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. 80 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.6M, 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 Records80
Funding Total$6.6M
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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Community Health & Human Support
$305,000
2025
Community Health & Human Support
$25,000
2024
DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
$480,000
2024
General Operations
$320,000
2024
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$235,850

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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

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,644,750 7 grants
AMERICORPS PROGRAM
$1,228,145 7 grants
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATION BELONGING, ANTI-HATE, AND ANTI-RACISM
$480,000 1 grant
DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
$480,000 1 grant
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$382,640 6 grants

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.

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