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US nonprofit · EIN 412016401 · Ely, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 412016401) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Northwoods Partners

Donations deductible
Revenue
$277k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$250k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$653k
$128k liabilities
Net assets
$524k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
5.2y av
Staff
3
90 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Walt Leino
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Northwoods Partners' network

18 people5 organisationsi18 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Richard Flesvig ChairChair2019
7 yrs
Walt Leino ChairPast-Chair2019
7 yrs
Abby SirekSecretary (started 5/24)2023
3 yrs
Caroline OwensBoard member2019
7 yrs
Chris BraunBoard member2023
3 yrs
Craig HabermanCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Dave NicholsBoard member2019
7 yrs
Evelyn KuzmaBoard member (started 6/24)2024
2 yrs
Heather FitzgeraldTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Kathy NiemanBoard member (started 1/24)2024
2 yrs
Lisa PorthanExcecutive Director2019
7 yrs
Marge ForsbergBoard member2024
2 yrs
Mary ZupancichBoard member2023
3 yrs
Pat RolandoBoard member2021
5 yrs
Rae BentzBoard member term 6/20242019
7 yrs
Sheila GrubaBoard member2020
6 yrs
Sid ThomsonBoard member2022
4 yrs
Wendy NorcrossBoard member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lisa PorthanExcecutive Director40$92k
Rae BentzBoard member term 6/20240.75$0
Heather FitzgeraldTreasurer5$0
Richard FlesvigChair3.5$0
Walt LeinoPast-Chair1.5$0
Dave NicholsBoard member3.25$0
Caroline OwensBoard member1$0
Sheila GrubaBoard member4$0
Craig HabermanSecretary1.5$0
Pat RolandoBoard member1$0
Sid ThomsonBoard member1$0
Chris BraunBoard member1.5$0
Abby SirekSecretary (started 5/24)3$0
Mary ZupancichBoard member5$0
Evelyn KuzmaBoard member (started 6/24)0.5$0
Kathy NiemanBoard member (started 1/24)2$0
Marge ForsbergBoard member0.5$0
Wendy NorcrossBoard member1.5$0

About

Legal name
Northwoods Partners
EIN
412016401
Address
760 Miners Drive East Suite 500, Ely, MN, 55731-1400
State
Minnesota
Mission
To provide resources that promote independence and healthy aging. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P74 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2001
Principal officer
Lisa Porthan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsRichard Flesvig
≥7years on the filingsWalt Leino
≥7years on the filingsCaroline Owens
≥7years on the filingsDave Nichols

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$653k
Total liabilities
$128k
Net assets or fund balances
$524k
Contributions and grants received
$209k
Program service revenue
$8k
Employees
3
Volunteers
90

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$277k$250k$27k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.