The Cowles Center

Minneapolis, MN
Tax-exempt since Sept. 2010
EIN: 27-1173436

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)3 Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Performing Arts Centers (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$3.8M (2022)

Expenses

$3.27M (2022)

Total Assets

$26.8M (2022)

Total Liabilities

$1.82M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$3,800,665

Expenses

$3,273,798

Net Income

$526,867

Net Assets

$25,007,548

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,039,029	80.0%
Program Services	$678,792	17.9%
Investment Income	$30	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$110,290	2.9%
Net Fundraising	-$27,476
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$795,986	24.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$26,829,562
Total Liabilities	$1,822,014
Net Assets	$25,007,548

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$248,606	$44,801
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$211,860	$28,658
Kathleen Kvern (Secretary)	$0	$164,604	$42,883
Steve Stanley (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$156,877	$33,154
Stacey Mickelson (Vice President)	$0	$147,106	$21,960

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Filed on July 25, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$3,628,768

Expenses

$2,865,134

Net Income

$763,634

Net Assets

$24,480,681

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,021,033	83.3%
Program Services	$470,752	13.0%
Investment Income	$39	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$147,201	4.1%
Net Fundraising	-$10,257
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$733,193	25.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,707,590
Total Liabilities	$1,226,909
Net Assets	$24,480,681

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$226,084	$44,255
Will Law (Treasurer/Interim Executive Director)	$0	$204,002	$32,614
Kathleen Kvern From July (Secretary)	$0	$151,430	$31,127
Steve Stanley (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$147,028	$20,316
Stacey Mickelson (Vice President)	$0	$141,951	$19,819
Andrew Michaelson Until July (Secretary)	$0	$99,509	$4,975

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Filed on Oct. 5, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$1,492,326

Expenses

$2,658,641

Net Income

-$1,166,315

Net Assets

$23,717,047

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$828,211	55.5%
Program Services	$489,875	32.8%
Investment Income	$60	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$142,670	9.6%
Net Fundraising	$31,510	2.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$761,086	28.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,245,040
Total Liabilities	$1,527,993
Net Assets	$23,717,047

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$224,441	$29,682
Will Law (Interim Executive Director And Treasurer)	$0	$203,690	$22,347
Mark Conrad Partial Year (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$37,909	$16,626
Steve Stanley (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$129,697	$20,540
Stacey Mickelson (Vice President)	$0	$137,432	$15,987
Andrew Michaelson (Secretary)	$0	$92,084	$4,604

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990

Filed on Oct. 4, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$3,381,185

Expenses

$3,276,880

Net Income

$104,305

Net Assets

$19,372,693

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,130,824	63.0%
Program Services	$1,064,476	31.5%
Investment Income	$346	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$110,072	3.3%
Net Fundraising	$75,467	2.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,043,897	31.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$20,722,457
Total Liabilities	$1,349,764
Net Assets	$19,372,693

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$205,351	$28,471
Will Law (Interim Executive Director/Treasurer)	$0	$177,093	$30,977
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$130,483	$21,681
Stacey Mickelson (Vice President)	$0	$125,346	$15,908
Andrew Michaelson (Secretary)	$0	$91,786	$4,589

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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$2,305,013

Expenses

$3,610,873

Net Income

-$1,305,860

Net Assets

$19,268,388

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$917,085	39.8%
Program Services	$1,152,011	50.0%
Investment Income	$595	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$152,320	6.6%
Net Fundraising	$83,002	3.6%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$163,485	4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,133,556	31.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$20,279,788
Total Liabilities	$1,011,400
Net Assets	$19,268,388

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen Thru June (Executive Director)	$150,348	$0	$13,269
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$212,663	$25,464
Stacey Mickelson (Vice President)	$0	$120,683	$15,678
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$171,219	$34,319
Andrew Michaelson (Secretary)	$0	$90,644	$7,432
Thomas Hoch Thru Dec (Interim Executive Director)	$0	$0	$12,868
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$133,336	$21,842

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990

Filed on Nov. 8, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$2,162,687

Expenses

$3,552,298

Net Income

-$1,389,611

Net Assets

$20,574,248

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$744,403	34.4%
Program Services	$1,178,856	54.5%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$169,567	7.8%
Net Fundraising	$69,861	3.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$162,326	4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,002,562	28.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$21,181,163
Total Liabilities	$606,915
Net Assets	$20,574,248

