Minnesota State Bar Foundation
The Minnesota State Bar Foundation mobilizes legal community philanthropy to achieve access to justice for all minnesotans.
Minnesota State Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: Minnesota State Bar Foundation gave $84K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $84,246
- +87.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,062
- +180.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,250
- Total assets
- $1,733,195
- -0.2% 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 Minnesota State Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Minnesota State Bar Association ($62K). Together the top 4 received $84K.
Grant Size Distribution
57 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 57 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Minnesota State Bar Foundation gives
- Giving fell 35% 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 $17K (2019) to $613K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $84K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State Bar Association Minneapolis, MN | Program support for access to justice program and mock trial program | $61,746 |
| Loan Repayment Assistance Program Minneapolis, MN | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Justice Foundation Minneapolis, MN | Program Support | $6,500 |
| Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers St. Paul, MN | Program Support | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,733,195 | $176,038 | $255,326 | $84,246 | 4 | $113,813 |
| 2024 | $1,736,110 | $554,693 | $200,070 | $45,000 | 6 | $475,781 |
| 2023 | $1,639,209 | $206,160 | $184,443 | $29,500 | 4 | $145,429 |
| 2022 | $1,672,145 | $206,907 | $262,205 | $130,000 | 9 | $132,095 |
| 2021 | $2,057,639 | $428,252 | $702,346 | $612,993 | 34 | $168,481 |
| 2020 | $1,960,393 | $158,325 | $129,706 | $30,273 | 5 | $105,735 |
| 2019 | $1,951,781 | $179,758 | $123,692 | $17,000 | 3 | $122,349 |
About Minnesota State Bar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota State Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $84K. Net investment income was $114K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota State Bar Foundation is led by Landon Ascheman, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Landon Ascheman
Chair
Secretary → Vice President, 2020
Vice President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Schwartz
Treasurer
Member → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greger Calhan
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Rubenstein
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kellen Fish
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Krasnow
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Brandt
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maya Missaghi
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenya Bodden
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sander Goldthwait
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Paul Quast (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Sally Silk (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Kelly Tautges (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Pack (2024) — Msba Treasurer
- Former: Randi Roth (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Samuel Edmunds (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick Costello (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Susan King (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Reimann (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Peterson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Angela Lutz Amann (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Jeri-Lyn Reinhardt (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Dyan Ebert (2019) — Member
- Former: Kelly Olmstead (2019) — Member
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 Minnesota State Bar Foundation
How much does Minnesota State Bar Foundation give each year?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation gave $84K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $45K across 6 grants.
What is Minnesota State Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,250, and its average grant was $21,062, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Minnesota State Bar Foundation give grants?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (3 grants).
Does Minnesota State Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Minnesota State Bar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).
How large is Minnesota State Bar Foundation?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $176K.
What is Minnesota State Bar Foundation?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Minnesota State Bar Foundation's EIN?
Minnesota State Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6023581. 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 May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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