2025-11-24T16:16:21-06:00 2023-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2023-01-01 863782715 SMART NORTH SMAR 6094337455 310 E 38TH STREET 311 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55409 SABINA SAKSENA CHAIR 6094337455 2025-10-29 1 0 NEAL EVERT P00046853 9528310085 2025-10-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SABINA SAKSENA 399856 0 X WWW.SMARTNORTH.ORG X 2021 MN SEE SCHEDULE O.SMART NORTH IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 BY A DIVERSE SET OF TECH ENTREPRENEURS AND ACADEMICS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ACADEMIC-CIVIC-COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A NUMBER OF MINNESOTA'S RURAL AND URBAN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SMART NORTH'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE DIGITAL EQUITY AND TRANSFORM LIVABILITY IN MN. WE BELIEVE THAT IN A POST-PANDEMIC AND GEORGE FLOYD WORLD DIGITAL EQUITY IS THE NEXT BIG EQUALIZER TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTAKE IN THE 21ST-CENTURY DIGITAL ECONOMY AND LIVABILITY. 4 4 0 0 0 0 465985 399856 0 0 0 0 0 0 465985 399856 0 0 0 0 0 272988 2525 6300 6300 195631 210002 198156 489290 267829 -89434 275600 200604 7771 22209 267829 178395 X SMART NORTH IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 BY A DIVERSE SET OF TECH ENTREPRENEURS AND ACADEMICS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ACADEMIC-CIVIC-COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A NUMBER OF MINNESOTA'S RURAL AND URBAN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SMART NORTH'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE DIGITAL EQUITY AND TRANSFORM LIVABILITY IN MN. WE BELIEVE THAT IN A POST-PANDEMIC AND GEORGE FLOYD WORLD DIGITAL EQUITY IS THE NEXT BIG EQUALIZER TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTAKE IN THE 21ST-CENTURY DIGITAL ECONOMY AND LIVABILITY. 0 0 381135 399856 THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR MISSION AND GOALS IN OUR FIRST FULL OPERATING YEAR FOR THE TWO TECH HUBS AND THE ORGANIZATION. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE AND SERVE OVER 500 YOUTH FROM AGES 12 TO 20+ ACROSS THE TWO TECH HUBS - ONE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, IN THE GEORGE FLOYD NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SECOND IN THE DEER RIVER/ LEECH LAKE AREA. THESE YOUTH COME FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES MOSTLY WITH MEDIAN INCOME BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LEVELS AND ARE PRIMARILY BIPOC. WE FORGED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS THESE YOUTH. AS WELL AS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND PARTNERS TO CONDUCT TECH TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR OUR YOUTH IN VARIETY OF TECH AREAS WHICH RANGED FROM HIGH TECH TO CREATIVE TECH INCLUDING, CYBERSECURITY, METAVERSE, 3D PRINTING, SPORTS TECH, DRONES, CRYPT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MUSIC TECH, ROBOTICS ETC EITHER AS UNSTRUCTURED AND EXPLORATORY BOOTCAMPS AND AS MULTI WEEK FOUNDATIONAL LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMS WHERE YOUTH COULD EARN STIPEND FOR COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND VARIOUS LEARNING MILESTONES WITHIN. SMART NORTH, WHILE FOCUSED ON CREATING ACCESS TO LEADING EDGE AND HIGH DEMAND 21ST CENTURY TECH SKILLS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ALSO PROVIDES SEVERAL SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS WARM MEALS, CLOTHING AND SEL TO OUR PARTICIPANTS TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS. WE HAVE SERVED OVER 3000 MEALS IN THE FIRST YEAR ITSELF. OUR TECH HUB TEAMS CONSIST OF LOCALLY HIRED MEMBERS WHO COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WHO HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO OUR PARTICIPANTS. 381135 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MN X SABINA SAKSENA 6094337455 3945 MARKET ST APT 621 EDINA MN 55424 SABINA SAKSENA CHAIR 2.00 X X 21125 0 0 TAYO DANIELS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 17500 0 0 TOM FISHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILL PREBLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 42500 0 0 81125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 399856 399856 399856 0 0 0 X 69827 53767 16060 197095 151763 45332 6066 4671 1395 6300 6300 50699 38024 12675 8814 1130 7684 1889 836 1053 11775 5209 6566 2345 2345 10883 8084 2799 23316 23316 4880 4880 PROGRAM EXPENSES 52149 52149 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 18528 18528 SUPPLIES 13064 11346 1718 MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 11600 9907 1693 60 60 489290 381135 101855 6300 150563 74400 13942 24995 147841 46632 111095 101209 275600 200604 7770 220 1 21989 7771 22209 X 267829 178395 267829 178395 275600 200604 -89434 0 X 0 0 0 X 372547 399856 772403 372547 399856 772403 0 0 0 772403 372547 399856 772403 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17983 710 17273 98549 36974 61575 31309 8948 22361 101209 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITY -2961 PAYROLL LIABILITY 18950 NOTES PAYABLE 6000 21989 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 IN 2023 THE PREVIOUS TREASURER, PAID HIMSELF HIS FULL COMPENSATION IN 2023 PLUS ONE EXTRA PAYMENT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM OTHERS IN THE ORGANIZATION, WHEREAS OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ONLY PAID OF THEIR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVED A COPY OF THE 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION WROTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ALL MEMBERS SIGNED IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPARISON WITH THE MN NONPROFIT COUNCIL SALARIES SURVEY/GUIDANCE IN 2022-2023 FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ED AND OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND REVIEWED AND EXECUTED BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,024. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,675. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,699.