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Rise Incorporated

EIN 41-0972476 · Fridley, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO LIVE A LIFE FILLED WITH PURPOSE.

Income
$33.8 million
Spending
$33.3 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
6.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 72%
Employees
1,533
Volunteers
130
Highest pay
$905,184, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (employment, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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, 2024, 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)
  1. $27.9 million spent. IN 2024, RISE SERVED 2,541 PEOPLE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. WE SUPPORTED 1,784 INDIVIDUALS WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (70%), 731 WITH LIFE ENRICHMENT AND DAY SUPPORTS (29%), AND 250 WITH HOUSING AND OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORTS (10%). ABOUT 10% OF THE PEOPLE WE SUPPORT PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMING ACROSS MULTIPLE SERVICE DOMAINS.RISE SUPPORTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BROADLY DEFINED. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THOSE WE SERVE HAVE AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OR A BRAIN INJURY AS THEIR PRIMARY DISABILITY. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT HAVE A PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY, AND 5% ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, OR HARD-OF-HEARING. RISE ALSO SUPPORTS DISABLED POPULATIONS FACING COMPLEX BARRIERS TO STABILITY, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION OR INSTITUTIONALIZATION, THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES, AND PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE HISTORIES.EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:IN 2024, MORE THAN 1,400 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACROSS EIGHT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. ABOUT 45% OF PARTICIPANTS CAME TO RISE THROUGH A MEDICAID WAIVER, WHILE 55% WERE REFERRED THROUGH OTHER FUNDING MECHANISMS. OF THESE 1,400 INDIVIDUALS, 40% WERE EMPLOYED IN A COMPETITIVE, INTEGRATED JOB DURING THE YEAR. SIXTEEN PERCENT STARTED A NEW JOB (N=217), AND 18% REACHED THE 90-DAY RETENTION MILESTONE (N=258). THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE FOR THOSE EMPLOYED WAS $16.83, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 23.8 HOURS WORKED PER WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, 28% OF PARTICIPANTS WORKED ON SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT TEAMS (SET), EARNING AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $10.99 (100% AT OR ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE) AND AVERAGING 28 HOURS PER WEEK.LIFE ENRICHMENT:IN 2024, 731 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN LIFE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AT A RISE PROGRAM, WITH 18% ENGAGING IN REMOTE SERVICES.HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORTS:RISE SUPPORTED 150 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING OF THEIR CHOICE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ANOTHER 100 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THROUGH ADULT REHABILITATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (ARMHS) IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ANOKA COUNTY.SERVICE AREA:RISE'S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND SELECT COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. SERVICES ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO (73% OF PERSONS SERVED) AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA (18%), WITH THE REMAINDER SPREAD ACROSS OTHER MINNESOTA COUNTIES AND AREAS SURROUNDING NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN. WITHIN THE TWIN CITIES METRO, SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN QUADRANTS, WITH 26% OF PERSONS SERVED RESIDING IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, 25% IN ANOKA COUNTY, 13% IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND 9% IN RAMSEY COUNTY.DEMOGRAPHICS:RISE'S PARTICIPANTS REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY LIVE IN. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT ARE UNDER 30 YEARS OLD, WHILE 31% ARE OVER 50, CONSIDERED OLDER ADULTS WITHIN THIS POPULATION. SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THOSE SERVED ARE WHITE, AND 36% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE LARGEST NONWHITE GROUP IS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, COMPRISING 13% OF ALL PERSONS SERVED.ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN 2024:2024 BROUGHT SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT AND ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO RISE. AFTER A MULTIYEAR PROCESS, RISE ENDED ITS SPECIAL MINIMUM WAGE PROGRAM EARLY IN THE YEAR. AS PART OF THIS TRANSITION, RISE LISTED FOR SALE ITS ORIGINAL BUILDING IN SPRING LAKE PARK AND RELOCATED ITS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO A NEW OFFICE SUITE IN NEARBY FRIDLEY. THE FRIDLEY OFFICE WASN'T THE ONLY NEW LOCATIONRISE ALSO EXPANDED ITS AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED DAY PROGRAM BY OPENING A NEW SITE AT THE LENOX COMMUNITY CENTER IN ST. LOUIS PARK.RISE'S LONGTIME CEO, LYNN NOREN, RETIRED AFTER MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN THE ROLE AND OVER 45 YEARS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. FOLLOWING A NATIONAL SEARCH, THE BOARD APPOINTED FORMER CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER TIM DICKIE AS RISE'S NEW CEO. DICKIE RESTRUCTURED HIS PREVIOUS ROLE INTO TWO POSITIONS, PROMOTING JODI BLUME TO VICE PRESIDENT OF LIFE ENRICHMENT AND HIRING KASSIA JANEZICH AS VICE PRESIDENT OF VOCATIONAL AND HOUSING SERVICES.INNOVATION AND PILOTS:RISE CONTINUES TO LEAD IN HUMAN SERVICES INNOVATION. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A RETIREMENT PILOT TO HELP LONGTIME WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES PLAN FOR AND ENJOY COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED RETIREMENT WITHIN COHORTS IN RISE'S LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. IN 2023, RISE BEGAN A TWO-YEAR PILOT PARTNERSHIPRISE WITH THE YWITH THE COON RAPIDS YMCA, BRINGING TOGETHER SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS IN COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED DAY PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE EARNED THE 2024 MOHR CHOICE AWARD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 May 1972.

    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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