Surly Gives a Damn
Surly Gives a Damn is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn Center, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4K in total assets. In 2024, it made $27K in qualifying distributions.
Surly Gives a Damn at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,828
- -15.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $26,670
- +2.8% vs 2023
- Qualifying distributions (2024)
- $27,449
- -7.3% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $27,322
- -8.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Surly Gives a Damn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Surly Gives a Damn gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $35K (2021). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Emergency Assistance Program Brooklyn Center, MN | Unrestricted Charitable Grant | $5,000 |
| Bridging Bloomington, MN | Unrestricted Charitable Grant | $2,500 |
| Plymouth Christian Youth Center Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted Charitable Grant | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,828 | $26,670 | $27,322 | — | — | $27,449 | $33 |
| 2023 | $4,552 | $25,936 | $29,698 | $8,500 | 3 | $29,606 | $83 |
| 2022 | $7,986 | $26,802 | $72,741 | $15,000 | 3 | $72,362 | $2,282 |
| 2021 | $52,643 | $90,749 | $44,288 | $35,000 | 7 | $44,664 | $1,004 |
| 2020 | $6,101 | $11,339 | $9,915 | — | — | — | $39 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Surly Gives a Damn reported a distributable amount of $33 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Surly Gives a Damn is led by Omar Ansari, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Omar Ansari
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Sellke
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Nielsen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Nientimp
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Duffrin
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Armour
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Surly Gives a Damn
How large is Surly Gives a Damn?
Surly Gives a Damn reported $4K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Surly Gives a Damn operate?
Surly Gives a Damn has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Surly Gives a Damn's EIN?
Surly Gives a Damn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-5642531. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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