Minnesota Trucking Association
The Minnesota Trucking Association's mission is to advance a safe and succesful Minnesota trucking industry through advocacy, education and focused initiatives.
Minnesota Trucking Association at a glance
In short: Minnesota Trucking Association gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $120K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,000
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $120,000
- +45.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $120,000
- Total assets
- $2,067,899
- +3.1% 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 Trucking Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation ($120K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
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 Minnesota Trucking Association gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $165K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $120K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation Brooklyn Center, MN | Workforce Development | $120,000 |
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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 | $2,067,899 | $1,631,089 | $1,586,862 | $120,000 | 1 | $69,897 |
| 2024 | $2,005,307 | $1,595,456 | $1,626,345 | $165,000 | 2 | $73,413 |
| 2023 | $2,020,758 | $1,509,699 | $1,836,864 | $9,400 | Total only | $39,343 |
| 2022 | $2,156,107 | $1,481,093 | $1,327,048 | $126,000 | 2 | $28,165 |
| 2021 | $2,145,618 | $1,132,191 | $1,049,690 | $35,000 | 1 | $28,490 |
| 2020 | $1,730,717 | $1,261,326 | $1,230,648 | — | — | $30,617 |
| 2019 | $1,873,769 | $1,370,952 | $1,339,641 | — | — | $33,073 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Minnesota Trucking Association
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota Trucking Association is a public charity, based in Brooklyn Center, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $120K. Net investment income was $70K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota Trucking Association is led by John Hausladen, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 30 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Hausladen
President
Executive President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$203K (2019) → $246K (2025)
Eric Lawrence
Chair
Secretary → First Vice Chair, 2024
First Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Billy Woolsey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Savaloja
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Brenny
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kari Rihm
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Otto
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Kottke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mel Simon
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2020
Past Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Glover
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Manning
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Wood
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Anderson
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Yaggy
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2023
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Libby Wagner
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Grawe
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Morrell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andra Knapek
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Foltz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat O'Neil
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Anson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Robinson Olson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Olin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Cossack
First Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → First Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Fandel
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perry Olson
Immediate Past Chair
1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Michels
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Siemers
Secretary
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Knight
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Brent Bois (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Anderson (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Brian Yagger (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Mike Cafarelli (2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Primeaux (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Shawn Sullivan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Fred Daggett (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Enger (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Todd Gilbert (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Oren (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Angela Kane Haas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Greenstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Bonhart (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lyle Hicks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Simmons (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rick Ochsendorf (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Glover (2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Laux (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Hedstrom (2019) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $246K, to John Hausladen (President).
Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Trucking Association
How much does Minnesota Trucking Association give each year?
Minnesota Trucking Association gave $120K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $165K across 2 grants.
How large is Minnesota Trucking Association?
Minnesota Trucking Association reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
Where does Minnesota Trucking Association operate?
Minnesota Trucking Association has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Minnesota Trucking Association's EIN?
Minnesota Trucking Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0499260. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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