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THE YES HOUSE IS A MULTI-USE COMMUNITY SOCIAL AND CREATIVE GATHERING SPACE CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION THROUGH AN ARTIST-LED COMMUNITY DESIGN AND BUILD PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED AND/OR COLLABORATED ON OVER 80 EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND GATHERINGS. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2025. THE YES HOUSE ALSO HOSTED THE RIVER VALLEY RIPPLE ARTIST RESIDENCY, FOCUSED ON UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTING RURAL ARTISTS WITH TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND/OR EXPAND THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE. ACTIVATE RURAL USES A COHORT-BASED LEARNING LAB TO CULTIVATE AND INCREASE WELCOMING PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING AN ARTIST-LED ASSET ACTIVATION FRAMEWORK. FIVE BUILDING ACTIVATION PROJECTS IN MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION UNDER 10,000 WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INAUGURAL 2023-2025 PROGRAM CYCLE. ACTIVATE RURAL ALSO LAUNCHED A SERIES OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND COACHING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN MINNESOTA AND BEYOND. THE ACTIVATE RURAL PUBLIC WORKSHOP SERIES SERVED OVER 1,000 UNIQUE BUSINESSES OR ENTREPRENEURS DURING 2025. 260274 102440 225 SUPPORT STRATEGY AREA IS TO SUPPORT RURAL ARTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS. IGNITE RURAL SUPPORTS RURAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE 2025 IGNITE RURAL ARTIST COHORT SUPPORTED SIX ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS BASED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR LESS WITHIN THE BORDERS OF MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND THE 23 NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THE SAME GEOGRAPHY. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SUPPORTS SMALL, START-UP ARTS GROUPS AND PROJECTS WORKING IN OR WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT WANT (OR ARE NOT READY) TO BECOME TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DOPT MANAGED 63,269 IN FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FUNDS DURING 2025. 124758 36834 NURTURE STRATEGY AREA IS TO NURTURE THE RURAL ARTS AND CULTURE FIELD. BEYOND THE CLOCK IS A SERIES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING EXCHANGES CONNECTING AND LIFTING UP RURAL ARTISTS, CULTURE WORKERS, AND CONNECTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DOPT HOSTED 9 VIRTUAL EVENTS AND 2 IN-PERSON EVENTS AS PART OF BEYOND THE CLOCK THROUGHOUT 2025, ENGAGING OVER 180 ATTENDEES. DOPT ENGAGED IN MENTORSHIP, COACHING, AND KEYNOTE/BREAKOUT PRESENTATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. DOPT ALSO FACILITATED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS, COHORTS, PROGRAM DESIGN SESSIONS, ROUND TABLES, EXCHANGES, COALITIONS, AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. 73352 7000 CONNECT STRATEGY AREA IS TO CONNECT RURAL MUNICIPALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND SYSTEMS. ENGAGE RURAL IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND CONNECTION FOR RURAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THEY DEVELOP CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SUCH STRATEGIES CAN BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP. DURING 2025, DOPT DOCUMENTED, EXPANED, AND UPDATED THE PROGRAM WITH AN EYE TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY AND APPROACHABILITY. THROUGH THE DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND DESIGN TRACKS, ENGAGE RURAL IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR LESS, OFFERING SERVICES THAT WILL BENEFIT PARTICIPANTS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR ARTS-BASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT JOURNEY. 73352 7000 984297 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 47 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MN NY X X X ALL IN ONE ACCOUNTING 6514931957 1715 YANKEE DOODLE RD SUITE 310 EAGAN MN 55121 ASHLEY HANSON CREATIVE EX. 36.00 X X 92523 0 3300 HANNAH HOLMAN CREATIVE OP. 36.00 X 84760 0 3300 LEAH COOPER BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BENYA KRAUS BOARD VICE C 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNA SCHNEDLER BOARD TREASU 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY VALENTINE BOARD SECRET 2.00 X X 900 0 0 CECILY ROSE ENGLEHART BEGAN 1025 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 650 0 0 BETHANY LACKTORIN THRU 925 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 600 0 0 RACHEL SCHWALBACH THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 550 0 0 ALEXANDRA COLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE OKEEFE-JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYAL HILLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH TIEN BEGAN 1025 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MCDOUGALL THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENN LAMB THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA HUANG THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEU SOLOMON THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WRAY THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL ENGH THRU 425 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY KIMBALL