EIN 41-1949625

Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1999
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Conservation Minnesota Voter Center researches public opinion and government actions on conservation issues, provides reliable information to help Minnesotans make decisions that protect the health of our air, water, communities, and families. CMVC informs state lawmakers by building strong relationships and always being accurate, credible, and non-partisan. CMVC works to increase the number of state leaders working to protect our lakes, lands, and way of life by rewarding conservation champions and working behind the scenes.
Related structure
Conservation Minnesota Voter Center is child organization, under the parent exemption from Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues.
Also known as...
Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues
Total revenues
$1,015,502
2022
Total expenses
$1,391,899
2022
Total assets
$965,081
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

Facts at your fingertips:cmvc believes in accountability. It researches public opinion and government actions so that reliable information is available to make decisions. It provides financial support to maintain and manage Conservation Minnesota's checkmylegislator.org website. This website makes elected officials' Conservation voting records available in real time, all the time, to every Minnesotan.
Informing state lawmakers:cmvc works to make sure state leaders have the information they need to make sound Conservation decisions. This requires cmvc to build strong relationships and to always be accurate, credible, and non-partisan. Nowhere is the pragmatic and bi-partisan nature of the organization's work more obvious than in the government relations team. Cmvc is committed to working with leaders of every region and political party to protect our lakes, land, and way of life. Clean water and Conservation issues are too important to all minnesotans to be partisan.
Cultivating leaders:there are many ways that cmvc works to increase the number of state leaders working to protect our lakes, lands, and way of life. It rewards Conservation champions by publicly recognizing their leadership. Cmvc also works behind the scenes to recruit strong candidates to seek appointed and elected offices that impact the great outdoors. During elections, it provides voters with unbiased and positively presented information about the Conservation records of candidates.

Grants made by Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Conservation MinnesotaGeneral Support for Charitable Activites$600,000
TakeAction MinnesotaGeneral Support$125,000
Faith in MinnesotaGeneral Support$125,000

Who funds Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
League of Conservation VotersEnvironmental Education, Capacity Building, and Advocacy$567,000
Energy Action Fund (GTAF)To Support Clean Energy Policy Advancement in the States.$365,000

Personnel at Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

NameTitleCompensation
Paul AustinExecutive Director$14,564
Anne SaffertFinance and Operations Director
Liz DeeringCommunications Director
Laura VanceDevelopment Director
Julia VanaveryDirector of Strategic Advancement
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,013,000
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$826
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,676
Total revenues$1,015,502

Form 990s for Conservation Minnesota Voter Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062021-11-15990View PDF
2019-062020-01-14990View PDF
2018-062018-12-22990View PDF
2017-062017-12-01990OView PDF
2016-062017-01-23990OView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 17, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 17, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $352,000 from League of Conservation Voters
October 2, 2021
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $230,000 from League of Conservation Voters
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsChapter / child organizations
Issues
Public policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelNo full-time employees
General information
Address
1101 West River Pkwy 250
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
cmvotercenter.org/ 
Phone
(612) 767-2444
IRS details
EIN
41-1949625
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1999
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W20: Government and Public Administration
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Child within group exemption
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