MIDWEST NATIONAL CONVENTION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: MIDWEST NATIONAL CONVENTION FUND (EIN 45-5280006)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-17
IRS object ID: 202523219349316052
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-17T14:40:10-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	471019942	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CREATIVE PLANNING TAX LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 E PARK AVE STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERLOO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	50703	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455280006	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIDWEST NATIONAL CONVENTION FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MIDW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6513404848	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	660 TRANSFER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	551141402	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAWRENCE WRIGHT	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER/SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6513404848	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHELLE M HEKEL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01440878	PTIN
Phone	3192346885	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LAWRENCE WRIGHT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	660 TRANSFER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	551141402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,941,026	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF IDEAS BETWEEN BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND POLITICAL LEADERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,940,062	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$964	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$0	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,941,026	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$0	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,675,664	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$0	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,675,664	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$265,362	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$838	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$266,200	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$838	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$266,200	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PURPOSE OF THE MIDWEST NATIONAL CONVENTION FUND (MNCF) IS TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF IDEAS BETWEEN BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND POLITICAL LEADERS OF THE MIDWEST WHILE ENHANCING THE REGION'S PROFILE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,629,044	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,940,062	RevenueAmt
Desc	FACILITATE SHARING IDEAS BETWEEN BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHILE ENHANCING MINNESOTA'S AND THE MIDWEST'S PROFILE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,629,044	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAWRENCE WRIGHT	PersonNm
Phone	6129684008	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	660 TRANSFER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	551141402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
HUBERT H HUMPHREY IV
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE WRIGHT
TREASURER/SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN MCMULLEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SYNERGETIC ENDEAVORS
660 TRANSFER RD	ST PAUL	MN	55114	EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$305,136
CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	ENTERTAINMENT	$298,534
BLUE OX STRATEGIES
730 N WASHINGTON AVE STE 427	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55401	CONSULTING	$135,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EVENT SPONSORSHIPS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,940,062	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,940,062	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,940,062	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$964	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$964	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,941,026	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,940,062	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$964	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,863	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,863	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$886,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$886,440	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,757	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,757	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$381,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$381,097	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EVENT FACILITIES	$278,174	$278,174
EVENT SPONSORSHIPS	$83,333	$83,333

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,675,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,629,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$838	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,200	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$838	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$838	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,200	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$838	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,200	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$838	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,200	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$265,362	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	EVENT COORDINATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 305,136. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 305,136. CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 135,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 135,000. EVENT ENTERTAINMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 298,534. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 298,534. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 147,770. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 147,770.