2023-09-05T10:53:06-05:00 2022-12-31 411431613 BERGANKDV LTD 220 PARK AVE S ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2022-01-01 453571450 CLOSE GAPS BY 5 CLOS 6513989019 530 DESNOYER AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55104 ERICCA MAAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6513989019 2023-08-27 1 ERICCA MAAS 999009999 0 MARIE A PRIMUS CPA P01272184 3202517010 2023-08-27 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X ERICCA MAAS 530 DESNOYER AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55104 220628 0 X N/A X 2011 MN CLOSE GAPS BY 5 IS A MINNESOTA-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO USING HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO CLOSE AND PREVENT ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, AND TO MAKING MINNESOTA'S EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM MORE EQUITABLE. X 10 10 1 0 0 0 337782 220628 0 0 0 0 0 0 337782 220628 0 152386 0 0 145465 199782 0 0 42507 306996 238631 452461 590799 -114679 -370171 391382 0 21211 0 370171 0 X CLOSE GAPS BY 5 IS ON A MISSION TO ENSURE THAT MINNESOTA'S SYSTEM OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS FULLY PREPARES ALL YOUNG CHILDREN - PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY - TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN WITH THE COGNITIVE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND LANGUAGE SKILLS THEY NEED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, LIFE, AND CAREER. 0 1 371819 152386 CLOSE GAPS BY 5 WORKS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND PARENT AWARE AS MINNESOTA'S QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY GROWING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE PARENT AWARE RATED EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATEWIDE AND WORKING TO KEEP THE RATING STANDARDS STRONG AND TIED TO WHAT RESEARCH SAYS CHILDREN NEED. THIS APPROACH IS SYSTEMATICALLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA. THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE EARNED RATINGS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE INCEPTION OF PARENT AWARE, FROM JUST OVER 500 PROGRAMS AT THE END OF 2012 TO NEARLY 2,941 AS OF DECEMBER 2022. OF THE 320,000 MINNESOTA CHILDREN AGES BIRTH-FIVE YEARS WHO SPEND TIME IN CHILD CARE, NEARLY 100,000 WERE IN PARENT AWARE-RATED PROGRAMS IN 2022.THE GRANT AMOUNT OF $152,386 WAS THE FINAL DISTRIBUTED AMOUNT WHEN THE ORGANIZATION CEASED TO EXIST. 52000 CLOSE GAPS BY 5 RECOGNIZES THAT BUILDING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS IS NOT ENOUGH IF FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO ACCESS THEM. THE SECOND FOCUS OF CLOSE GAP'S PROGRAM WORK IS ON EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING INVESTMENTS TO ENABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE STATE ADOPTED THE EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN 2011. WE HAVE BEEN LEADING PARTNERS IN PROMOTING THE PROGRAM TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC SINCE THAT TIME AND HAVE REACHED A LEVEL WHERE AN ESTIMATED 12,000 MINNESOTA CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY. 423819 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X THE ORGANIZATION 6513989019 530 DESNOYER AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55104 MICHAEL V CIRESI CHAIR 0.30 X X 0 0 0 KEN POWELL VICE CHAIR 0.30 X X 0 0 0 JAN KRUCHOSKI TREASURER 0.30 X X 0 0 0 TIM PENNY SECRETARY 0.30 X X 0 0 0 TERRI BARREIRO BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 BRETT EDELSON BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 KATHY COONEY BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBBIN JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR J ROLNICK BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 FRED SENN BOARD MEMBER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ERICCA MAAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 165000 0 6500 MICHELLE CORBIN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 7.00 X 16700 0 0 181700 0 6500 1 0 1 0 0 220628 220628 220628 0 0 0 152386 152386 188200 87735 66734 33731 11582 5212 4170 2200 3196 3196 14513 14513 52000 52000 107629 74909 26615 6105 10798 6198 4129 471 420 420 3184 1229 1955 61 61 2680 2680 POLICY AND PROGRAM 44150 44150 0 0 590799 423819 124473 42507 376756 0 8522 0 4950 0 0 0 0 0 0 1154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391382 0 21211 21211 0 X 370171 0 370171 0 391382 0 -370171 0 X 0 0 0 X 612928 556826 254738 337782 220628 1982902 612928 556826 254738 337782 220628 1982902 1106080 876822 49 38 87 1982989 40000 0.44220 0.50420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52000 52000 371819 423819 84764 21191 0 0 82197 64177 59267 84764 290405 435608 60000 44523 48000 52000 204523 20549 16044 14817 21191 72601 108902 0 THINK SMALL 10 YORKTON COURT ST PAUL MN 55117 411260581 501C3 152386 0 DISTRIBUTION OF FINAL ASSETS 1 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERICCA MAAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 165000 0 0 0 0 0 6500 0 0 0 171500 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A ERICCA MAAS RECEIVED SEPARATION PAY OF $15,000. CASH 2022-12-30 152386 CASH VALUE 411260581 THINK SMALL 10 YORKTON COURT ST PAUL MN 55117 501C3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 PART I, LINE 2E: PERSON(S) INVOLVED: ERICCA MAAS PART I, LINE 2E: EXPLANATION OF INVOLVEMENT: ERICCA IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR THINK SMALL, WORKING ON THEIR POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN A SIMILAR CAPACITY TO THAT FORMERLY CONDUCTED BY CLOSE GAPS BY 5. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION CEASED CONDUCTING ALL OPERATIONS AND DISSOLVED AS OF 12/31/2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 AND REVIEWS IT BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FINANCE COMMITTEE USES THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS AND COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.