BlueGreen Alliance Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 20-3477309

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation (BGAF) conducts research and educates the public and media about solutions to environmental challenges that create economic opportunities for the American people. Pursuant to this mission and its interorganizational agreement with the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), BGAF supports a variety of programs.

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation at a glance

In short: BlueGreen Alliance Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
-19.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+222.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$10,842,184
-12.6% 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 BlueGreen Alliance Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

BlueGreen Alliance Inc: $100KBlueGreen Alliance Inc$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was BlueGreen Alliance Inc ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 17 (53%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states

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

Cities

MinneapolisTempeBoulderJacksonNew YorkAnchorageAustinChampaignChicagoDetroitFlintLansingLynnMcLeanMilwaukeeNormanOaklandPhoenixPittsburghPortland

How BlueGreen Alliance Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 63% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K11 grants2019 13 grants2020 6 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2025) to $637K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
BlueGreen Alliance Inc Minneapolis, MNLobbying Grant$100,000
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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$10,842,184$8,428,202$8,454,428$100,0001$222,392
2024$12,403,061$5,829,587$8,725,679$124,0004$272,465
2023$13,777,278$11,926,809$8,149,322$144,1674$252,472
2022$9,781,027$4,790,064$7,481,281$266,6672$56,625
2021$12,222,857$7,842,420$6,220,191$637,1416$18,360
2020$10,438,599$9,508,966$5,051,346$452,35913$5,480
2019$6,249,183$2,983,352$4,979,036$293,50011$12,730

About BlueGreen Alliance Foundation

Based on IRS filings

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $222K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation is led by Jason Walsh, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jason Walsh

    President

    On filings since 2019

    34 hrs/week

    $61K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Abby Tinsley

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Fendley

    Board Member

    Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim English

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Barton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Chieffo

    Board Member

    Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2021

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian LaShier

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Doherty

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Steenhoek

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael DiVirgilio

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Etana Jacobi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Pierce

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calla Brown

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Consuegra

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryanne Salm

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sophie Osborn

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Kelly

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raj Sicora

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Denise Seck (2022–2024) — Vice President Finance, Administrator & Deij
  • Former: DiOnna King-Wright (2024) — Vice President, Finance & Administration
  • Former: Kelly Anne (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Roy Houseman (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Derek Walker (2019–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: David Boundy (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dawn Le (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Roxanne Johnson (2023) — Research Director
  • Former: Derrick Figures (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Harrison (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Boom (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ricki McMillan (2019–2022) — Vice President of Finance
  • Former: Wendell Hibdon (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Hebah Hassem (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Josh Nassar (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Lyon (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Di Virgilio (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Mulvaney (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bill Shiebler (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Boundy (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeremy Richardson (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Alden Meyer (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Hoyos (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: George Kohl (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kim Glas (2019) — President
  • Former: Marc Norberg (2019) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Roxanne Brown (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jason Walsh — President: $131KJason WalshPresident$131KDenise Seck — VP Finance/Admin/DEIJ (Part Year): $68KDenise SeckVP Finance/Admin/DEIJ (Part…$68K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $131K, to Jason Walsh (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about BlueGreen Alliance Foundation

How much does BlueGreen Alliance Foundation give each year?

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $124K across 4 grants.

How large is BlueGreen Alliance Foundation?

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation reported $10.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.4M.

What is BlueGreen Alliance Foundation?

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $10.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does BlueGreen Alliance Foundation operate?

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What is BlueGreen Alliance Foundation's EIN?

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3477309. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 18, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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