME MASTER TRAINED TO BE CAPABLE OF OFFERING IN-PERSON COACHES TRAINING IF NEEDED IN THE CMCOA REGION. - BETWEEN TRAINEES AND PARTICIPANTS OVERALL THE CLASSES SERVED WELL OVER 300. SOCIAL ISOLATION, LONELINESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:- USING THE UCLA 3 ITEM LONELINESS SCALE DEVELOPED THE TOGETHER WELL (TW) TOOLKIT. ENGAGED TWELVE PROVIDERS PILOT THE TOOLKIT IN EARLY 2024. THE TW TOOLKIT ASSISTS PROVIDERS WITH IDENTIFYING AND HELPING CLIENTS TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. - CONTRACTED WITH LYRICALITY, A LOCAL ARTIST GROUP THAT OFFERS COMMUNITY GROUP SESSIONS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS NEEDS AND BUILD CONNECTIONS THROUGH POETRY. THE TEAM CONDUCTED LISTENING SESSION WITH NINETEEN PARTICIPANTS ON NEEDS FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED SOMALI AND LATINX COMMUNITY MEMBERS. - AS PART OF AGE FLOURISHING ST. CLOUD, PARTICIPATED IN PLANNING AND LEADING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITH TECH AND APOLLO HIGH SCHOOLS IN ST. CLOUD AREA ON AGEISM AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS.- COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION (CESIL)- LED THE AGE FLOURISHING ST. CLOUD SOCIAL & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. INCORPORATED THE WORK OF THE COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION. CMCOA ALSO HOSTED A WORKSHOP A ROADMAP FOR DEVELOPING A COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF CESIL ACTIVITIES, BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. INCORPORATING DATA GATHERED FROM CENTRACARE HEALTH SOCIAL ISOLATION/LONELINESS QUESTIONS ASKED OF PATIENTS AS PART OF THEIR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. - MEN'S SHED- PARTICIPATED IN THREE CONFERENCE SESSIONS HIGHLIGHTING THE MEN'S SHED PROGRAMS INCLUDING MINNESOTA MEN'S SHED CONFERENCE- INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS FROM IRELAND AND SCOTLAND, PRESENTATION ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEN AND THE MEN'S SHED, AND AT THE MINNESOTA GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE (MGS) CONFERENCE.ROBOTIC PET DISTRIBUTION- CONTINUED PROGRAM TO PLACE ROBOTIC PETS TO OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS- THE PROJECT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND ALL PETS WERE DISTRIBUTED. CMCOA DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE BACK BY DONATING TO THE ROBOTIC PET FUND. WORKFORCE:- PARTNERED WITH PROPEL NONPROFIT TO OFFER A TRUE PROGRAM COSTS WORKSHOP. THE THIRTY-FIVE PARTICIPANTS FROM NONPROFIT AGENCIES WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NONPROFIT BUDGET. - PARTNERED WITH CROW WING COUNTY AGING SERVICES TO HOST A VIRTUAL HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (HCBS). WAIVER TRAINING PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE HCBS WAIVER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OVER 140 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.- PROVIDED A HALF DAY TRAINING TO TWENTY-SEVEN DENTAL HYGIENIST STUDENTS AND SIX FACULTY AT ST CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE. THE TRAINING PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND PRACTICAL SKILLS TO PREPARE THE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS. THE SESSIONS TOPICS INCLUDED DEMENTIA FRIENDS, AGEISM, AGING 101: UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS AND THE AGING DEMOGRAPHICS.- GRANT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE-DEVELOPED OUTREACH MATERIALS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND/OR COLLABORATIVES TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS, OLDER AMERICANS ACT- TITLE III, MN DHS LIVE WELL AT HOME, MBA DEMENTIA GRANT, AGE FRIENDLY MN COMMUNITY GRANTS, MNDHS GRANT, EQUITY, ACCESS AND RESEARCH (GEAR) DIVISION PROVIDER CAPACITY RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GRANT AND AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANTS.
  Expenses $418,393 · grants $167,850

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.

IRS record

EIN

36-3338395

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

1985

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P81Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$3,086,174

Income (IRS master file)

$8,025,532

Filing history

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 36-3338395).

Questions about CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC

What is the EIN of CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC is 36-3338395.

Is CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.

Are donations to CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING 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 CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC 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 CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC 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 CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LORI VROLSON.

Who are the officers and directors of CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,574 (LORI VROLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,025,532, expenses of $8,032,477 and total assets of $3,086,174 at year end.

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