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MINNESOTA BRASS INCORPORATED

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $278K · expenses $337K · assets $864K

EIN
23-7209331
Address
4177 KAITLIN DR, SAINT PAUL, MN 55127-7903
Website
mnbrassinc.org
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1972
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Mission

Minnesota Brass shares a unique passion for the live performing arts by producing ensembles and events that challenge our members to reach their full potential while inspiring our audiences.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Chris Judd (former) Executive Director2020-2023 $0$7,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dave Whitaker Treasurer2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Mary Stennes Board Chair2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kory Esterberg Director2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Joanna Stubbins Director2020-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Paul Terry Director2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Alexis Miller Director2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Eric Molho CEO2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Gwynne Byrne Secretary2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Vivian Hillstrom Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Mike Finney Executive Director2024 4 $0 reported 1
Emily Ruetz (former) Board Chair2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Bridger Herman (former) Director2021-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Gavin Burnham (former) President/CEO2019-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Cindy Bach (former) Director2019-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Amanda Poston (former) Board Chair2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Kaitlyn Barrett (former) Director2020 3 $0 reported 1
Neil Plaistow (former) VICE-CHAIR2019 2 $0 reported 1
Thomas Reimer (former) DIRECTOR2019 3 $0 reported 1
Marissa Moeller (former) DIRECTOR2019 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 235 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Stennes Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Whitaker Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Kory Esterberg Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Joanna Stubbins Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Vivian Hillstrom Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Terry Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Alexis Miller Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Molho CEO3 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Finney Executive Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Gwynne Byrne Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 235 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Ruetz Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Whitaker Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stennes Vice Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Kory Esterberg Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Joanna Stubbins Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Bridger Herman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Terry Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Alexis Miller Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Molho President3 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Judd Executive Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Gwynne Byrne Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $3K · 0 employees · 210 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Judd Executive Director4 $3,000$0$0 $3,0001
Emily Ruetz Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Whitaker Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Terry Vice Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Kory Esterberg Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Joanna Stubbins Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Bridger Herman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stennes Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Gavin Burnham President/CEO3 $0$0$0 $01
Gwynne Byrne Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $3K · 0 employees · 135 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Judd Executive Director4 $3,000$0$0 $3,0001
Emily Ruetz Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Whitaker Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Terry Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Bach Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Joanna Stubbins Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Bridger Herman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stennes Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Gavin Burnham President/CEO3 $0$0$0 $01
Gwynne Byrne Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $1K · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Judd Executive Director4 $1,000$0$0 $1,0001
Amanda Poston Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Emily Ruetz Vice-Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Whitaker Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Kaitlyn Barrett Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Bach Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Joanna Stubbins Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Gavin Burnham President/CEO3 $0$0$0 $01
Gwynne Byrne Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 105 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA POSTON BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
NEIL PLAISTOW VICE-CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVE WHITAKER TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS REIMER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MARISSA MOELLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY BACH DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GAVIN BURNHAM PRESIDENT/CEO3 $0$0$0 $01
GWYNNE BYRNE SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,897$337,172 $864,410$864,410 $235,303$13,103 $00235
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$324,582$295,029 $884,880$884,880 $229,370$14,146 $00235
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$243,941$275,519 $769,762$769,762 $188,401$6,450 $3,0000210
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,878$236,213 $808,717$808,717 $140,416$7,300 $3,0000135
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,828$64,455 $980,624$974,054 $97,578$3,693 $1,000075
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,250$101,585 $843,472$843,472 $37,461$62,966 $02105

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $70,561 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2013 3$60,413 2013$18,317
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SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION GROUP RETURN DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$6,452 2014$6,452
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HORIZONS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011, 2016 2$2,800 2016$2,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MINNESOTA BRASS INCORPORATED” 2020-2023 4$546 2023$101
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XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MINNESOTA BRASS INCORPORATED” 2023-2024 2$350 2024$255
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $337,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $12,747
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $125,168$125,168-- 37.1%
Other (as described)Music Writing & Consult $60,840$60,840-- 18.0%
Occupancy $51,632$51,632-- 15.3%
Other (as described)Equipment & Uniforms $42,637$42,637-- 12.6%
Depreciation and depletion $23,399$23,399-- 6.9%
Fees: accounting $7,547-$7,547- 2.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,384$7,384-- 2.2%
Insurance $6,557$6,557-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,753$4,753-- 1.4%
Office expenses $3,826-$3,826- 1.1%
Other (as described) EventEvents Expense $2,980$2,980-- 0.9%
Information technology $449-$449- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,825$2,383reported apart
Total$337,172100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $295,029 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,966
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $139,803$139,803-- 47.4%
Occupancy $47,110$47,110-- 16.0%
Other (as described)Music Writing & Consult $44,900$44,900-- 15.2%
Depreciation and depletion $26,982$26,982-- 9.1%
Insurance $7,157$7,157-- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $6,429-$6,429- 2.2%
Office expenses $5,960-$5,960- 2.0%
Other (as described)In-Kind Expense $5,912$5,912-- 2.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,473$5,473-- 1.9%
Other (as described) EventEvents Expense $3,675$3,675-- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,178$1,178-- 0.4%
Information technology $350-$350- 0.1%
Fees: legal $100-$100- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $3,933$2,818reported apart
Total$295,029100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $275,519 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,471
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $144,183$144,183-- 52.3%
Occupancy $48,847$48,847-- 17.7%
Other (as described)Music Writing & Consult $34,850$34,850-- 12.6%
Depreciation and depletion $22,216$22,216-- 8.1%
Insurance $7,229$7,229-- 2.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,471$5,471-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $5,300-$5,300- 1.9%
Office expenses $4,338-$4,338- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $2,785$2,785-- 1.0%
Information technology $300-$300- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $3,017$0reported apart
Total$275,519100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $236,213 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,631
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $130,640$130,640-- 55.3%
Occupancy $33,673$33,673-- 14.3%
Other (as described)Music Writing & Consult $28,106$28,106-- 11.9%
Depreciation and depletion $19,682$19,682-- 8.3%
Fees: accounting $6,300-$6,300- 2.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,631$5,631-- 2.4%
Insurance $5,248$5,248-- 2.2%
Fees: legal $3,287-$3,287- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,895$1,895-- 0.8%
Office expenses $1,277-$1,277- 0.5%
Information technology $474-$474- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,265$0reported apart
Total$236,213100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $64,455 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $577
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $22,933$22,933-- 35.6%
Other (as described)Music Writing & Consult $11,650$11,650-- 18.1%
Travel $8,746$8,746-- 13.6%
Occupancy $7,421$7,421-- 11.5%
Insurance $4,501$4,501-- 7.0%
Fees: accounting $4,050-$4,050- 6.3%
Fees: legal $2,000-$2,000- 3.1%
Information technology $1,149-$1,149- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $975$975-- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $577$577-- 0.9%
Office expenses $453-$453- 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $720$0reported apart
Total$64,455100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $101,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,780
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $35,647$35,647-- 35.1%
Depreciation and depletion $26,373$26,373-- 26.0%
Other (as described)MUSIC WRITING & CONSULT $16,905$16,905-- 16.6%
Occupancy $11,160$11,160-- 11.0%
Fees: accounting $4,250-$4,250- 4.2%
Insurance $3,630$3,630-- 3.6%
Office expenses $1,810-$1,376$434 1.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,045$1,045-- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $765$765-- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,735$735reported apart
Total$101,585100%

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