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FRIENDS OF EDUCATION

MINNETONKA, MNEIN: 31-1646135

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Friends of Education funds general support for K-12 educational institutions in Minnesota, focusing on charter schools and preparatory academies.

Operating_grantmaker Foundation

Grants (Last Year)

$0

Total Grants on File

24

Recipients Funded

10

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2023$80,6196$13,437
2022$83,7688$10,471
2021$131,42810$13,143

Top Grant Recipients

$29,500 (2023)
$27,400 (2021)
$19,500 (2022)
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY

MINNETONKA, MN

$17,750 (2021)
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY

MINNETONKA, MN

$17,440 (2022)
COLOGNE ACADEMY

COLOGNE, MN

$15,000 (2021)
$14,000 (2021)
COLOGNE ACADEMY

COLOGNE, MN

$13,000 (2023)
$12,278 (2021)
YINGHUA ACADEMY

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$11,250 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 24 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2023 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 6 filing years)

J

JOHN BENDT

DIRECTOR/TREASURER

OfficerTrustee/Director
D

DARIN OPPERMAN

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
B

BETH TOPOLUK

DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

OfficerTrustee/Director
M

MIKE FREY

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
J

JAMES KOPP

DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN

OfficerTrustee/Director
E

EDWARD FLAHERTY

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director

IRS Filing History

FRIENDS OF EDUCATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 6 years, spanning 2018 to 2023.

202320222021202020192018

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