The Food Group Minnesota Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$13.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$13.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$11.3m
$2.3m liabilities
Net assets
$8.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
3.7 years on average
Staff
58
2,383 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Steve Krivaka
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Food Group Minnesota Inc's network
16 people5 organisationsi16 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schmiechen Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Leah Porter Chair | Development Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Steve Krivaka Chair | Policy Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Andrew Chelseth | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bridget Hayden | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Chris Taylor | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Georgi Nguyen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Keith Narr | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kurt Johansen | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marna Catnerbury | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patrice Bailey | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rhys Williams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Kinney | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sharmyn Phipps | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sharon Roberg-Perez | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stephanie Spence | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Peeples | Director of Programs | 2025 |
| Emily Eddy White | Director of Advancement and Culture | 2025 |
| Lori Thorp | Former Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Lori Kratchmer | Executive Dir. | 2018 |
| Sophia Lenarz-COY | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Lenarz-Coy | Executive Director | 40 | $138k | $17k | |
| Emily Eddy White | Director of Advancement and Culture | 40 | $100k | $18k | |
| David Peeples | Director of Programs | 40 | $89k | $12k | |
| Bridget Hayden | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dave Schmiechen | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Georgi Nguyen | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Patrice Bailey | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keith Narr | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kurt Johansen | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah Porter | Development Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Chelseth | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rhys Williams | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Kinney | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Roberg-Perez | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Spence | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sharmyn Phipps | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steve Krivaka | Policy Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marna Catnerbury | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Chris Taylor | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Food Group Minnesota Inc
- EIN
- 411246504
- Address
- 8501 54th Ave N, New Hope, MN, 55428-3710
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- Fighting hunger. Nourishing our community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K31Z Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Sophia Lenarz-Coy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1976
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKurt Johansen
≥5years on the filingsDave Schmiechen
≥5years on the filingsLeah Porter
≥5years on the filingsBridget Hayden
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11.3m
- Total liabilities
- $2.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.6m
- Program service revenue
- $5.3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.5m
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 2,383
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $20.9m | $19.7m | $1.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bois Forte Tribal Government | Food distribution | $0 |
| Brian Coyle Community Center | Food distribution | $0 |
| Calvary Lutheran Church | Food distribution | $0 |
| Campus Kitchen at Augsburg | Food distribution | $0 |
| Cansayapi Food Pantry | Food distribution | $0 |
| Capi USA | Food distribution | $0 |
| Catholic Charities | Food distribution | $0 |
| Clues - MPLS | Food distribution | $0 |
| Cogic - New Creation Ministries | Food distribution | $0 |
| Community Bridge | Food distribution | $0 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Pro- Ceap | Food distribution | $0 |
| Community Emergency Services | Food distribution | $0 |
| Cross | Food distribution | $0 |
| Food in the Hood | Food distribution | $0 |
| Foodshelf in A Box | Food distribution | $0 |
| Glendale Food Shelf- Esns | Food distribution | $0 |
| Good in the Hood- Food in the Hood | Food distribution | $0 |
| Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Food distribution | $0 |
| Greater Mt Vernon Baptist Church | Food distribution | $0 |
| Groveland Food Shelf | Food distribution | $0 |
| Hope for the Community - Normandale | Food distribution | $0 |
| Ica Food Shelf | Food distribution | $0 |
| Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners | Food distribution | $0 |
| Jericho Road Ministries | Food distribution | $0 |
| Joyce Uptown Food Shelf | Food distribution | $0 |