Central Minnesota Council on Aging Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON AGING IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE WITH OLDER PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY CARE, REDUCING ISOLATION AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES.
- Income
- $8.0 million
- Spending
- $8.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $181,837, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 89% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4.7 million spent. CENTRAL MN COUNCIL ON AGING IS A PIVOTAL LINK BETWEEN COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR SENIORS, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THOSE SERVICES IN ITS 14 COUNTY PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA. CMCOA AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES TO HELP ENSURE THAT VAST ARRAYS OF OPTIONS ARE IN PLACE TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOW SENIORS TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. IN 2024, $4.6 MILLION PURCHASED SERVICES WITH THESE DOLLARS WHICH INCLUDED 18,495 SESSIONS OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, 955 HOURS OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 3,578 HOURS OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE, 1 LEGAL EDUCATION SESSION, 18,877 RIDES OF ASSISTED TRANSPORTATION, 1,447 HOURS OF CHORE SERVICES, 10,973 HOURS OF HOMEMAKER SERVICES, 1,115 SESSIONS OF EVIDENCED BASED HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS, 5,084 HOURS OF CAREGIVER RESPITE, 2,053 HOURS OF CAREGIVER COUNSELING SERVICES, 194 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS, 846 HOURS OF TELEPHONE REASSURANCE OR FRIENDLY VISITING, 34 CAREGIVER INFORMATION SESSIONS, 181 HOURS OF CAREGIVER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, 86,931 CONGREGATE MEALS AND 367,746 HOME DELIVERED MEALS. A TOTAL OF $816,092 WAS UTILIZED AS IN-KIND MATCH BY THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SERVICES.
- $2.2 million spent. THE SENIOR LINKAGE LINE IS A SERVICE OF THE MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA'S AREA AGENCIES ON AGING. THE SENIOR LINKAGE LINE PROVIDES FREE HELP TO OLDER ADULTS WHO MAY NEED SUPPORT REMAINING IN OR RETURNING TO THEIR HOME. SENIOR LINKAGE LINE STAFF WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND/OR CAREGIVERS TO UNDERSTAND THE PERSON'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, HELP CONNECT THEM WITH SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND FOLLOW-UP TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUCCESS. IN 2023, 20,816 INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED OVER THE TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON WHEN REQUESTED TO FULLY ASSIST A CONSUMER OR CAREGIVER.
- $418,393 spent. CMCOA 2024 DEVELOPMENT GOALS/STRATEGIES:- AGE FRIENDLY-CMCOA WAS A DESIGNATED AGE FRIENDLY MINNESOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. LED VARIOUS AGE FRIENDLY RELATED EVENTS/DISCUSSION AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES.- PROVIDED ONE ON ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THREE AGE FRIENDLY MN COMMUNITY GRANTEES.- FIVE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY OF LEARNING SESSIONS OFFERED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PROGRAMS. CLOSE TO SEVENTY PARTICIPANTS. - HOSTED AN IN PERSON REGIONAL EXCHANGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINNESOTA STATEWIDE AGE FRIENDLY CONFERENCE. WITH CLOSE TO FORTY IN ATTENDANCE. THE EVENT OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUP DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEEDS/WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED BACK TO THE AGE FRIENDLY MN COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MULTI-SECTOR AGE FRIENDLY WORK PLAN. - PARTNERED WITH RAINBOW HEALTH AND BRAINERD AREA AND ST. CLOUD AREA PRIDE COMMITTEES TO OFFER SENIOR ACCESSIBLE LGBTQ+ EVENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR LARGER PRIDE EVENT. - PARTNERED WITH DANCING SKY AAA AND RAINBOW HEALTH TO OFFER A VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON (SARTELL MN) TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH LGBTQ OLDER ADULTS. THE TRAINING ENGAGED SENIOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK WITH OLDER PEOPLE. - DEVELOPMENT OF PROFILE OF OLDER ADULTS REPORT. REPORTS WERE SENT TO CITY/COUNTY LEADERS WITH FOLLOW-UP OUTREACH TO OFFER PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY LEADERS/GROUPS. PRESENTED TO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STAFF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEMBERS FOR THE AGENCY.- DEMENTIA RELATED INITIATIVES AND EDUCATION. - PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO CURRENT, NEW, AND RE-ENGAGED DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES.