Nonprofit · EIN 47-2085059
WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $135,479 | $159,826 | -$24,347 | $106,626 | $0 | $106,626 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $125,842 | $167,776 | -$41,934 | $131,078 | $105 | $130,973 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $90,485 | $155,663 | -$65,178 | $174,237 | $1,330 | $172,907 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $116,821
- of which government grants
- $35,000
- Program service revenue
- $19,883
- Investment income
- $1,348
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,651
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $78
- Other revenue
- -$2,573
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,114
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,577
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $126,130
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $630
- Travel
- $1,499
- Depreciation
- $2,944
- Program services (functional)
- $121,729
- Management and general (functional)
- $22,072
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,025
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $131,078
- Total assets, end of year
- $106,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $106,626
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,138
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $96,151
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,475
- Gross receipts
- $138,337
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Baxter | Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 40 | $93,114 | $2,729 |
| Alicia Smith | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Raymond Dehn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mirella Ceja-Orozco | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ebony Ruhland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Louise Waakaa'igan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fong Lee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Baxter | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $91,928 | $2,759 |
| Alicia Smith | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Raymond Dehn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mirella Ceja-Orozco | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ebony Ruhland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Louise Waakaa'igan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fong Lee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Baxter | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $86,981 | $2,007 |
| Sara H Jones | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Raj Sethuraju | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Davis | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alicia Smith | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Raymond Dehn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mirella Ceja-Orozco | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ebony Ruhland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Louise Waakaa'igan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1730 NEW BRIGHTON BLVD STE 104-128, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413-1661
- In care of
- % EMILY BAXTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Emily Baxter, 3300 Ulysses St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
- Signed the 990
- Emily Baxter, Executive Director
- Phone
- (651) 329-3288
- Website
- weareallcriminals.org
Mission
We Are All Criminals strives for a more just and equitable world where we are able to transcend our pasts and reach our full potential. We do this through art and personal stories of crimes that people got away with, or crimes for which people were caught, and an examination of how their lives could have been or were altered. WAAC uses visual art and storytelling to change people's perceptions of the criminal legal system and of the false dichotomy between criminal and clean.
Program accomplishments
- One in four people has a criminal record, but all of us have a criminal history. We Are All Criminals collects stories from people who have the luxury of living without an official reminder of a past mistake and encourages those people to consider how different their lives would be had they been caught. We educate them about the disparate impact race, ethnicity, and class have on whether a neighborhood is policed, whether a person is arrested, charged, and prosecuted, how heavily they are punished, and how harshly they are impacted by collateral consequences after they have served their court-assigned punishment. WAAC collects stories from people who were caught and allows those individuals to reclaim their stories, providing personal information that is more pertinent to their character than a past criminal act. WAAC collects stories from family members of incarcerated individuals, and amplifies the voices of currently incarcerated artists. Stories are shared through photographs, poetry, and prose, in art exhibits, presentations and trainings, and the website, to encourage everyone to reassess the relevance of a criminal record when making decisions about housing, employment, licensing, and nearly every other aspect of a person's life. These stories are grouped into categories such as "Luxury to Forget," "More Than My Mugshot," "Ripple Effect," "See Me," "SEEN." SEEN artists participated in an exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum in Spring 2025.Expenses $121,729 · revenue $19,883
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
- 47-2085059
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $106,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $138,337
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $135,479 | $159,826 | $106,626 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $125,842 | $167,776 | $131,078 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $90,485 | $155,663 | $174,237 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $127,374 | $87,020 | $238,085 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 47-2085059).
Questions about WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS
- What is the EIN of WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS is 47-2085059.
- Is WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS 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 WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS 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 WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS 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 WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Emily Baxter.
- Who are the officers and directors of WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,114 (Emily Baxter, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does WE ARE ALL CRIMINALS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $135,479, expenses of $159,826 and total assets of $106,626 at year end.
Other nonprofits in MINNEAPOLIS
- COMUNIDADES ORGANIZANDO EL PODER Y LA ACCION LATINA COPAL EDUCATION EIN 83-1380358 · last filed 990 for 2025
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION EIN 41-6050012 · last filed 990 for 2025
- PHILANTHROFUND FOUNDATION EIN 36-3567019 · last filed 990 for 2025
- GAY-LESBIAN-BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER PRIDE-TWIN CITIES EIN 41-1808096 · last filed 990 for 2024
- ORIGINS PROGRAM EIN 41-1356854 · last filed 990 for 2024
- MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE INC EDUCATION FUND EIN 51-0164086 · last filed 990 for 2024
- QUEER SPACE COLLECTIVE EIN 86-3249777 · last filed 990 for 2025
- INDIAN CHILD WELFARE LAW CENTER EIN 41-1750836 · last filed 990 for 2025
All nonprofits in MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota · Civil rights, social action and advocacy