The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVANCE A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY AND A RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, AND EXAMPLE.
- Income
- $33,082
- Spending
- $31,985
- Reserves
- 25.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $6,500, director
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 (4)
- $17,195 spent. MRES WORKED WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY TO TRAIN EIGHTY VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF THE ECO EXPERIENCE AREA OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. THE VOLUNTEERS EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENT CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TO 210,375 PEOPLE DURING THE 12-DAY RUN OF THE STATE FAIR. BETWEEN THE SETUP, RUNNING OF THE FAIR AND TEARDOWN, THE VOLUNTEERS DONATED 2140 HOURS. A NEW EXHIBIT HELPED THE VOLUNTEERS EXPLAIN HOW PERSONAL ACTIONS AFFECT CO2 EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THESE ACTIVITIES EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON HOW RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKS AND HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN ITS BENEFITS. THIS EDUCATION IS CONDUCTED IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. WE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PASSIVE HOUSE MINNESOTA AND THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT FOR THIS ACTIVITY.
- $1,088 spent. THE 33ND ANNUAL SOLAR BOAT REGATTA WAS HELD AT RILEY LAKE TO EDUCATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON HOW TO APPLY SOLAR ENERGY TO A FUN ACTIVITY. THE STUDENTS BUILT FULL SIZED, SOLAR POWERED BOATS AND SPENT THE DAY RACING THEM THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. WE HAD SEVEN BOATS RACE FROM FIVE SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. MORE THAN 102 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
- $100 spent. MRES HOSTED THE MINNESOTA SOLAR / SUSTAINABILITY TOUR OF OVER ELEVEN DIFFERENT SITES ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THIS WAS A HYBRID TOUR THIS YEAR. THE SITES OPENED THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY COULD SEE DIFFERENT RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES ON A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS. ASES REPORTED 10,000 PLUS WEBSITE HITS DURING THE TOUR THIS YEAR.
- $2,207 spent. MRES PROVIDED INFORMATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY TOPICS TO OVER 260,659 PEOPLE AT 15 EVENTS IN 2025. THIS MIGHT BE A TABLING EVENT IN THE PARK OR A CHURCH TO THE ECO EXPERIENCE.
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 October 13, 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 January 1981.
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 October 21, 2026.
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