Mission
TO IDENTIFY, NURTURE AND PUBLISH TRANSFORMATIVE LITERATURE, AND BUILD AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AROUND IT.
Public Charity
MILKWEED EDITIONS INC
MILKWEED EDITIONS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.8M revenue, $4.6M expenses, $9.2M total assets. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 411365177
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Arts, Culture & Humanities
NTEE: A
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$9.2M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Milkweed Editions Inc
How Milkweed Editions Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$9
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $83 for programs
$47
Book production, distribution, and promotion:founded in Minneapolis in 1980, Milkweed Editions is one of the nation's leading independent publishers of literature
$24
Outreach
$12
Editorial:we measure the success of our publishing program, how well we achieve our mission, in many ways, including book sales through our distributor, our website, and our bookstore
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
DONOR ADVISED, ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
$71,103
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$30,280
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,150
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$20,000
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,500
Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Betsy Van Heck
BOARD MEMBER
Chuck Knapp
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & SALES
Craig Popelars
BOARD MEMBER
Dan Cramer
PUBLISHER AND CEO
Daniel Slager
BOARD MEMBER
Deanna Thompson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.8M | $4.6M | $9.2M |
| 2024 | $4.8M | $4.4M | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $4.6M | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $4.6M | $7.6M |
| 2021 | $8.2M | $5.5M | $7.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.2M to $4.8M (-41%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.