Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,351,042

Total expenses

$1,404,742

Contributions and grants received

$1,084,444

Grants paid

$266,156

Program service revenue

$266,598

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$879,691

Total liabilities, end of year

$195,365

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$684,326

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,242,468

Management and general expenses

$150,137

Fundraising expenses

$12,137

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,242,468

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ECONOMIC RESEARCH: IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RELEASED ITS' ANALYSIS OF MINNESOTA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING SYSTEM. THIS DATA DRIVEN, SCIENTIFIC REPORT ASSEMBLED DATA FROM MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (MPCA) TO ASSESS AND BENCHMARK PERMITTING TIMELINES FOR AIR AND WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. THIS YEARLONG STUDY ALSO INCLUDED THE SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. IT WAS THE FIRST REPORT IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS THAT ASSEMBLED STATISTICS AND DATA TO MEASURE PERMITTING TIMELINES IN MINNESOTA. THE REPORT PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE CERTAINTY AND TIMELINES WHILE MAINTAINING MINNESOTA'S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

  Expenses $204,948

• THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCE PROGRAM (BESFP) IS A GRANT PROGRAM OF THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER FOUNDATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE BESFP GRANT PROGRAM IS TO MOTIVATE BUSINESS OWNERS TO COMPLETE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WASTE REDUCTION PROJECTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT GET DONE WITHOUT BESFP GRANT. GRANTS OF UP TO $3,000 MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. BESFP GRANT PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH ENERGY SMART OR WASTE WISE STAFF TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT MAY QUALIFY FOR A GRANT. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDE ENERGY EFFICIENT PROJECTS THAT RECIEVE AN ENERGY UTILITY REBATE AND WASTE PROJECTS WHICH RESULT IN QUANTIFIABLE WASTE DIVERSION (WASTE KEPT OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM). NO MORE THAN ONE GRANT PER BUSINESS (OR BUSINESS LOCATION) PER CALANDER YEAR OR FOR ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD, WILL BE GIVEN. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A BESFP GRANT AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST.

  Expenses $632,564 · Grants $266,156

• CENTER FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS: THE CENTER FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO THE WORKFORCE CHALLENGE FACING MINNESOTA EMPLOYERS. THE CENTER HAS MULTIPLE FOCUS AREAS. THE FIRST, IS THE BUSINESS EDUCATION NETWORK (BEN) FORMED IN 2015. BEN IS A PRIVATE-SECTOR SOLUTION TO EMPLOYERS' URGENT NEED TO FIND SKILLED, QUALIFIED AND READY WORKERS FOR JOBS AVAILABLE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR STATE. BEN PARTNERS ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED WAY OF THE TWIN CITIES TO EXPAND CAREER PATHWAYS IN 2024 AND THAT WORK CONTINUED IN 2024. THE CENTER IS ALSO HOME TO THE FOUNDATION'S WORKFORCE INCLUSION INITIATIVE. RESOURCES AND CONSULTING ARE PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYERS ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE INCLUSIVE LEADER'S ALLIANCE WAS LAUNCHED LAST YEAR. ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS IS HIGHLIGHTING AND ADVANCING THE ROLE OF NEW AMERICANS TO MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY, BOTH AS WORKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS.

  Expenses $176,364

• LEADERSHIP MINNESOTA: WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE 24TH YEAR OF OFFERING LEADERSHIP MINNESOTA TO OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH OVER 800 ALUMNI. LEADERSHIP MINNESOTA SERVES TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE'S ECONOMY AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR MINNESOTA'S BUSINESS LEADERS. PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF MINNESOTA WILL TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DRIVES MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY AND HOW PUBLIC POLICY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESS IN OUR STATE. THEY WILL TOUR VARIOUS COMPANIES AND TALK DIRECTLY WITH INDUSTRY AND COMPANY LEADERS ABOUT THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR STATE, THEIR CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE PLANS. THE GROUP IS SELECTED IN APRIL AND THE PROGRAMS BEGINS THE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER. AN ALUMNI EVENT IS HELD ONCE A YEAR IN A PART OF THE STATE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE INITIAL PROGRAM YEAR FOR PARTICIPANTS. LEADERS LAB: WE HAVE CONCLUDED TEN YEARS OF THE PROGRAM WITH WELL OVER 300 ALUMNI. THIS PROGRAM IS MODELED AFTER LEADERSHIP MINNESOTA BUT TARGETS DEVELOPING BUSINESS LEADERS. LEADERS LAB WILL TAKES DEVELOPING BUSINESS LEADERS ON 4, 2-DAY SESSIONS. LIKE LEADERSHIP MINNESOTA, EACH SESSION WILL INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES TO TOUR AND LEARN MORE ABOUT INDUSTRIES THAT DRIVE MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY AND HOW PUBLIC POLICY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESS IN OUR STATE.

  Expenses $136,649 · Revenue $266,598

• EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION HOSTS SEVERAL EVENTS AND WEBINARS ANNUALLY TO EDUCATE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON ISSUES AROUND THE ECONOMY AND WORKFORCE.

  Expenses $91,943

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• HIGHLAND COLLISION CENTER

  $51,913

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• HD COIN LAUNDRY

  $11,025

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• GASSEN COMPANY

  $10,927

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• BECKER CO FOOD PANTRY

  $10,000

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• FANETA DEVELOPMENT LLC

  $9,384

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• UNI-SYSTEMS LLC

  $8,003

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• EDGE ASSOCIATES

  $8,000

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• MILLERBERND MANUFACTURING

  $8,000

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• SAGAL MANAGEMENT

  $8,000

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

• SPRINGFIELD AREA FOOD SHELF

  $7,093

  ENERGY AND WASTE PROGRAMS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  501(C)(6) · PROMOTING PUBLIC POLICY & JOB GROWTH STRATEGIES · MN

• MINNESOTA WASTE WISE FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · ASSIST BUSINESSES TO REDUCE WASTE & PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT · MN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• JOBS FOR MINNESOTANS

  501(C)(4) · INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE ORGANIZATION · MN

• UNITED FOR JOBS

  501(C)(6) · SUPPORTS PRO-BUSINESS PUBLIC POLICY IN MN · MN

• PRO JOBS MAJORITY

  527 · SUPPORTS PRO-BUSINESS CANDIDATES IN MN LEGISLATURE · MN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

9 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202531919349300978

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