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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MONSTER BASH INCORPORATED MONSTER BASH

EIN 81-4430355 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Arts, Culture, and Humanities (A12)

What they do

The Organization Facilitates An Annual Haunted House Event ("Monster Bash Haunted House") In Harmony, MN Where The Students, Their Families and Other Volunteers Raise Funds to Support Its Mission. The Haunted House Event is Open to The Public for Approximately 3 Weekends (generally 9 Days) During The Halloween Season. Students, Families and Other Volunteers Plan, Then Build and Decorate for The Haunted House (which Has A Different Theme, Layout and Scares Every Year), Take Tickets for Guests Visiting The Haunted House and Then Help Tear Down The Set-up After The Season is Complete. The Funds Are Used to Support The Music Theater and Art Departments As Well As to Cover Expenses for The Building Where The Haunted House Takes Place and Props, and Equipment Are Stored.

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Of every $100 spent, about $127.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.60%of revenue went to mission work127.3% of expenses · Program services
$98.50spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$1.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
44.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$76,952
Mission workProgram services$46,63060.60% of revenue127.3% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$40,32452.40% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$36,62847.60% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 127.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.60% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.15% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 95.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.53% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 93.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.36% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$95,894
Expenses$94,451
Annual surplus $1,443 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$46,630 · 49.4% of expenses
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Revenue$95,894
Expenses$94,451
Assets$149,231
Income$95,894
Contributions$42,331
Mission work (program services)$46,630
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

BRYAN BERGVICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

EMILY HAHN-LARSONDIRECTOR

JACKIE WHITACREDIRECTOR

JASON SCHWINGLEDIRECTOR

JAY MASTERSPRESIDENT

JIM SHUPEDIRECTOR

SAMANTHA BRATLANDDIRECTOR

SARAH HOLTENSECRETARY

STEVE DONNEYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2016
Location
155 4TH AVE SE, HARMONY, MN 55939-7714
County
Fillmore
In care of
% JAY MASTERS
Primary officer
Bryan Berg, Treasurer

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Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990EZ
NTEE classification
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Arts, Culture, and Humanities (A12)
IRS tax category
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution

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