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CAG FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $80K · expenses $64K · assets $130K

EIN
45-5459780
Address
26109 HIDDEN RD, AKELEY, MN 56433-8486
NTEE code
Z99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

TO RAISE FUNDS THAT WILL SUPPORT MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACT TO UPLIFT, EDUCATE, AND IMPROVE LIVES OF AREA YOUTH. THE ORGANIZATON SUPPORTS ITS MISSION WITH DONATIONS AND ALSO TWO FISHING TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISERS. THE PROCEEDS RAISED ARE DONATED BACK TO AREA YOUTH AND SCHOOLS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
John Lowen CHARIMAN2016-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Dean Kilau VICE CHAIR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dave Clark DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dylan Ashcraft SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Schenian (former) VICE CHAIR2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Heidi Leonard (former) SECRETARY AND TREASURER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Heidi Lester (former) SECRETARY2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Haan (former) TREASURER2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
George Weller (former) SECRETARY2016-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Schenian (former) VISE PRESIDENT2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Patwell (former) TREASURER (PART YEAR)2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHARIMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
DEAN KILAU VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVE CLARK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DYLAN ASHCRAFT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHARIMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVE CLARK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEIDI LEONARD SECRETARY AND TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHAIR10 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
DEAN KILAU AT-LARGE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HEIDI LEONARD SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHAIR10 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
DEAN KILAU AT-LARGE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HEIDI LESTER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HAAN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHAIR10 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
DEAN KILAU AT-LARGE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HEIDI LESTER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HAAN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHAIR10 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE WELLER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
HEIDI LESTER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HAAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN CHAIR10 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SCHENIAN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE WELLER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
HEIDI LESTER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL SCHENIAN VISE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE WELLER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN LOWEN PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL SCHENIAN VISE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE WELLER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN PATWELL TREASURER (PART YEAR)1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $29K

Listed grants add up to $28,900; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $50,350. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $84K

Listed grants add up to $84,300; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $94,800. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$80,416$63,655 $129,872$71,878 $2,526$0 $0060
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,259$103,898 $137,492$55,117 $60,963$0 $0050
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,450$38,288 $111,758$41,756 -- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,231$28,097 $105,734$39,594 -- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,235$15,979 $71,768$37,460 $10,390- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,361$30,347 $88,910$27,204 $23,185- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,670$37,075 $84,642$26,190 $25,556- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,413$31,023 $78,290$26,595 $34,704- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,116$16,973 $58,243$24,205 $27,710- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. 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
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CAG FOUNDATION” 2023 1$3,000 2023$3,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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CHAUNCEY AND MARION DEERING MCCORMICK FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0006 12019–2024 MONTECITO FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $63,655 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,350 · events $92,948
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $50,350$50,350-- 79.1%
Fees: management $7,500$6,900$300$300 11.8%
Office expenses $3,618$3,328$145$145 5.7%
Insurance $1,365$1,255$55$55 2.1%
Fees: accounting $460$424$18$18 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $193$177$8$8 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $79$73$3$3 0.1%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $48$44$2$2 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $42$38$2$2 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $138,102$92,906reported apart
Total$63,655100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $103,898 spent · pay $0 · grants $94,800 · events $92,829
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $94,800$94,800-- 91.2%
Fees: management $6,480$5,962$259$259 6.2%
Occupancy $1,331$1,225$53$53 1.3%
Office expenses $596$548$24$24 0.6%
Fees: accounting $450$414$18$18 0.4%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $158$146$6$6 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $62$58$2$2 0.1%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $21$19$1$1 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $122,367$92,829reported apart
Total$103,898100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $38,288 spent · pay $6,976 · grants $27,900 · events $92,111
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,900 72.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,976 18.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,581 6.7%
Fees to independent contractors $445 1.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $386 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$92,111reported apart
Total$38,288100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $28,097 spent · pay $7,951 · grants $17,250 · events $89,463
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,250 61.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,951 28.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,461 8.8%
Fees to independent contractors $435 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$89,463reported apart
Total$28,097100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $15,979 spent · pay $3,866 · grants $7,600 · events $4,936
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,600 47.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,866 24.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,030 12.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,490 9.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $563 3.5%
Fees to independent contractors $430 2.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,936reported apart
Total$15,979100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $30,347 spent · pay $4,807 · grants $20,750 · events $61,197
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,750 68.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,807 15.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,270 7.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,788 5.9%
Fees to independent contractors $425 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $307 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$61,197reported apart
Total$30,347100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $37,075 spent · pay $9,450 · grants $24,000 · events $61,765
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $24,000 64.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $9,450 25.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,750 4.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 4.5%
Printing, publications, postage $225 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$61,765reported apart
Total$37,075100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $31,023 spent · pay $6,660 · grants $17,600 · events $67,597
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,600 56.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,660 21.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,820 15.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,350 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $502 1.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $91 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$67,597reported apart
Total$31,023100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $16,973 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,050 · events $55,679
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $14,050 82.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,769 10.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $820 4.8%
Printing, publications, postage $334 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$55,679reported apart
Total$16,973100%

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