Nonprofit · EIN 41-1730982
SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · DULUTH, MN 55804
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,276,764 | $315,322 | $961,442 | $2,991,966 | $57,338 | $2,934,628 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $296,238 | $215,651 | $80,587 | $1,932,482 | $59,802 | $1,872,680 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,205,357
- of which government grants
- $55,127
- Membership dues
- $64,947
- Program service revenue
- $33,890
- Investment income
- $163
- Net income from fundraising events
- $33,717
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,637
- Other revenue
- $37,354
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $51,806
- Other salaries and wages
- $30,980
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $89,119
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $575
- Occupancy
- $3,225
- Travel
- $1,139
- Depreciation
- $14,250
- Program services (functional)
- $253,333
- Management and general (functional)
- $59,016
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,973
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,932,482
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,991,966
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,338
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,934,628
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,016,259
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,794,079
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,934,628
- Gross receipts
- $1,282,230
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Thompson | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $51,806 |
| Mike Reichenbach | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $10,744 |
| Jeff Gniffke | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $1,027 |
| Bruce Martinson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Kaler | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark Magney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Juhl | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Phil Sogge | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ari Fuad | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Fuad | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tam Seidl | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Russ Baker | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Bathke | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steve Harstad | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Thompson | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $47,112 |
| Bruce Martinson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Kaler | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark Magney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Juhl | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mike Reichenbach | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Phil Sogge | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Meigs | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ari Fuad | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Fuad | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tam Seidl | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Gniffke | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6008 LONDON RD, DULUTH, MN 55804-2523
- In care of
- % ASSOCIATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Molly Thompson, 6008 LONDON RD, Duluth, MN 55804
- Signed the 990
- Mark Magney, Treasurer
- Phone
- (218) 525-0001
- Website
- www.sugarloafnorthshore.org
Mission
To inspire the preservation and restoration of the North Shore's unique environment through education and exemplary stewardship, especially at Sugarloaf Cove.
Program accomplishments
- The organization operates and maintains the North Shore's only private, non profit nature center. Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, located near Schroeder, MN, offers public access to Lake Superior and a variety of educational programs and workshops about natural history and coastal conservation throughout the year. The site also serves as a demonstration site for forest restoration projects. Over 25,000 people visit the site each year and many participate in our educational programs. Programs offered include bird banding demonstrations, geology educational walks, Master Naturalist workshops, and guest speakers. In 2023 we began the construction of a new outdoor education which we completed in 2025.Expenses $136,197 · grants $19,500 · revenue $15,792
- Sugarloaf is committed to the restoration of the North Shore forest of Minnesota. As part of this commitment, we offered a variety of invasive species and forest restoration workshops, and successfully procured funding for the North Shore Forest Collaborative coordinator position. Sugarloaf is a founding and active member of the North Shore Forest Collaborative (NSFC) and contracts with the coordinator. The mission of the North Shore Forest Collaborative is to revitalize and maintain a healthy and functioning ecosystem along the North Shore of Lake Superior with emphasis on restoring and maintaining native trees and associated forest communities. The Collaborative is a coordinated effort between local, state, and federal land management agencies as well as public and private organizations and individuals who want to work together to assure a healthy forest environment. Recent efforts include popular North Shore landowner workshops, a discounted tree fencing programs for landowners, and the initiation of a program offering private landowners a visit by a Woodland Advisor who tour their property and give them reforestation recommendations.Expenses $55,318 · grants $55,127 · revenue -$192
- Sugarloaf manages a reduced cost fencing supplies program for landowners in partnership with the North Shore Forest Collaborative. With funding from a private foundation and payments from landowners, landowners receive fencing and post which they use to protect seedlings they plant on their properties. This program is vital to restoring a healthy North Shore forest as approximately 75% of the property along the North Shore is privately owned. Through this program, over 90,000 trees have been planted since 2016 by private landowners.Expenses $61,818 · grants $45,000 · revenue $63,099
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 | Not 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
- 41-1730982
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,991,966
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,282,230
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,276,764 | $315,322 | $2,991,966 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $296,238 | $215,651 | $1,932,482 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $545,260 | $255,411 | $1,765,727 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 41-1730982).
Questions about SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION is 41-1730982.
- Is SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION 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 SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Molly Thompson.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,806 (Molly Thompson, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,276,764, expenses of $315,322 and total assets of $2,991,966 at year end.
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