Friends of Pacer
To provide information and assistance to parents of children and young adults with special needs.
Friends of Pacer at a glance
In short: Friends of Pacer gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $400K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $400,000
- -27.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $400,000
- -27.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $400,000
- Total assets
- $10,276,840
- +0.3% 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 Friends of Pacer funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pacer Center Inc ($400K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Pacer gives
- Giving grew 227% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2021) to $552K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pacer Center Inc Minneapolis, MN | General Program Support | $400,000 |
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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 | $10,276,840 | $938,554 | $649,391 | $400,000 | 1 | $697,428 |
| 2024 | $10,244,965 | $788,211 | $787,693 | $551,580 | 1 | $547,632 |
| 2023 | $8,932,026 | $431,978 | $453,614 | $252,000 | 1 | $189,516 |
| 2022 | $8,371,929 | $475,261 | $309,863 | $122,500 | 1 | $228,779 |
| 2021 | $9,250,711 | $480,901 | $255,566 | $81,500 | 1 | $225,934 |
| 2020 | $8,308,149 | $508,096 | $362,467 | $180,000 | 1 | $205,048 |
| 2019 | $7,997,141 | $569,188 | $334,595 | $140,000 | 1 | $236,770 |
About Friends of Pacer
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Pacer is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $400K. Net investment income was $697K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Pacer is led by John Guthmann, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Guthmann
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Bruhl
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Graves
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Nelson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Godfrey
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Marge Goldberg (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Paula Goldberg (2019–2022) — Former Treasurer
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 Friends of Pacer
How much does Friends of Pacer give each year?
Friends of Pacer gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $552K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Pacer?
Friends of Pacer reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $939K.
What is Friends of Pacer?
Friends of Pacer is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $10.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Pacer operate?
Friends of Pacer has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Friends of Pacer's EIN?
Friends of Pacer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1606822. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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