COE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 179983 6600 false false false 144752 2275532 2420284 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 47679 47679 47679 3755 3755 3755 3755 OTHER INCOME 900099 911 911 911 2472629 51434 911 X 102440 102440 186583 164503 14090 7990 358807 315398 27700 15709 11492 10112 881 499 44915 39521 3442 1952 47041 42315 4726 9970 9970 195588 184908 10680 10848 10019 829 10560 8363 2197 12519 12013 506 54506 41504 12558 444 1885 1885 18785 18785 PROGRAM EXPENSES 17406 16762 644 ARTIST PROJECTS 11381 11381 MISCELLANEOUS 8613 5272 3341 EQUIPMENT 2749 1001 1440 308 1106088 984297 84919 36872 690994 1257920 173317 849426 3077 1533 886043 53484 694466 832559 1561854 2941438 83 29353 75684 59457 75767 88810 X 863302 1160983 622785 1691645 1486087 2852628 1561854 2941438 1366541 X false true X true false X 689472 897405 525406 1244325 2420284 5776892 689472 897405 525406 1244325 2420284 5776892 3179888 2597004 60 850 945 3755 5610 59175 911 60086 5842588 200936 0.44450 0.60960 X PART II, LINE 10 EARNED REVENUE FROM PROGRAM SERVICES 59,175 OTHER INCOME 911 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7800 7800 878243 53484 824759 832559 X 2472629 2472629 2472629 1106088 1106088 1106088 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN RECENTLY AUDITED BY A TAX AUTHORITY; AND ACCORDINGLY, THE INFORMATION TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THEY DO NOT RESULT IN ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE EITHER RECORDING OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BASED ON THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN ASC 740 INCOME TAXES. true MANOOMIN ARTS INITIATIVE PO BOX 221 DETROIT LAKES MN 56502 991615007 501C3 85500 GENERAL SUPPORT TREE RING RECORDS 2602 MUIRFIELD CT MISSOULA MT 59808 844781207 10450 GENERAL SUPPORT EPHEMERAL COLLECTIVE 618 LOCUST LANE MOAB UT 84532 993735784 5250 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 2 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS MADE ARE REVIEWED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT TERMS AND PROPER USE OF FUNDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ACTIVATE STRATEGY AREA IS TO ACTIVATE RURAL COMMUNITY ASSETS. THE YES HOUSE IS A MULTI-USE COMMUNITY SOCIAL AND CREATIVE GATHERING SPACE CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION THROUGH AN ARTIST-LED COMMUNITY DESIGN AND BUILD PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED AND/OR COLLABORATED ON OVER 80 EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND GATHERINGS. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2025. THE YES HOUSE ALSO HOSTED THE RIVER VALLEY RIPPLE ARTIST RESIDENCY, FOCUSED ON UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTING RURAL ARTISTS WITH TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND/OR EXPAND THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE. ACTIVATE RURAL USES A COHORT-BASED LEARNING LAB TO CULTIVATE AND INCREASE WELCOMING PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING AN ARTIST-LED ASSET ACTIVATION FRAMEWORK. FIVE BUILDING ACTIVATION PROJECTS IN MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION UNDER 10,000 WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INAUGURAL 2023-2025 PROGRAM CYCLE. ACTIVATE RURAL ALSO LAUNCHED A SERIES OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND COACHING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN MINNESOTA AND BEYOND. THE ACTIVATE RURAL PUBLIC WORKSHOP SERIES SERVED OVER 1,000 UNIQUE BUSINESSES OR ENTREPRENEURS DURING 2025. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONNECT STRATEGY AREA IS TO CONNECT RURAL MUNICIPALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND SYSTEMS. ENGAGE RURAL IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND CONNECTION FOR RURAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THEY DEVELOP CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SUCH STRATEGIES CAN BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP. DURING 2025, DOPT DOCUMENTED, EXPANED, AND UPDATED THE PROGRAM WITH AN EYE TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY AND APPROACHABILITY. THROUGH THE DISCOVER, CONNECT, AND DESIGN TRACKS, ENGAGE RURAL IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR LESS, OFFERING SERVICES THAT WILL BENEFIT PARTICIPANTS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR ARTS-BASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT JOURNEY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, COO, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C YES; BOARD SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT. BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES OR DENIES BOARD MEMBERS TO ACT WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USES THE MOST RECENT MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY & BENEFITS SURVEY, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SECTORS, AND MAKES ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CEOS SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ALL EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AVAILABLE IN THE MOST RECENT MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY & BENEFITS SURVEY, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. A COMMUNITY GRIEVANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FINANCIALS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES 184,908 10,680 0