ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES

EIN 41-0802524

What they do

THE ASSOCIATION of MINNESOTA COUNTIES is A VOLUNTARY NON-PARTISAN STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS THE STATES 87 COUNTIES IN PROVIDING EFFECTIVE COUNTY GOVERNANCE to THE PEOPLE of MINNESOTA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

76.76%of revenue went to mission work83.5% of expenses · Program services

$91.90spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.14%of revenue went to management and office costs16.5% of expenses

$1.31in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

63.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $242,417 for JULIE RING (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,288,132

Mission workProgram services$4,058,98076.76% of revenue83.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$800,87915.14% of revenue16.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$428,2738.10% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,859,85991.90% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 83.5% mission · 16.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.90% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 17.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.35% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 20.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.76% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 20.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 17.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 17.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.81% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,288,132

Expenses$4,859,859

Annual surplus $428,273 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,058,980 · 83.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$800,879 · 16.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,288,132

Expenses$4,859,859

Assets$6,358,739

Income$5,288,132

Contributions$3,350,844

Mission work (program services)$4,058,980

Grants given$56,695

Average grant$56,695

Management and general$800,879

Accounting fees$17,626

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JULIE RINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $242,417Base $214,082 · Other $28,335

LAURIE KLUPACSDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $182,870Base $154,473 · Other $28,397

MATTHEW HILGARTEMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $179,454Base $151,116 · Other $28,338

BRIAN MARTINSONEMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $145,872Base $106,069 · Other $39,803

RYAN ERDMANNEMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $129,655Base $103,878 · Other $25,777

REBECCA PIZINGEREMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $118,789Base $103,920 · Other $14,869

MATTHEW FREEMAREMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $114,377Base $105,199 · Other $9,178

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (40)

JULIE RINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LAURIE KLUPACSDEPUTY DIRECTOR

MATTHEW HILGARTEMPLOYEE

BRIAN MARTINSONEMPLOYEE

RYAN ERDMANNEMPLOYEE

REBECCA PIZINGEREMPLOYEE

MATTHEW FREEMAREMPLOYEE

RICK ANDERSONMEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE

MARY JO MCGUIREIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT/ NACO REPRESENTATIVE

MIKE SLAVIK1ST VICE PRESIDENT

MITCH LENTZDISTRICT 9 DIRECTOR

NEAL GAALSWYKPRESIDENT

RICH SVENACO REPRESENTATIVE

LUKE JOHNSONMEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE

ROGER IMDIEKEPOLICY COMMITTEE CHAIIR

STEVE SCHMITTPOLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR

STEVEN GARDNERPOLICY COMMITEE CHAIR

TARRYL CLARKNACO REPRESENTATIVE

TERRY LOVGRENDISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR

TIM SUMNERNACO REPRESENTATIVE

TODD PATZERNACO REPRESENTATIVE

VICTORIA REINHARDTDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

JEFF REINERTDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

BILL STEARNSDISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR

DE MALTERERDISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR

DERON BREHMERDISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR

ED POPPPOLICY CHAIR

GARY HENDRICKXPOLICY COMMITEE CHAIR

GAYLE DEGLERDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

GENE METZDISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR

GENNY REYNOLDSDISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR

MARION GREENEDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

JOAN LEEDISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR

JOE ATKINSDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

JOE GOULDDISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR

KARLA BIGHAMDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

KEVIN ANDERSONMEMBER SERVICES CHAIR

LARRY LINDOR2ND VICE PRESIDENT

LISA FOBBESECRETARY/TREASURER

BARBARA WECKMAN BREKKEDISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1990
Location: 125 CHARLES AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103-2108
County: Ramsey
In care of: JULIE RING
Primary officer: JULIE RING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(651) 224-3344

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES LTD
Grant-giving organization: Yes