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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$146,901,684
Total expenses
$134,196,439
Contributions and grants received
$98,051,635
Grants paid
$113,983,030
Program service revenue
$1,338,208
Investment income
$47,460,029
Other revenue
$51,812
Total assets, end of year
$1,134,066,155
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,915,805
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,065,150,350
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$125,114,194
Management and general expenses
$5,920,754
Fundraising expenses
$3,161,491
Program service expenses (Part III)
$125,114,194

Program services were 93.2% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,023

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $98,047,612

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,215,123

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $968,283 · related or exempt $968,283

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND MGMT FEE

    total $369,925 · related or exempt $369,925

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,928,393 · unrelated business $2,505,270 · excluded $19,423,123

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $53,853 · excluded $53,853

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $275,176,392

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $249,572,781 · other assets $71,975

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,603,611 · other assets -$71,975

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,531,636 · excluded $25,531,636

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,700

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $4,023

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,741

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,041 · excluded -$2,041

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $107,300,538 · program services $107,300,538

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,786,438 · program services $5,786,438

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $896,054 · program services $896,054

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,570,393 · program services $807,182 · management and general $364,331 · fundraising $398,880

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,830,897 · program services $2,913,055 · management and general $1,361,754 · fundraising $1,556,088

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $426,211 · program services $186,550 · management and general $145,674 · fundraising $93,987

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $645,377 · program services $283,096 · management and general $223,199 · fundraising $139,082

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $516,622 · program services $243,991 · management and general $157,689 · fundraising $114,942

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $115,872 · program services $57,692 · management and general $26,852 · fundraising $31,328

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $119,056 · management and general $119,056

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $48,026 · program services $31,210 · management and general $8,408 · fundraising $8,408

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,493,351 · management and general $2,493,351

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,821,400 · program services $3,591,412 · management and general $109,777 · fundraising $120,211

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $482,856 · program services $411,491 · management and general $15,157 · fundraising $56,208

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $241,712 · program services $70,846 · management and general $134,413 · fundraising $36,453

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,045,598 · program services $734,580 · management and general $177,657 · fundraising $133,361

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $641,012 · program services $265,697 · management and general $218,934 · fundraising $156,381

  • 17 · Travel

    total $85,682 · program services $51,270 · management and general $7,034 · fundraising $27,378

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,004,321 · program services $877,321 · management and general $54,827 · fundraising $72,173

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $254,512 · program services $109,077 · management and general $84,837 · fundraising $60,598

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $116,586 · management and general $116,586

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $261,326 · program services $121,332 · management and general $52,243 · fundraising $87,751

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENCES, PERMITS, FEES

    total $164,008 · program services $101,380 · management and general $28,964 · fundraising $33,664

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

    total $97,374 · program services $90,601 · management and general $1,353 · fundraising $5,420

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS TAXES

    total $18,202 · management and general $18,202

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $213,015 · program services $183,381 · management and general $456 · fundraising $29,178

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $33,925,190 · end of year $45,564,976

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $250,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $1,850,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $65,263 · end of year $564,426

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $11,917,945 · end of year $5,580,350

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,354 · end of year $4,161

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,976,625

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,880,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $542,103 · end of year $1,095,651

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $639,718,212 · end of year $585,912,549

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $302,245,292 · end of year $445,532,105

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $50,231,044 · end of year $47,711,937

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,299,209 · end of year $1,500,249

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $8,576,209 · end of year $2,944,469

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,588,825 · end of year $14,505,150

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $32,750,824 · end of year $36,310,674

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,155,253 · end of year $13,655,263

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $866,654,987 · end of year $953,152,467

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $107,151,096 · end of year $111,997,883

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FOUNDATION CULTIVATES GENEROSITY BY TAKING ACTION ON THE GREATEST CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS PARTNERING WITH NONPROFITS, FACILITATING GRANTMAKING, DRIVING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DONORS SEEKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TOGETHER, WE DRIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO REALIZE STRONG, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

  • THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN THE NATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1915, THE FOUNDATION CULTIVATES GENEROSITY BY TAKING ACTION ON THE GREATEST CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS PARTNERING WITH NONPROFITS, FACILITATING GRANTMAKING, DRIVING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DONORS SEEKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WE INVEST AND DISTRIBUTE GRANTS FROM CHARITABLE FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. TODAY, WE MANAGE MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN ASSETS AND ADMINISTER MORE THAN 1,500 CHARITABLE FUNDS CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS ARE DISTRIBUTED FROM THESE FUNDS EACH YEAR (SEE PART 1, LINE 13), EITHER PERSONALLY ADVISED BY OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGACY WISHES OF OUR DONORS. WE ALSO STEWARD A PERMANENT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT AND DISTRIBUTE THE INCOME FROM IT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION CREATES INTERSECTIONS IN CIVIC LIFE THAT FOSTER A GENEROUS COMMUNITY OF DONORS, ORGANIZATIONS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND RESIDENTS WHO LISTEN, LEARN, AND TAKE RESPONSIVE ACTION TO ADDRESS PRESSING NEEDS. WE SUPPORT DONORS AND PARTNERS AS THEY EXPRESS THEIR GENEROSITY PERSONALLY, COLLECTIVELY, AND ACROSS GENERATIONS. WE INVEST IN COMMUNITY-SHAPED AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS USING ALL AVAILABLE TOOLS AND RESOURCES. WE USE OUR ACCESS AND INFLUENCE TO AMPLIFY AND ELEVATE THE VOICES AND LEADERSHIP OF OTHERS. WE CREATE MEASURABLE MEANING AND IMPACT ACROSS OUR WORK THROUGH RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING. WE DEMONSTRATE PHILANTHROPIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN IMPACT, INTEGRITY, AND INNOVATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2024, THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION RECEIVED MORE THAN $98 MILLION IN GIFTS AND AWARDED MORE THAN $114 MILLION IN TOTAL GRANTS. OUR DONORS ADVISED MORE THAN $86 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CAUSES LOCALLY AND AROUND THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED COMMUNITY GRANTS TOTALING OVER $13 MILLION. THE REMAINING GRANTS WERE FROM A VARIETY OF FUNDS INCLUDING CORPORATE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, DESIGNATED FUNDS AND OTHERS. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MINNEAPOLISFOUNDATION.ORG.

    Expenses $125,114,194 · Grants $113,983,030 · Revenue $1,338,208

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Margie Soran

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • John Taft

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Julie Baker

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Mary Grove

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Scott Erickson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Maurice Blanks

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Kathleen Maclennan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Khadija Ali

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paurvi Bhatt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colette Campbell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Fisher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Graves

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Halper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Howell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leni Moore

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Moreno

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky O'Grady

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Tom Pack

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Marcia Page

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Pangerl

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Stephanie Pierce

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Sharon Pierce

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Paul Reyelts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauri Roberts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Rodriguez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meg Rodriguez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Rajiv Shah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Simenstad

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Alex Ware

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jazz Hampton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Le

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Torres Ray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rt Rybak

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $514,994
    From this org
    $419,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $95,787
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $412,045
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $3,162
    Deferred
    $26,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $69,387
    Filer's total
    $514,994
  • Greg Wenz

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $258,152
    From this org
    $220,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,164
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,240
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,748
    Deferred
    $17,526
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,638
    Filer's total
    $258,152
  • Christopher Beach

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $356,047
    From this org
    $272,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,471
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,493
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $3,083
    Deferred
    $23,111
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,360
    Filer's total
    $356,047
  • Jo-Anne Stately

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $241,175
    From this org
    $191,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,479
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,245
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $2,451
    Deferred
    $15,167
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,312
    Filer's total
    $241,175
  • Chanda Smith Baker

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER JUNE 2023

    Total calculated
    $213,173
    From this org
    $166,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,026
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,100
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $35,047
    Deferred
    $13,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,345
    Filer's total
    $213,173
  • Patrice Relerford

    VICE PRESIDENT OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND GIVING

    Total calculated
    $232,252
    From this org
    $190,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,288
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,453
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $2,511
    Deferred
    $15,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,985
    Filer's total
    $232,252
  • William Sternberg

    DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PHILANTHROPIC ADV

    Total calculated
    $277,332
    From this org
    $203,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,553
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,056
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $2,723
    Deferred
    $16,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $56,613
    Filer's total
    $277,332
  • Colleen Hase

    VICE PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE RISK MANA

    Total calculated
    $212,044
    From this org
    $187,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,343
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,115
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,586
    Deferred
    $12,116
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,227
    Filer's total
    $212,044
  • Milpha Blamo

    VICE PRESIDENT TALENT AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $249,417
    From this org
    $178,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,586
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,227
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,604
    Deferred
    $15,155
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,431
    Filer's total
    $249,417
  • Michelle Benson

    VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $223,431
    From this org
    $171,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,429
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,941
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $2,061
    Deferred
    $10,586
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,843
    Filer's total
    $223,431

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

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
HEALTH/SOCIAL CLUB OR INITIATION FEES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF R.T. RYBAK, CHRISTOPHER BEACH, CHANDA SMITH BAKER, MILPHA BLAMO, AND PATRICE RELERFORD IN THE AMOUNTS OF $4,518, $4,808, $751, $600, AND $600 RESPECTIVELY. THESE AMOUNTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR 2023 TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS THEY WERE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY AND THEREFORE CONSTITUTE A NON-TAXABLE WORKING CONDITION FRINGE.
PART I, LINE 4A
CHANDRA SMITH BAKER, FORMER CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT FOR $70,000.

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

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.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (34)

    T · TRUST INVESTMENTS · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

  • CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTS (9)

    T · TRUST INVESTMENTS · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520289349302052

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