Minnesota Family Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL (MFC) IS A NON-PROFIT CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING MINNESOTA FAMILIES BY ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE GOOD OF SOCIETY. MFC DEFENDS TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES ROOTED IN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AGAINST LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT THREATENS TO UNDERMINE THE CIVIC, MORAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY IN GENERAL AND THE FAMILY IN PARTICULAR MFC LOBBYISTS ENDEAVOR TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT PENDING LEGISLATION THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE FAMILY AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT STRENGTHENS THE SAME.
- Income
- $248,131
- Spending
- $298,499
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $155,539, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $187,389 spent. OVER THE YEARS, MFC HAS GAINED THE CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS THROUGH PERSONAL INTEGRITY, CONSISTENT FOCUS ON A CHRIST-CENTERED BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON POLICY, RESPECTFUL CONSIDERATION OF OPPOSING LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVES, REFUSAL TO BECOME IMMERSED IN A SINGLE-ISSUE AGENDA AND OUR GROWING, INFLUENTIAL GRASSROOTS BASE. THE MEDIA AND EVEN OUR IDEOLOGICAL OPPONENTS LOOK TO US FOR LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND A PRO-FAMILY PERSPECTIVE.MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL ISSUES INFORMATIONAL UPDATES AND COMMENTARIES SENT OUT TO THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTA HOMES AND BUSINESSES VIA EMAIL AND DIRECT MAIL. THESE COMMUNICATIONS FEATURE INSIDE INFORMATION ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE SESSIONS, ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE VOTING RECORDS, CULTURAL ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTFUL PRO-FAMILY PERSPECTIVE ON NEWS AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FROM A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW PERSPECTIVE.MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ALSO EXERCISED INFLUENCE OVER THE PUBLIC DEBATE THROUGH NEWS RELEASES, PRESS CONFERENCES AND A GENERAL STRATEGY OF APPEARING IN THE MEDIA. SPOKESPERSONS HAVE APPEARED ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TELEVISION BROADCASTS, BEEN INTERVIEWED NUMEROUS TIMES ON RADIO AND TELEVISION, AND BEEN QUOTED BY MANY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. BASED ON CHRISTIANS' CALLING TO "PRACTICE CITIZENSHIP WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST" (PHILIPPIANS 1:27), MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ORGANIZED PRO-LIFE AND PRO-FAMILY CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE INTO A GRASSROOTS NETWORK AS A "SALT AND LIGHT" CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC POLICY ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES AND TO MOBILIZE FAITHFUL VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FAITHFUL TO VOTE, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR FAITH AND BIBLICAL VALUES (MATTHEW 5:13-16). FOR THE 2022 ELECTION, MFC CONTINUED ITS REDESIGNED VOTER GUIDE, PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED BY MFC'S EDUCATIONAL ARM, MFI, ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN CHURCHES, EMPHASIZING "THE POWER OF BIBLICAL CITIZENSHIP". THIS IS GOD-CENTERED CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY POWER ON EARTH THAT CAN TRULY CHANGE HEARTS, MINDS, LIVES, AND CULTURES.DEFENDING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PROTECTING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND UPHOLDING GOD'S DESIGN FOR MARRIAGE, SEXUALITY AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN PROMINENT AMONG THE ISSUES ON WHICH MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL HAS ENGAGED. TO ACTIVATE ITS GRASSROOTS NETWORK, MINNESOTA FAMILY COUNCIL EMPLOYS A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS TO REACH THOUSANDS OF CONSTITUENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH TIMELY ACTION ALERTS. THESE ACTION ALERTS IDENTIFY SOCIAL ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT MAGNITUDE THAT NEED IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS. CONSTITUENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR LEGISLATORS AND LEADERS OF OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS OF THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OF THEIR CHOICE USING OUR ONLINE ADVOCACY TOOLS, AND GET OUT AND VOTE. THESE TOOLS HAVE ENCOURAGED A GROUNDSWELL OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OPPOSITION GROUPS ALIKE, AS THEY HAVE SEEN ITS INFLUENCE IN THE STATE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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 September 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 February 1998.
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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