GM First and Second Thrift Store
Donations deductibleGM First and Second Thrift Store's network
7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie Mershon | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Barbara Backlund (also filed as Barb Backlund) | Vice president | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Silence | Board member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Diane Debevec | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Gwendolyn Mattice | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kathleen Johnson | Board member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Renee Larsen | Board member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie Mershon | President | 13.1 | $0 | ||
| Barb Backlund | Vice president | 1.09 | $0 | ||
| Diane DeBevec | Secretary | 6.6 | $0 | ||
| Gwendolyn Mattice | Treasurer | 8.5 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Johnson | Board member | 6.4 | $0 | ||
| Chris Silence | Board member | 15.1 | $0 | ||
| Renee Larsen | Board member | 2.4 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Gm First and Second Thrift Store
- EIN
- 921036167
- Address
- Po Box 54, Grand Marais, MN, 55604-0054
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- To raise money for local nonprofit through the sale of donated goods; To work with social services and local churches to provide clothing and household goods to people in need; To decrease the amount of clothing and household goods going to a landfill; To offer a source of lightly used goods for a affordable price; To offer community members a place to volunteer their time while supporting... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S12 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2023
- Principal officer
- Ann Marie Mershon (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2023
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsAnn Marie Mershon
≥3years on the filingsBarbara Backlund
≥3years on the filingsChris Silence
≥2years on the filingsDiane Debevec
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $238k
- Total liabilities
- $656
- Net assets or fund balances
- $237k
- Contributions and grants received
- $89
- Program service revenue
- $258k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $180k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 52
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $233k | $181k | $53k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
14 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Habitat | Financial assistance in building affordable homes | $27k |
| First Congregational Church | Program support | $16k |
| Grand Marais Playhouse | Program support | $14k |
| Arrowhead Animal Rescue | To provide funds for construction of a new facility | $12k |
| Violence Prevention Center | Program support | $12k |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church | Program support | $12k |
| Care Partners of Cook County | Program support | $10k |
| Evangelical Free Church | Program Support | $9k |
| Great Expectations Foundation | Program Support | $8k |
| School District 166 | $8k | |
| Cook County Council on Aging | Program support | $7k |
| Tofte Historical Society | Program Support | $6k |
| Great Expectations School | Program support | $5k |
| American Legion Auxiliary Post 413 | Program support | $5k |