THE ARROW GIVING FOUNDATION

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Plain text THE ARROW GIVING FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2016–2024. https://furp.org/org/the-arrow-giving-foundation-465694301. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). THE ARROW GIVING FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2016–2024]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/the-arrow-giving-foundation-465694301

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2016–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $301K · expenses $302K · assets $260K

EIN
46-5694301
Address
225 S 6TH ST STE 1400, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-4654
Website
HTTPS://WWW.ARROWGIVING.ORG
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2016 (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 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert D Nelson PRESIDENT2016-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Lucinda Nelson VICE PRESIDENT2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brady Nelson DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tracy Nelson TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Donny Braun DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robin Braun DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tracy Schefers (former) DIRECTOR2016-2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY NELSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY NELSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY NELSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY NELSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRES, SECT'Y, TREAS, DIREC5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SCHEFERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRES, SECT'Y, TREAS, DIREC5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SCHEFERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRES, SECT'Y, TREAS, DIREC5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SCHEFERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRES, SECT'Y, TREAS, DIREC5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SCHEFERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D NELSON PRES, SECT'Y, TREAS, DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
LUCINDA NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BRADY NELSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY SCHEFERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNY BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN BRAUN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 18 grants to organizations · $230K
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $155K
2022 · 12 grants to organizations · $187K
2021 · 16 grants to organizations · $255K · 1 grant to individuals · $300
2020 · 18 grants to organizations · $150K
2019 · 9 grants to organizations · $136K
2018 · 10 grants to organizations · $115K
2017 · 8 grants to organizations · $13K · 2 grants to individuals · $10K
2016 · 9 grants to organizations · $14K · 2 grants to individuals · $6K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 4 contributors · $226K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
3 BRISTLECONEMEDICAL INC Organization or other MAPLE GROVE, MN $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
4 CHRISTA RYMAL Person AFTON, MN $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 MARTINPATRICK STORE Organization or other MINNEAPOLIS, MN $5,686- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $324K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $323,695- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $94K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $94,367- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $253K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $253,324- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $388K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $388,348- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $200K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $107K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $107,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $58K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $58,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $36K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D NELSON Person MINNEAPOLIS, MN $36,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$301,341$301,956 $259,912$259,912 $283,420- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$402,709$206,331 $262,714$262,714 $358,245- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,446$227,555 $99,582$99,582 $94,367- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$356,875$340,422 $251,934$251,934 $253,324- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$446,525$168,859 $334,635$334,635 $388,348- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,698$175,622 $56,969$56,969 $200,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,660$142,284 $31,893$31,893 $107,000- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,136$26,047 $65,517$65,517 $58,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,064$24,110 $32,428$32,428 $37,875- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
CEDAR STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $10,0001 $10,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $301,956 spent · pay $0 · grants $230,199 · events $4,053
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $230,199 76.2%
Fees: other professional $42,600 14.1%
Other expenses $25,046 8.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,053 1.3%
Taxes $58 0.0%
Total$301,956100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $206,331 spent · pay $0 · grants $155,202 · events $5,014
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $155,202 75.2%
Fees: other professional $39,850 19.3%
Other expenses $6,265 3.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,014 2.4%
Total$206,331100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $227,555 spent · pay $0 · grants $187,307 · events $3,563
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $187,307 82.3%
Fees: other professional $36,000 15.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,563 1.6%
Other expenses $685 0.3%
Total$227,555100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $340,422 spent · pay $0 · grants $255,658 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $255,658 75.1%
Fees: other professional $46,398 13.6%
Other expenses $38,366 11.3%
Total$340,422100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $168,859 spent · pay $0 · grants $149,865 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $149,865 88.8%
Fees: other professional $12,000 7.1%
Other expenses $6,789 4.0%
Fees: legal $205 0.1%
Total$168,859100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $175,622 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,592 · events $5,966
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $135,592 77.2%
Fees: other professional $20,000 11.4%
Other expenses $13,558 7.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,966 3.4%
Fees: legal $506 0.3%
Total$175,622100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $142,284 spent · pay $0 · grants $114,735 · events $1,225
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $114,735 80.6%
Fees: other professional $22,475 15.8%
Other expenses $3,285 2.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,225 0.9%
Fees: legal $564 0.4%
Total$142,284100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $26,047 spent · pay $0 · grants $22,659 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $22,659 87.0%
Fees: other professional $2,361 9.1%
Fees: accounting $1,000 3.8%
Taxes $27 0.1%
Total$26,047100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $24,110 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,878 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $19,878 82.4%
Fees: legal $4,170 17.3%
Other expenses $62 0.3%
Total$24,110100%

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