Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Paul, MN EIN: 20-5831960

The organization is organized exclusively for the fostering of amateur sports competition. The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference shall help member institutions promote and develop collegiate athletic programs and provide consistent competition opportunities for member institutions and their student-athletes.

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference at a glance

Total assets
$64,637
-21.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$932,064
+7.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$959,788
+10.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Upper Midwest Athletic Conference funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Morris

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, MNGeneral Support and Professional Development$5,000
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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$64,637$932,064$959,788———
2024$82,292$866,489$868,706———
2023$86,160$815,043$880,629$5,0001—
2022$141,700$833,571$797,497———
2021$110,219$601,120$555,519———
2020$98,028$779,725$755,332———
2019$28,242$791,908$788,217——$52

About Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Based on IRS filings

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference is led by Renee Wachter, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Renee Wachter

    Chair

    Board Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Pfeifer

    Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Schrunk Ericksen

    Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Gurgel

    Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Denton

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Dayton

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corbin Hoornbeek

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darnell Williams

    Board Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Doug Graham (2023–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Alan Cureton (2019–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Scott Hagan (2019–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Karl Solibakke (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Joel Wiggins (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Michelle Behr (2019–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Mark Zarling (2019–2020) — Board Director
  • Former: Barbara McDonald (2020) — Board Director
  • Former: Colette Geary (2019) — Board Director
  • Former: Marvin Suomi (2019) — Board 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.

Frequently asked questions about Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

How large is Upper Midwest Athletic Conference?

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $932K.

What is Upper Midwest Athletic Conference?

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $65K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Upper Midwest Athletic Conference operate?

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Upper Midwest Athletic Conference's EIN?

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5831960. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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