Public Charity

VALLEY GROVE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

VALLEY GROVE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, of NERSTRAND, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $71K in revenue, $18K in expenses, $1.1M in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $40K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 411464511 NERSTRAND, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$71K
Total Expenses$18K
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$40K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

TO RESTORE, REFURBISH, AND MAINTAIN BOTH THE 1862 STONE CHURCH AND THE 1894 WOOD CHURCH BY MEANS OF SKILLED LABOR AND ARTISANS GUIDED BY HIGH STANDARDS OF CARE. TO UNDERSTAND, RESPECT, AND COMMUNICATE THE HISTORIC LEGACIES ASSOCIATED WITH VALLEY GROVE AND HANDED DOWN FROM EARLY NORWEGIAN SETTLERS. TO MANAGE THE SURROUNDING 50 ACRES OF LAND USING THE BEST UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE THAT APPROXIMATES THAT EXPERIENCED BY THE EARLY NORWEGIAN SETTLERS. TO MAKE THE VALLEY GROVE SITE, AND SURROUNDING OAK SAVANNA AVAILABLE FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USES COMPATIBLE WITH THE MISSION.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Brian Koester
BOARD MEMBER Dan Rogness
BOARD MEMBER David Hougen-Eitzman
BOARD MEMBER Dirk Peterson
VICE PRESIDE Gary Wagenbach
TREASURER Kenneth Sahlin

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Top Grant Purposes

ER RESTORATION DOCUM
$16,500 1 grant
Legacy grant for a history of the Valley Grove Churches and Preservation Society.
$9,850 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$7,500 1 grant
Preservation of historical religious property
$6,150 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $71K $18K $1.1M
2024 $114K $23K $1.0M
2023 $397K $10K $842K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $397K to $71K (-82%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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