NonprofitsWacosa

Wacosa

WAITE PARK, MN

Total revenue

$11.1M

Total expenses

$9.1M

Net assets

$13.5M

Grants received

$1.3M

35 grants

EIN

410871466

Tax year

2024

Mission

To provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to work and live in their community.

Programs

1 program

Vocational serviceswacosa's vocational services consist of wacosa's community crews, production crews, thriftworks! And docushred. Wacosa serves people with a variety of mental, physical and cognitive abilities. Some of wacosa's clients live independently, some with families, and others in group home settings. Through wacosa's vocational services, clients are employed by local businesses, go out in the community in work crews or they work in one of wacosa's facilities. Wacosa's in house work is wide ranging. Wacosa does assembly, quality checking, mailing services, labeling, collating, packaging/kitting, re-work, document shredding, thrift store operations, recycling services and much more. Wacosa's clients enjoy working, are dedicated and take great pride in the work they do.

Expenses: $2.0M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.4M
Program service revenue$9.4M
Investment income$251K
Other revenue$23K
Total revenue$11.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$6.8M
Fundraising$78K
Other expenses$2.2M
Total expenses$9.1M
Total assets$14.7M
Net assets$13.5M

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NANCY BETTS

ED

Board

$132K

40 hrs/wk

TRACI MCKINNON

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Board

$94K

40 hrs/wk

JEFF BENVENISTE

BOARD TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RON BRANDENBURG

BOARD SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

PEGGY BAYER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATTHEW DESJARDINS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CURT GAINSFORTH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SANDIE WESTERGREN

BOARD CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURA KRUEGER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

THAD OLSEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOE PERSKE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LINDSEY RENNIE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

HERB TRENZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MOLLIE GARDEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER JOHNSON

BOARD VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 35 of 35

FromAmountPurposeYear
$21K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2024
$5K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$171K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2023
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$19K
PROJECT GRANTS & ARTS ACCESS GRANT
2023
$15K
TECHNOLOGY GRANT
2023
$3K
(MATCHING) UNRESTRICTED USE
2023
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1K
LEAF BLOWERS TO BLOW SNOW OFF OF VANS
2023
$144K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2022
$12K
LED SIGNAGE FOR STORE
2022
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$8K
PROJECT GRANT
2022
$2K
(MATCHING) UNRESTRICTED USE
2022
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
CHARITABLE FUNCTION
2022
$1K
CHARITABLE FUNCTION
2022
$25K
TRAINING AND PURCHASE TRASH COMPACTOR TO REDUCE TRASH
2021
$10K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$1K
CHARITABLE FUNCTION
2021
$119K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2020
$17K
WACOSA'S ADAPTIVE MEDIA PROJECT (AMP)
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$2K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2020
$1K
CHARITABLE FUNCTION
2020
$1K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TH 100TH ANNIVERSAY
2020
$963
BATTERY OPERATED PORTABLE HAND SANITIZERS
2020
$24K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$10K
TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
2019
$6K
PROJECT GRANT
2019
$595K
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH FULFILLING ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
2018
$17K
EXPAND 3 DOORWAYS TO MAKE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
2018
$1K
CHARITABLE FUNCTION
2018

Funded by

$1.3M from 12 funders · 35 grants · 2018–2024

Independence Center Inc

$595K · 1 grant · 2018

Communitygiving

$479K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Benton Telecommunications Foundation

$56K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$45K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Central Minnesota Arts Board

$32K · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Morgan Family Foundation

$23K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Shavlik Family Charitable Trust

$15K · 1 grant · 2023

Ja Wedum Foundation

$10K · 2 grants · 2020

Details

EIN410871466
Subsection03
Ruling date2015-10
Formed1963
Employees499
Volunteers39
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