Nonprofit · EIN 41-0950452
LAKES AREA UNITED WAY
Tax-exempt · BRAINERD, MN 56401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $281,727 | $220,977 | $60,750 | $305,088 | $48,854 | $256,234 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $271,036 | $247,846 | $23,190 | $259,176 | $63,692 | $195,484 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $270,928 | $272,424 | -$1,496 | $252,981 | $80,687 | $172,294 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $251,162
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17,905
- Net income from fundraising events
- $12,660
- Other revenue
- $12,660
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $40,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $48,859
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $119,747
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,787
- Occupancy
- $1,500
- Program services (functional)
- $175,019
- Management and general (functional)
- $21,507
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,451
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $259,176
- Total assets, end of year
- $305,088
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $48,854
- Net assets, end of year
- $256,234
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $256,234
- Gross receipts
- $291,031
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 325
- Year formed
- 1970
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT GRAGSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $30,077 |
| JON AGA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $26,923 |
| KIM BLANK | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN LINDSTROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA O'BRIEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD COURTEMANCHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN THEISEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER GLYNN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SEIBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKAY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JON AGA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,522 |
| SHANE RIFFLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM BLANK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN LINDSTROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON RYAN | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA O'BRIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD COURTEMANCHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN THEISEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER GLYNN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SEIBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKAY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JON AGA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,770 | $1,853 |
| SHANE RIFFLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BLANK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LINDSTROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON RYAN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD COURTEMANCHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SEVERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER GLYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GOERGES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HAGEN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKAY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SEIBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 381, BRAINERD, MN 56401-0370
- Signed the 990
- LUCY CHRISTIANSEN, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (218) 829-2619
- Website
- www.unitedwaynow.org
- Return prepared by
- Kaiser & Associates PA
Mission
THE MISSION OF CROW WING COUNTY UNITED WAY INC. IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT DOES THIS EACH DAY THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIPS CREATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. WHETHER IT IS BOARD MEMBERS, PARTNER PROGRAMS, OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS, UNITED WAY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND LIVING IN CROW WING AND CASS COUNTIES IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST LIVING INDIVIDUAL LIVES: IT'S ABOUT LIVING AS AN INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY. IT'S ABOUT LIVING UNITED.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN THE FALL OF EACH YEAR. AFTER DEDUCTING FUNDRAISING AND OPERATING EXPENSES, ALL MONIES ARE DONATED TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET UNITED WAY REQUIREMENTS.Expenses $175,019 · grants $40,000
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0950452
- 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
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $305,088
- Income (IRS master file)
- $291,031
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $281,727 | $220,977 | $305,088 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $271,036 | $247,846 | $259,176 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $270,928 | $272,424 | $252,981 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $214,941 | $248,467 | $265,301 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 41-0950452).
Questions about LAKES AREA UNITED WAY
- What is the EIN of LAKES AREA UNITED WAY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAKES AREA UNITED WAY is 41-0950452.
- Is LAKES AREA UNITED WAY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to LAKES AREA UNITED WAY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAKES AREA UNITED WAY 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 LAKES AREA UNITED WAY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAKES AREA UNITED WAY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAKES AREA UNITED WAY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $30,077 (ROBERT GRAGSON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does LAKES AREA UNITED WAY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $281,727, expenses of $220,977 and total assets of $305,088 at year end.
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