2025-06-04T15:17:49-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 204092394 MICROGRANTS MICR 6122008174 100 NORTH SIXTH STREET STE 626B MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 JOHN HARRINGTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6122008174 2025-06-02 1 0 ANN NEIL P01817922 6123764500 2025-06-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN HARRINGTON 100 NORTH SIXTH STREET STE 626B MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 983894 0 X MICROGRANTS.NET X 2005 MN SPUR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY GIVING GRANTS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL 13 13 11 11 0 0 1908277 975164 0 0 3365 1723 -1465 7007 1910177 983894 1320103 228408 0 0 560989 831741 0 0 340153 378571 228350 2259663 1288499 -349486 -304605 851468 651261 37680 142078 813788 509183 X TO SPUR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY GIVING STRATEGIC GRANTS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL THROUGH PARTNER AGENCIES. 0 0 757184 0 298112 LIGHTS ON!: LIGHTS ON! IS AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM WITH THE MISSION TO HEAL POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2017 AFTER THE UNNECESSARY DEATH OF PHILANDO CASTILE WHO WAS SHOT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. THE POLICE RATIONALE FOR THE STOP WAS A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT AND THAT SPARK INSPIRED THE SIMPLE, YET POWERFUL CONCEPT FOR THE LIGHTS ON! PROGRAM - REPLACE EQUIPMENT VIOLATION TICKETS WITH VOUCHERS FOR FREE REPAIRS. TRAFFIC STOPS ARE OFTEN A SOURCE OF STRESS, BOTH FOR OFFICERS AND DRIVERS. LIGHTS ON! TURNS THE DREADED TRAFFIC STOP INTO A POSITIVE, RESTORATIVE INTERACTION AND AVOIDS PENALIZING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR VEHICLE CONDITIONS.TO DATE, LIGHTSON! HAS PROVIDED OVER 10,700 VOUCHERS WITH A 99% SATISFACTION OF THE REPAIR WORK DONE. 1 IN EVERY 3 VOUCHER RECIPIENT HAS AN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $30,000. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES OVER 160 PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OVER 350 PARTICIPATING AUTO SHOPS. 134469 228408 637052 MICROGRANTS DISTRIBUTES TIMELY MICROGRANTS, BETWEEN $1,000 - $3,000, TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE IDENTIFIED BY MICROGRANTS' PARTNER AGENCIES, A NETWORK OF 50 TWIN CITIES NONPROFITS. BASED ON THEIR LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS, STAFF AT PARTNER AGENCIES RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM A MICROGRANT TO REACH THEIR GOALS IN THREE INTERRELATED AREAS: BUSINESS GRANTS, EDUCATION GRANTS, AND TRANSPORTATION GRANTS. IN 2024, DUE TO CASHFLOW ISSUES AND THE CLOSING OF TWO MAJOR FUNDERS, MICROGRANTS WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE 8 BUSINESS AND EDUCATION GRANTS TOTALING $15,000. 891653 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X JOHN HARRINGTON 6122008174 100 NORTH SIXTH STREET STE 626B MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 CLARENCE D CASTILE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BILLY EDWARDS BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICIA GIBSON BOARD SECRETARY 0.25 X X 0 0 0 DON SAMUELS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABOU AMARA DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 KEIONA COOK DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 STACIA NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN COULTER DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JEFF TATE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE SIEGLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MUTEEAT A LAWAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A KINDSETH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN R WOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN TYNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BENNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEONA COOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HARRINGTON CEO 40.00 X 87296 0 0 87296 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 975164 975164 1723 1723 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 7007 7007 7007 983894 0 0 8730 228408 228408 87296 48231 4513 34552 603430 374535 25529 203366 72517 41281 5775 25461 68498 41750 3155 23593 82590 53484 3301 25805 25190 22128 771 2291 5000 1562 3411 27 23656 18600 2805 2251 36924 19260 2573 15091 18318 11262 795 6261 15543 13494 663 1386 929 900 29 3373 3373 DEVELOPMENT 16827 16758 0 69 1288499 891653 56693 340153 482526 416087 96709 97637 255171 126385 4349 4584 2699 2062 1537 637 11176 5931 851468 651261 26183 115797 20000 11497 6281 37680 142078 X 420101 259256 393687 249927 813788 509183 851468 651261 -304605 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2884683 3777933 1212305 1908277 975164 10758362 2884683 3777933 1212305 1908277 975164 10758362 4053840 6704522 2357 274 3124 3365 1723 10843 802 7007 7809 10777014 0.62210 0.65000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 802. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 7,007. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2699 2062 637 637 LEASE OBLIGATIONS 6281 6281 X 975748 -8146 -8146 983894 0 983894 1280353 -8146 -8146 1288499 0 1288499 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990). PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS -8,146. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS -8,146. 1 GRANTS TO INDIDIVIDUALS 12 228408 PART I, LINE 2: PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: MICROGRANTS RECEIVES GRANT REQUESTS THROUGH 50 PARTNER AGENCIES. EACH RECIPIENT MUST DEMONSTRATE AN IMMEDIATE NEED, THAT THE GRANT WILL ADVANCE THEM ECONOMICALLY, AND THE REQUEST MEETS THE GRANTING PARAMETERS (TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, SMALL BUSINESS). MICROGRANTS SURVEYS ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE GRANT TO MEASURE IMPACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMEBERS AND OFICCERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INFORMATION FORM. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT EXSISTS THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IS EXCUSED FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON THE MATTER. ALL ITEMS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 MANAGEMENT AND STAFF COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.