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
- -
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Thornton | Stage & Security Manager | 2019-2020 | $95,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| JazzDust | Agency | 2019-2020 | $87,400 | $174,800 | 1 |
| Rick Campbell | Promotor Stage Manager | 2019-2020 | $65,400 | $130,800 | 1 |
| William Forder | Engineer | 2019-2020 | $65,000 | $130,000 | 1 |
| Jeff Blanchette | Director | 2019-2020 | $62,000 | $124,000 | 1 |
| Ashley Hellrung | Box Office Manager | 2019-2020 | $43,560 | $87,120 | 1 |
| Jon Blanchette | Promotor | 2019-2020 | $38,500 | $77,000 | 1 |
| John Farrell | Production | 2019-2020 | $33,050 | $66,100 | 1 |
| Kelly Heathcote | Sound & Stage Manager | 2019-2020 | $0 | $62,500 | 1 |
| Aaron McCann | Executive Director | 2019-2020 | $24,000 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Sherry McCann | Chair | 2019-2020 | $24,000 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Dr Tateum Mattingly | Treasurer | 2019-2020 | $24,000 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Brooke Olsen | Secretary | 2019-2020 | $24,000 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Sherry Doran | Booker | 2019-2020 | $0 | $45,600 | 1 |
| Ava Doran | Marketing Director | 2019-2020 | $12,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
People by year
2020 · 15 people listed · 13 paid, $598K · 12 employees · 12 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Thornton | Stage & Security Manager | 40 | $95,000 | $0 | $0 | $95,000 | 1 |
| JazzDust | Agency | 40 | $87,400 | $0 | $0 | $87,400 | 1 |
| Rick Campbell | Promotor Stage Manager | 40 | $65,400 | $0 | $0 | $65,400 | 1 |
| William Forder | Engineer | 40 | $65,000 | $0 | $0 | $65,000 | 1 |
| Jeff Blanchette | Director | 40 | $62,000 | $0 | $0 | $62,000 | 1 |
| Ashley Hellrung | Box Office Manager | 40 | $43,560 | $0 | $0 | $43,560 | 1 |
| Jon Blanchette | Promotor | 40 | $38,500 | $0 | $0 | $38,500 | 1 |
| John Farrell | Production | 40 | $33,050 | $0 | $0 | $33,050 | 1 |
| Sherry McCann | Chair | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Dr Tateum Mattingly | Treasurer | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Brooke Olsen | Secretary | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Aaron McCann | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Ava Doran | Marketing Director | 40 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| Kelly Heathcote | Sound & Stage Manager | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry Doran | Booker | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 15 people listed · 15 paid, $706K · 12 employees · 12 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Thornton | Stage & Security Manager | 40 | $95,000 | $0 | $0 | $95,000 | 1 |
| JazzDust | Agency | 40 | $87,400 | $0 | $0 | $87,400 | 1 |
| Rick Campbell | Promotor Stage Manager | 40 | $65,400 | $0 | $0 | $65,400 | 1 |
| William Forder | Engineer | 40 | $65,000 | $0 | $0 | $65,000 | 1 |
| Kelly Heathcote | Sound & Stage Manager | 40 | $62,500 | $0 | $0 | $62,500 | 1 |
| Jeff Blanchette | Executive Director | 40 | $62,000 | $0 | $0 | $62,000 | 1 |
| Sherry Doran | Booker | 40 | $45,600 | $0 | $0 | $45,600 | 1 |
| Ashley Hellrung | Box Office Manager | 40 | $43,560 | $0 | $0 | $43,560 | 1 |
| Jon Blanchette | Promotor | 40 | $38,500 | $0 | $0 | $38,500 | 1 |
| John Farrell | Production | 40 | $33,050 | $0 | $0 | $33,050 | 1 |
| Aaron McCann | Founder | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Sherry McCann | Chairmen | 40 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Dr Tateum Mattingly | Treasurer | 40 | $24,000 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Brooke Olsen | Secretary | 40 | $24,000 | $0 | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Ava Doran | Marketing Director | 40 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2020 · 5 contractors · $2.7M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| WME | Nashville, TN | Producer | $1,000,000 |
| CAA | Las Angeles, CA | Artist Representative | $750,000 |
| Live Nation Entertainment | Beverly Hills, CA | Artist Production | $550,000 |
| AreYouIN | Aitkin, MN | Production | $188,900 |
| Daniel Rice | Clive, IA | Promotor | $167,500 |
2019 · 5 contractors · $2.9M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Entertainment | Beverly Hills, CA | Artist Production | $1,156,000 |
| CAA | Las Angeles, CA | Artist Representative | $930,800 |
| Daniel Rice | Clive, IA | Promotor | $362,000 |
| David Barker | Aitkin, MN | Landlord | $240,000 |
| AreYouIN | Aitkin, MN | Production | $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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $348,283 | $1,180,619 | $1,702,752 | $126,362 | $0 | $334,850 | $907,550 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $10,697,040 | $6,084,415 | $8,312,833 | $6,481,979 | $923,442 | $4,500,934 | $137,000 | 12 | 12 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “NATIONS INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $83 | 2023 | $28 | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | MN | Not reported | $375,239 | $775,035 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOL NATION INC | NC | C60 | $471,247 | $402,952 | Executive Director | $103,833 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| ALL NATIONS SOCCER INC | FL | N64 | $368,004 | $393,497 | President | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| OPTIONS INC | NC | Not reported | $677,731 | $619,967 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $70,785 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| BOSS NATION INC | IL | N99 | $214,034 | $217,356 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $30,000 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| EMPOWERING NATIONS INC | OK | Z99 | $184,983 | $185,886 | PRESIDENT | $24,000 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| KID NATION INC | TX | O23 | $434,015 | $446,716 | Executive Dir. | $42,000 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| GRAND NATION INC | OK | F80 | $616,712 | $665,495 | DIRECTOR | $54,300 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| United Indian Nations Inc | CA | Not reported | $639,681 | $593,343 | Executive DIrector | $95,330 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| EQUIP THE NATIONS INC | AR | X99 | $324,332 | $325,246 | VICE PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | AZ | Not reported | $382,332 | $365,895 | CEO | $108,000 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| YPC NATIONAL INC | NY | A6B | $178,993 | $254,277 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| ORTHONATIONS INC | NJ | E11 | $244,040 | $63,039 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| 1776 Nation Inc | DE | Not reported | $285,184 | $285,457 | President | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| HOPE OF THE NATIONS INC | CA | Q30 | $346,875 | $429,907 | CEO | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | WV | Not reported | $524,827 | $522,291 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | IL | Not reported | $474,871 | $401,451 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| CLUB NATIONAL INC | NH | Not reported | $565,012 | $493,213 | PRESIDENT | $2,928 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| HORSE NATION INC | CA | D99 | $280,725 | $187,907 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIVE ACTION INC | MT | O50 | $227,189 | $192,896 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| EQUIP THE NATIONS INC | GA | Q21 | $197,220 | $174,675 | President | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | KY | Not reported | $606,461 | $649,436 | CEO | $168,732 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| AWAKEN ALL NATIONS INC | AK | X20 | $304,656 | $241,680 | SECRETARY | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| FAMILY NATION INC | FL | N50 | $352,357 | $341,461 | VICE PRESIDE | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
| NATIONAL HBPA INC | FL | Not reported | $379,773 | $291,954 | EXECUTIVE DI | $40,000 | Similar name, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,180,619 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $6,084,415 spent · pay $907,550 · grants $0 · events $140,690
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income $812,400 | $140,690 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $6,084,415 | 100% |