EIN 41-1415484

Community Aid of Elk River (CAER)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
Year formed
1985
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
CAER relieves hunger and provides support by collecting donations of food and personal care items while helping with transportation needs.
Total revenues
$2,382,540
2022
Total expenses
$2,306,068
2022
Total assets
$1,433,638
2022
Num. employees
9
2022

Program areas at CAER

Caer has been serving the communities of Elk River, zimmerman and otsego since 1979 through the collection of food and personal care item donations. Additional items are purchased by Caer with cash donations received. Each donation dollar provides the purchasing power to provide three meals to clients. To assist our clients in stretching their food budgets to include fresh produce, Caer forged alliances with second harvest heartland, the food group food banks, as well as local growers and grocers to significantly increase the amount of fresh produce offered. In total for all programs in 2022, Caer provided 815,313 pounds of food to the communities of Elk River, zimmerman, otsego and surrounding areas. In 2010, Caer implemented a summer program called "kidz kitz". The program was designed to help families with school-age children by providing additional kid-friendly food, produce, milk and bakery items as weekly supplemental food packages during the summer months. In 2020, with the sudden shift to distance learning, the kidz kitz program was immediately implemented from march to august. Caer renamed the kidz kitz program to the kids weekend Caer package in april 2021. It was restructured to provide weekend food assistance to families year-round. In 2022, 2,481 children (duplicated/approximate 1,239 unduplicated) received a kids weekend Caer package. Additional food outreach programs in 2022 included providing non-perishable food items to open doors for youth, (a drop-in center for homeless and at- risk youth), thumbs up, Elk River high school counseling office and spark2hope totalling over 5,100 pounds. We also provided approximately 60 emergency food bags (791 pounds)to sherburne county health and human services. Caer serves low-income seniors in zimmerman and Elk River by delivering both perishable and non-perishable food items to senior housing units. In 2022, we provided 23,277 pounds of food to 111 seniors. Through a partnership with the church of saint andrew, in 2022 we provided produce distributions totalling 26,005 pounds of food for 491 households.
Caer initiated our "car Caer" program more than 15 years ago as part of our commitment to help clients remain mobile so they can work or look for work. This program provides transportation assistance by helping individuals with vehicle maintenance. We partner with a local business that provides facilities and volunteer mechanics who provide the expertise and labor to fix or maintain a vehicle. Caer pays for the necessary parts or supplies. These parts and supplies are purchased through the shop owner at wholesale prices. In 2022, 11 households received help through car Caer.
Caer provides emergency financial assistance to help people maintain or obtain housing, gas and electric utilities. We seek to prevent eviction and utility shut off on behalf of our clients. Our service area is extended for this assistance to residents in the cities of Elk River, big lake, becker, otsego and zimmerman. In 2022, 94 households received housing or utility assistance.
In 2022, Caer helped over 200 households with miscellaneous needs including school supplies and 23 gas cards.

Who funds Community Aid of Elk River (CAER)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$49,500
Mightycause Charitable FoundationUnrestricted$34,815
Network for GoodUnrestricted$18,434
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at CAER

NameTitleCompensation
Heather KliewerExecutive Director$64,329
Don HorvathTreasurer$0
Pam BlackBoard Member$0
Julia SchreifelsBoard Chair$0
Sandie BarthelPast Treasurer$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for CAER

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,158,180
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$2,197
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$222,163
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,382,540

Form 990s for CAER

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-05990View PDF
2021-122022-06-08990View PDF
2020-122021-07-21990View PDF
2019-122020-12-16990View PDF
2018-122019-08-12990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $11,607 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $34,815 from Mightycause Charitable Foundation
November 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $45,394 from Mightycause Charitable Foundation
August 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersFood banksCharities
Issues
Human servicesHunger
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
12621 Elk Lake Rd NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Sherburne County, MN
Website URL
caerfoodshelf.org/ 
Phone
(763) 441-1020
IRS details
EIN
41-1415484
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1985
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P60: Emergency Assistance
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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