Nami Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY, NAMI MINNESOTA CHAMPIONS JUSTICE, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESSES. TO SERVE THAT MISSION, NAMI MINNESOTA WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, THEIR FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, YOUTH, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $4.4 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 308
- Highest pay
- $152,505, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 68% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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 June 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 (5)
- $1.5 million spent. NAMI MINNESOTA REACHED OVER 53,000 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR THROUGH ITS CLASSES, EVENTS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HELPLINE CALLS. THIS INCLUDES A 22% INCREASE IN CLASS ATTENDANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BY THE NUMBERS: "534 FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNED ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONE. "1,961 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP THEIR CHILD WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. "5,039 EMPLOYEES FROM A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS BETTER UNDERSTOOD HOW TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN THEIR WORKPLACE. "2,332 PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE METAL ILLNESSES LEARNED HOW TO HELP SOMEONE QUIT SMOKING, ENGAGE WITH FAMILIES, AND ABOUT THE UNIQUE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. "2,659 PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF SUICIDE AND HOW TO PREVENT SUICIDE. IN ADDITION, NAMI PROVIDED 331 LOCKBOXES ACROSS THE STATE. NAMI ALSO REACHED 13,038 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE LAST YEAR, HELPING THEM LEARN TO IDENTIFY THE WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO GET HELP WHEN NEEDED. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO REACHED OVER 2,554 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY HOLDING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SHOE DAY EVENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. OUR 73 PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS CONTINUED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN RECOVERY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND OFFERED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDED 7 IDENTITY-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ+, BIPOC, AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. ATTENDANCE AT OUR PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS CONTINUES TO INCREASE, WITH OVER 11,655 SEATS BEING USED IN OUR ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP PLATFORM LAST YEAR. NAMI MINNESOTA REACHED OVER 53,000 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR THROUGH ITS CLASSES, EVENTS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HELPLINE CALLS. THIS INCLUDES A 22% INCREASE IN CLASS ATTENDANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BY THE NUMBERS: "534 FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNED ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONE. "1,961 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP THEIR CHILD WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. "5,039 EMPLOYEES FROM A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS BETTER UNDERSTOOD HOW TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN THEIR WORKPLACE. "2,332 PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE METAL ILLNESSES LEARNED HOW TO HELP SOMEONE QUIT SMOKING, ENGAGE WITH FAMILIES, AND ABOUT THE UNIQUE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. "2,659 PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF SUICIDE AND HOW TO PREVENT SUICIDE. IN ADDITION, NAMI PROVIDED 331 LOCKBOXES ACROSS THE STATE. NAMI ALSO REACHED 13,038 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE LAST YEAR, HELPING THEM LEARN TO IDENTIFY THE WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO GET HELP WHEN NEEDED. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO REACHED OVER 2,554 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY HOLDING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SHOE DAY EVENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. OUR 73 PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS CONTINUED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN RECOVERY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND OFFERED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDED 7 IDENTITY-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ+, BIPOC, AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. ATTENDANCE AT OUR PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS CONTINUES TO INCREASE, WITH OVER 11,655 SEATS BEING USED IN OUR ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP PLATFORM LAST YEAR.
- $319,774 spent. NAMI MINNESOTA REACHED 4,057 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDING CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO BUILD CARING COMMUNITIES. PRESENTATIONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS WERE ALSO HELD DURING THE YEAR, ALONG WITH EVENTS SUCH AS OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, RESEARCH DINNER, SUPER SATURDAY FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN, AND EMPLOYER BREAKFAST. WE ALSO REACHED MORE THAN 1,404 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OR SERVING ON PANELS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, NAMI CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO BECOME MORE CULTURALLY INFORMED, PARTNERING WITHIN CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO OFFER CLASSES TO 2,852 PEOPLE. THESE CLASSES INCLUDED SHORT INFORMATIONAL TALKS AT LOCAL CONSULATES THAT SERVED SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES, MENTAL HEALTH 101 FOR CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, SALUD MENTAL 101, AND OUR JOURNEYS WHICH SHARED THE STORIES OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE IN RECOVERY. NAMI MINNESOTA REACHED 4,057 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDING CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND HOW TO BUILD CARING COMMUNITIES. PRESENTATIONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS WERE ALSO HELD DURING THE YEAR, ALONG WITH EVENTS SUCH AS OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, RESEARCH DINNER, SUPER SATURDAY FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN, AND EMPLOYER BREAKFAST. WE ALSO REACHED MORE THAN 1,404 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OR SERVING ON PANELS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, NAMI CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO BECOME MORE CULTURALLY INFORMED, PARTNERING WITHIN CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO OFFER CLASSES TO 2,852 PEOPLE. THESE CLASSES INCLUDED SHORT INFORMATIONAL TALKS AT LOCAL CONSULATES THAT SERVED SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES, MENTAL HEALTH 101 FOR CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, SALUD MENTAL 101, AND OUR JOURNEYS WHICH SHARED THE STORIES OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE IN RECOVERY.
