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Anime Twin Cities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Edina, MN EIN: 51-0441604 Website

To conduct education, charitable and social activities related to the promotion and study of Japanese culture, specifically animated movies and television programs ("anime") and graphic novels ("manga") as well as the study of Japanese language as it is used in anime and manga.

Anime Twin Cities Inc at a glance

In short: Anime Twin Cities Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,810
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$11,810
Median grant
$11,810
Total assets
$296,521
-9.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Anime Twin Cities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Can do Canines: $12KCan do Canines$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Can do Canines ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MinneapolisSaint Paul

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2025) to $29K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Can do Canines Minneapolis, MNGrant was given for operational costs.$11,810
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$296,521$484,118$515,339$11,8101$35
2024$327,743$564,600$534,759——$62
2023$297,902$501,489$414,203——$273
2022$210,616$369,113$323,092——$19
2021—$13,829$70,118———
2020$220,884$131,886$122,981——$26
2019$211,979$397,950$416,284$29,1971$28

About Anime Twin Cities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Anime Twin Cities Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edina, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $35.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Anime Twin Cities Inc is led by Christina Kramer, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christina Kramer

    President

    Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Ehrler

    Member at Large

    Board Member → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Nelson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Levine

    Member at Large

    Board Member → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Kronen

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeannette Wallen

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Fischer

    Member at Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Alli Cassel (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Alyssa Johnson (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sky Dunn (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kimberly Hofer (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tristen Anderson (2019–2023) — Former President
  • Former: Chelsea Leiser (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Paulson (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: John Hermanstorfer (2023) — Former-Board Member
  • Former: Kristen Loth Melanz (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lorien Paulson (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ashley Rahn (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: David Vetrovec (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Hoturo Vo (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Itzen IV (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Anthony Lebarge (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: John Itzin VI (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jay Bottem (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Koniges (2019) — President
  • Former: Megan Stob (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Michelle Clark (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Anime Twin Cities Inc

How much does Anime Twin Cities Inc give each year?

Anime Twin Cities Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Anime Twin Cities Inc?

Anime Twin Cities Inc reported $297K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $484K.

What is Anime Twin Cities Inc?

Anime Twin Cities Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edina, MN. It holds $297K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Anime Twin Cities Inc operate?

Anime Twin Cities Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Anime Twin Cities Inc's EIN?

Anime Twin Cities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0441604. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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