Monitors Foundation
The Monitors Foundation shall be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, but not limited to: fostering and enhancing the academic, leadership and social skills of youth in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area; providing scholarship opportunities for youth; and promoting the public understanding of, and support for, new and existing community programs which support youth and their families.
Monitors Foundation at a glance
In short: Monitors Foundation reported $40K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $39,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $868,234
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $43,012
- +51.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $-1,048
- -80.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $63,857
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Monitors Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Monitors Foundation gives
- Giving fell 41% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it reported $40K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth and Families Determined to Succeed Inc Minneapolis, MN | Pathways to Success Institute | $6,500 |
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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 | $868,234 | $43,012 | $63,857 | $39,500 | Total only | $-1,048 |
| 2024 | $795,381 | $28,458 | $62,223 | $38,250 | Total only | $-5,277 |
| 2023 | $715,455 | $67,184 | $80,435 | $6,500 | 1 | $8,625 |
| 2022 | $643,763 | $126,573 | $33,356 | $21,000 | Total only | $6,965 |
| 2021 | $643,146 | $108,144 | $38,840 | $26,000 | Total only | $19,594 |
| 2020 | $519,989 | $82,805 | $64,187 | $11,000 | 1 | $7,461 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Monitors Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Monitors Foundation is a public charity, based in St Louis Park, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $868K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $40K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Monitors Foundation is led by Eric Black, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eric Black
President
Board Member → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Alexander
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Carter
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Austin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ayo Idowu
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Burrell
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Crosby
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Toatley
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willie Roller Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: James Williams (2020–2024) — Past President & Ex-Officio
- Former: Jeff Swinton (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Justin Butler (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Louis King (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Emory Carter (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Doty (2022–2024) — Club President & Ex-Officio
- Former: Greg Burrell (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lindsay Benjamin (2020–2022) — Club President & Ex-Officio
- Former: Roy Pierson (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chuck Hill (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Duane Dutrieuille (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Hayden (2022) — Board Member
- Former: George Robinson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Horton (2020–2021) — Past-Chairman & Ex-Officio
- Former: Frederic Estes (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Manns (2020) — Treasurer & Secretary
- Former: TJ Ticey (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Warren Simpson (2020) — Board Member
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 Monitors Foundation
How much does Monitors Foundation give each year?
Monitors Foundation reported $40K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $38K in grants paid.
How large is Monitors Foundation?
Monitors Foundation reported $868K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $43K.
Where does Monitors Foundation operate?
Monitors Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Monitors Foundation's EIN?
Monitors Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1915013. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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