FERTILE BELTRAMI EDUCATION FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FERTILE BELTRAMI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

EIN 41-1860557 · Management & Technical Assistance - Education (B02)

What they do

to EXPAND THE AVENUES of LEARNING for TEACHERS and STUDENTS of THE FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT for THE PRESENT and FUTURE.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

66.75%of revenue went to mission work97.5% of expenses · Program services

$68.45spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.71%of revenue went to management and office costs2.5% of expenses

$13.92in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

34.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$214,695

Mission workProgram services$143,30066.75% of revenue97.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,6621.71% of revenue2.5% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$67,73331.55% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$146,96268.45% 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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.45% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 3.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 36.80% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 98.3% mission · 1.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.27% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 22.28% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 23.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 13.80% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$214,695

Expenses$146,962

Annual surplus $67,733 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)$143,300 · 97.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,662 · 2.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$214,695

Expenses$146,962

Assets$2,046,262

Income$214,695

Contributions$73,545

Mission work (program services)$143,300

Management and general$3,662

Stocks and bonds$1,944,054

Accounting fees$1,628

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

APRIL GRUNHOVDFINANCIAL DIRECTOR

CRAIG LARSONDIRECTOR

ELAINE ERDAHLSECRETARY

GEORGIA GULLICKSONDIRECTOR

HEIDI BENSONPRESIDENT

KARI MORVIGDIRECTOR

LISA AAKHUSTREASURER

MARY KIEFERTDIRECTOR

MATT FORGITVICE PRESIDENT

NATTY MESSICKDIRECTOR

STACI KRONSCHNABELDIRECTOR

VERNA NORLANDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1997
Location: PO BOX 382, FERTILE, MN 56540-0382
County: Polk
In care of: LISA AAKHUS
Primary officer: LISA AAKHUS, TREASURER

How to reach them

Phone(701) 866-6388

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BRADY MARTZ PLLC
NTEE classification: Management & Technical Assistance - Education (B02)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services