Nonprofit · EIN 81-3828875
ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · BRAINERD, MN 56401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $624,140 | $534,268 | $89,872 | $328,569 | $13,827 | $314,742 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $570,640 | $510,171 | $60,469 | $235,855 | $11,779 | $224,076 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $380,536 | $477,324 | -$96,788 | $169,906 | $6,299 | $163,607 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $485,468
- of which government grants
- $256,551
- Program service revenue
- $129,107
- Investment income
- $11,748
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,251
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$932
- Other revenue
- -$2,183
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,543
- Other salaries and wages
- $283,396
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $395,354
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,484
- Occupancy
- $24,822
- Travel
- $1,103
- Program services (functional)
- $442,887
- Management and general (functional)
- $66,554
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,827
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $235,855
- Total assets, end of year
- $328,569
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,827
- Net assets, end of year
- $314,742
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $310,622
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,120
- Gross receipts
- $629,087
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNA WEISS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $39,692 | $1,228 |
| DEVON CHARLIER | PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $28,811 | $812 |
| JENNIFER PEREZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GOVINDA BUDROW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE NELSON FISHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN ESPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FASTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA HOLLIDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL JACOBSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KALSEY STULTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVON CHARLIER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $79,641 |
| JENNIFER PEREZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA HOLLIDAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE NELSON FISHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GOVINDA BUDROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAWN ESPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FASTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL JACOBSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KALSEY STULTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKY TWAMLEY | FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $69,938 | $2,163 |
| DEVON CHARLIER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $15,399 | $476 |
| JENNIFER PEREZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA HOLLIDAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE NELSON FISHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE ARNOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL JACOBSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GOVINDA BUDROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KALSEY STULTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FASTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN ESPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 615 OAK ST, BRAINERD, MN 56401-3610
- In care of
- % BECKY TWAMLEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNA WEISS, 615 OAK ST, BRAINERD, MN 56401
- Signed the 990
- JENNA WEISS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (218) 454-1546
- Website
- WWW.WEAREBRAINERD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO INCREASE ACCESS AND DECREASE BARRIERS TO ACCURATE SEXUAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- WEARE - THE CLINIC, A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINIC, OPENED IN OCTOBER 2017. WE HAVE HAD OVER 5000 CLIENT VISITS SINCE OPENING, PROVIDING EDUCATION, AFFORDABLE BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS, AND/OR TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI). ALL CLIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ENROLLMENT INTO THE MINNESOTA FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM (MFPP). MFPP COVERS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, INCLUDING ANNUAL EXAMS, BIRTH CONTROL, STI TESTING AND TREATMENT, AND PREGNANCY TESTING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH OR YOUNG ADULTS WHO DON'T WISH TO USE THEIR PARENTS' INSURANCE BECAUSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. WEARE IS THE ONLY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IN CROW WING COUNTY ENROLLING CLIENTS IN MFPP. ABOUT 45% OF OUR CLIENTS ENROLL IN MFPP. WEARE OPERATES 2 OUTREACH CLINICS. WEARE@CLC IS OUR OUTREACH CLINIC LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS AT CLC. THIS CLINIC IS STAFFED WITH AN RN AND OFFERS FREE EDUCATION, STI TESTING/TREATMENT AND EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AND PREGNANCY TESTS AVAILABLE TO THE MORE THAN 3900 STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE COLLEGE. CLIENTS WANTING BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS, INCLUDING CONDOMS, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, RINGS, PATCHES, IUDS, AND IMPLANTS, ARE REFERRED TO THE WEARE - THE CLINIC LOCATION. WEARE ALSO OPERATES A WEEKLY OUTREACH CLINIC AT THE RELATIONSHIP SAFETY ALLIANCE (FORMERLY MID-MINNESOTA WOMEN'S CENTER) AND IS STAFFED WEEKLY WITH AN RN TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE RESIDENTS (FEMALE VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE). WE OFFER ON-SITE STI AND PREGNANCY TESTING AND REFER TO WEARE - THE CLINIC FOR FOLLOW-UP, BIRTH CONTROL, OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. WE ARE PILOTING A GROWING STI DROP BOX PROGRAM TO ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SELF-SCREEN FOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA PRIVATELY, DROP THEIR SAMPLES CONFIDENTIAL AND CONVENIENTLY IN COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, AND RECEIVE TREATMENT IF NEEDED.WEARE - THE CLINIC PROVIDED OVER 850 APPOINTMENTS IN 2025, AN ALL TIME RECORD FOR THE CLINIC. THIS DEMONSTRATES BOTH THE INCREASING NEED FOR OUR SERVICES AND THE GROWING TRUST WE ARE BUILDING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $224,290 · grants $3 · revenue $127,208
- WEARE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCURATE, EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. WEARE IS CURRENTLY EXPANDING OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INTO 7 AREAS: STI, BIRTH CONTROL, ANATOMY, CONSENT, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, PARENT/CHILD WORKSHOPS, AND GENDER 101. WE HAVE REACHED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS SINCE 2016. WEARE OFFERS SEVERAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SEXUAL HEALTH FOR 8TH AND 9TH GRADERS, PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK TEENS, LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND EVENTS AND EDUCATION SESSIONS AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WEARE CLINICAL STAFF WORK CLOSELY WITH THE NURSING STUDENTS, PROVIDING SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO ENHANCE EXISTING CURRICULUM. OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO EXPAND TO NEW AUDIENCES WITH CLASSES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN ECFE (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY EDUCATION) AND SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AT PARTNER ORGANIZATION INCLUDING: THE SHOP, PORT HOME FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER AND LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES. IN 2025, LET'S TALK, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM REACHED AROUND 1,400 PEOPLE WITH EVIDENCE-BASED, MEDICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, CONSENT, IDENTITY, SEXUAL HEALTH, AND MORE. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED EDUCATION TO OVER 800 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 500 COLLEGE STUDENTS (INCLUDING ATHLETES AND NURSING STUDENTS), 40 PARENTS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND MORE!Expenses $218,597 · revenue $1,899
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 | 990 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
- 81-3828875
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $328,569
- Income (IRS master file)
- $629,087
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $624,140 | $534,268 | $328,569 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $570,640 | $510,171 | $235,855 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $380,536 | $477,324 | $169,906 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $448,828 | $444,522 | $269,577 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 81-3828875).
Questions about ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION is 81-3828875.
- Is ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION 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 ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION 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 ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION 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 ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNA WEISS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $39,692 (JENNA WEISS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ADVOCATES FOR REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $624,140, expenses of $534,268 and total assets of $328,569 at year end.
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