Public Charity

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATION

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATION, of OWATONNA, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $11.0M in revenue, $8.2M in expenses, $80.9M in total assets. 83 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363454285 OWATONNA, MN Economic Development NTEE: S30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.0M
Total Expenses$8.2M
Total Assets$80.9M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$6.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATION IS A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY VITALITY IN 20 COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP, WITH A FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

Where $100 goes at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

How Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$49
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation provides grants, loans and technical assistance to businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations that accelerate the creation of new businesses and innovative ventures that…
55% of program spending
$40
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation provides grants, educational resources and technical assistance to local governments, community partnerships and nonprofit organizations in early childhood education
45% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Community Health & Human Support
$305,000
2025
Community Health & Human Support
$25,000
2025
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$10,250
2024
DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
$480,000
2024
General Operations
$320,000

Showing up to 5 of 83 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alissa Brekke
VP OF PHILANTHROPHY Alissa Oeltjenbruns
MEMBER AT LARGE Angel Uribe
MEMBER AT LARGE Beth Benike
MEMBER AT LARGE Bob Mann
MEMBER AT LARGE Brad Hoiness

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,679,805 66 grants
Health & Medicine
$375,000 5 grants
Economic Development
$104,400 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$37,500 2 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.0M $8.2M $80.9M
2024 $8.4M $6.9M $75.9M
2023 $5.9M $6.5M $69.7M
2022 $22.2M $16.8M $67.4M
2021 $20.0M $15.3M $74.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $20.0M to $11.0M (-45%), with total assets most recently reported at $80.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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