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Rise Incorporated

Public charity · Grantmaker Fridley, MN EIN: 41-0972476 Website

To live a life filled with purpose.

Rise Incorporated at a glance

Total assets
$32,626,918
+1.2% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$33,826,646
+8.6% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$1,227,104
+77.2% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$33,259,315
+1.6% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Rise Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St. Paul

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $26K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lifetrack Resources St. Paul, MNRise is the primary admin on a mec grant and pays for services from life track such as office space rent and personnel to maximize grant effectiveness.$13,458
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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
2024$32,626,918$33,826,646$33,259,315——$1,227,104
2023$32,245,458$31,160,857$32,721,283——$692,443
2022$31,600,094$28,169,315$28,855,209——$239,683
2021$34,609,898$33,254,428$24,921,662$13,4581$586,273
2020$25,133,833$22,008,983$22,005,054$25,9021$801,898

About Rise Incorporated

Based on IRS filings

Rise Incorporated is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Fridley, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $32.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rise Incorporated is led by Lynn Noren, President on every filing since 2020; 7 of 21 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lynn Noren

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $235K (2020) → $878K (2024)

  • Kristin Hangebrauck

    Board Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Smith

    Director of It

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2022) → $127K (2024)

  • Anne Holoch

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Klang

    Director

    Board Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Steffens

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauri Hopkins

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Minske

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Langfeldt

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Newman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krishnakumar Subramonia Iyer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Miley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Price

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noel McCormick

    Vice President of Advancement

    Vice President of Advancem → Vice President of Advancement, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2020) → $143K (2024)

  • Tim Dickie

    Chief Program Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2020) → $176K (2024)

  • Tom Haglund

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2020) → $176K (2024)

  • Nancy Hoff

    Senior Sales Representative

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2022) → $103K (2024)

  • Denise Thul

    Vice President of Hr

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2023) → $147K (2024)

  • Andrea Murphy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachael Smith

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cliff Rhoten

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Mark Bergmann (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Blake Elliott (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jon Grunewald (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Manfred Tatzman (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Erin Braaten (2021) — Vice President of Human Re
  • Former: Patrick Deeg (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sherry Robinson (2020) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Tom Kettleson (2020) — Former Board Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Lynn Noren — President: $878KLynn NorenPresident$878KTim Dickie — Chief Program Officer: $176KTim DickieChief Program Officer$176KTom Haglund — CFO: $176KTom HaglundCFO$176KDenise Thul — VP of HR: $147KDenise ThulVP of HR$147KNoel McCormick — VP of Advancement: $143KNoel McCormickVP of Advancement$143KJamie Smith — Director of It: $127KJamie SmithDirector of It$127KNancy Hoff — Senior Sales Rep: $103KNancy HoffSenior Sales Rep$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $878K, to Lynn Noren (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Rise Incorporated

How large is Rise Incorporated?

Rise Incorporated reported $32.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.8M.

What is Rise Incorporated?

Rise Incorporated is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Fridley, MN. It holds $32.6M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Rise Incorporated operate?

Rise Incorporated has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Rise Incorporated's EIN?

Rise Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0972476. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 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 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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