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Minnesota GISLIS Consortium

Public charity · Grantmaker Eden Prairie, MN EIN: 41-1660920 Website

The Minnesota GISLIS Consortium is a forum for communicating information to, and improving cooperation among, those interested in geographic information systems (GIS) and land information systems (LIS) in the state of Minnesota.

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium at a glance

Total assets
$354,124
+51.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$261,009
+2.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$8,556
+27.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$227,603
-1.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Minnesota GISLIS Consortium funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Silver Spring

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $5K (2022). In 2023 it reported $4K 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
National Council for Geographic Education Silver Spring, MDAnnual Conference$5,400
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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$354,124$261,009$227,603——$8,556
2024$234,294$254,322$230,803——$6,711
2023$226,769$248,692$220,049$3,968Total only$2,859
2022$232,142$162,209$177,620$5,4001$2,944
2021$186,128$56,698$77,322——$4,718
2020$196,587$1,999$34,919——$1,999

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

About Minnesota GISLIS Consortium

Based on IRS filings

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium is a public charity focused on Education, based in Eden Prairie, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $354K in total assets. Net investment income was $9K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium is led by David Malm, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Malm

    Chair

    Director → Chair-Elect, 2024

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    8.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Boyum

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leanne Knott

    Director

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Huber

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Coates

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norm Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Savage

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Reineke

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Giebner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Lamers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Stennes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Sjerven

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rama Mohapatra

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Menza

    Chair-Elect

    Director → Chair-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Nelson

    Past Chair

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Hovi

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kalley Swift

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Jessica Fendos (2022–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Randall Cutting (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bryan Balcome (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Laura Charleux (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tim Loesch (2021–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Alex Johnson (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bryan Byholm (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeff Reinhart (2023) — Director
  • Former: Zach Vavra (2023) — Director
  • Former: Alison Slaats (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Mavis (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Trager (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andy King-Scribbens (2021–2022) — Chair Elect
  • Former: Jim Bunning (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Zachary Vavra (2022) — Director
  • Former: Brad Anderson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Katie Rossman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Wikstrom (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Foster (2020–2021) — Past Chair
  • Former: Ryan Stovern (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Tanya Mayer (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Woo Jang (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Schuler (2020) — Director
  • Former: John Nerge (2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Sandi Stroud (2020) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Sharvari Sangle (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.

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota GISLIS Consortium

How large is Minnesota GISLIS Consortium?

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium reported $354K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $261K.

What is Minnesota GISLIS Consortium?

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium is a public charity focused on Education, based in Eden Prairie, MN. It holds $354K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Minnesota GISLIS Consortium operate?

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Minnesota GISLIS Consortium's EIN?

Minnesota GISLIS Consortium's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1660920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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