Minnesota · Nonprofit
LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC
LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC (Minnesota) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,832,702 to it, the largest being HEARTH CONNECTION ($1,305,567). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $13M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $2.5M
What Lakes & Pines Community Action Council Inc does
Mission
To build prosperous communities by serving local families and individuals in pursuit of self-reliance.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Early childhood and family developmentprovided services to income-eligible pregnant women and children up to 5 years of age. The services are comprehensive, with the cornerstones of parent and child education, health, family, and community asset building. Early head start and head start are programs committed to giving every vulnerable child an opportunity to succeed. Home-based & center-based service options are available, with center-based classrooms in full-day centers, multi-day part-day school partnership classes, and childcare partnership classes throughout our 7-county service area. Thrivetransforming, honoring, & respecting independence through valuing empowerment. Coaching is provided for customers interested in or needing extra support for upward social and economic mobility.
$4,203,113 spentof which $111,275 as grants$63,953 earned by the program39% of program spendingCommunity services has a variety of programsemergency housing assistanceprovided case management and/or financial assistance to individuals or families who experienced a temporary housing crisis that could have rendered them homeless. Funds helped by assisting with mortgages, rent, deposits, transportation costs, and emergency shelter costs, but also intensive case management to prevent future housing emergencies (budget counseling, resource referrals, or a permanent housing plan). Emergency shelter vouchers were provided to those who were experiencing homelessness along with assessments to be placed on coordinated entry for access to housing programs in the region. Homeless youth programsprovided case management and/or financial assistance to at-risk and homeless youth (24 years old and younger). Funds helped by assisting with rent, deposits, transportation costs, and intensive case management to achieve self-sufficiency (budget counseling, goal setting, resource referrals).volunteer income tax assistanceprovided free income tax preparation for low-income individuals and families to ensure income tax forms were filed with all the tax credits they were eligible for. Individuals…
$3,423,626 spentof which $1,457,838 as grants$763,253 earned by the program32% of program spendingWeatherizationthe goal is to reduce air filtration and lower energy costs with insulation, weather stripping, caulking, and installation of energy-efficient mechanical systems (hvac). By weatherizing homes and saving energy, families experience a higher quality of life.energy assistanceaided through payment of fuel/utility bills and repair or replacement of heating systems to correct emergency problems. This program made fuel bills more affordable for low-income families.
$2,866,365 spentof which $751,757 as grants$7,381 earned by the program26% of program spendingHousing rehabilitationfunds were administered by the minnesota housing finance agency for the rehabilitation loan program. These grant funds were used to repair homes to meet section 8 housing quality standards. Grant funds were loaned, at zero interest, to owner-occupied property for a loan term of 15 years. At that time, if the property is still owned by the original borrower, the loan will be forgiven. Funds were administered from the department of employment and economic development for sturgeon lake, twin lakes township, and sandstone at a 10-year, interest-free, forgivable loan.
$353,271 spentof which $184,334 as grants$427,691 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,846,375.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $3.4M to $3.9M (+13%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 92% · 2018 92% · 2019 92% · 2020 92% · 2021 93% · 2022 87% · 2023 85% · 2024 83% · 2025 88%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Denise Stewart
Executive director
Board chair
Tim Burkhardt
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $199k → $268k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 10 of 11 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 76% · 2018 92% · 2019 80% · 2020 80% · 2021 81% · 2022 42% · 2023 59% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
57% of LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 73% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
99% of LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $158k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $32.6M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$30.3M
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$2.1M
- Department of the Treasury$210k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC?
- LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC (Minnesota) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,832,702 to it, the largest being HEARTH CONNECTION ($1,305,567). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $1,832,702 in grants to LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC?
- HEARTH CONNECTION is the largest funder on record, with $1,305,567 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LAKES & PINES COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 11 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing