Open Arts Minnesota
Donations deductibleRevenue
$82k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$90k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$17k
year to 31 December 2025
Net assets
$18k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.8 years on average
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Shannon Sinning
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Open Arts Minnesota's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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
5 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sinning Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cheryl Hutcens | Vice-Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Clarissa Meissner | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Emily Austvold | Co-Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jyneal McCrea | Co-Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Neushwander-Frink | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Eric Sletten | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Erin Ebert | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Jessica O'Brien | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Kathy Shimota | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Leeann Erickson | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Melinda Wedzina | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Melissa Steel | Non-Executive Director | 2023 |
| Wilbur Neushwander-Frink | Executive Director | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Neushwander-Frink | Executive Director | 37 | $41k | ||
| Emily Austvold | Co-Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Ebert | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cheryl Hutcens | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| LeeAnn Erickson | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jyneal McCrea | Co-Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Clarissa Meissner | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica O'Brien | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kari Peterson | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Sinning | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Steel | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Shimota | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melinda Wedzina | Member at Large | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Open Arts Minnesota
- EIN
- 831893608
- Address
- 56749 192nd Ln, Mankato, MN, 56001-6644
- State
- Minnesota
- Activity (NTEE)
- A90 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Clarissa Meissner (Form 990-N, tax year 2021)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsShannon Sinning
≥4years on the filingsClarissa Meissner
≥4years on the filingsEmily Austvold
≥4years on the filingsJyneal McCrea
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
- $17k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $18k