Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc
To support Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota's mission to eliminate barriers to work and independence.
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,074,357
- -23.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,074,357
- -23.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,074,357
- Total assets
- $11,869,424
- +8.6% 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 Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota ($1.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). 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 $311K (2020) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota St. Paul, MN | General Support | $1,074,357 |
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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 | $11,869,424 | $982,085 | $1,545,654 | $1,074,357 | 1 | $460,654 |
| 2024 | $10,930,364 | $1,505,149 | $2,188,060 | $1,406,355 | 1 | $579,566 |
| 2023 | $8,649,359 | $985,661 | $1,636,503 | $919,346 | 1 | $405,958 |
| 2022 | $8,176,648 | $1,870,596 | $1,626,161 | $1,034,426 | 1 | $454,101 |
| 2021 | $9,232,732 | $1,896,858 | $1,202,070 | $686,387 | 1 | $488,339 |
| 2020 | $7,256,453 | $1,134,771 | $733,625 | $311,022 | 1 | $217,981 |
| 2019 | $6,674,831 | $1,029,859 | $959,337 | $464,706 | 1 | $309,543 |
About Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $461K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc is led by Michael Wirth-Davis DPA, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Wirth-Davis DPA
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Beecham Henry
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bergstrom MBA
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Truscott
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Freeman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Grimm
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcella de la Torre EdD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Fox
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kortney Cartwright
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Finger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Dodd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffery Uecker CPA
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Schonberg
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary S Jones
Chief Philanthropy Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Texas Hemmaplardh MBA CFA
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sita Morantz
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Deborah Galka MBA (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Rachel Lockett (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Manzey Adelmann MBA CPA (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James S Anderson MS CPCM (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Barsky III (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Lorraine Hart MBA CFA (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Wendy Mahling (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Vinyon JD (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jerome Hamilton CPIM CQE (2019–2020) — 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 Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc
How much does Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc give each year?
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc?
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc reported $11.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $982K.
What is Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc?
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $11.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc operate?
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc's EIN?
Goodwill-Easter Seals Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1694921. 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 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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