Womans Club of Minneapolis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF MINNEAPOLIS IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, CIVIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES, STUDY AND FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION.
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
- Employees
- 72
- Volunteers
- 41
- Highest pay
- $229,110, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $2.3 million spent. FOUNDED IN 1907, THE WOMAN'S CLUB WAS CREATED TO BE A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE CIVIC LIFE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. FROM ADVOCATING FOR CHILD LABOR LAWS TO GETTING CLEAN WATER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPONSORING THE FIRST NURSE IN A US PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND HELPING GET THE FIRST FEMALE POLICE OFFICER HIRED IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE WOMAN'S CLUB HAS HELPED SHAPE THE PAST 118 YEARS OF HISTORY IN MINNEAPOLIS.THE WOMAN'S CLUB IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 COMPRISED OF A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO WORK TO ENHANCE THE VITALITY AND LIVABILITY OF THE CITY IN WHICH OUR HISTORIC BUILDING IS LOCATED. WE PARTNER WITH OTHERS TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ALONG WITH SYSTEMIC ISSUES FACING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, PRIORITIZING OUR LORING PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.EXAMPLES OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE:COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTDATING FROM 1849, THE ARD GODFREY HOUSE, THE OLDEST FRAME HOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS, WAS RESTORED BY THE WOMAN'S CLUB AS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL IN 1976 AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1979. THE HOUSE IS NOW OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD, AND THE WOMAN'S CLUB CONTINUES TO CARE FOR THE INTERIOR FURNISHINGS, PROVIDES GUIDED TOURS ON WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AND SPONSORS EVENTS IN CHUTE SQUARE EVERY YEAR, INCLUDING DANDELION DAYS, A HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE, AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.SINCE DECEMBER 2020, THE WOMAN'S CLUB'S HAS SHARED OUR KITCHEN WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INVOLVE MN, WHICH PREPARES AND DELIVERS MEALS TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNHOUSED. THE WOMAN'S CLUB LEASES KITCHEN AND OFFICE SPACE TO INVOLVE MN. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, THEIR STAFF MEETS INVOLVE MN'S MISSION, SOMETIMES PREPARING AND DELIVERING AS MANY AS 13,000 MEALS A WEEK. THE WOMAN'S CLUB AND INVOLVE MN COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS EVERY YEAR, INCLUDING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WHICH ATTRACTED 180 NEIGHBORS IN AUGUST 2024, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS WITH HENNEPIN AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.ANOTHER NONPROFIT TENANT IN OUR BUILDING IS PROJECT DIVA INTERNATIONAL, AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING BLACK GIRLS. PROJECT DIVA, AND NUMEROUS OTHER NONPROFITS, HOST MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND FUNDRAISERS AT THE CLUB, AND ALL RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN RENTAL COSTS.THE WOMAN'S CLUB WORKS WITH EMERSON DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, THE OLDEST SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA, LOCATED JUST BLOCKS FROM THE CLUB. THE WOMAN'S CLUB PROVIDES THE 600 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN AFTERNOON SNACK, CONTRIBUTES MEALS TO MONTHLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS CONVENINGS, AND HOSTS TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR EVENTS AT THE CLUB.COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSTHE WOMAN'S CLUB PARTNERS WITH NONPROFITS, FAITH GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND CIVIC LEADERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND FOSTER SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WORKING WITH E.T.C. PRODUCTIONS, A THEATER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE TWIN CITIES, THE WOMAN'S CLUB SPONSORS TWO PERFORMANCES IN LORING PARK AND IN CHUTE SQUARE IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS EVERY SUMMER. OVER 250 PEOPLETHE MAJORITY OF THEM CHILDRENATTENDED THESE TWO FREE, COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS IN 2024. IN ADDIITON, THE CLUB SPONSORED TWO FREE CONCERTS IN LORING PARK IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 ELLIS ON JUNE 22 AND THE JAZZ WOMEN ALL STARS ON AUGUST 18 THAT DREW AN ADDITIONAL 200 PEOPLE.DRIVES AND ACTIVITIES WITH NONPROFIT PARTNERS IN 2024 INCLUDED: -COLLECTING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS FOR THE WOMEN WHO USE THE SERVICES OF TUBMAN AND DONATING HOLIDAY GIFTS THROUGH OUR "SANTA FOR TUBMAN" PROGRAM. -WORKING WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE (PAL) TO ENSURE THAT 25 CHILDREN HAD GIFTS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THROUGH "HEROES & HELPERS." -CREATING A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR THE LGBTQA+ COMMUNITY TO GATHER MONTHLY. -KNITTING CAPS AND MITTENS FOR PEOPLE UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER AND FOR RECENT ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE NOT PREPARED FOR MINNESOTA WINTERS. -PARTNERING WITH MISS JUNETEENTH MINNESOTA BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR ALL OF THEIR ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO THE PAGEANT IN JUNE. -WORKING WITH THE AQUATENNIAL AND PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE, COLLECTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS FOR 100 STUDENTS. -SPONSORED THANKSGIVING MEALS FOR MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE STUDENTS.ARTS, CULTURE, AND INTELLECTUAL ENRICHMENTTHE CLUB'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, ARTS, AND CULTURE HAS BEEN A CENTRAL TENET OF ITS MISSION. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, THE CLUB HAS HOSTED AND SPONSORED PROGRAMMING SUCH AS BOOK CLUBS, ART EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, EDUCATIONAL SERIES, AND THEATER AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES. A VITAL ARTS AND CULTURE ENVIRONMENT IS A KEY ASSET OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR OUR REGION. THE WOMAN'S CLUB HAS UNIQUE SPACES THAT ARE PERFECT FOR PRESENTING MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, THEATER, DANCE, AND FINE ARTS EVENTS. AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, THE CLUB PRIORITIZES OUR SPACE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO FIND NEW AUDIENCES. ALL ARTISTS WHO PERFORM AT THE WOMAN'S CLUB ARE PAID.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MISSION. EVERY TUESDAY, THE CLUB HOSTS A SPEAKER WHO IGNITES THOUGHT AND CONVERSATION. MONTHLY, WORKING WITH GLOBAL MINNESOTA, THE CLUB HOSTS A SPEAKER ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS AND ISSUES THROUGH OUR GREAT DECISIONS PROGRAM.EXAMPLES OF ARTS, CULTURE, AND INTELLECTUAL ENRICHMENT INCLUDE:-HOSTING COMMUNITY GATHERINGS FOR CIVIL ENGAGEMENT, SUCH AS A CITY COUNCIL FORUM, CITY BUDGET WORKSHOPS, SAFETY SEMINARS INCLUDING TRESPASSING, VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY, AND A POST-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DEBRIEF- SPEAKERS INCLUDED:-MICHAEL MEEROPOL, SPEKAING ABOUT THE EXECUTION OF HIS PARENTS, JULIUS AND ETHEL ROSENBERG, MCCARTYHISM, AND THE RISE OF FACSISM.- VALERIE PLAME SPEAKING ON THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR THREAT AND HER CAREER IN THE CIA.- FORMER CNN WAR CORRESPONDENT ARWA DAMON PRESENTING "JOURNALISM AND THE NEED FOR EMPATHY AT THE FRONTLINES."- FORMER LT. GOVERNO
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1949.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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