Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
The Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota exists to acquire, protect and enhance critical lands for the public's use and benefit.
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,082,342
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,132,341
- +27.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $223,817
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $878,846
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $20K (2020). In 2022 it reported $13K 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.
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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 | $10,082,342 | $1,132,341 | $878,846 | — | — | $223,817 |
| 2024 | $9,302,446 | $885,002 | $833,515 | — | — | $255,691 |
| 2023 | $8,942,209 | $759,217 | $871,307 | — | — | $189,458 |
| 2022 | $8,899,852 | $769,568 | $772,336 | $13,450 | Total only | $97,317 |
| 2021 | $9,462,515 | $929,913 | $727,272 | $15,500 | Total only | $53,387 |
| 2020 | $8,404,421 | $737,303 | $695,795 | $19,651 | 2 | $99,366 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
Based on IRS filings
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $224K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is led by Brett Feldman, President & Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brett Feldman
President & Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $134K (2025)
Kathy Bonnifield
Chair
Director → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cyri Van Hecke
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dick Brainerd
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberley Washington
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tharangi Cumaranatunge
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Stoa
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chia Lee Xiong
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Rodysill
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pete Royer
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Detert
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Glickstein
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Jaralambides
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aten-Wa Theba
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Seykora
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Tollefson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Sames
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Nelson
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: John Provo (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Marv Trandem (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Cook (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Barry Warner (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Bierscheid (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jane Harper (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Maureen Reed (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Erickson (2022) — Director
- Former: Robert O. Erickson (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dorothy Anderson (2020) — Director
- Former: Kellie Lowman (2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Karazija (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Brett Feldman (President/Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
How large is Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota?
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota reported $10.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota?
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $10.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota operate?
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota's EIN?
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1450303. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 21, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 28, 2026)
Live grants for the work Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota funds
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