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Nonprofit · EIN 85-2514138

MN ZEJ ZOG

Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55445

Financials

$996K$1.1M2023$808K$1.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MN ZEJ ZOG by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$808,236$1,107,048-$298,812$314,296$80,964$233,332
December 31, 2023990$996,421$1,086,299-$89,878$588,715$56,571$532,144
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$768,292
of which government grants
$654,711
Program service revenue
$39,801
Investment income
$113
Other revenue
$30

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$123,491
Other salaries and wages
$334,737
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$508,147
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$3,056
Accounting fees
$118,554
Occupancy
$1,192
Travel
$4,943
Program services (functional)
$899,028
Management and general (functional)
$104,010
Fundraising (functional)
$104,010

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$588,715
Total assets, end of year
$314,296
Total liabilities, end of year
$80,964
Net assets, end of year
$233,332
Net assets without donor restrictions
$55,011
Net assets with donor restrictions
$178,321
Gross receipts
$808,236
Employees
48
Volunteers
6
Year formed
2020
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PANG YANGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$123,491
SEE LEETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
GAOLEE KHANGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHAKONG THAOBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
YING YANGBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KAOCHI PHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOU LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PANG YANGCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
20$81,531
JENNA CUSHING-LEUBNERCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
20$37,250
DAO HERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$4,325
GAO LEE KHANGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KAOCHI PHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SEE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
YEE YANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KAJ TUG LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7970 BROOKLYN BLVD STE 104, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55445-2722
In care of
% PANG YANG
Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
8940 29th Ave N, New Hope MN 55427
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
YING YANG, 8940 29TH AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55427
Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
Pang Yang, 8940 29th Ave N, New Hope MN 55427
Signed the 990
YING YANG, BOARD CHAIR
Phone
(763) 910-5505
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

