Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MN ELITE GIRLS LACROSSE CLUB, INC. (THE CLUB) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOSTERING NATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION AND SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON GIRLS PLAYING LACROSSE. OUR MISSION INCLUDES DEVELOPING A FINANCIAL MODEL WHEREIN WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FINAICIAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES, ALWAYS IN KEEPING WITH GUIDELINES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, TO ENABLE PARTICIPATION FOR GIRLS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS AND TOURNAMENTS.
OPERATED TO FOSTER NATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION AND FOCUS ON GIRLS PLAYING LACROSSE.
THE CLUB RAISES FUNDS FROM ITS MEMBERS (THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES, TOURNAMENT AND CLINIC FEES) THAT ARE USED TO FOSTER NATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION IN THE SPORT OF GIRLS' LACROSSE BY USING A TWO-FOLD APPROACH: 1) MN ELITE TRAVELING TEAMS - THE CLUB IS BUILT ON THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EAST COAST LACROSSE CLUB MODEL WHICH COMBINES TARGETED SKILL-BUILDING TRAINING SESSIONS WITH COMPETITION AGAINST OTHER ELITE TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HIGH-PROFILE NCAA RECRUITING TOURNAMENTS. OUR TEAM PROGRAM AND THE TOURNAMENTS SELECTED ARE FOCUED ON EXPOSING MN ELITE GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYERS TO COACHES IN DIVISION I, II & III PROGRAMS.THE MN ELITE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAMS ATTENDED FOUR IWLCA TOURNAMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. TEAMS ALSO COMPETED IN SIX REGIONAL AND NATIONAL GIRLS' LACROSSE TOURNAMENTS. THE YOUNGER TEAMS COMPETED IN ONE LOCAL TOURNAMENT, AS WELL AS THE JUNIOR CUP AND BLUE OX IN INDIANA AND WISCONSIN. OVERALL, THE CLUB IS HELPING MORE THAN 150 GIRLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR LACROSSE SKILLS AND A NUMBER OF GIRLS HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO PLAY COLLEGIATE LACROSSE.
MN ELITE CLUB CLINICS - THE CLUB SEEKS TO PROVIDE CLINICS OPEN TO ALL GIRLS REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARTICIPATION ON A MN ELITE TRAVELING TEAM. THE CLINICS ARE DESIGNED FOR GIRLS OF ALL LEVELS TO LEARN THE GAME OR IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. SOME CLINICS, HOWEVER, WILL HAVE AN EXPANDED SCOPE TO PROVIDE VALUABLE LEARNING OPPOTURITIES FOR AREA COACHES AND OFFICIALS AS WELL AS PLAYERS. MANY CLINICS ARE TAUGHT BY TOP COACHES FROM THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL NATIONALLY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MN ELITE GIRLS LACROSSE CLUB COACHES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Maria Slusser | CLUB DIRECTOR | 15 | $25,090 |
| Hannah Riggs | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $13,383 |
| Cathy Donovan | TREASURER | 5 | $3,730 |
| Ana Bowlsby | COACHING DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $3,055 |
| Makenna Pechumer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $1,815 |
| Linda Christianson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $400 |
| Judy Baxter | LEAD COACHING DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $350 |
| Linda Cota | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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