Nonprofit · EIN 41-0966032
EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC
Tax-exempt · LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,358,459 | $3,799,644 | $558,815 | $5,058,178 | $462,437 | $4,595,741 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,649,546 | $3,420,659 | $228,887 | $4,494,205 | $469,962 | $4,024,243 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,572,571 | $3,250,767 | $321,804 | $4,210,124 | $425,723 | $3,784,401 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $388,448
- of which government grants
- $311,323
- Program service revenue
- $3,934,398
- Investment income
- $35,613
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$598
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,516
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,822,416
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,497,264
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,567
- Occupancy
- $67,957
- Travel
- $134,906
- Depreciation
- $244,720
- Program services (functional)
- $3,269,363
- Management and general (functional)
- $527,521
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,760
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,494,205
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,058,178
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $462,437
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,595,741
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,502,495
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,590,332
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,409
- Gross receipts
- $4,359,057
- Employees
- 111
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY RUTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $99,516 | $19,098 |
| DENISE CZECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DUNAISKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES PARINS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE ERICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA KROLL - JANUARY - JUNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN BARROWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHLAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA THIELMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA STRAHL - JULY - DECEMBER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARLA ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY RUTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $95,414 |
| DENISE CZECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELVIN NORVELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES PARINS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLE WALKOVIAK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| THERESA KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVEN BARROWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHLAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA THIELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER VOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARLA ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY RUTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,875 |
| MELVIN NORVELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCLEAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLE WALKOVIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| HELEN NEUDECKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DENISE CZECH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVEN BARROWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHLAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHUCK PARINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER VOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARLA ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 303, LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345-0303
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHARLES PARINS, 307 9TH AVE NW, LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345
- Signed the 990
- CHARLES PARINS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (320) 632-9251
- Website
- WWW.EEIMN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA
Mission
TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2025, EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC. (EEI) PROVIDED PERSON-CENTERED DAY SUPPORTS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH IDD AND MENTAL ILLNESS, HELPING INDIVIDUALS BUILD SKILLS, INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS AT EEI ALSO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO SOCIAL EVENTS AND SERVICE GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. EEI SUPPORTS SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES.Expenses $2,941,418 · revenue $3,811,217
- IN 2025, SHELTERED EMPLOYEES EARNED $253,387.00 THROUGH ASSEMBLY, PACKAGING, CLEANING, CONFIDENTIAL SHREDDING, AND RECYCLING JOBS. EEI CONTINUES SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION TO COMPETITIVE, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 10 INDIVIDUALS SECURING COMMUNITY JOBS WITH WAGES PAID DIRECTLY BY THEIR EMPLOYERS. EEI EMPLOYS ABOUT 40 FULL AND PARTTIME STAFF TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO HELP INDIVIDUALS INCREASE INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRATE MORE FULLY INTO THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $327,945 · revenue $123,181
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0966032
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,058,178
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,359,057
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,358,459 | $3,799,644 | $5,058,178 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,649,546 | $3,420,659 | $4,494,205 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,572,571 | $3,250,767 | $4,210,124 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,176,861 | $2,940,911 | $3,886,240 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-0966032).
Questions about EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC
- What is the EIN of EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC is 41-0966032.
- Is EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Are donations to EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHARLES PARINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $99,516 (KATHY RUTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,358,459, expenses of $3,799,644 and total assets of $5,058,178 at year end.
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