Public Charity

Center of the American Experiment

Based in Minnetonka, MN, Center of the American Experiment operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.8M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $2.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 100 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.1M.

EIN: 363611426 Minnetonka, MN Youth Development N.E.C. NTEE: O99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records100
Funding Total$6.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Through research, op-eds, public forums, legislative testimony, public messaging in a variety of media, and a stream of publications, we are working to build a Culture of Prosperity in Minnesota and the nation.

Where $100 goes at Center of the American Experiment

How Center of the American Experiment divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Our Policy Fellows were hard at work during this year's legislative session
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 51 events
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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.

Officers & Directors

Director Barbara Dovolis
Director Barb Sutter
Director Ben Golnik
Director Ben Wilmoth
Director of Communications Bill Walsh
Director Bob Breckner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,235,227 60 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,973,815 21 grants
Research & Policy
$224,615 2 grants
Economic Development
$96,400 2 grants
Youth Development
$90,550 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.8M $4.4M $2.4M
2024 $4.3M $4.2M $1.8M
2023 $4.7M $4.9M $1.5M
2022 $3.4M $5.0M $1.8M
2020 $3.6M $4.0M $1.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.6M to $4.8M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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

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