Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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MDI GOVERNMENT SERVICES |
411801370 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 26,275,741 | |
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0 | 26,275,741 | ||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION | MDI COMMERCIAL SERVICES IS ONE OF FOUR RELATED NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE MINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES, INC.; MDI GOVERNMENT SERVICES; AND MDI HIRED HANDS. THESE NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY OFFERING INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATIONS FILE SEPARATE FORM 990'S WITH THE IRS EACH YEAR. THE SEPARATE FORM 990'S EACH PRESENT ONLY A PIECE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS' PROGRAMS, AND SHOULD BE VIEWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTUAL OPERATIONS AS A WHOLE. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE READER OF THE FORM 990'S ALSO REVIEW THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MDI, INC. AND AFFILIATES, WHICH PROVIDE THE MOST MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.MDI.ORG, AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | FOR OVER 60 YEARS, MDI HAS ACCUMULATED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HOW TO INCREASE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES' SKILLS, BEHAVIORS AND WORK EXPERIENCES IN OUR INCLUSIVE WORK PLACES, EMPHASIZING OUR CORE VALUES OF EMPLOYEE FIRST, CUSTOMER FOCUSED, RESPECT, DO THE RIGHT THING AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUAL ABILITY. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, MDI CREATED AND CONTINUES TO GROW AND INVEST IN OUR UNIFIED WORK PROGRAM. AFTER COMPLETING RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE CENTER FOR APPLED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WE ARE NOW CREATING CURRICULUM SPECIALIZED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE GOAL OF THE CURRICULUM IS TO HELP INCREASE A PERSON'S "EMPLOYABILITY", HELPING MDI ACHIEVE ITS VISION OF MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIENCE SUCCESS. THERE ARE TWO MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS FOR OUR CURRENT PROGRAM: ACADEMY CLASSES 1. CREATE THE CURRICULUM BASED ON THE RESEARCH COMPLETED WHICH WILL PROVIDE A DIVERSE SELECTION OF TRAININGS. THIS CURRICULUM WILL BUILD ON THE EXISTING COURSE ALREADY OFFERED. 2. DELIEVERY OF THE TRAINING THROUGH LIVE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CLASSES AND THROUGH AN ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 1. PROVIDE VIRTUAL REALITY WORK EXPERIENCES IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DELIVER THESE EXPERIENCES. 2. OFFER STEM EXPERIENCES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SEE THEMSELVES. ALL EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNIFIED WORK. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | MDI IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OPERATING WITH A WORKFORCE OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES DEVELOP SKILLS WITH SUPPORT AND TRAINING, GAINING WORK EXPERIENCE WHILE EARNING COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS. PLACEMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN MEANINGFUL COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY IS INHERENT IN OUR MISSION. MDI ALSO OFFERS WORK AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, COUNTY AND REHABILITATION AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY. MDI'S VISION IS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER AND PAST CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF ACTION IS REQUIRED BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IS AN EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP AT MINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES, INC, A RELATED 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE DIRECTORS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES, INC.; MDI GOVERNMENT SERVICES; AND MDI HIRED HANDS, ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, ARE ALSO ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MDI COMMERCIAL SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL REPORT SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO THE BOARD. THE FULL 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE POLICY IS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A REGULAR MEETING AND RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF SUCH MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE ON WHICH THEY SERVE, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM SUCH MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT RESULTS IN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADDITIONALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2024. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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