Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$3.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$44.2m
$194k liabilities
Net assets
$44m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.6 years on average
Staff
20
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc's network
6 people3 organisationsi6 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
6 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ische | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Wolf | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kari Anderson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lois Norrgard | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paige Winebarger | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thia Xiong | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Loon Stumbras | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Neal Feeken | Executive Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Feeken | Executive Director | 40 | $140k | $8k | |
| Deborah Loon Stumbras | Former Executive Director | 32 | $53k | $2k | |
| James Ische | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Wolf | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lois Norrgard | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paige Winebarger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kari Anderson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thia Xiong | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc
- EIN
- 411982575
- Address
- 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, 55425-1659
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- The organization's mission is to undertake activities that further the objectives of the minnesota valley national wildlife refuge and wetland management district (refuge) of the usfws, including acquisition, restoration, and maintenance of land for the refuge and financial support of refuge operations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D34 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- James Ische (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJames Ische
≥7years on the filingsJohn Wolf
≥7years on the filingsLois Norrgard
≥4years on the filingsPaige Winebarger
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $44.2m
- Total liabilities
- $194k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $44m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.3m
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.1m | $2.9m | $1.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Visitor center operations | $0 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Refuge staffing | $0 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Habitat restoration | $0 |
| Mn Valley Refuge Friends Inc | Staffing and student transportation | $0 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Land and land improvements | $0 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Staff training and public wireless network | $0 |