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NATIONS INC

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2020 · Form 990 · revenue $348K · expenses $1.2M · assets $1.7M

Also known as
Nations
EIN
46-4345643
Address
308 1ST AVE NW PO BOX 110, AITKIN, MN 564310110
Website
http://www.nationsinc.org
NTEE code
-
Subsection
-
Ruling year
-
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Mission

Nations mission is to bring economic development to impoverished and low income communities thru its fund generating programs in entertainment fund raising, festival sponsorship fund raising that both promote renewable and sustainable responsibility formats in accordance to our charter. Nations has sponsored 60+ events since its launch via its nine product sets and ticketing software services.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

15 people 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
Doug Thornton Stage & Security Manager2019-2020 $95,000$190,000 1
JazzDust Agency2019-2020 $87,400$174,800 1
Rick Campbell Promotor Stage Manager2019-2020 $65,400$130,800 1
William Forder Engineer2019-2020 $65,000$130,000 1
Jeff Blanchette Director2019-2020 $62,000$124,000 1
Ashley Hellrung Box Office Manager2019-2020 $43,560$87,120 1
Jon Blanchette Promotor2019-2020 $38,500$77,000 1
John Farrell Production2019-2020 $33,050$66,100 1
Kelly Heathcote Sound & Stage Manager2019-2020 $0$62,500 1
Aaron McCann Executive Director2019-2020 $24,000$48,000 1
Sherry McCann Chair2019-2020 $24,000$48,000 1
Dr Tateum Mattingly Treasurer2019-2020 $24,000$48,000 1
Brooke Olsen Secretary2019-2020 $24,000$48,000 1
Sherry Doran Booker2019-2020 $0$45,600 1
Ava Doran Marketing Director2019-2020 $12,000$24,000 1

People by year

2020 · 15 people listed · 13 paid, $598K · 12 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Doug Thornton Stage & Security Manager40 $95,000$0$0 $95,0001
JazzDust Agency40 $87,400$0$0 $87,4001
Rick Campbell Promotor Stage Manager40 $65,400$0$0 $65,4001
William Forder Engineer40 $65,000$0$0 $65,0001
Jeff Blanchette Director40 $62,000$0$0 $62,0001
Ashley Hellrung Box Office Manager40 $43,560$0$0 $43,5601
Jon Blanchette Promotor40 $38,500$0$0 $38,5001
John Farrell Production40 $33,050$0$0 $33,0501
Sherry McCann Chair40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Dr Tateum Mattingly Treasurer40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Brooke Olsen Secretary40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Aaron McCann Executive Director40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Ava Doran Marketing Director40 $12,000$0$0 $12,0001
Kelly Heathcote Sound & Stage Manager40 $0$0$0 $01
Sherry Doran Booker40 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 15 people listed · 15 paid, $706K · 12 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Doug Thornton Stage & Security Manager40 $95,000$0$0 $95,0001
JazzDust Agency40 $87,400$0$0 $87,4001
Rick Campbell Promotor Stage Manager40 $65,400$0$0 $65,4001
William Forder Engineer40 $65,000$0$0 $65,0001
Kelly Heathcote Sound & Stage Manager40 $62,500$0$0 $62,5001
Jeff Blanchette Executive Director40 $62,000$0$0 $62,0001
Sherry Doran Booker40 $45,600$0$0 $45,6001
Ashley Hellrung Box Office Manager40 $43,560$0$0 $43,5601
Jon Blanchette Promotor40 $38,500$0$0 $38,5001
John Farrell Production40 $33,050$0$0 $33,0501
Aaron McCann Founder40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Sherry McCann Chairmen40 $0$0$24,000 $24,0001
Dr Tateum Mattingly Treasurer40 $24,000$0$0 $24,0001
Brooke Olsen Secretary40 $24,000$0$0 $24,0001
Ava Doran Marketing Director40 $12,000$0$0 $12,0001

Highest-paid independent contractors

2020 · 5 contractors · $2.7M
NameLocationServicePaid
WMENashville, TNProducer$1,000,000
CAALas Angeles, CAArtist Representative$750,000
Live Nation EntertainmentBeverly Hills, CAArtist Production$550,000
AreYouINAitkin, MNProduction$188,900
Daniel RiceClive, IAPromotor$167,500
2019 · 5 contractors · $2.9M
NameLocationServicePaid
Live Nation EntertainmentBeverly Hills, CAArtist Production$1,156,000
CAALas Angeles, CAArtist Representative$930,800
Daniel RiceClive, IAPromotor$362,000
David BarkerAitkin, MNLandlord$240,000
AreYouINAitkin, MNProduction$218,560

