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St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker St Cloud, MN EIN: 23-7268066 Website

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association will strive toward providing all members with a positive growing environment, which enhances a competitive spirit defining sportsmanship and respect for others through the sport of hockey.

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc at a glance

In short: St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc gave $134K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$133,658
+88.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,707
-53.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,928
Total assets
$1,885,623
+4.2% 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 St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Sartell Youth Hockey Association: $73KSartell Youth HockeyAssociation$73KSt Cloud Girls Hockey: $12KSt Cloud Girls Hockey$12KSt Cloud Tech Hockey Boosters: $10KSt Cloud Tech Hockey Boosters$10KCathedral Hockey: $10KCathedral Hockey$10KSchool Boys Basketball: $9KSchool Boys Basketball$9KJust for Kixbowl Game: $7KJust for Kixbowl Game$7KTanner's Team Foundation: $6KTanner's Team Foundation$6KApollo Football: $5KApollo Football$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sartell Youth Hockey Association ($73K). Together the top 8 received $134K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Saint CloudClearwaterSartellSauk RapidsWaite Park

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $134K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $134K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sartell Youth Hockey Association Sartell, MNHockey Fees$72,928
St Cloud Girls Hockey St Cloud, MNDonation$12,470
St Cloud Tech Hockey Boosters St Cloud, MNDonation$10,470
Cathedral Hockey St Cloud, MNDonation$10,450
School Boys Basketball Clearwater, MNTo Promote Basketball$9,405
Just for Kixbowl Game St Cloud, MNDonation$7,215
Tanner's Team Foundation Sauk Rapids, MNDonation$5,560
Apollo Football St Cloud, MNDonation$5,160
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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
2025$1,885,623$1,431,413$1,281,568$133,6588$10,055
2024$1,810,272$1,401,468$1,159,746$71,0532$10,975
2023$1,630,872$1,222,925$1,088,220$86,0974$4,910
2022$1,450,016$1,369,214$950,016$1,250Total only$82
2021$1,215,014$874,210$779,140$23,4252$42
2020$623,312$562,116$510,499$17,8302$139
2019$702,887$576,630$576,304$2,500Total only$160

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc is a public charity, based in St Cloud, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $134K. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc is led by Jared Smith, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jared Smith

    President

    1st Vice President → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Stanley

    Tryout Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Thorson

    Hockey Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Cimenski

    Board Member & Gambling Mana

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $78K (2025)

  • Amanda Berry

    2nd Vice President & Peewee

    Mite Coordinator → 2nd Vice President & Peewee Coordinator, 2022

    2nd Vice President & Peewee Coordinator → 2nd Vice President & Peewee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Sheetz

    District Representative

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Hess

    Assistant Director of Trav

    Assistant Director of Travel Teams → Assistant Director of Trav, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Karnik

    Assistant Director of Trav

    Assistant Director of Travel Teams → Assistant Director of Trav, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lacey Smith

    Pewee Coordinator

    Mite Coordinator → Squirt Coordinator, 2023

    Squirt Coordinator → Pewee Coordinator, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt McDowall

    Secretary

    Junior Mite Coordinator → Mite Coordinator, 2023

    Mite Coordinator → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Yurczyk

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tory Vanhalbeck

    Ice Scheduler

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Kockler

    Lead Coordinator of Travel

    Peewee Coordinator → Bantam Coordinator, 2021

    Bantam Coordinator → Lead Coordinator of Travel, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Meemken

    1st Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooks Marquardt

    Bantam Coordinator

    Squirt Coordinator → Pewee Coordinator, 2024

    Pewee Coordinator → Bantam Coordinator, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Wucherer

    Volunteer Coordinator

    Peewee Coordinator → Bantam Coordinator, 2023

    Bantam Coordinator → Volunteer Coordinator, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Binsfeld

    Registrar

    Secretary & Registrar → Registrar, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Hilde

    Bantam Coordinator

    Squirt Coordinator → Peewee Coordinator, 2023

    Peewee Coordinator → Bantam Coordinator, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abbey Laudenbach

    Junior Mite Coordinator

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isaac Meemken

    Junior Mite Coordinator

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corina Gold

    Pewee Coordinator

    Squirt Coordinator → Pewee Coordinator, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Och

    Squirt Coordinator

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Berry

    Goalie Coordinator

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassie Laudenbach

    Uniform Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Robak

    Girls Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Kissner

    Junior Mite Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mat Hall

    Uniform Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Jeremy Mathiasen (2019–2024) — Girls Coordinator
  • Former: Sara Bye (2019–2024) — Bantam Coordinator
  • Former: Craig Boyle (2022–2024) — Girls Coordinator
  • Former: Kristin Hatten (2023–2024) — Uniform Coordinator
  • Former: Michelle Kiffmeyer (2023–2024) — Mite Coordinator
  • Former: Nikki O'Hotto Collova (2023–2024) — Board Member & Gambling Mana
  • Former: Allyson Stewart (2024) — Uniform Coordinator
  • Former: James Stockman (2019–2023) — Uniform Coordinator
  • Former: Jeff Stevens (2019–2023) — Goalie Coordinator
  • Former: Maria Kosiba (2019–2023) — Bantam Coordinator
  • Former: Julie Bemboom (2023) — Peewee Coordinator
  • Former: Tanner Fandrick (2023) — Goalie Coordinator
  • Former: Craig Hendricks (2019–2022) — Uniform Coordinator
  • Former: Matt Glaesman (2019–2022) — Goalie Coordinator
  • Former: Nikki O'Hotto (2019–2022) — Board Member & Gambling Mana
  • Former: Phil Layne (2019–2022) — Lead Coordinator of Travel
  • Former: Amy Laudenbach (2022) — Junior Mite Coordinator
  • Former: Amy O'Neal (2019–2021) — Secretary & Registrar
  • Former: Connie Kremers (2019–2021) — Bantam Coordinator
  • Former: Jaime O'Hara (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Katie Knutson (2019–2021) — Squirt Coordinator
  • Former: Megan Cruzen (2019–2021) — Squirt Coordinator
  • Former: Mike Petroske (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Jay Loch (2019–2020) — Bantam Coordinator
  • Former: Christi Bell (2019) — Girls Coordinator U12
  • Former: Eric Altena (2019) — Ace Coordinator
  • Former: Lisa Spethmann (2019) — Past President

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

Nikki Cimenski — Board Member/Gambling Mana: $78KNikki CimenskiBoard Member/Gambling Mana$78K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $78K, to Nikki Cimenski (Board Member/Gambling Mana).

Frequently asked questions about St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc

How much does St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc give each year?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc gave $134K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $71K across 2 grants.

What is St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's typical grant size?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's median grant in 2025 was $9,928, and its average grant was $16,707, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc give grants?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc 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 St Cloud, MN (5 grants).

Does St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (6 grants).

Who are St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's largest grantees?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Sartell Youth Hockey Association ($72,928), St Cloud Girls Hockey ($12,470) and St Cloud Tech Hockey Boosters ($10,470), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's EIN?

St Cloud Youth Hockey Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7268066. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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