Marcell Family Center Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411930677
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Marcell, MN, USA
Phone
2188323444
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Recreational Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$92,740
Expenses
$83,377
Assets
$215,127
Liabilities
$65,399

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JOEL KARELS (Chairman)
  • LAUREN LONG (Director)
  • KIM KLUG (Treasurer)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the marcell family center is to make a positive impact on individuals in the surrounding rural area by providing an environmnent for wholesome educational, cultural, fine arts and recreational activities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Facility use - the marcell family center provides facilities for the community to use for a variety of programs and events. Facilities available include: fitness center, library, computer room, wireless internet, archery range, gymnasium, private rentals, and a bounce tent.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.3%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 50.3%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.3% of revenue deployed · 50.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.