Cooperative Development Fund of CDS
To help start and grow cooperatively owned enterprises
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS at a glance
In short: Cooperative Development Fund of CDS gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $750K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $750,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $750,000
- Median grant
- $750,000
- Total assets
- $667,754
- +87.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cooperative Development Fund of CDS funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Prairie Food Co-Op ($750K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Cooperative Development Fund of CDS gives
- Giving grew 54% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $487K (2022) to $750K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $750K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Food Co-Op Lombard, IL | Construction of New Food Cooperative | $750,000 |
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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 | $667,754 | $1,757,696 | $1,522,252 | $750,000 | 1 | $4,308 |
| 2024 | $356,066 | $788,567 | $1,676,119 | — | — | $658 |
| 2023 | $1,236,003 | $1,309,497 | $949,260 | — | — | $777 |
| 2022 | $866,724 | $1,248,799 | $983,643 | $486,600 | 1 | $364 |
| 2021 | $600,636 | $653,895 | $154,809 | — | — | $65 |
| 2020 | $101,597 | $75,067 | $101,033 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $132,963 | $190,015 | $216,267 | — | — | — |
About Cooperative Development Fund of CDS
Based on IRS filings
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS is a public charity, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $668K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $750K. Net investment income was $4K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS is led by Kevin Edberg, Previous Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Edberg
Previous Executive Director
Executive Director → Previous Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Watson
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Walsh
Chairman
Treasurer → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alison Deelstra
Director
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Sloan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sadie Frericks
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Minnihan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Ramos Haaz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Huerter
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Ledoux
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Martens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Fields
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Collie Graddick
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jen McCubbin
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Dave Holm (2024) — Director
- Former: Ann Fedorachak (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dave Swanson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marty Walsh (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Rick Kievits (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Char Vrieze (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacey Webster (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Darin Florenz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Hanson (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Gail Graham (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 Cooperative Development Fund of CDS
How much does Cooperative Development Fund of CDS give each year?
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Cooperative Development Fund of CDS?
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS reported $668K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does Cooperative Development Fund of CDS operate?
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS has awarded grants in Illinois, Minnesota.
What is Cooperative Development Fund of CDS's EIN?
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1540529. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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