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Trust Inc

EIN 41-0965940 · Minneapolis, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceGood73 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN AREA.

Income
$704,503
Spending
$730,373
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 47%
Employees
14
Volunteers
230
Highest pay
$100,451, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 16% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (5)
  1. $263,002 spent. THE TRUST MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM IS MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. FOOD EXPENSE HAS RISEN BUT THE YEAR-ROUND NEED IS CONSTANT. NO INDIVIDUAL IS EVER TURNED AWAY FOR THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. LAST YEAR, THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 32,600 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, THANKS TO DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 2,500 HOURS OF THEIR TIME. THE PROGRAM OFFERS BOTH HOT DAILY MEAL DELIVERY AND WEEKLY FROZEN MEAL OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO PREFER THEM. WE HAVE INCREASED STAFF TO SUPPORT THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH WE PROVIDE FOOD RESOURCES. TRUST'S MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS AND SUPPORTING SENIORS IN MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE.
  2. $94,637 spent. THE TRUST CHORE PROGRAM IS A COST-EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE HOME SERVICE INITIATIVE DESIGNED FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. WITH A DEDICATED TEAM OF CHORE WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS, THE PROGRAM OFFERS VARIOUS AFFORDABLE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSE CLEANING, SNOW REMOVAL, YARD WORK, AND MINOR HOME REPAIRS. THESE AFFORDABLE SERVICES HELP CLIENTS MAINTAIN THEIR SAFETY AND COMFORT WHILE LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT GRETER SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, POSITIVELY IMPACTING THEIR LIVES AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
  3. $166,460 spent. TRUST INC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS ASSISTED RIDES TO GROCERY STORES, FOOD PANTRIES, LOCAL BUSINESSES, BANKS, ERRAND RUNS, CLINICS, POST OFFICES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, ENABLING OUR CLIENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND STAY CONNECTED WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD MEDICAL RIDES TO OUR PORTFOLIO FOR CLINIC, THERAPY AND DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS. WITH OUR EXPANSION INTO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS, WE CAN NOW REACH EVEN MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED OUR SERVICES THROUGHOUT ALL OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. OUR TEAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NINE PART-TIME DRIVERS AND FIVE VOLUNTEER RECEIVING BOTH AN HOURLY WAGE AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT. IN 2025 WE ALSO ADDED BILINGUAL STAFF FOR DRIVING AND SCHEDULING TO HELP WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF CLIENTS AND LANGUAGE CONNECTION. AT TRUST INC, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. TRUST INC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS ASSISTED RIDES TO GROCERY STORES, FOOD PANTRIES, LOCAL BUSINESSES, BANKS, ERRAND RUNS, CLINICS, POST OFFICES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, ENABLING OUR CLIENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND STAY CONNECTED WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD MEDICAL RIDES TO OUR PORTFOLIO FOR CLINIC, THERAPY AND DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS. WITH OUR EXPANSION INTO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS, WE CAN NOW REACH EVEN MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED OUR SERVICES THROUGHOUT ALL OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. OUR TEAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NINE PART-TIME DRIVERS AND FIVE VOLUNTEER RECEIVING BOTH AN HOURLY WAGE AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT. IN 2025 WE ALSO ADDED BILINGUAL STAFF FOR DRIVING AND SCHEDULING TO HELP WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF CLIENTS AND LANGUAGE CONNECTION. AT TRUST INC, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
  4. $75,743 spent. AT TRUST, WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED. OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, WHICH DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. IN 2025, 130 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 3,500 HOURS TO THIS PROGRAM ALONE. SIMILARLY, OUR ESTATE SALE SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH RAISES CRITICAL FUNDS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, IS ALMOST ENTIRELY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. IN 2025, 35 VOLUNTEERS WORKED A TOTAL OF 6,000 HOURS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM. OUR VOLUNTEERS DON'T JUST SUPPORT OUR LARGEST PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR OTHER INITIATIVES, ADDITIONALLY, AROUND 35 OTHER VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AT TRUST THROUGHOUT 2025. IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 175 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED OUT DURING THE YEAR. THEIR SUPPORT PROVIDES US WITH RESOURCES TO EXPAND SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS.
  5. AT TRUST, WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED. OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, WHICH DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. IN 2025, 130 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 3,500 HOURS TO THIS PROGRAM ALONE. SIMILARLY, OUR ESTATE SALE SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH RAISES CRITICAL FUNDS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, IS ALMOST ENTIRELY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. IN 2025, 35 VOLUNTEERS WORKED A TOTAL OF 6,000 HOURS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM. OUR VOLUNTEERS DON'T JUST SUPPORT OUR LARGEST PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR OTHER INITIATIVES, ADDITIONALLY, AROUND 35 OTHER VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AT TRUST THROUGHOUT 2025. IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 175 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED OUT DURING THE YEAR. THEIR SUPPORT PROVIDES US WITH RESOURCES TO EXPAND SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1974.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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