Minnesota · Nonprofit
KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $58,075 to it, the largest being PROPEL NONPROFITS ($58,075). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $111k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $58k
- Net assets
- $8k
What Karen Football Association does
Mission
The Karen Football Association empowers the Karen community and other refugee communities of Burma through the game of soccer. We are committed to building pathways from youth to adulthood that foster life skills, physical and mental well-being, nutritional awareness, and career development. From the youngest ages of our youth soccer academy all the way through to our men's and women's semi-professional teams, we use sport as a tool for healing, growth, and opportunity-helping individuals thrive on and off the field while strengthening the identity and resilience of our communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
In 2025, the Karen Football Association (KFA) achieved significant milestones within its youth academy soccer program, demonstrating remarkable growth and impact: * Participation Growth: KFA experienced an exceptional increase in participation rates, indicating the growing popularity and effectiveness of its youth soccer initiatives. * Expanded Locations: KFA expanded its program footprint by securing two additional gym locations, effectively tripling its capacity to accommodate the surge in participants and provide enhanced training opportunities. * Increased Competitive Opportunities: The organization significantly increased the number of games played in tournaments, friendlies, and leagues, offering young athletes more chances to develop their skills and compete at various levels. * Job Opportunities: KFA increased its coaching staff, providing job opportunities to youth and young adults in the community. * College Showcase Events: KFA successfully hosted its inaugural college showcase tournament for women, featuring eight teams and attracting 160 athletes. Additionally, the organization organized a college ID camp for men, with over 50 participants registered. * Career…
$120,603 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $120,603.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2024 to 2025, from $39k to $8k (−79%).
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.
49% of KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Kyle Johnson
Executive Director
Board chair
Mohamed Malim
Board President
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION’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.
Where its funders are
100% of KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
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
KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION has grown faster than half of the 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
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.
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION?
- KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $58,075 to it, the largest being PROPEL NONPROFITS ($58,075). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $58,075 in grants to KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION?
- PROPEL NONPROFITS is the largest funder on record, with $58,075 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KAREN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 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 FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 1 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