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US nonprofit · EIN 453579582 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 453579582) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

MNI Sota Fund's network

8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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

8 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Adrienne BenjaminDirector2022
4 yrs
Andrea ReeseDirector2023
3 yrs
Cole St ArnoldDirector2018
8 yrs
Jason DeckerDirector2023
3 yrs
John WilliamsPresident2022
4 yrs
Kelly SamDirector2022
4 yrs
KIT FordhamExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Paul Wenell JRDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kit FordhamExecutive Director40$132k
Cole St ArnoldMember1$0
John WilliamsPresident1$0
Paul Wenell JrTreasurer1$0
Jason DeckerMember1$0
Andrea ReeseMember1$0
Kelly SamMember1$0
Adrienne BenjaminMember1$0

About

Legal name
Mni Sota Fund
EIN
453579582
Address
1530 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55404-2136
State
Minnesota
Mission
(as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Andrea Reese (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCole St Arnold
≥8years on the filingsKIT Fordham
≥4years on the filingsAdrienne Benjamin
≥4years on the filingsJohn Williams

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.9m
Total liabilities
$3.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$4k
Employees
0