Minnesota · Nonprofit
SERVEMINNESOTA
SERVEMINNESOTA (Minnesota) receives grants from 55 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,520,876 to it, the largest being CARGILL FOUNDATION ($1,475,656). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $73M
- Funders on record
- 55
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $7.8M
What Serveminnesota does
Mission
To strengthen minnesota through high-impact service.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule o.reading corpsminnesota reading corps is an americorps program with a singular focus: ensuring that every minnesota child reads proficiently by the end of third grade. That milestone matters because students who reach it are four times more likely to graduate from high school, and those who don't are at a lasting disadvantage.reading corps places trained americorps members in k-3 classrooms to provide individualized, evidence-based tutoring to students who need an extra boost. Tutors work one-on-one and in small groups, delivering interventions with the frequency and fidelity shown to drive real results. They are coached by some of minnesota's top literacy experts and have access to the latest intervention research.that model has been independently validated four times. Rigorous evaluations by norc at the university of chicago confirmed that reading corps students achieve outcomes equal to or better than their peers, with the greatest gains among students who started furthest behind. The program works in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike. Students who participate are three times less likely to be referred to special education, delivering a lasting benefit…
$33,793,312 spentof which $32,496,588 as grants$2,442,972 earned by the program49% of program spendingSee schedule o.americorpsamericorps gives people the chance to serve their communities and gain real-world work experience at the same time. Members commit to serving a term of three to 12 months in exchange for a modest living allowance and an education award they can apply to student loan repayment or future education. The americorps motto "get things done" reflects the breadth of what members do: tutoring and mentoring young people, providing housing services, cleaning parks and waterways, supporting people in recovery from substance use disorder, helping communities recover from disasters, and more. Members also extend their impact well beyond their direct service by recruiting and training local volunteers who then serve their communities. Since its launch in 1994, Serveminnesota has mobilized 41,000 americorps members who have trained and supported more than 500,000 volunteers.
$24,895,312 spentof which $24,895,312 as grants36% of program spendingSee schedule o.math corpsminnesota math corps is an americorps program modeled after minnesota reading corps, designed to help k-8 students achieve math proficiency. Math skills are linked to academic success, high school graduation, and strong future economic opportunities. Research shows that math gaps formed in elementary school widen over time, making early intervention through math corps critical.math corps tutors are rigorously trained and supported by math experts. They deliver evidence-based instructional strategies (explicit instruction, immediate feedback, and visual supports) from the institute of education sciences, building the strong foundation students need for progressively more complex coursework. The program is provided during the school day, free of charge.an independent evaluation funded by arnold ventures found that math corps students made significantly greater math gains than their peers who did not receive tutoring. By the study's end, math corps students were performing a semester ahead of their expected trajectory. Math corps has earned the highest evidence rating from the evidence for essa clearinghouse at johns hopkins university. Accelerate, a national…
$7,717,024 spentof which $7,304,428 as grants11% of program spendingRecovery corps - minnesota recovery corps launched in 2017 to address the substance use disorder crisis. Sustained recovery depends on more than treatment; it requires connection, purpose, and a community of support. Recovery corps harnesses the power of americorps to provide all that and more.recovery corps members are trained peer mentors who understand the recovery journey from personal experience. They provide one-on-one support and help participants access a full range of resources, including family support, housing, and employment. Members are not sponsors or counselors; they are guides who know the terrain.americorps service is itself part of the recovery model. By helping others, members reinforce their own recovery and build the professional skills they need for full-time jobs in this growing field. Members receive training and test preparation toward certification as peer recovery specialists, completing their terms with hands-on experience and a nationally recognized credential.in fiscal year 2025, recovery corps members supported 1,138 people on their path to sustained recovery.heading home corps - heading home corps is an americorps program that connects people…
$2,293,230 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $68,698,878.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $11M to $14M (+29%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 90% · 2018 91% · 2019 89% · 2020 91% · 2021 91% · 2022 90% · 2023 92% · 2024 92%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of SERVEMINNESOTA’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Julia Quanrud
CEO - as of april 2023
Board chair
Philip Rutherford
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 27 funders, grant income rose $808k → $1.3M.
15 of 55 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SERVEMINNESOTA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 55 funders by total. 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
SERVEMINNESOTA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
43% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SERVEMINNESOTA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 68% · 2018 44% · 2019 16% · 2020 40% · 2021 23% · 2022 28% · 2023 36% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
53% of SERVEMINNESOTA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
70% of SERVEMINNESOTA's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
SERVEMINNESOTA has grown faster than half of the 659 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 659 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding SERVEMINNESOTA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $364.7M on record.
- Corporation for National and Community Service$364.7M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like SERVEMINNESOTA
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
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SERVEMINNESOTA: 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 SERVEMINNESOTA?
- SERVEMINNESOTA (Minnesota) receives grants from 55 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,520,876 to it, the largest being CARGILL FOUNDATION ($1,475,656). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SERVEMINNESOTA have?
- IRS filings report 55 organizations giving $11,520,876 in grants to SERVEMINNESOTA, 38 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SERVEMINNESOTA?
- CARGILL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,475,656 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SERVEMINNESOTA 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 55 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