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826 MSP

EIN 27-1372442 MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Revenue 2024
$636,121
Expenses 2024
$394,667

Program services were 75.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B92
Classification
2000
Street
1915 E 22ND ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

826 MSP amplifies the voices, stories, and power of K-12 BIPOC students through writing, publishing, and leadership programs.

Activities or mission (Part I)

826 MSP's mission is to empower underserved K-12 students to think creatively, write effectively, and succeed academically alongside a community of caring volunteers.

  • After-School Writing Lab (ASWL)-- Serving over 40 students each year, the After-School Writing Lab is 826 MSP's core, year-round program offering free, drop-in creative writing support for K-12 students. Held in person and virtually Monday through Thursday, ASWL provides individualized tutoring, homework support, genre-based writing instruction, and mentorship from trained volunteers and teaching artists. Students explore poetry, fiction, memoir, and storytelling while building confidence, literacy skills, and academic resilience. Participants engage with the Young Authors Council through peer leadership, workshop advising, and youth-facilitated activities. The program regularly culminates in student-authored chapbooks, readings, and community showcases. Seasonal extensions, including the Summer Writing Program, deepen engagement through small cohorts and intensive workshops.

    Expenses $113,780

  • Writers' Room at South High School-- The Writers' Room at South High School is a dedicated, school-based writing space embedded within the academic day. Through in-class tutoring, small-group instruction, and one-on-one support, the program serves a large and diverse student population. In this school year, the Writers' Room served over 400 students. Teaching artists and volunteers collaborate with educators to reinforce writing skills across disciplines while nurturing student voice and academic success. Students contribute to schoolwide publications, readings, and youth-led events, with leadership pathways connected to participation in the Young Authors Council. Starting FY25 which began on July 1, 2024, the Writers' Room at South High School is on pause and will be restarted when the organization securing sustainable funding for this program.

    Expenses $74,855

  • Young Authors' Book Project (YABP)-- The Young Authors' Book Project is a flagship publishing program that guides students through the full writing and bookmaking process. Partnering with schools and community organizations, YABP offers sustained instruction, editorial feedback, and collaborative workshops that culminate in professionally designed and printed student anthologies. Members of the Young Authors Council serve as peer editors, workshop co-facilitators, and ambassadors for the program. Each cycle concludes with a community book launch that positions students as authors and cultural contributors. The program served over 27 students this year.

    Expenses $62,879

  • Field Trips Program-- Writing & Bookmaking-- 826 MSP's Field Trips Program introduces students to immersive, hands-on creative writing experiences through both on-site and mobile formats. Students participate in genre-specific workshops, guided writing exercises, and bookmaking activities designed to spark curiosity and imagination. Youth voice is centered through reflective sharing and collaborative storytelling, with Young Authors Council members occasionally supporting facilitation and peer engagement. The expanded Road Version brings writing and publishing field trips directly to schools that face transportation or access barriers, and many field trips result in mini-publications or school-based showcases. The Field trips Program served over 600 students during the current school year covered by this 990 Form. ** Young Authors Council-- The Young Authors Council is a paid student leadership body that centers youth voice, shared power, and leadership development across all 826 MSP programs. Council members advise on program design, workshop themes, publications, and community events; serve as peer mentors and editors; and represent 826 MSP at public readings and convenings. Through this role, students build leadership, facilitation, collaboration, and advocacy skills while ensuring programs remain responsive to youth perspectives and community needs. The Young Authors Council served 35 students this year.

    Expenses $47,908

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jamal Adam

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $74,139
    From this org
    $74,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Farhiya Abdulkarim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dara Beevas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shelby Dale Deweese

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deeqo Hashi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Crown Shepherd

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Shi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Valentine-Grimm

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alana Keiser

    Treasurer Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Al Onkka

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Pfau Gonzalez

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $636,121
    Expenses
    $394,667
    Contributions
    $638,573
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $464,562
    Expenses
    $526,666
    Contributions
    $468,736
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $450,319
    Expenses
    $566,587
    Contributions
    $445,325
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $539,964
    Expenses
    $568,851
    Assets (EOY)
    $273,862

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $529,305
    Expenses
    $421,725
    Assets (EOY)
    $345,375

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $394,573
    Expenses
    $311,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $193,115

  • 2017 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $189,686
    Expenses
    $200,310
    Assets (EOY)
    $60,784

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2011

Tax period
1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011
Principal officer
Jay D Peterson
Mailing address
619 S 10th Street Suite 110Minneapolis MN 55404
Website
rockstarsupplyco.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.