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GREAT MN SCHOOLS

MINNEAPOLIS, MNEIN: 81-1733895

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds K-12 education initiatives in Minnesota, providing financial support to various charter schools and educational organizations.

Operating_grantmaker Foundation

Grants (Last Year)

$0

Total Grants on File

61

Recipients Funded

32

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2023$965,50020$48,275
2022$604,50018$33,583
2021$1,117,75023$48,598

Top Grant Recipients

$230,000 (2023)
HOPE ACADEMY INC

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$188,750 (2021)
HIAWATHA ACADEMIES

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$132,000 (2021)
$125,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2022)
$100,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2021)
NEW CITY SCHOOL

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$88,000 (2023)
LEAD THE WAY MN

Minneapolis, MN

$70,000 (2023)
CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

$60,000 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 61 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2023 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 3 filing years)

K

KYLE PARSONS

VP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

M

MELISSA LONG

DIRECTOR OF LITERACY

K

KARN ENGELSGJERD

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

S

SHEILAH KAVANEY

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT

J

JENNIFER STERN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Officer
R

ROB ALBRIGHT

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
T

TAD PIPER

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
H

HABON ABDULLE

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
B

BEN WHITNEY

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director
P

PHIL SORAN

DIRECTOR

Trustee/Director

Showing 10 of 19 officers and trustees.

IRS Filing History

GREAT MN SCHOOLS has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 3 years, spanning 2021 to 2023.

202320222021

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