2026-04-24T09:13:56-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2025-01-01 411378952 SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SAIN 6122235000 401 NORTH ROBERT STREET 150 ST PAUL MN 55101 BRENDA KYLE PRESIDENT/CEO 6122235000 2026-04-23 1 MIKE HINSCH P01875343 6123764500 2026-04-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRENDA KYLE 401 NORTH ROBERT STREET 150 ST PAUL MN 55101 414529 0 X WWW.STPAULCHAMBER.COM X 1976 MN TO GROW STRONG LEADERS AND PREPARE TOMORROW'S EMPLOYEES. 14 14 0 20 0 0 158075 252896 251729 152784 17 9 2805 8617 412626 414306 153056 241821 0 0 187983 146676 0 0 40689 178172 83847 519211 472344 -106585 -58038 134355 145429 90477 159589 43878 -14160 X THE SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IS THE FUND DEVELOPMENT ARM OF THE CHAMBER THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CHAMBER TO MORE FULLY REALIZE ITS VISION. THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO MAKE TARGETED INVESTMENTS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ENGAGED LEADERS WHO ENHANCE A VIBRANT EAST METRO BUSINESS COMMUNITY. 0 0 56725 0 114350 LEADERSHIP ST. PAUL (LSP): THE CHAMBER'S FLAGSHIP ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM IS CENTERED ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THAT PREPARES, CHALLENGES, AND ENGAGES EMERGING AND EXISTING LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN THE SAINT PAUL/EAST METRO REGION. THE CLASS HAS A MONTHLY PROGRAM DAY AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO COMPLETE IN GROUPS. AS PART OF THE LSP PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES ALUMNI PROGRAMING WITH SIX OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE CULTIVATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SAINT PAUL AND THE EAST METRO, AS WELL AS CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH NETWORKING YEARLY. 360279 241821 38434 GENERAL PROGRAMS: SUPPORT OF EVENTS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND ECONOMIC INTEREST OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND SURROUNDING EAST METRO AREA 417004 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X BRENDA KYLE 6512235000 401 N ROBERT ST STE 150 ST PAUL MN 55101 BRENDA KYLE PRESIDENT & TREASURER 4.00 40.00 X X 0 274026 29079 KATHLEEN LOHMAR EXEL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X X 0 115296 7445 JULIA JENSON CHAIR 1.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT RYNDA TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF PELLEGROM TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARYN BERG DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICKI DONLON DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESE GALES DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROB GLYNN DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR HARRINGTON DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA KNUTSON DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY LAWRENCE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE LUTZ DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA PRATO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE RUSH DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT LADHOFF DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHELSEA MALONE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON ORDWAY DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY POST DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 389322 36524 0 0 1 0 0 252896 252896 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 129855 129855 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 13500 13500 OTHER PROGRAM FEES 900099 9429 9429 152784 9 9 8840 223 8617 8617 414306 152784 0 8626 241821 241821 131837 92286 6592 32959 5844 4091 292 1461 8995 6296 450 2249 1698 1698 12000 11050 950 4947 2268 1869 810 12840 8988 642 3210 1361 1361 DIRECT PROGRAM/COMMITTE 50204 50204 BANK FEES/OTHER 797 797 472344 417004 14651 40689 31030 29481 33793 33796 68332 81427 1200 725 134355 145429 19502 139314 10975 20275 60000 0 90477 159589 X 43878 -14160 43878 -14160 134355 145429 -58038 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 700787 382368 101081 158075 252896 1595207 700787 382368 101081 158075 252896 1595207 443368 1151839 16 43 245 17 9 330 27100 9753 9870 8840 55563 1090 1090 1652190 931446 0.69720 0.76950 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: AUCTION INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,090. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SINCE IT IS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), AND COMPARABLE SECTIONS OF THE MINNESOTA STATUTES. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 1 GRAND AVENUE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 1041 GRAND AVENUE 535 SAINT PAUL MN 55105 411722317 501C6 20000 0 PASS-THROUGH GRANT SUPPORT SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 401 NORTH ROBERT STREET SUITE 150 SAINT PAUL MN 55101 411378952 501C6 182957 0 PASS-THROUGH GRANT SUPPORT ACTION TO EQUITY 1068 PAYNE AVE E SAINT PAUL MN 55130 873222415 501C3 35625 0 PASS-THROUGH GRANT SUPPORT 1 2 PART I, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION GRANTED MONEY TO ITS PARENT ENTITY. THEY ARE ABLE TO MONITOR GRANT ACTIVITY BY THE PARENT ENTITY AS BOTH ENTITIES SHARE THE SAME ACCOUNTING STAFF. THE FOUNDATION IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR TO GABA AND AS SUCH, THE FOUNDATION TALKS REGULARLY WITH GABA STAFF ABOUT GRANT ACTIVITY AS WELL AS ANY GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IN TERMS OF ACTION TO EQUITY, ROOTED PHILANTHROPY HAD MADE A GRANT TO MINNESOTA HMONG CHAMBER (ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT THE FOUNDATION FISCALLY SPONSORED UNTIL THE RELATIONSHIP DISSOLVED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025). WHEN THAT FISCAL SPONSORSHIP DISSOLVED, ROOTED PHILANTHROPY DIRECTED THE FOUNDATION TO DISBURSE THE REMAINING GRANT MONEY TO ACTION TO EQUITY, THE NEW FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE MINNESOTA HMONG CHAMBER WHERE THE REMAINDER OF THE GRANT ACTIVITY WOULD BE MONITORED AND CARRIED OUT. IN ADDITION TO WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM ROOTED PHILANTHROPY, WE ALSO OBTAINED BYLAWS AND BOARD DOCUMENTS DEMONSTRATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA HMONG CHAMBER AND ACTION TO EQUITY. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRENDA KYLE PRESIDENT & TREASURER 0 229026 0 45000 0 0 0 14348 0 14731 0 303105 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. LAST DONE IN 2025, BASED ON MID-AMERICA CHAMBER EXECUTIVES SURVEY, IN WHICH SPAC PARTICIPATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT, TREASURER, PRESIDENT, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION IS THE SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE SOLE MEMBER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF UP TO 21 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING WHO ARE EX-OFFICIO, VOTING DIRECTORS: THE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER OF THE SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B AMENDMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED FOR FILING BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR. A FULL COPY OF THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EXECUTIVES INCLUDING THOSE AS DESIGNATED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER WHO ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REPORT RELATIONSHIPS WHICH MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, SAID OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR EXECUTIVE SHALL GIVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION NOTICE OF SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATIONSHIP AND SHALL THEREAFTER REFRAIN FROM VOTING OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO EXERT ANY INFLUENCE ON THE CHAMBER TO AFFECT ITS DECISION TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TRANSACTION. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHAMBER'S PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THIS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER HAS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SET PAY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 401 NORTH ROBERT STREET SUITE 150 ST PAUL MN 55101 410518490 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MN 501(C)(6) N/A N/A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 ST PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE B 182957 TRANSFER OF PASS THROUGH FUNDS ST PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE O 131736 COST ST PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE E 50000 COST