EMPOWERING THE HMONG COMMUNITY BY NURTURING THE HMONG LANGUAGE, HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS AND WELLNESS, AND BECOMING MORE POWERFUL THROUGH EDUCATION ACROSS THE GENERATIONS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • COMMUNITY: THE HMONG RPA STANDARDIZATION AND UNIFICATION PROJECT STARTED IN 2024 AND IS GEARING UP FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN 2025. A LOT OF BACKUP WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2024 WITH ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO GUIDE THE WORK. THE HMONG RPA PROJECT AIMS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND BRING IN THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF DIVERSE HMONG MINNESOTANS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE DIALECTS, TO IMPROVE, DEVELOP, AND ADOPT A UNIFIED AND STANDARDIZED LATIN ALPHABET FORM OF THE HMONG RPA WRITING SYSTEM.
    Expenses $343,016
  • YOUTH: PROJECT RISE IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PREVENTION. PROJECT RISE REFLECTS MZZ'S WORK WHICH IS GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY-CONNECTEDNESS, PERSONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL HEALING, AND NURTURING SPACES OF BELONGING AND BEING KNOWN FOR HMONG YOUTH WITHIN SPACES INTENT ON HMONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURE RECLAMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY, COMBINED WITH POSITIVE IDENTITY FORMATION FOR MEANINGFUL FUTURES. CLIMB PROGRAM - WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE CLIMB PROGRAMS FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND IN MOTION, AND ARE FINALIZING TWO ADDITIONAL SITES TO BRING THE TOTAL TO FIVE SITES. ALTHOUGH WE RAN INTO A FEW MINOR HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY SUCH AS DISCUSSIONS WITH POTENTIAL SCHOOL PARTNERS WHICH DID NOT WORK OUT THE WAY WE THOUGHT IT WOULD, THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH EDUCATORS IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA, AND THE REPUTATION THAT CLIMB HAS (AS SEVERAL EDUCATORS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE TRAINING AS WELL) MADE IT AN EASY PIVOT FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER. CURRENTLY, WE ARE ON TRACK WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, NUMBER OF SITES (5) AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED. WE ARE EAGER FOR HMONG COLLEGE PREP AND PARK CENTER HIGH SCHOOL TO JOIN AS POTENTIAL PARTNERS AS BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE A HIGH SOUTHEAST ASIAN POPULATION AND WE HAVE GREAT EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. FURTHERMORE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS OUR STUDENTS' PROGRESS IN THIS PROGRAM ALONG THE WAY, CHECKING FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND MAKING SHIFTS AS NEEDED TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR PARTICIPANTS.
    Expenses $288,158 · revenue $35,582
  • EDUCATION: MENTORSHIP SEEKS TO BRING OUT THE BEST OUT OF EACH TEACHER SO THEY CAN SHOW UP AUTHENTICALLY. ACTIVITY 1: CONNECT TO RECONNECT THE LOVE, INTENTION, AND DEEP PURPOSE FOR BEING AN EDUCATOR. TEACHERS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO BE OPEN-MINDED ABOUT APPLYING STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, STRATEGIES, AND SKILLS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE SO STUDENTS CAN HAVE A MEANINGFUL EDUCATION. FROM MAY 2024-DECEMBER 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ACTIVITY 1 AT 100% SUCCESS. THE MENTORSHIP KICK-OFF WAS AMAZING AND MANY FELT APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO CONNECT AND FIND SUPPORTIVE VALUE IN EACH OTHER FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM THE PROGRAM. WE HAD ABOUT A 97% ATTENDANCE RATE FOR THE KICK-OFF BECAUSE SOME INDIVIDUALS HAD PRIOR COMMITMENTS, OR THEIR APPLICATION WAS STILL IN PROCESS FOR APPROVAL. AT THE KICK-OFF WE HAD A TOTAL OF FIVE ETHNIC GROUPS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM, AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO WORK CROSS-CULTURALLY AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. MUCH OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS POSITIVE AND MANY TEACHERS FELT SEEN, HEARD, RESPECTED, AND SUPPORTED. ACTIVITY 2: ACTION FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES EXAMINING EQUITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. TEACHERS WILL HAVE INSIGHT INTO AREAS THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR AND EXAMINE NEW FOUND BELIEFS ABOUT THEIR POTENTIALS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND POSSIBILITIES TEACHERS WILL BUILD THEIR AUTONOMY TO QUESTION, SEEK CHANGE, AND USE THEIR VOICE IN UNFAIR SITUATIONS SO THEY CAN CULTIVATE HEALTHY WAYS OF LIVING IN THE WORKSPACE AND IN THEIR LIVES. FROM MAY 2024-DECEMBER 2024 THE TRAINING WAS OFFERED IN MULTIPLE WAYS TO ENSURE INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, AND SUPPORT WAS EVIDENT. THE MENTORSHIP TRAINING WAS OFFERED IN PERSON, VIRTUAL, AND RECORDED IN CASE INDIVIDUALS NEEDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO ACCESS THE CONTENT PRESENTED. THESE WERE SMALL GROUPS AND VERY PRODUCTIVE. THE FEEDBACK WAS VERY POSITIVE AND PEOPLE APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT IN AUTONOMY TO GAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE WAYS. EVERY PERSON HAS THEIR OWN LEARNING STYLE AND PREFERENCES. WE CANNOT MEET THEM ALL BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE 100% SUCCESS WITH THE PROCESS.
    Expenses $189,536
  • CULTURE:TO KEEP THE LEGACY OF THE HMONG CULTURE THRIVING, MN ZEJ ZOG HAS PARTNERED WITH MULTIPLE GRANTORS TO FOSTER GREAT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS USING ARTS TO HEAL HMONG YOUTHS SUCH AS IN THE LEGACY CULTURAL HERITAGE GRANT. FURTHERMORE, MZZ ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE ASIAN CLUB AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL TO TAKE THEIR HMONG PLAY INTO THE MAINSTREAM STAGE TO STORYTELL AND SHARE THE BEAUTY AND STRUGGLE OF THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
    Expenses $78,318 · revenue $4,219

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-2514138
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
2020
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$314,296
Income (IRS master file)
$808,236

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$808,236$1,107,048$314,296IRS
990December 2023$996,421$1,086,299$588,715XML
990December 2022$944,879$382,327$236,917IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2020
Officer: Pang Yang
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 85-2514138).

Questions about MN ZEJ ZOG

What is the EIN of MN ZEJ ZOG?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MN ZEJ ZOG is 85-2514138.
Is MN ZEJ ZOG tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to MN ZEJ ZOG tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MN ZEJ ZOG 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 MN ZEJ ZOG 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 MN ZEJ ZOG 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 MN ZEJ ZOG?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names YING YANG.
Who are the officers and directors of MN ZEJ ZOG?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $123,491 (PANG YANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MN ZEJ ZOG have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $808,236, expenses of $1,107,048 and total assets of $314,296 at year end.

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