- $260,608 spent. NAMI MINNESOTA WORKED ON LEGISLATION TO BUILD OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WORKING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATIVE NETWORK, WHICH NAMI CO-CHAIRS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED: "INCREASE RATES FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD CARE "ADDRESS WORKFORCE SHORTAGES "ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTH BOARDING IN THE ED AND WAITING FOR SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM "INCREASE GRANT FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS THAT WORK "SUPPORT AUDIO ONLY TELEHEALTH "ENSURE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR STUDENTS "REQUIRE HEALTH PLANS TO COVER EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT "INCREASE FUNDS FOR HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES "INCREASE FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES "SUPPORT RECOVERY RESIDENCES FUNDING AND REGULATION "BUILD THE SUD SYSTEM "FUND RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS "ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF TRANSPORT HOLDS UNDER THE COMMITMENT ACT "SUSTAIN FASTTRACKERMN.ORG, A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY FOR ALL MINNESOTANS TO SEARCH AND FIND REAL-TIME ACCESS TO TREATMENT OPENINGS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS A DIFFICULT ONE. LEGISLATORS WERE TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A TWO-YEAR BUDGET, WHICH IS NORMALLY A DIFFICULT PROCESS, AS THEY TRIED TO ADDRESS COMPETING PRIORITIES. THIS YEAR WAS MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO A PROJECTED DEFICIT OF 6 BILLION IN 2028 AND 2029. THIS LED TO A DECISION TO CUT 1 BILLION FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. PROGRESS WAS MADE ON MANY OF THE KEY PRIORITY ISSUES THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED AT HEARINGS, ATTENDED DAY ON THE HILL, AND CALLED AND EMAILED THEIR LEGISLATORS. SPECIFICALLY, THE STATE WILL INVEST 1.75M INTO VOLUNTARY ENGAGEMENT, INCREASE ACCESS TO THE STATE HOSPITALS FOR PEOPLE IN JAIL AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE FOR THE COMMITMENT ACT FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES WHO ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS, REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL- LINKED MENTAL HEALTH CARE BY 3M, AND MORE. NAMI MINNESOTA WORKED ON LEGISLATION TO BUILD OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WORKING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATIVE NETWORK, WHICH NAMI CO-CHAIRS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED: "INCREASE RATES FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD CARE "ADDRESS WORKFORCE SHORTAGES "ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTH BOARDING IN THE ED AND WAITING FOR SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM "INCREASE GRANT FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS THAT WORK "SUPPORT AUDIO ONLY TELEHEALTH "ENSURE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR STUDENTS "REQUIRE HEALTH PLANS TO COVER EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT "INCREASE FUNDS FOR HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES "INCREASE FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES "SUPPORT RECOVERY RESIDENCES FUNDING AND REGULATION "BUILD THE SUD SYSTEM "FUND RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS "ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF TRANSPORT HOLDS UNDER THE COMMITMENT ACT "SUSTAIN FASTTRACKERMN.ORG, A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY FOR ALL MINNESOTANS TO SEARCH AND FIND REAL-TIME ACCESS TO TREATMENT OPENINGS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS A DIFFICULT ONE. LEGISLATORS WERE TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A TWO-YEAR BUDGET, WHICH IS NORMALLY A DIFFICULT PROCESS, AS THEY TRIED TO ADDRESS COMPETING PRIORITIES. THIS YEAR WAS MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO A PROJECTED DEFICIT OF 6 BILLION IN 2028 AND 2029. THIS LED TO A DECISION TO CUT 1 BILLION FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. PROGRESS WAS MADE ON MANY OF THE KEY PRIORITY ISSUES THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED AT HEARINGS, ATTENDED DAY ON THE HILL, AND CALLED AND EMAILED THEIR LEGISLATORS. SPECIFICALLY, THE STATE WILL INVEST 1.75M INTO VOLUNTARY ENGAGEMENT, INCREASE ACCESS TO THE STATE HOSPITALS FOR PEOPLE IN JAIL AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE FOR THE COMMITMENT ACT FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES WHO ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS, REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL- LINKED MENTAL HEALTH CARE BY 3M, AND MORE.
- $554,263 spent. NAMI'S HELPLINE CONTINUED TO BE A LINK FOR OVER 2,875 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR. CALLS INVOLVED A VARIETY OF ISSUES INCLUDING PEOPLE SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS, OPTIONS FOR HELPING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, ADVOCATING FOR A LOVED ONE INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, UNDERSTANDING THE COMMITMENT ACT, HELPING LOCATE MISSING LOVED ONES, HELPING OBTAIN HOUSING AND SERVICES, AND MUCH MORE.
- NAMI'S HELPLINE CONTINUED TO BE A LINK FOR OVER 2,875 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR. CALLS INVOLVED A VARIETY OF ISSUES INCLUDING PEOPLE SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS, OPTIONS FOR HELPING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, ADVOCATING FOR A LOVED ONE INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, UNDERSTANDING THE COMMITMENT ACT, HELPING LOCATE MISSING LOVED ONES, HELPING OBTAIN HOUSING AND SERVICES, AND MUCH MORE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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