Public Charity

STRONG TOWNS

STRONG TOWNS, of BRAINERD, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $601K in total assets. 33 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $712K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271459378 BRAINERD, MN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$601K
Grant Records33
Funding Total$712K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

WE SEEK TO REPLACE AMERICAS POST-WAR PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT, THE SUBURBAN EXPERIMENT, WITH A PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS FINANCIALLY STRONG AND RESILIENT. WE ADVOCATE FOR CITIES OF ALL SIZES TO BE SAFE, LIVABLE, AND INVITING. WE WORK TO ELEVATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COLLABORATION FOR PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER IN A PLACE, NOT MERELY THE LOWEST LEVEL IN A HIERARCHY OF GOVERNMENTS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Andrew Burleson
PRESIDENT Charles Marohn
SECRETARY Gregory Good
TREASURER Ian Rasmussen
VICE CHAIR John T Reuter

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$209,455 8 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$116,500 2 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$77,190 6 grants
General Support
$60,000 2 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$53,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.3M $2.4M $601K
2023 $2.3M $2.1M $1.6M
2022 $1.2M $1.2M $943K
2021 $1.1M $852K $348K
2020 $605K $685K $152K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $605K to $2.3M (+277%), with total assets most recently reported at $601K.

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