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Edison Community & Sports Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Paul, MN EIN: 36-3318601 Website

To encourage youth participation in athletics and provide scholarhsips for students pursuing higher education.

Edison Community & Sports Foundation at a glance

In short: Edison Community & Sports Foundation reported $10K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$10,350 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-37.6% vs 2023
Total assets
$497,619
+4.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$100,405
+173.9% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$16,062
+64.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$83,499
-4.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Edison Community & Sports Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Minneapolis

How Edison Community & Sports Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2020 to 2023. 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$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $39K (2020). In 2024 it reported $10K 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
Thomas Edison High School Minneapolis, MNSupport Edison High School Community and Athletics.$16,583
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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
2024$497,619$100,405$83,499$10,350Total only$16,062
2023$476,957$36,653$87,289$16,5831$9,763
2022$518,617$38,293$139,535$35,8591$2,523
2021$616,388$143,009$72,165$8,4311$1,396
2020$545,199$-1,591$102,998$39,0981$3,997

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

About Edison Community & Sports Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Edison Community & Sports Foundation is a public charity, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $498K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $10K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $16K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Edison Community & Sports Foundation is led by Mike Iacarella, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Mike Iacarella

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernie Kunza

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Lawson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Hendrickson O'Meara

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Banisky

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Vandermyde

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Reich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Day

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Hovde

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shari Seymour

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Bartz

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Axt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bianey Neri-Ochoa

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Menz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caliyah Rush

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacquelyn Belisle

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kris Solz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Ericksen

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Larson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Blosberg

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Miskowic

    Gambling Manager

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $13K (2020) → $15K (2024)

  • John Lawson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Dalbec

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Eskola

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Amy Lee (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Beth Fairley (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Chris Schmidt (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Burns (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter Harris (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ramon Angeles (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Randy Matthes (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shaun Wakaruk (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Hirsch (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Varichak (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marykay Dalbec (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andy Benson (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kurt Nowacki (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Graham (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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

Lynn Miskowic — Gambling Manager: $15KLynn MiskowicGambling Manager$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $15K, to Lynn Miskowic (Gambling Manager).

Frequently asked questions about Edison Community & Sports Foundation

How much does Edison Community & Sports Foundation give each year?

Edison Community & Sports Foundation reported $10K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $17K across 1 grant.

How large is Edison Community & Sports Foundation?

Edison Community & Sports Foundation reported $498K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $100K.

Where does Edison Community & Sports Foundation operate?

Edison Community & Sports Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Edison Community & Sports Foundation's EIN?

Edison Community & Sports Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3318601. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 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 November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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