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US nonprofit · EIN 470973679 · Moorhead, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 470973679) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Inspire Innovation LAB's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Allen RalstonVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Carrie LeopoldPres/Board C2022
4 yrs
Latha SwensonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lillian JonesBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Patricia SmithBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ruth BuffaloBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Ruth BuffaloBoard Member$0
Lillian JonesBoard Member$0
Carrie LeopoldPres/Board C$0
Allen RalstonVice Preside$0
Patricia SmithBoard Member$0
Latha SwensonBoard Member$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Inspire Innovation Lab
EIN
470973679
Address
810 4th Ave S, Moorhead, MN, 56560-2800
State
Minnesota
Mission
To provide professional development, student programming, and innovative learning experiences for teachers, students and the community in an effort to achieve widespread educational impact with a focus toward the empowerment of underrepresented groups. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Carrie Leopold (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsLillian Jones
≥9years on the filingsRuth Buffalo
≥4years on the filingsAllen Ralston
≥4years on the filingsCarrie Leopold

Latest return

year to 30 June 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$18k
Total liabilities
$17k
Net assets or fund balances
$1k
Contributions and grants received
$20k
Program service revenue
$374k
Employees
18
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$401k$417kDeficit $16k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.