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SPIRIT RECOVERY CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $226K · expenses $140K · assets $305K

EIN
26-4104455
Address
1303 S FRONTAGE RD, HASTINGS, MN 55033-2483
NTEE code
L40
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2010
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Mission

SPIRIT RECOVERY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN HOUSING AND TEACH LIFE SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT, MENTALLY ILL, DISABLED AND/OR HOMELESS. IT PROVIDES A SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ISSUES AND NEED A STEPPING STONE TO REINTEGRATE AS SOBER INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Pamela Schmitt EXECUTIVE DI2012-2024 $0$76,909 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paula Clemons DIRECTOR2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lisa Mahowald DIRECTPR2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mary Lee Lawrence (former) DIRECTOR2012-2023 0 $0 reported 1
John Welch (former) DIRECTOR2014-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Karen Welch (former) DIRECTOR2014-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Geoff Pepper (former) DIRECTOR2012-2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAULA CLEMONS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LISA MAHOWALD DIRECTPR- $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA CLEMONS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI15 $0-- $01
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA CLEMONS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI15 $0-- $01
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA CLEMONS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PAULA CLEMONS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI10 $13,881-- $13,8811
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI10 $12,952-- $12,9521
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI20 $12,891-- $12,8911
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT EXECUTIVE DI20 $8,556-- $8,5561
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT PRESIDENT20 $9,091-- $9,0911
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT PRESIDENT20 $5,909-- $5,9091
MARY LEE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
GEOFF PEPPER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOHN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KAREN WELCH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT President20 $4,413-- $4,4131
MARY LEE LAWRENCE Director0 $0-- $01
GEOFF PEPPER Director0 $0-- $01
2012 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAMELA SCHMITT President20 $9,216-- $9,2161
GEOFF PEPPER Director0 $0-- $01
MARY LEE LAWRENCE Director0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,013$140,133 $304,566$54,897 $19,526$66,635 -3-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,091$144,733 $398,619-$30,983 $25$119,059 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,937$147,874 $418,640-$5,343 -$110,820 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,741$172,514 $465,410$31,593 -$116,179 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$150,615$158,601 $482,848$78,366 -$144,057 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,741$162,992 $494,947$86,352 $46,622$128,119 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$173,215$140,784 $496,433$74,603 $47,693$125,522 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,734$126,509 $224,744$42,172 $50,917$129,817 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,573$73,515 $0-$12,053 $10,400$58,173 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,540$69,303 $1,911-$7,112 -$66,540 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,846$72,662 $2,273-$4,349 -$75,846 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,591$73,470 $3,134-$7,533 $67,731- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,318$71,104 $1,463-$14,554 $64,960- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $40,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HARRY & JAN SWEERE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Spirit Recovery Center” 2020, 2024 2$40,000 2024$10,000
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $140,133 spent · pay $13,916 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $38,410$38,410-- 27.4%
Depreciation and depletion $12,774$12,774-- 9.1%
Interest $12,155$12,155-- 8.7%
Fees: management $11,172-$11,172- 8.0%
Other salaries and wages $9,866$9,866-- 7.0%
Other (as described)GROCERIES $9,822$9,822-- 7.0%
Insurance $9,027$9,027-- 6.4%
Other (as described)MISC $8,672$8,672-- 6.2%
All other expenses $7,234$7,234-- 5.2%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $6,227$6,227-- 4.4%
Fees: accounting $5,684-$5,684- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $4,050$3,809$193$48 2.9%
Other (as described)INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY $3,975$3,975-- 2.8%
Office expenses $640$640-- 0.5%
Travel $425$183$242- 0.3%
Total$140,133100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $144,733 spent · pay $16,660 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,496 46.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $47,249 32.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,660 11.5%
Fees to independent contractors $13,086 9.0%
Printing, publications, postage $242 0.2%
Total$144,733100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $147,874 spent · pay $14,987 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,058 49.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $46,486 31.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,987 10.1%
Fees to independent contractors $12,800 8.7%
Printing, publications, postage $543 0.4%
Total$147,874100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $172,514 spent · pay $18,496 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,673 47.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $43,434 25.2%
Fees to independent contractors $26,921 15.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,496 10.7%
Printing, publications, postage $990 0.6%
Total$172,514100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $158,601 spent · pay $20,944 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $63,953 40.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,855 36.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,944 13.2%
Fees to independent contractors $15,849 10.0%
Total$158,601100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $162,992 spent · pay $33,445 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $66,645 40.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,559 34.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $33,445 20.5%
Fees to independent contractors $6,107 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $236 0.1%
Total$162,992100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $140,784 spent · pay $36,015 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $56,594 40.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,158 28.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $36,015 25.6%
Fees to independent contractors $7,774 5.5%
Printing, publications, postage $243 0.2%
Total$140,784100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $126,509 spent · pay $31,054 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,509 39.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $42,613 33.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,054 24.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,333 2.6%
Total$126,509100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $73,515 spent · pay $8,556 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35,116 47.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,141 39.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,556 11.6%
Fees to independent contractors $702 1.0%
Total$73,515100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $69,303 spent · pay $13,139 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,063 44.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,454 33.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,139 19.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,647 2.4%
Total$69,303100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $72,662 spent · pay $10,008 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,798 43.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,007 39.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $10,008 13.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,849 2.5%
Total$72,662100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $73,470 spent · pay $6,380 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,853 46.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,060 43.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,380 8.7%
Fees to independent contractors $882 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $295 0.4%
Total$73,470100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $71,104 spent · pay $13,821 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,646 43.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,344 35.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,821 19.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,203 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $90 0.1%
Total$71,104100%

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