- DEMENTIA FRIENDS INFORMATION SESSION AT THE MINNESOTA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION- TARGETED FOR RURAL UTILITY CALL STAFF. FORTY-THREE TRAINED SPECIFICALLY IN HANDLING CALLS WITH CUSTOMERS WHO MAY HAVE MEMORY ISSUES. - DEMENTIA FRIENDS CHAMPION TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE CMCOA REGION INCLUDING AT CROSS LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CROW WING COUNTY, ST. GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTER IN LITTLE FALLS AND LAKES AREA ACT ON ALZHEIMER- SOUTHERN CHISAGO COUNTY AND FOREST LAKE AREA, AND A VIRTUAL SESSION. IN ALL TRAINED THIRTY-EIGHT NEW DEMENTIA CHAMPIONS.DEMENTIA FRIENDS WORKFORCE TRAINING TO TWENTY-SIX STUDENTS AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE, BRAINERD. - EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND EVIDENCE INFORMED CLASSES: HEATHY AGING COORDINATOR LEAD AND/OR COORDINATED THE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTED WITH OUTREACH TO COORDINATE COLLABORATION AMONGST COMMUNITY GROUPS. CLASSES INCLUDED: DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM- (DPP); MINDFUL PRESENCE: COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR SELF AND OTHERS; GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY; TAI JI QUAN MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CDSMP); STAY ACTIVE & INDEPENDENT FOR LIFE (SAIL; COACHING FOR HYPERTENSION AND PEARLS COACH (PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES).- CMCOA HEALTHY AGING COORDINATOR TRAINED TO BE A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES (PEARLS) COACH. DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIP WITH WHITNEY SENIOR CENTER AND CENTRACARE HEALTH SERVED AS A SUPERVISING ENTITY AND OFFERED REFERRALS TO ENGAGE OLDER PATIENTS IN PEARLS. TWELVE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH PEARLS. - PEARLS COHORT- DEVELOPED A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CMCOA, HORIZON HEALTH, KNUTE NELSON, CROW WING ENERGIZED AND CROW WING HUMAN SERVICES IN CASS, CROW WING, TODD, MORRISON, AND WADENA COUNTIES. FIFTEEN NEW PEARLS COACHES TRAINED. ONE AREA PERSON HAS BECOME MASTER TRAINED TO BE CAPABLE OF OFFERING IN-PERSON COACHES TRAINING IF NEEDED IN THE CMCOA REGION. - BETWEEN TRAINEES AND PARTICIPANTS OVERALL THE CLASSES SERVED WELL OVER 300. SOCIAL ISOLATION, LONELINESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:- USING THE UCLA 3 ITEM LONELINESS SCALE DEVELOPED THE TOGETHER WELL (TW) TOOLKIT. ENGAGED TWELVE PROVIDERS PILOT THE TOOLKIT IN EARLY 2024. THE TW TOOLKIT ASSISTS PROVIDERS WITH IDENTIFYING AND HELPING CLIENTS TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. - CONTRACTED WITH LYRICALITY, A LOCAL ARTIST GROUP THAT OFFERS COMMUNITY GROUP SESSIONS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS NEEDS AND BUILD CONNECTIONS THROUGH POETRY. THE TEAM CONDUCTED LISTENING SESSION WITH NINETEEN PARTICIPANTS ON NEEDS FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED SOMALI AND LATINX COMMUNITY MEMBERS. - AS PART OF AGE FLOURISHING ST. CLOUD, PARTICIPATED IN PLANNING AND LEADING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITH TECH AND APOLLO HIGH SCHOOLS IN ST. CLOUD AREA ON AGEISM AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS.- COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION (CESIL)- LED THE AGE FLOURISHING ST. CLOUD SOCIAL & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. INCORPORATED THE WORK OF THE COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION. CMCOA ALSO HOSTED A WORKSHOP A ROADMAP FOR DEVELOPING A COALITION TO END SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF CESIL ACTIVITIES, BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. INCORPORATING DATA GATHERED FROM CENTRACARE HEALTH SOCIAL ISOLATION/LONELINESS QUESTIONS ASKED OF PATIENTS AS PART OF THEIR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. - MEN'S SHED- PARTICIPATED IN THREE CONFERENCE SESSIONS HIGHLIGHTING THE MEN'S SHED PROGRAMS INCLUDING MINNESOTA MEN'S SHED CONFERENCE- INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS FROM IRELAND AND SCOTLAND, PRESENTATION ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEN AND THE MEN'S SHED, AND AT THE MINNESOTA GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE (MGS) CONFERENCE.ROBOTIC PET DISTRIBUTION- CONTINUED PROGRAM TO PLACE ROBOTIC PETS TO OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS- THE PROJECT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND ALL PETS WERE DISTRIBUTED. CMCOA DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE BACK BY DONATING TO THE ROBOTIC PET FUND. WORKFORCE:- PARTNERED WITH PROPEL NONPROFIT TO OFFER A TRUE PROGRAM COSTS WORKSHOP. THE THIRTY-FIVE PARTICIPANTS FROM NONPROFIT AGENCIES WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NONPROFIT BUDGET. - PARTNERED WITH CROW WING COUNTY AGING SERVICES T
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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