Midtown and East Phillips Neighborhood Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320036350
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6122762655
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Reported finances

Revenue
$358,158
Expenses
$325,903
Assets
$61,533
Liabilities
$22,696

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nikolas Winter-Simat (Board President)
  • Virginia Sanchez (Vice President)
  • David Ingold (Executive Director)
  • Luke Gannon (Co-Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Luke Gannon (Co-Executive Director): $37,663 total reported compensation
  • David Ingold (Executive Director): $34,610 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The organization shall promote the social health of the community by involving citizens in its activities and shall reach out to all segments of the community including in its activities and shall reach out to all segments of the community including traditionally under-represented groups. The organization will promote the economic health of traditionally under-represented groups. The organization will engage governmental bodies

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization significantly expanded its community outreach and advocacy efforts to foster social cohesion and address local needs. Maintained bilingual communications (English and Spanish) across social media, with expansion to Somali-language inclusion. Promoted local resources and connection opportunities with other organizational partners. Hosted numerous forums, including redevelopment meetings to ensure resident voices were heard. Launched Philips Oral History Project, a multi-neighborhood initiative in partnership with the University of Minnesota and Alley Communications to document the diverse voices of Phillips, recording over 10 interviews to capture decades of neighborhood history. The Urban Agriculture program focused on sustainable food systems and increasing community access to growing resources, expanding the community seed library and creating a new tool library. Conducted seed sorting workshops where over 28 participants packaged 576 seed bags for community distribution. Maintained, repaired, and managed the East Phillips Community Garden, increasing Spanish-language accessibility. Developed and launched a neighborhood tool library, providing residents and local organizations access to over $4,000 in new tools and equipment for home and garden maintenance. Minneapolis Edible Boulevards cultivated food sovereignty in Minneapolis through neighborhood gardens, cooking classes, and other events! Conducted extensive door-knocking and flyering campaigns to inform residents of SNAP relief events, rent support, and state-level resources like Paid Leave. Mentored communications media youth interns, teaching skills in social media management, business interviewing, and event filming. Supported Wicoie Nandagikadens youth gardening internship in connection with the East Phillips Community Garden.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 95% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • 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: Limited
  • 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: 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.9% of revenue deployed · 83.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $272K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $38K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.