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Cottage Grove Athletic Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Cottage Grove, MN EIN: 41-1474126 Website
Sports and recreationSports

The objective of the cgaa shall be to implant firmly in the children of the community the spirit of competition and ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and reverence, so they may be finer, stronger and happier children and will grow to be clean, proud, confident adults.

Cottage Grove Athletic Association at a glance

In short: Cottage Grove Athletic Association reported $113K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$112,765 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+86.3% vs 2024
Total assets
$6,387,196
+11.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,469,047
+6.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$74,557
+1.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,651,069
+8.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cottage Grove Athletic Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Cottage Grove

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2020) to $183K (2022). In 2025 it reported $113K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
City of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, MNFacilities improvement soccer field shed donations and fencing around baseball field$173,348
Park High School Cottage Grove, MNWeightroom equipment donation, prom night, to cover fees for evaluators and registration$10,000
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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$6,387,196$3,469,047$2,651,069$112,765Total only$74,557
2024$5,723,388$3,270,569$2,446,809$60,531Total only$73,425
2023$5,047,732$2,827,885$2,179,602——$28,347
2022$3,139,123$2,708,695$2,082,226$183,3482$649
2021$2,493,107$2,070,126$1,496,130$96,7723$422
2020$1,665,028$1,598,421$1,411,472$48,4292$4,011

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

About Cottage Grove Athletic Association

Based on IRS filings

Cottage Grove Athletic Association is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in Cottage Grove, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $113K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $75K.

Focus Areas

Sports and recreationSports

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cottage Grove Athletic Association is led by Daniel Harrison, President on every filing since 2020; 12 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniel Harrison

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $2K (2025)

  • Amanda Albert

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $1K (2025)

  • Jackie Turvold

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Tim Kaplan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $1K (2025)

  • Brad Pederson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $400 (2025)

  • Chris Rudh

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $600 (2025)

  • Kati Stewart

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2022) → $1K (2025)

  • Amanda Perren

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $600 (2025)

  • Laura Holzmer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Mark Tallege

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $400 (2024) → $500 (2025)

  • Rick Schreier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jermaine Kennedy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Langbehn

    Vice President & Gamb Mngr

    Vice President → Vice President & Gamb Mngr, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $15K (2025)

  • Kimberly Devann

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $2K (2025)

  • Michelle Harrison

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $2K (2022) → $2K (2025)

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Nicole Gilman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Aquilla Jermaine Kennedy (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Richard Schreier III (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Waterman (2020–2022) — Gambling Manager
  • Former: Christopher Gargaro (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dan Smoot (2020) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Grams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Steve Frosh (2020) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Justin Langbehn — Vice President / Gamb MNGR: $15KJustin LangbehnVice President / Gamb MNGR$15KDaniel Harrison — President: $2KDaniel HarrisonPresident$2KMichelle Harrison — Secretary: $2KMichelle HarrisonSecretary$2KKimberly Devann — Treasurer: $2KKimberly DevannTreasurer$2KAmanda Albert — Director: $1KAmanda AlbertDirector$1KTim Kaplan — Director: $1KTim KaplanDirector$1KKati Stewart — Director: $1KKati StewartDirector$1KLaura Holzmer — Director: $1KLaura HolzmerDirector$1KAmanda Perren — Director: $600Amanda PerrenDirector$600Chris Rudh — Director: $600Chris RudhDirector$600Mark Tallege — Director: $500Mark TallegeDirector$500Brad Pederson — Director: $400Brad PedersonDirector$400

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Justin Langbehn (Vice President / Gamb MNGR). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Cottage Grove Athletic Association

How much does Cottage Grove Athletic Association give each year?

Cottage Grove Athletic Association reported $113K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $61K in grants paid.

How large is Cottage Grove Athletic Association?

Cottage Grove Athletic Association reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.

What is Cottage Grove Athletic Association?

Cottage Grove Athletic Association is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in Cottage Grove, MN. It holds $6.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cottage Grove Athletic Association operate?

Cottage Grove Athletic Association has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Cottage Grove Athletic Association's EIN?

Cottage Grove Athletic Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1474126. 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 2020 (received by the IRS March 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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