Magnifi Financial Credit Union

Public charity · Grantmaker Melrose, MN EIN: 41-0705136

Magnifi Financial Credit Union is a member owned financial cooperative providing loan, deposit and other financial services to 84,983 members.

Key facts about Magnifi Financial Credit Union

In short: Magnifi Financial Credit Union gave $110K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $55K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
41-0705136
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$110,271
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$55,136
Median grant
$55,136
Total assets
$2,441,846,026
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Next open deadline
January 31, 2027 (Magnifi Financial Scholarship Program)

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

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.4B

+4.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$110K

+29.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$55K

-35.1% YoY

How Magnifi Financial Credit Union gives

  • Giving grew 22% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Magnifi Financial Credit Union

Based on IRS filings

Magnifi Financial Credit Union is a public charity, based in Melrose, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $110K. Net investment income was $9.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MelroseSaint CloudAlbanyCold Spring

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2023) to $110K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $110K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Magnifi Financial Foundation: $85KMagnifi Financial Foundation$85KCentracare Health Foundation: $25KCentracare Health Foundation$25K

The largest 2024 recipient was Magnifi Financial Foundation ($85K). Together the top 2 received $110K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Magnifi Financial Foundation Melrose, MNSupport of private foundation to further their exempt purpose$85,271
Centracare Health Foundation St Cloud, MNSupport of private foundation to further their exempt purpose$25,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,441,846,026$2,335,249,765$2,123,114,393
Revenue$149,695,408$128,720,153$87,403,819
Expenses$141,550,968$108,628,019$72,413,903
Net Investment Income$9,177,075$7,038,396$4,049,846

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Magnifi Financial Credit Union is led by Charles Friederichs, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 29 of 30 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Charles Friederichs

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $816K (2019) → $1.1M (2024)

  • Theresa Tschumperlin

    Cuso CEO

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $205K (2022) → $316K (2024)

  • Steve Danzl

    Chairperson

    Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • James Gondringer

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $10K (2024)

  • Mark Meyer

    Director

    Chairperson → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $13K (2024)

  • Marvin Hinnenkamp

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $16K (2024)

  • Lori Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $6K (2023) → $12K (2024)

  • Dean Dirkes

    Market President Committee Banking

    Vice President of Commercial Banking → Senior Vice President Commercial Banking, 2020

    Senior Vice President Commercial Banking → Market President Committee Banking, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $174K (2019) → $253K (2024)

  • Fred Fleischhacker

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $12K (2024)

  • Gary Meyer

    Senior Vice President Retail Banking

    Senior Vice President of Branch Administrator → Senior Vice President Retail Banking, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $170K (2019) → $264K (2024)

  • Luke Godzala

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $9K (2024)

  • Marty Mahowald

    Vice Chairperson

    Secretary → Director, 2020

    Director → Vice Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $875 (2020) → $6K (2024)

  • Michael Schwieters

    Financial Advisor

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $187K (2019) → $311K (2024)

  • Nancy Roske

    Chief Administrator Officer

    Chief Administrative Officer → Chief Administrator Officer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $216K (2019) → $388K (2024)

  • Stephanie Mayers

    Financial Advisor

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $246K (2019) → $447K (2024)

  • Andrea Kraska

    Chief Operations Officer

    Senior Vice President Banking Ops → Chief Operations Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $188K (2020) → $346K (2024)

  • Greg Misterman

    Chief Credit Officer

    Senior Vice President of Credit → Chief Credit Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $171K (2020) → $658K (2024)

  • Brad Shafton

    Senior Vice President of Digital

    Vice President of It → Senior Vice President of Digital, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $166K (2021) → $280K (2024)

  • Matt Noska

    Chief People Officer

    Senior Vice President of Human Resources → Chief People Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $194K (2021) → $333K (2024)

  • Chris Stanley

    Commercial Banking Officer

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $261K (2022) → $212K (2024)

  • Jenn Hengel

    Senior Vice President of Project Management

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $174K (2022) → $207K (2024)

  • Ross Bloomquist

    Chief Experience Officer

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $69K (2022) → $463K (2024)

  • Janelle Borgmann

    Senior Vice President Finance

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $174K (2023) → $236K (2024)

  • Nicholas Rahrich

    Market President Committee Banking

    Vice President Committee Banking & Cbo → Market President Committee Banking, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $315K (2023) → $227K (2024)

