Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn Park, MN EIN: 41-1568435

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Brooklyn Park, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K.

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc at a glance

In short: Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$8,210
-62.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Brooklyn Park Athletic Association Inc: $20KBrooklyn Park AthleticAssociation Inc$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Brooklyn Park Athletic Association Inc ($20K).

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

Brooklyn Park

How Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brooklyn Park Athletic Association Inc Brooklyn Park, MNIn planning the dissolution, our organization donated its majority funds remaining to another youth sports organization to ensure the continued support of programs consistent with our original purpose.$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$8,210$11,785$25,479$20,0001$24,903—$485
2024$21,904—$9,640——$9,062—$1,253
2023$31,544—$4,975——$4,397—$1,758
2022$36,519$19$6,919——$6,201—$1,571
2021$43,419$73$13,770$10,000Total only—$73—
2020$57,116$79$4,120———$79—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc reported a distributable amount of $485 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc is led by Steve Kilborn, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Kilborn

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Lindgren

    Equipment Manager

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Smeaton

    Administration

    Administration & Director of Operations → Administration, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc

How much does Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc give each year?

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc?

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc reported $8K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $485 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc?

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Brooklyn Park, MN. It holds $8K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc operate?

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc's EIN?

Brooklyn Park Babe Ruth League Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1568435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 5, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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