Block 9 Master Condominium Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861285820
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Fargo, ND, USA
Phone
7015515422
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Urban, Community Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$789,396
Expenses
$738,997
Assets
$183,433
Liabilities
$9,200

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Paul Noah (Director)
  • Mike Allmendinger (Director)
  • F Scott Neal (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To maintain the 18-story Block 9 mixed-use skyscraper building in the heart of downtown Fargo.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Block 9 Master Condominium Association (the Association) maintains the 18-story Block 9 mixed use skyscraper building in the heart of downtown Fargo on the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue North. The Block 9 development was built as a revival of the center of commerce in downtown Fargo and is part of a public partnership with the City of Fargo, North Dakota. With hundreds of citizens working downtown, retail shops, dining options and residential condos, the vibrancy of the historic downtown corner will be brought back to life.The Block 9 mixed-use tower was created to fuel a thriving community in downtown Fargo and includes ground floor retail, office space, a boutique hotel, restaurant, and residential condominiums. The Block 9 project is adjacent to a public plaza, over a half-acre in size, which has been developed as a gathering and celebration space for the region with seasonal amenities such as a skating rink, splash pad, vendor spaces and a live performance band shell. The Block 9 mixed-use tower maintained by Block 9 Master Condominium Association contains first level shops, restaurant and hotel which are open to the general public. Block 9 Master Condo Association operates primarily for the promotion of social welfare by promoting the common good of the community by providing building amenities and common areas for public use. All members of the community of Fargo, North Dakota and visitors to the city have access to the building and the retail shops, hotel, and restaurant located inside. Hundreds of community members will work in the offices established within the building; estimates project that the Block 9 development will draw over 500,000 visitors to the Block 9 mixed-use tower and plaza location annually.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76% of revenue deployed · 81.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $600K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.