Minnesota · Nonprofit
BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,145 to it, the largest being WINGS FINANCIAL FOUNDATION ($21,645). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $244k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $22k
- Net assets
- $218k
What Blaze Credit Union Foundation does
Mission
Passionately providing resources to enhance the overall wellness of the community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Our community impact grants are designated for charitable organizations whose work closely aligns with at least one of the five priority funding focus areas: 1. Community and economic development; 2. Diversity, equity and inclusion; 3. Housing; 4. Hunger relief and healthy eating programs; 5. Informal education - supporting life skills & financial well-being for all.in 2023, we were able to award $58,000 to these organizations in our local community.
$58,000 spentof which $58,000 as grants24% of program spendingThe hcuf awarded $26,000 student scholarships to support first year college students from funds raised through our 2023 annual event fundraiser.
$26,000 spentof which $26,000 as grants11% of program spendingThe hcuf awarded $20,800 in teacher grants to support teachers at title 1 schools in their programming.
$20,800 spentof which $20,800 as grants9% of program spendingProvided a variety of other grants to the community per donation requests.
$135,075 spentof which $135,075 as grants56% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $239,875.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $155k to $249k (+61%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
97% of BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Christine Cordell
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $520 → $5k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $274k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Hiway Credit Union). These are real filings, and they are not money BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 88% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
47%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Blaze Credit Union · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION?
- BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,145 to it, the largest being WINGS FINANCIAL FOUNDATION ($21,645). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $22,145 in grants to BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION?
- WINGS FINANCIAL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $21,645 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLAZE CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing