Celebrate Minnesota

Legal name: Celebrate Minnesota Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934929576
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
St. Cloud, MN, US
Phone
3203427710
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$131,213
Expenses
$71,955
Assets
$176,297
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAWN ZIMMERMAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAWN ZIMMERMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ROLLIS ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAVID BENTRUD (SECRETARY/TR)

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

Showing and Sharing the Love of Jesus in our Community

What it reported doing in 2025

Concert event with over 4,500 people gathered in worship, we lifted our voices to god, seeking his presence in our lives, families, and communities. Featuring unforgettable performances by anne wilson and maverick city music, the evening became a powerful expression of faith, unity and the transforming love of jesus. Camp scholarships thanks to the generosity of our donors, celebrate mn partnered with 17 churches to provide youth camp scholarships to more than 100 students. These scholarships removed financial barriers and opened the door for students who were new to their faith, exploring christianity, or previously unable to attend creating life-changing opportunities for growth, connection, and spiritual transformation. Equip events over 300 people came together for celebrate mn equip events, uniting seasoned believers and those new to faith with a shared purpose - to grow, be equipped, and live out the gospel boldly. Through practical teaching and meaningful connection, attendees were empowered to confidently share their faith, pursue abundant life in christ, and encourage spiritual growth in others. These gatherings strengthened the body of christ and multiplied the message of hope throughout our communities. Christmas outreach concert more than 500 people gathered before christmas for the free celebrate mn christmas concert, refocusing hearts on the true reason for the season. Featuring incredible musical talent from local volunteer musicians, the event welcomed both believers and nonbelievers, serving as meaningful act of outreach that shared hope, unity, and the love of christ with the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 52% for direct work, and 48% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.9%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: 45.2%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -34.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 40.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 54.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.