  • Rachel Endrizzi

    Senior Vice President Marketing

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $224K (2023) → $297K (2024)

  • Janel Eibenstiner

    Senior Vice President Banking Operations

    New on the 2024 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $216K (2024)

  • Jonathan Olmscheid

    Sup Committee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $900 (2024)

  • Josh Krupke

    Sup Committee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2024)

  • Michelle Hudak

    Sup Committee

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2024)

  • Rob Schmitt

    Senior Vice President Digital Banking

    New on the 2024 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $202K (2024)

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Neal Kaderabek (2019–2023) — Chief Digital & Info Officer
  • Former: Craig Hittner (2023) — Sup Committee
  • Former: Daniel Schreiner (2023) — Commercial Banking Officer
  • Former: Lori Nissen (2022) — Director
  • Former: Andy Welle (2019–2021) — Vice President Commercial Banking
  • Former: Scott Eveslage (2019–2021) — Vice President Marketing
  • Former: Al Doering (2019–2020) — Chief Credit Officer
  • Former: Bernard Brixius (2019–2020) — COO
  • Former: Nadine Rieland (2019) — Chief Human Resources Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Charles Friederichs — Chief Executive Officer: $1.1MCharles FriederichsChief Executive Officer$1.1MGreg Misterman — Chief Credit Officer: $658KGreg MistermanChief Credit Officer$658KRoss Bloomquist — Chief Experience Officer: $463KRoss BloomquistChief Experience Officer$463KStephanie Mayers — Financial Advisor: $447KStephanie MayersFinancial Advisor$447KNancy Roske — Chief Admin Officer: $388KNancy RoskeChief Admin Officer$388KAndrea Kraska — Chief Operations Officer: $346KAndrea KraskaChief Operations Officer$346KMatt Noska — Chief People Officer: $333KMatt NoskaChief People Officer$333KTheresa Tschumperlin — Cuso CEO: $316KTheresa TschumperlinCuso CEO$316KMichael Schwieters — Financial Advisor: $311KMichael SchwietersFinancial Advisor$311KRachel Endrizzi — SVP Marketing: $297KRachel EndrizziSVP Marketing$297KBrad Shafton — SVP of Digital and It: $280KBrad ShaftonSVP of Digital and It$280KGary Meyer — SVP Retail Banking: $264KGary MeyerSVP Retail Banking$264KDean Dirkes — Market Pres Comm Banking: $253KDean DirkesMarket Pres Comm Banking$253KJanelle Borgmann — SVP Finance: $236KJanelle BorgmannSVP Finance$236KNicholas Rahrich — Market Pres Comm Banking: $227KNicholas RahrichMarket Pres Comm Banking$227KJanel Eibenstiner — SVP Banking Operations: $216KJanel EibenstinerSVP Banking Operations$216KChris Stanley — Commercial Banking Officer: $212KChris StanleyCommercial Banking Officer$212KJenn Hengel — SVP of Project Mgmt: $207KJenn HengelSVP of Project Mgmt$207KRob Schmitt — SVP Digital Banking: $202KRob SchmittSVP Digital Banking$202KMarvin Hinnenkamp — Director: $16KMarvin HinnenkampDirector$16KMark Meyer — Director: $13KMark MeyerDirector$13KLori Nelson — Director: $12KLori NelsonDirector$12KFred Fleischhacker — Treasurer: $12KFred FleischhackerTreasurer$12KJames Gondringer — Director: $10KJames GondringerDirector$10KLuke Godzala — Secretary: $9KLuke GodzalaSecretary$9KMarty Mahowald — Vice Chairperson: $6KMarty MahowaldVice Chairperson$6KMichelle Hudak — Sup Committee: $2KMichelle HudakSup Committee$2KJosh Krupke — Sup Committee: $1KJosh KrupkeSup Committee$1KJonathan Olmscheid — Sup Committee: $900Jonathan OlmscheidSup Committee$900

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1.1M, to Charles Friederichs (Chief Executive Officer). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Magnifi Financial Credit Union

How much does Magnifi Financial Credit Union give each year?

Magnifi Financial Credit Union gave $110K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $85K across 1 grant.

How large is Magnifi Financial Credit Union?

Magnifi Financial Credit Union reported $2.4B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $149.7M.

Where does Magnifi Financial Credit Union operate?

Magnifi Financial Credit Union has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Magnifi Financial Credit Union's EIN?

Magnifi Financial Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0705136. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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