Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,223,984

Total expenses

$441,040

Contributions and grants received

$891,346

Grants paid

$348,603

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$3,735

Other revenue

$328,903

Total assets, end of year

$1,856,246

Total liabilities, end of year

$57,110

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,799,136

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$394,099

Management and general expenses

$46,941

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$394,099

Program services were 89.4% 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

• HERE AT THE THIELEN FOUNDATION, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF SPORT. THE POWER OF SPORT CAN CHANGE OUR SOCIETY BY SHOWCASING OUR DIFFERENCES ANDSIMILARITIES AND HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO ACHIEVE A GREATER GOAL. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE ZIP CODE YOU ARE BORN IN SHOULD NOTDETERMINE YOUR FUTURE POTENTIAL WHICH IS WHY WE DEVELOPED THE #CHANGETHRUSPORT CAMPAIGN.THE #CHANGETHRUSPORT PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2020 TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE THIELEN FOUNDATION BOLDLY PUTS ITS PASSION INTO ACTION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MUCH NEEDED SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL, ALONG WITH HOPE AND INSPIRATION FOR YOUTH TO DREAM BIG AND ATTAIN THEIR GOALS ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD AND SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE.TO DATE, THE THIELEN FOUNDATION HAS DONATED TO YOUTH ATHLETIC TEAMS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE IN DIRE NEED OF FUNDING AND EQUIPMENT TO KEEP THEIR PROGRAMMING UP AND TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT TRAINING, DISCIPLINE AND POSITIVE CHARACTER BUILDING THROUGH COACHING.

  Expenses $289,517 · Grants $244,021

• JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS: TF PURCHASED ALL NEW FITNESS EQUIPMENT VIA JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENOVATING THE RED LAKE HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM FOR ALL THE STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES, STUDENT BODY AND COMMUNITY TO USE. THE OVERALL PURPOSE IS TO BE A FIRST-CLASS FACILITY AND ENVIRONMENT FOR A COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL WHO ARE ECOMONICALLY STRUGGLING SO THEIR STUDENTS CAN TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR SCHOOL AND WANT TO WORK OUT AND IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH, FITNESS AND WELLNESS SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.

  Expenses $59,582 · Grants $59,582

• BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TWIN CITIES:TF'S MISSION PERFECTLY ALIGNS WITH BBBS OF TWIN CITIES -- SO WE WERE PROUD TO DONATE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE 2023 TF CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME TO THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WILL APPLY THE FUNDS TO RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR THEIR YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM -- AGAIN, SUPPORTING YOUTH IN REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN LIFE.

  Expenses $45,000 · Grants $45,000

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.

Grants on this return

• JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS

  $59,582

  FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR A NEWLY RENOVATED WEIGHT ROOM AT RED LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TO ASSURE SAFETY AND WELLNESS OF STAFF, ATHLETES, COACHES, AND STUDENT BODY

• BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TWIN CITIES

  $45,000

  DONATION FROM CELEB SOFTBALL GAME TO SUPPORT BBBS YOUTH PROGRAMMING IN THE TWIN CITIES.

• CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY

  $40,000

  DONATED FUNDS TO HELP OUT FAMILIES WITH KIDS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, FOOD AND CLOTHING IN CHARLOTTE AREA.

• MED CITY INSTALLATION

  $36,715

  NEW COMMERCIAL PADDED & TURF FLOORING FOR RED LAKE HS RENOVATED WEIGHT ROOM FOR ATHLETES AND ENTIRE STUDENT BODY TO USE IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY MANNER.

• ISD #317 DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $20,000

  TF PROVIDED FUNDING FOR AN OUTDOOR SCOREBOARD FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD HOME FOOTBALL, SOCCER, AND LACROSSE GAMES AT THEIR SCHOOL.

• SALVATION ARMY - NORTHERN DIVISION HQ

  $19,425

  AID TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

• CROOKSTON YOUTH FOUNDATION

  $10,000

  GENERAL FUNDING FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN FOR YOUTH IN CROOKSTON AND KEEP THEM HEALTHY AND OFF THE STREETS.

• RED LAKE SCHOOLS #38

  $10,000

  TEAM FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT FOR PRACTICE AND GAMES, ALSO HEADSETS FOR THE COACHING STAFF

• GIRLS ON THE RUN - GREATER CHARLOTTE

  $10,000

  PROVIDED FUNDS TO ASSIST WITH FEES FOR GIRLS TO PARTICIPATE IN FITNESS EVENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY THE PARTICIPATION FEE

• BCHS

  $10,000

  SUPPORT FOR EQUIPMENT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

31 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202423119349301932

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