THE FINSTAD FOUNDATION

Reduce your risk when donating: see where the money actually goes.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $819K · expenses $0 · assets $819K

EIN

33-1824724

Address

1918 COUNTY ROAD 138, INTL FALLS, MN 56649-8752

NTEE code

A54 History Museums (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)

Exempt type

501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)

Ruling date

January 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)

IRS status

Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗

Tax-deductible donations

Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗

Foundation status

Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))

Cross-check

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

TO OPERATE TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE FINSTAD AUTO-MARINE SHOP IN RANIER, MINNESOTA, AS A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER, TO HONOR THE HISTORY OF RANIER, MINNESOTA, AND ITS EARLY RESIDENTS, AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY OF RANIER AND SURROUNDING AREA IN THE FUTURE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

People by year

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Nearby + Similar BETA

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

The full list · all similar organizations

State business registration

• The Finstad Foundation MN, Nonprofit corporation (domestic), Active, formed 2024-10-10

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.