Anoka Technical College Foundation
To obtain and distribute resources to support the students, faculty, programs and vision of anoka technical college.
Anoka Technical College Foundation at a glance
In short: Anoka Technical College Foundation gave $771K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $771K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $771,368
- +102.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $771,368
- +102.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $771,368
- Total assets
- $2,463,639
- +14.3% 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 Anoka Technical College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Anoka Technical College ($771K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Anoka Technical College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $195K (2021) to $861K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $771K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN | Assistance to anoka technical college and student scholarships and grants | $771,368 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,463,639 | $1,265,842 | $1,185,400 | $771,368 | 1 | $46,222 |
| 2024 | $2,155,556 | $936,054 | $768,585 | $380,512 | 1 | $102,119 |
| 2023 | $1,927,244 | $870,118 | $974,859 | $377,124 | 1 | $30,213 |
| 2022 | $2,020,217 | $875,064 | $652,477 | $409,475 | 1 | $38,036 |
| 2021 | $2,025,871 | $448,978 | $396,340 | $195,465 | 1 | $24,534 |
| 2020 | $1,830,306 | $601,749 | $940,031 | $860,815 | 1 | $23,382 |
| 2019 | $2,245,871 | $857,036 | $669,391 | $555,334 | 1 | $52,225 |
About Anoka Technical College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Anoka Technical College Foundation is a public charity, based in Anoka, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $771K. Net investment income was $46K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Anoka Technical College Foundation is led by Dennis Carter, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dennis Carter
Chair
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Skepper
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Thurs
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Lewis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Kingston
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Olson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Wood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Robeck
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather McNeill
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hope Riska
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Braun
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Fleming
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Mikkonen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dayna Kleve
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Dickinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Betsinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Soler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan Wood
Secretary
Treasuer → Director, 2020
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Thomsen
Treasurer
Treasuer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Koehler
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Brian Kovar (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bruce Sayler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Clint Schneider (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Alders (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Hogie (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Horstmann (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Othoudt (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Christensen (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Lee Zachman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Trask (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Margi (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Duane Vandenberghe (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jamie Barthel (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Steve Swain (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Tyler Eubank (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Kari Schulzetenberg (2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Kingston (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eric Bass (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Andrist Lacher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Scholl (2020–2021) — Treasuer
- Former: Brian Peek (2020) — Director
- Former: Dan Weber (2019) — Director
- Former: Duane Lowe (2019) — Director
- Former: Jessica Andrist (2019) — Director
- Former: Josh Headlee (2019) — Director
- Former: Kayla Dube (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Scholl (2019) — Director
- Former: Nick Finstrom (2019) — Director
- Former: Verne McPherson (2019) — Director
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 Anoka Technical College Foundation
How much does Anoka Technical College Foundation give each year?
Anoka Technical College Foundation gave $771K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $381K across 1 grant.
How large is Anoka Technical College Foundation?
Anoka Technical College Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
Where does Anoka Technical College Foundation operate?
Anoka Technical College Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Anoka Technical College Foundation's EIN?
Anoka Technical College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3494697. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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