Community Resource Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871987367
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Shakopee, MN, USA
Phone
9522177172
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$388,321
Expenses
$375,686
Assets
$7,202
Liabilities
$7,202

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ibrahim Mohamed (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ibrahim Mohamed (Executive Director): $103,042 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Community Resource Center is a nonprofit organization that serves diverse communities in the South Metro region of the Twin Cities. We provide resources and support in the areas of employment, education, housing, healthcare, and more for children and families of various backgrounds. CRC seeks to connect each person with what they need to thrive, including language assistance and/or cultural support. Community Resource Center focuses on strengthening the whole person and whole family, ensuring everyone is well served and can succeed at school and in the community.

What it reported doing in 2025

We provide resources and support to promote security, independence, and stability for children and families. We focus on serving individuals and families holistically, including supports in the following areas: volunteers smiling Career Assistance Provide training support for individuals re-entering or entering the workforce for the first time, including resume building, interview preparation, and job-seeking/networking. volunteers smiling After-school Program Offer enriching youth activities that support positive citizenship, health, and well-being, helping children develop into strong, responsible members of the community. volunteer bringing food Food Access Ensure access to healthy eating and nutrition resources, including free food drives to help families in need. beautiful house Housing Assistance Help individuals and families find affordable housing that is suited to their needs, providing support in securing stable living conditions. doctor smiling Healthcare Access Support Offer guidance in accessing healthcare resources such as MNSURE Assistance and filing for Human Service benefits to ensure healthcare needs are met. woman smiling Immigration Support Provide access to free legal clinics, assist with immigration-related concerns, and help individuals navigate legal processes. woman comforting young woman Substance Abuse Resources Provide drug and substance abuse resources to help individuals and families manage and overcome addiction challenges. teacher writing on board Education Support Assist with enrollment or general education support, ensuring children have the tools and resources to succeed in their studies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 93% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

STRONG - 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: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $130.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 43.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 54.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4,491.9% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.9% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $376K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $103K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.