United Nations Association of Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The United Nations Association of Minnesota promotes the activities and principles of the United Nations in the state of Minnesota.
- Income
- $59,577
- Spending
- $43,248
- Reserves
- 22.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 70%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
- $27,449 spent. The largest and most significant program we conduct is our Model UN program for high school students. In their classrooms in advance, their teachers work with them to select a country of interest and prepare an issue to discuss and promote to the entire general assembly of the United Nations. We help to organize this and then the students come together for a full day at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN to meet with one another and collectively conduct business as the UN does. We conduct two of these sessions each year involving a total of about 1200 students from about 15 area schools along with 20 or more teachers. Volunteer man hours at least 1,000.
- $6,000 spent. The second most significant program we conduct are various advocacy activities to promote the United Nations and its activities to state and Congressional representatives, along with the general public. in 2025 they included having at least 3 volunteers attending a nationwide UN Advocacy Training Program, 24 people signing and promoting a UN sponsored Human Rights Petition, speaking to an open meeting of the public and the Minneapolis Uptown Rotary Club about the UN High Seas Treaty, 20 phone calls, 15 letters and 6 meetings with state representatives, along with the 2 Minnesota U.S. senators and 4 MN Congressmen, and got an article published about Human Rights and Democracy in a stateside news organization. Total volunteer man hours at least 200 and total people involved at least 100.
- $1,000 spent. Our third major program is conducting public informational programs about certain as topics relevant to the United Nations. in 2025 these included one speaking about the proposed High Seas Treaty in September with 40 attendees and promoting UN Human Rights Day in December with 21 attendees.Total man hours involved at least 100.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 June 1948.
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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