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Coborns Care Fund

EIN 47-2924729 · Saint Cloud, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS TO EMPLOYEES OF COBORN'S INCORPORATED AND ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES TO ASSIST WITH UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OR HARDSHIPS OF THE EMPLOYEE OR HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO ENSURE APPLICANTS MEET THE PROGRAM'S ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND DEMONSTRATE A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING, APPLICANTS MUST BE CURRENT COBORN'S EMPLOYEES WITH AT LEAST 180 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND REQUESTS MUST INVOLVE A SIGNIFICANT UNFORESEEN TRAGEDY CREATING AN IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL NEED FOR THE EMPLOYEE OR THEIR FAMILY. DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS, PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO HARDSHIPS RESULTING FROM SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, OR UNUSUAL EVENTS, SUCH AS PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS, TERMINAL OR CRITICAL ILLNESS, DEATH, OR OTHER SERIOUS MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THE EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE, OR DEPENDENTS.

Income
$45,852
Spending
$51,706
Reserves
11.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.

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 (1)
  1. $47,409 spent. COBORN'S CARE FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES OF COBORN S, INCORPORATED, OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS (SPOUSE, CHILD OR PARENT) LIVING IN THE FAMILY RESIDENCE OF THE EMPLOYEE, TO ASSIST SUCH EMPLOYEE AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER WITH AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR HARDSHIP, WHICH WAS UNFORESEEN AND CREATED BY CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER S ABILITY TO CONTROL WHEN SUCH EMPLOYEE AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER HAS NO OTHER OPTIONS TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR SITUATION.

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

  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 October 13, 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 January 2016.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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