Public Charity

GM First & Second Thrift Store

Based in Grand Marais, MN, GM First & Second Thrift Store operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $261K in revenue, $245K in expenses, $238K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 21 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $218K.

EIN: 921036167 Grand Marais, MN Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: S12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$261K
Total Expenses$245K
Total Assets$238K
Grants Given21
Grant Total$218K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

To raise money for local nonprofit through the sale of donated goods; To work with social services and local churches to provide clothing and household goods to people in need; To decrease the amount of clothing and household goods going to a landfill; To offer a source of lightly used goods for a affordable price; To offer community members a place to volunteer their time while supporting local nonprofits.

Where $100 goes at GM First & Second Thrift Store

How GM First & Second Thrift Store divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
In 2024 52 volunteers raised $180,003 for local nonprofit organizations through the sale of donated used goods
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 52 volunteers; 33 organizations
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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.

Sample Grants Given

Grand Marais, MN · 2025
Financial assistance in building affordable homes
$27,182
First Congregational Church
Grand Marais, MN · 2025
Program support
$15,625
Grand Marais, MN · 2025
Program support
$14,172
Arrowhead Animal Rescue
Grand Marais, MN · 2025
To provide funds for construction of a new facility
$12,195
Grand Marais, MN · 2025
Program support
$11,801

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Ann Marie Mershon
Vice president Barb Backlund
Board member Chris Silence
Secretary Diane Debevec
Treasurer Gwendolyn Mattice
Board member Kathleen Johnson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$186,059 18 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$15,346 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$10,236 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$5,881 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $261K $245K $238K
2024 $233K $181K $221K
2023 $193K $35K $169K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $193K to $261K (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $238K.

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MN.

MN

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