Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MITY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS WITHIN A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND EMPOWER THEM BY BUILDING SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $762,179
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 16.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 66%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $95,729, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 87 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 September 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 (3)
- $253,154 spent. MITY'S EXPAND YOUR MIND (EYM) PROGRAM SERVED 265 STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 9-12. ROUGHLY 35% OF PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC, 61% WERE FEMALE, AND 20% RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS ATTENDED FROM 13 DIFFERENT U.S. STATES AND ABROAD AND SELECTED FROM 25 UNIQUE STEM, HUMANITIES, AND FINE ARTS COURSES. 99% OF FAMILIES REPORTED A "GREAT OVERALL EXPERIENCE AND 99% WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO OTHERS. STUDENTS COULD CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THE DORMS AT MACALESTER COLLEGE AND GET A MEANINGFUL GLIMPSE OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THERE ARE NO COMPARABLE PROGRAMS FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS IN MINNESOTA.
- $146,466 spent. MITY'S EXPLORSCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 311 STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 6-8, A 13% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 40% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC, 47% WERE FEMALE, AND 10% RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. PARTICIPANTS CONNECTED WITH LIKE-MINDED PEERS FROM 126 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. STUDENTS CHOSE FROM 46 UNIQUE CLASSES AND WERE EMPOWERED TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS THROUGH SMALL CLASS SIZES, EXPERT TEACHERS, FIELD TRIPS, AND GUEST SPEAKERS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF FAMILIES WOULD RECOMMEND MITY TO OTHERS AND 92% OF STUDENTS REPORTED FEELING A "SENSE OF BELONGING" AT MITY.
- $241,046 spent. MITY'S YES PROGRAMS ARE FOR 1ST-4TH GRADE STUDENTS. THE SATURDAY MORNING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVED 331 STUDENTS LAST YEAR. MITY'S SUMMER YES PROGRAM SERVED 376 STUDENTS FROM 121 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS. EIGHT PERCENT OF STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF FAMILIES SAID THEIR CHILD LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND 99% WOULD RECOMMEND MITY TO OTHERS. MITY OFFERED 94 UNIQUE ELEMENTARY CLASSES LAST YEAR IN STEM, HUMANITIES, AND THE FINE ARTS. THE FACT THAT MITY IS NOW REGULARLY REACHING CAPACITY SPEAKS TO THE VALUE OF OUR WORK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 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 January 1967.
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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