Equality Minnesota

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203468924
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6126772200
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Lesbian, Gay Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$774,802
Expenses
$922,960
Assets
$159,073
Liabilities
$31,135

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Public education of Minnesota laws that discriminate against same-sex couples and their families.

What it reported doing in 2012

Public education of Minnesota laws that discriminate against same-sex couples and their familes. Accomplishments in 2012: led the research efforts that framed all marriage education efforts in the state, including polling as well as traditional and on-line focus groups to ascertain effective messaging. Undertook outreach to a variety of business groups, including chambers of commerce, rotary clubs, and other business trade associations. Presented on the 515 Minnesota laws and their business implications at fortune 500 company headquartered in Minnesota. Worked closely with media outlets and reporters around the state and nationally, being featured in such media outlets as the star tribune, st. Paul pioneer press, Minnesota public radio, minnpost, st. Cloud times, duluth news tribune, and wcco, as well as nationally in the New York times and bloomberg report. Produced a statewide educational program entitled "515-the tour," with venues in duluth, ely, mankato, austin, winona, east grand forks and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.1%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $821K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $101K · 16 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.