Nonprofit · EIN 41-1843367
BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LAKEVILLE, MN 55044
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $260,334 | $186,517 | $73,817 | $153,914 | $0 | $153,914 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $255,470 | $347,926 | -$92,456 | $80,097 | $0 | $80,097 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $248,161 | $221,999 | $26,162 | $175,053 | $0 | $175,053 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $252,105
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,229
- Other revenue
- $8,229
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $176,200
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,255
- Program services (functional)
- $176,200
- Management and general (functional)
- $10,317
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $80,097
- Total assets, end of year
- $153,914
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $153,914
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $153,914
- Gross receipts
- $309,910
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTY TIEDE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ZAC COOPER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHELBY ANTHONY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TRISH CASEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| AMANDA SHADLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANNE BEASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRCKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HICKEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WICKLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIBBY CHRISTIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| MARTY BRIDGES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKAYLA REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE HILD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHELBY RAINIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHONDRA PASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TED BERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA BINGHAM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BRETT WEGNER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| TRISH CASEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LIBBY CHRISTIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ANNE BEASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA SHADLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRCKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HICKEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WICKLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LARSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARTY BRIDGES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKAYLA REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NATE KAHNKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATTY TIEDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHELBY ANTHONY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TED BERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ZACH COOPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELLIOT HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT WEGNER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LARSEN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LIBBY Christie | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LISA BINGHAM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Nate Kahnke | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| PATTY Ann TIEDE | Grants Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BRIAN TRCKA | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID DURBIN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID HALE | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BRITT | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELLIOT BARON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20802 KENSINGTON BLVD, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044-8052
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TRISH CASEY, 20802 KENSINGTON BLVD, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044
- Signed the 990
- TRISH CASEY, TREASURER
- Phone
- (952) 322-8000
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BE A FOUNDATION SUPPORTED BY POST CONSUMER BRANDS EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK.
Program accomplishments
- INDIVIDUAL HARDSHIP GRANTS - GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THOSE THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES WHERE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES OF POST CONSUMER BRANDS RESIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MEDICAL HARDSHIPS, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, KIDS/TEEN ACTIVITIES, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZEN ISSUES, NURTURING CHILDREN, DRUG PREVENTION, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.Expenses $156,500 · grants $156,500
- 501C3-ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANTS ARE THOSE WHOSE MISSION IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S PRIORITIES, SERVICES ARE DIRECT AND OF HIGH QUALITY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE BASED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE POST CONSUMER BRANDS EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES LIVE AND WORK. CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IS REINFORCED THROUGH POST CONSUMER BRANDS EMPLOYEE OR RETIREE LIASON, AND SERVICES OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $19,700 · grants $19,700
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1843367
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $153,914
- Income (IRS master file)
- $309,910
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $260,334 | $186,517 | $153,914 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $255,470 | $347,926 | $80,097 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $248,161 | $221,999 | $175,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $176,018 | $158,748 | $145,091 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1843367).
Questions about BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION is 41-1843367.
- Is BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TRISH CASEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BETTER TOGETHER EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $260,334, expenses of $186,517 and total assets of $153,914 at year end.
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