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
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$348,283$1,180,619 $1,702,752$126,362 $0$334,850 $907,5501212
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,697,040$6,084,415 $8,312,833$6,481,979 $923,442$4,500,934 $137,0001212

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $83 in all, tax years 2020 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NATIONS INC” 2020-2023 4$83 2023$28
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NATIONAL HBPA INCMNNot reported $375,239$775,035 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
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BOSS NATION INCILN99 $214,034$217,356 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$30,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
EMPOWERING NATIONS INCOKZ99 $184,983$185,886 PRESIDENT$24,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
KID NATION INCTXO23 $434,015$446,716 Executive Dir.$42,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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United Indian Nations IncCANot reported $639,681$593,343 Executive DIrector$95,330 Similar name, revenue within 2x
EQUIP THE NATIONS INCARX99 $324,332$325,246 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
NATIONAL HBPA INCAZNot reported $382,332$365,895 CEO$108,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
YPC NATIONAL INCNYA6B $178,993$254,277 CHAIRMAN$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
ORTHONATIONS INCNJE11 $244,040$63,039 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
1776 Nation IncDENot reported $285,184$285,457 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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EQUIP THE NATIONS INCGAQ21 $197,220$174,675 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
NATIONAL HBPA INCKYNot reported $606,461$649,436 CEO$168,732 Similar name, revenue within 2x
AWAKEN ALL NATIONS INCAKX20 $304,656$241,680 SECRETARY$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
FAMILY NATION INCFLN50 $352,357$341,461 VICE PRESIDE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
NATIONAL HBPA INCFLNot reported $379,773$291,954 EXECUTIVE DI$40,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$5,557,68471 162012–2024 NATIONS OF COACHES INC; ALL NATIONS FAMILY INC; NATIONS TO NATIONS INC; ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC and 12 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$4,134,74651 162016–2024 NATIONS OF COACHES INC; ALL NATIONS FAMILY INC; EMPOWERING NATIONS INC; NARRATIVE NATION INC and 12 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,214,50047 122014–2024 NATIONS OF COACHES INC; OPTIONS INC; ALL NATIONS FAMILY INC; LOVE THE NATIONS INC and 8 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,196,00010 32015–2023 CODE NATION INC; GOODIE NATION INC; SOUL OF NATIONS INC
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,062,9928 22018–2023 CODE NATION INC; GOODIE NATION INC
CRANKSTART FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,000,0002 12023–2023 CODE NATION INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor$536,0009 22017–2024 NATIONS OF COACHES INC; GOODIE NATION INC
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$513,23318 32010–2023 ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC; ALL NATIONS FAMILY INC; NATIONS TO NATIONS INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$478,50717 92019–2024 CODE NATION INC; OPTIONS INC; FOUNDATIONS FOR NATIONS INC; EDUNATIONS INC and 5 more
ROBERT AND MERCEDES EICHHOLZ FOUNDATION Private foundation$440,0006 12020–2024 YPC NATIONAL INC
KELLY GENE COOK SR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$440,0004 12021–2024 OPTIONS INC
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$421,0003 12021–2023 SOL NATION INC
THE OSCAR J TOLMAS CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$371,0006 12020–2025 OPTIONS INC
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$360,24021 12012–2024 NATIONS OF COACHES INC
THE EMMA AND GEORGINA BLOOMBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation$325,0004 12021–2024 ANIMAL NATION INC

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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.

2020 · Form 990 · $1,180,619 spent · pay $907,550 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $907,550$0$907,550$0 76.9%
Depreciation and depletion $118,239$118,239$0$0 10.0%
Fees: legal $88,530$0$88,530$0 7.5%
Advertising and promotion $37,290$0$37,290$0 3.2%
Fees: accounting $18,730$0$18,730$0 1.6%
Information technology $8,100$0$8,100$0 0.7%
Office expenses $2,180$0$2,180$0 0.2%
Total$1,180,619100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $6,084,415 spent · pay $907,550 · grants $0 · events $140,690
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: professional fundraisers $4,126,600--$4,126,600 67.8%
Other salaries and wages $770,550$590,100$0$180,450 12.7%
Advertising and promotion $613,670$613,670$0$0 10.1%
Other (as described)Ticketing Software $304,045$0$0$304,045 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $137,000$0$137,000$0 2.3%
Fees: legal $96,000$0$96,000$0 1.6%
Information technology $34,700$0$0$34,700 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,850$0$1,850$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $812,400$140,690reported apart
Total$6,084,415100%

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