Starbase Minnesota Inc
To inspire and educate Minnesota youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
Starbase Minnesota Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,662,291
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,024,291
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $17,488
- -28.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,878,597
- +16.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Starbase Minnesota Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2022) to $1.7M (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $78K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Air Force Washington, DC | Transfer title to US Government | $77,563 |
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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 | $1,662,291 | $3,024,291 | $2,878,597 | — | — | $17,488 |
| 2024 | $1,524,189 | $2,678,854 | $2,477,736 | — | — | $24,452 |
| 2023 | $1,324,718 | $2,658,331 | $2,616,975 | — | — | $4,027 |
| 2022 | $1,286,480 | $3,013,885 | $2,676,963 | $77,563 | 1 | $408 |
| 2021 | $930,047 | $2,142,934 | $2,068,792 | $128,336 | 1 | $367 |
| 2020 | $870,598 | $3,748,891 | $3,655,096 | $1,736,664 | 1 | $121 |
| 2019 | $924,609 | $1,662,109 | $1,745,243 | — | — | $48 |
About Starbase Minnesota Inc
Based on IRS filings
Starbase Minnesota Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $17K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Starbase Minnesota Inc is led by Belinda Cordina, President & Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Belinda Cordina
President & Chair
Director → Presidentchairperson, 2021
Presidentchairperson → President & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Hamlar
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Soenen
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dee Powers
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denis Shields
Director
Directorcommittee Chair → Director & Com, 2024
Director & Com → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry Sieben
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Silliman
Director
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Mistelske
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Thyken
Director
President & Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phylis Kahn
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Delgehausen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Audet
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chaz Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Hoyum
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Blomquist
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Carlson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Erickson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Kesti
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Rivers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Peters
Executive Di
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$98K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Dan Gabrielli
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Dujmovic
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Cayton
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Denise Rutherford (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: James Orrock (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Van Wie (2019–2024) — Former Executive
- Former: John Sullivan (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Erickson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sydnie Lieb (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: James Cleet (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Malcolm McDonald (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Dettmer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sandy Best (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Lebben (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher Blomquist (2022) — Director
- Former: Doug Splinter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Erik Simonson (2019–2020) — 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 $107K, to Melanie Peters (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Starbase Minnesota Inc
How large is Starbase Minnesota Inc?
Starbase Minnesota Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Starbase Minnesota Inc?
Starbase Minnesota Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Starbase Minnesota Inc operate?
Starbase Minnesota Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Starbase Minnesota Inc's EIN?
Starbase Minnesota Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1756817. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
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