Nonprofit · EIN 83-1343107
MONARCH JOINT VENTURE
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,994,828 | $3,199,566 | $795,262 | $3,713,091 | $132,455 | $3,580,636 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,139,452 | $3,020,813 | $1,118,639 | $2,951,217 | $218,824 | $2,732,393 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,045,625 | $2,143,337 | $902,288 | $1,728,594 | $148,363 | $1,580,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,617,477
- of which government grants
- $2,555,495
- Program service revenue
- $309,789
- Investment income
- $16,539
- Other revenue
- $51,023
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $432,415
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $117,125
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,330,104
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,767,022
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,566
- Accounting fees
- $76,774
- Occupancy
- $48,394
- Travel
- $126,303
- Depreciation
- $88,364
- Program services (functional)
- $2,658,247
- Management and general (functional)
- $357,473
- Fundraising (functional)
- $183,846
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,951,217
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,713,091
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $132,455
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,580,636
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,024,234
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,960,467
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $620,169
- Gross receipts
- $3,994,828
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,809 | $30,497 |
| JANICE SHARP | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALEB WERTH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LAMMERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI WARBERG BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG CZARNECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN FRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ GOEHRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN HOBBIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LEBOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRA MEDINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY POPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THELMA REDICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURT WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEILA WILLIAMS RIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,607 | $49,824 |
| THELMA REDICK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ GOEHRING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN SHARP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI WARBERG BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG CZARNECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN HOBBIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LAMMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY LAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LEBOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRA MEDINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALEB WERTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURT WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA WILLIAMS RIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,891 | $46,516 |
| THELMA REDICK | BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA BOYLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ GOEHRING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN SHARP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN HOBBIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY LAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH LEBOW | DIRECTOR (EX OFFICIO) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA MUTIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAXWELL SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURT WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA WILLIAMS RIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2233 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 426, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114-1629
- In care of
- % WENDY CALDWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WENDY CALDWELL, 2233 UNIVERSITY AVE W 426, ST PAUL, MN 55114
- Signed the 990
- WENDY CALDWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (651) 222-7631
- Return prepared by
- RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC
Mission
TO PROTECT MONARCHS AND THEIR MIGRATION BY COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS TO DELIVER HABITAT CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Program accomplishments
- THE MONARCH JOINT VENTURE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FACILITATES A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, OTHER NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER TO CONSERVE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, OTHER POLLINATORS, AND THE HABITAT THAT SUSTAINS THEM. SINCE 2008, THE MJV HAS BROUGHT A NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS TOGETHER FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO ADVANCE THESE SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC, AND COLLABORATIVE GOALS. THESE ACTIONS ARE ORGANIZED IN A REGULARLY UPDATED MONARCH CONSERVATION IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK, WHICH SERVES A GUIDE TO CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES NATIONALLY.Expenses $2,658,247 · grants $432,415 · revenue $360,812
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
- 83-1343107
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,713,091
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,994,828
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,994,828 | $3,199,566 | $3,713,091 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,139,452 | $3,020,813 | $2,951,217 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,045,625 | $2,143,337 | $1,728,594 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,728,257 | $1,632,771 | $766,413 | 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 83-1343107).
Questions about MONARCH JOINT VENTURE
- What is the EIN of MONARCH JOINT VENTURE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONARCH JOINT VENTURE is 83-1343107.
- Is MONARCH JOINT VENTURE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to MONARCH JOINT VENTURE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONARCH JOINT VENTURE 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 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE 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 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE 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 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WENDY CALDWELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONARCH JOINT VENTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,809 (WENDY CALDWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MONARCH JOINT VENTURE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,994,828, expenses of $3,199,566 and total assets of $3,713,091 at year end.
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