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen (Executive Director)	$143,120	$0	$19,812
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$205,735	$27,533
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$164,553	$43,160
Colin Hamilton (Secretary (Thru February))	$0	$19,616	$3,472
Andrew Michaelson (Secretary (From March))	$0	$88,081	$0
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$129,163	$23,157

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$16,195,672

Expenses

$6,760,707

Net Income

$9,434,965

Net Assets

$21,963,859

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,574,648	90.0%
Program Services	$1,572,728	9.7%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$129,701	0.8%
Net Fundraising	-$81,405
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$142,620	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,035,095	15.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$22,229,107
Total Liabilities	$265,248
Net Assets	$21,963,859

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen (Executive Director)	$142,620	$0	$13,754
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$205,750	$27,865
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$164,180	$40,915
Colin Hamilton (Secretary)	$0	$148,665	$23,597
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$124,361	$23,248

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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$6,580,262

Expenses

$3,586,674

Net Income

$2,993,588

Net Assets

$12,528,894

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,368,252	81.6%
Program Services	$1,130,095	17.2%
Investment Income	$66	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$126,399	1.9%
Net Fundraising	-$44,550
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$148,115	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,018,098	28.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$24,917,406
Total Liabilities	$12,388,512
Net Assets	$12,528,894

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen (Executive Director)	$137,900	$0	$10,056
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$211,509	$25,025
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$167,550	$41,948
Colin Hamilton (Secretary)	$0	$160,689	$8,034
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$129,148	$20,653

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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$2,975,430

Expenses

$3,205,662

Net Income

-$230,232

Net Assets

$9,535,306

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,935,089	65.0%
Program Services	$911,119	30.6%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$242,945	8.2%
Net Fundraising	-$113,723
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$133,120	4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$828,723	25.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$22,350,128
Total Liabilities	$12,814,822
Net Assets	$9,535,306

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen (Executive Director)	$133,120	$0	$10,056
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$187,944	$10,813
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$150,960	$36,691
Colin Hamilton (Secretary)	$0	$152,374	$7,619
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$116,849	$18,062

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Filed on Nov. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$3,167,905

Expenses

$3,735,153

Net Income

-$567,248

Net Assets

$9,765,538

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,927,872	60.9%
Program Services	$1,077,989	34.0%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$213,697	6.7%
Net Fundraising	-$51,653
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$148,600	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$928,949	24.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$23,267,587
Total Liabilities	$13,502,049
Net Assets	$9,765,538

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lynn Voneschen (Executive Director)	$141,333	$0	$13,980
L Kelley Lindquist (President)	$0	$197,274	$21,759
Will Law (Treasurer)	$0	$158,500	$16,155
Colin Hamilton (Secretary)	$0	$155,601	$7,780
Mark Conrad (Chief Financial Officer)	$0	$118,138	$15,217

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990

Filed on Nov. 3, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$4,420,979

Expenses

$4,178,187

Net Income

$242,792

Net Assets

$10,332,786

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,097,541	70.1%
Program Services	$1,293,661	29.3%
Investment Income	$175	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$7,410	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$22,192	0.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$173,483	4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$875,481	21.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$24,418,384
Total Liabilities	$14,085,598
Net Assets	$10,332,786

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$3,335,656

Expenses

$3,216,581

Net Income

$119,075

Net Assets

$10,089,994

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,997,117	89.9%
Program Services	$702,107	21.0%
Investment Income	$4,842	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	-$90,825
Net Fundraising	-$276,683
Sales of Assets	$26	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	-$928
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$103,905	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$553,637	17.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$24,499,414
Total Liabilities	$14,409,420
Net Assets	$10,089,994

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Revenue

$2,015,312

Expenses

$1,699,081

Net Income

$316,231

Net Assets

$9,970,919

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,620,520	80.4%
Program Services	$398,609	19.8%
Investment Income	$6,062	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	-$10,259
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$380	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$111,144	6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$579,522	34.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,207,602
Total Liabilities	$15,236,683
Net Assets	$9,970,919

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The Cowles Center

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Revenue $3.8M (2022)

Expenses $3.27M (2022)

Total Assets $26.8M (2022)

Total Liabilities $1.82M (2022)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2010

Revenue

$3.8M (2022)

Expenses

$3.27M (2022)

Total Assets

$26.8M (2022)

Total Liabilities

$1.82M (2022)

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