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Nonprofit · EIN 83-0522287

BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND

Tax-exempt · ELY, MN 55731

Financials

$10K$5762023$39K$72K2024$11K$12K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990-EZ$11,330$11,738-$408$26,652$170$26,482
December 31, 2024990-EZ$38,645$72,085-$33,440$35,684$10,726$24,958
December 31, 2023990-EZ (amended)$10,424$576$9,848$59,407$0$59,407
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,330

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,185
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$50
Other expenses
$1,503
Program services (functional)
$11,738

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$35,684
Total assets, end of year
$26,652
Total liabilities, end of year
$170
Net assets, end of year
$26,482
Cash, savings and investments
$26,047
Gross receipts
$11,330

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-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REBECCA ROMCHAIR1$0
DAVID MILLERTREASURER1$0
JEREMY DRUCKERDIRECTOR1$0
FRANK JEWELDIRECTOR1$0
JEFF SODERSTROMDIRECTOR1$0
MAREN VIKERDIRECTOR1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REBECCA ROMCHAIR1$0
DAVID MILLERTREASURER1$0
DODD COSGROVEDIRECTOR1$0
FRANK JEWELDIRECTOR1$0
JEFF SODERSTROMDIRECTOR1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REBECCA ROMCHAIR1$0
JON NELSONVICE CHAIR1$0
DAVID MILLERTREASURER1$0
DODD COSGROVEDIRECTOR1$0
ALEX FALCONERDIRECTOR1$0
FRANK JEWELDIRECTOR1$0
INGRID LYONSDIRECTOR1$0
JEFF SODERSTROMDIRECTOR1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
16 N 1ST AVE E, ELY, MN 55731-1473
Signed the 990-EZ
DAVID MILLER, TREASURER
Phone
(218) 365-7808
Return prepared by
CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD

Mission

TO PROTECT MINNESOTA'S WILD PLACES AGAINST EVER INCREASING PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL PRESSURES BY INCREASING CIVIL ENGAGEMENT, SHAPING LEGISLATION, AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF ISSUES RELATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING WILDERNESS AND WILD PLACES.

990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BWAF ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED VISITS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE DANGERS OF A PROPOSED SULFIDE-ORE COPPER MINE IN THE WATERSHED OF THE BWCAW.
    Expenses $11,738

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990-EZ on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025Check at the IRS

File the 2025 990-N for BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND

Due February 15, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
83-0522287
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2019
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$26,652
Income (IRS master file)
$11,330

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZSeptember 2025$11,330$11,738$26,652XML
990-EZDecember 2024$38,645$72,085$35,684XML
990-EZDecember 2023$10,424$576$59,407XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 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 83-0522287).

Questions about BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND

What is the EIN of BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND is 83-0522287.
Is BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2019.
Are donations to BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended September 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND?
The 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,330, expenses of $11,738 and total assets of $26,652 at year end.

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