Nonprofit Shout-Outs for Southern Minnesota

A big shout-out to the staff of the Good News Children’s Center in Rochester for delivering fresh-out-of-the-oven-rolls for a meeting of a group of nonprofits today! Yummm… Nothing warms a cool, damp day like cinnamon rolls, coffee and great energy! (Note: the bar for meeting food has definitely been raised).  Anyway, MCN attended the meeting to give nonprofit leaders in Rochester a bit more insight into why there isn’t currently a lot of MCN programming in SE Minnesota and answer questions about if, when and what a regional MCN presence would look like. Although getting something more official off the ground is still in the works and is a year or two out, MCN does have a goal of increased efforts in the SE part of the state. If you are with a nonprofit in that part of the state and want to stay in the loop as things develop, send an email to amy (at) mncn.org and I’ll add you to our growing list.  Stay tuned…

Although the news has been out since 2006, next week’s deadline for many small nonprofits to file a firm 990-N or risk losing their tax-exempt status is coming as a surprise. Statewide, this impacts well over 4,000 small nonprofits, and in our region alone, the number is in the hundreds. MCN is working to get the word out, and is contacting MCN member organizations that are at risk. To find out more, visit MCN’s homepage. Even if  your organization isn’t impacted, be sure to take a few minutes to download the list of small nonprofits yet to file. If you sort by city, you may be surprised at the groups that are in your own community that have yet to file. Please help spread the word.