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US nonprofit · EIN 834077611 · Fargo, NDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 834077611) - 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.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

Cass Clay Community Land Trust's network

9 people7 organisationsi9 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (7) 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

9 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amy BraunDirector2023
3 yrs
Brad DahlDirector2020
6 yrs
Denise SargentDirector2023
3 yrs
Jalyssa SorensonDirector2020
6 yrs
John GunkelmanVice President2020
6 yrs
John StrandDirector2020
6 yrs
Jon YounessDirector2023
3 yrs
Marilyn GuyBoard Secretary2020
6 yrs
Rocky SchneiderPresident2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Trenton GeradsExecutive Directorsince 2020

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
Trenton GeradsExecutive Director40$108k$1k
Jalyssa SorensonPresident0.75$0
John GunkelmanVice President0.75$0
Marilyn GuyBoard Secretary0.75$0
Rocky SchneiderDirector0.5$0
Denise SargentDirector0.5$0
John StrandDirector0.5$0
Brad DahlDirector0.5$0
Jon YounessDirector0.5$0
Amy BraunDirector0.5$0
Ray GrefsheimDirector0.5$0
Irena JohnsonDirector0.5$0

About

Legal name
Cass Clay Community Land Trust
EIN
834077611
Address
109 1/2 Broadway N Ste 203, Fargo, ND, 58102-6602
State
North Dakota
Mission
By providing access to affordable homeownership, we foster vibrant and inclusive neighborhoods. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L99 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Trenton Gerads (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBrad Dahl
≥6years on the filingsJalyssa Sorenson
≥6years on the filingsJohn Gunkelman
≥6years on the filingsJohn Strand

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
$7.9m
Total liabilities
$6m
Net assets or fund balances
$2m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
Minus $95k
Employees
3
Volunteers
9