Walking With a Purpose Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO HELP MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTDOORS WITHOUT SAFE AND SECURE HOUSING, WHILE WORKING TO RADICALLY TRANSFORM THE PARADIGM OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $39,444
- Spending
- $55,852
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $11,950, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $20,133 spent. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS VISIT THE HOMELESS CAMPS EACH WEEK TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR OUR CLIENTS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE OUTDOORS AND CHECK ON THEM. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST IN SORTING DONATED ITEMS, PUTTING TOGETHER FOOD BAGS, DRIVING BUSES AND SERVING CLIENTS. WE PROVIDE CLOTHING, CAMPING GEAR, FOOD, HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND SOCIAL SERVICES REFERRAL MATERIALS, AS NEEDED, TO APPROXIMATELY 275 CLIENTS AT 10 HOMELESS CAMPS PER MONTH. OUR OUTREACH HELPS ESTABLISH TRUST WITH OUR CLIENTS SO WHEN THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING, THEY TRUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. WE PARTNER WITH SETTLED, ANOTHER NONPROFIT, TO HELP MOVE SOME OF OUR CLIENTS FROM LIVING OUTDOORS INTO TINY HOMES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THIS PAST YEAR. THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IS ON AVERAGE 24 PEOPLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ALSO GET GROUPS THAT COME TOGETHER TO VOLUNTEER, THESE GROUPS ARE FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COLLEGES.
- $11,998 spent. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 2018.
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 October 21, 2026.
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