Minnesota Brownfields

Analysis

Minnesota Brownfields is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Minnesota Brownfields reported income of $190k and spending of $236k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $464k to $190k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Minnesota Brownfields sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Business Council for Sustainable Energy Foundation ($190k), American Rhododendron Society ($190k) and Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative Inc ($190k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $361k against liabilities of $394k, net assets of -$33k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.