Take Charge Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TAKECHARGE'S MISSION IS TO BE A POWERFUL FORCE TO PROMOTE THAT THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF RACE OR SOCIAL STATION. IN THE RACIALLY DIVISIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE CURRENTLY LIVE, OUR FOUNDERS HAVE A UNIQUE VANTAGE POINT TO CONVEY A COUNTER MESSAGE, ENCOURAGE UNITY, AND PLANT SEEDS OF CHANGE DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR MESSAGE IS A DIRECT COUNTER TO THE NARRATIVE OFTEN TOUTED IN THE MEDIA AND ACADEMIA.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $999,162
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 35
- Highest pay
- $249,099, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $828,886 spent. NOW IN OUR FIFTH YEAR, TAKECHARGE CONTINUES TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY OF THE TWIN CITIES TO DISPEL THE VICTIMHOOD NARRATIVE OF DEI AND CRT AND PROMOTE A RETURN TO CULTURAL NORMS OF FAITH, FAMILY AND EDUCATION. THE MOVEMENT HAS GAINED MOMENTUM AND TRACTION AND WE HAVE EXPANDED OUTSIDE MINNESOTA'S BORDERS. WE NOW HAVE TAKECHARGE CHAPTERS IN DETROIT, MI; MEMPHIS, TN; SOUTHAVEN, MS AND OMAHA, NE. WE ALSO HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TAKECHARGE EXPANSION THAT WILL ASSIST IN CONTINUING OUR NATIONWIDE REACH. BISHOP VINCENT E. MATHEWS, JR. IS HAPPILY MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, SHARON DENISE MATHEWS AND THEY RESIDE IN MISSISSIPPI. VINCENT FOUNDED THE FAST-GROWING TABERNACLE CHURCH IN SOUTHAVEN MISSISSIPPI IN 2020. HE WILL HELP SCREEN AND RECRUIT LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ALIGN WITH TAKECHARGE'S MISSION AND VALUES TO COMBAT THE FALSE NARRATIVES OF SYSTEM RACISM AND FOCUS ON THE BACK-TO-BASICS WORK OF RESTORING THE CULTURE TO FAITH, FAMILY AND EDUCATION.DUE TO POOR PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RESOURCES MISDIRECTED FROM CORE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, TAKECHARGE HAS LAUNCHED A PRIVATE EDUCATION INITIATIVE WITH WASHINGTON ACADEMY. WASHINGTON ACADEMY IS A TURN-KEY, LOW-COST SOLUTION FOR POOR AND WORKING CLASS FAMILIES THAT WANT OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. INSTEAD OF RAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDS TO BUILD SCHOOL BUILDINGS, WASHINGTON ACADEMY PLANS TO CONTRACT WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO USE THEIR FACILITIES AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.WASHINGTON ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM A NEW GENERATION THROUGH FAITH IN GOD, HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, LOVE OF COUNTRY, AND A MORAL FOUNDATION OF BIBLICAL TRUTH. THE OPENING OF THESE SCHOOLS IS ONE STEP IN OUR CORE STRATEGY TO RESTORE THE CULTURE AND BREAK THE GENERATIONAL DEPENDENCY ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. WASHINGTON ACADEMY SCHOOLS ARE 90 PERCENT DONOR-FUNDED WITH PARENTS PAYING THE REMAINING 10 PERCENT IN TUITION. THE SCHOOLS PROVIDE POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN WITH A QUALITY, CHRIST-CENTERED CLASSICAL EDUCATION, FREE FROM INDOCTRINATING DOGMA AND ANTI-AMERICAN TEACHINGS.THE FIRST MINNESOTA BASED SCHOOL WILL OPEN IN FALL 2025. MULTIMEDIA TAKECHARGE HAS REACHED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THROUGH ITS MULTI-MEDIA PLATFORM, PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. PUBLISHED ARTICLES HAVE APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK POST, THE FEDERALIST, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE, AND OTHERS. KENDALL AND SHEILA QUALLS ALONG WITH MANY TAKECHARGE VOLUNTEERS HAVE APPEARED ON LOCAL RADIO AND TV NEWS PLATFORMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOX AND FRIENDS, THE TUCKER CARLSON SHOW, AMERICA'S NEWSROOM WITH BILL HEMMER, AND THE DENNIS PRAGER SHOW. WE CONTINUE TO SPEAK TO DOZENS OF GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AND GREATER MINNESOTA EDUCATING PARENTS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS ON THE DANGERS OF DEI / CRT AND DISPUTING CLAIMS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, WHILE ENCOURAGING UNITY AND EQUIPPING CITIZENS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE DIVISIVE NARRATIVE. IN ADDITION TO A MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM, TAKECHARGE IS FORMING COALITIONS WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PASTORS FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO SPEAK WITH CHILDREN, MOTHERS, AT-RISK TEENS AND EX-FELONIES USING THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES: 1. THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF SKIN COLOR OR SOCIAL STATION.2. THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND FREE ENTERPRISE ARE THE FASTEST ROUTE FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY FOR ALL AMERICANS.3. A QUALITY EDUCATION IS THE GATEWAY TO PROSPERITY AND PARENTS DESERVE SCHOOL CHOICE TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION. 4. RESTORING THE TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR FAMILY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY SHOULD BE A PRIORITY BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. BECAUSE MUCH OF THE POPULATION USES CINEMA AS AN EDUCATIONAL MEDIUM, TAKECHARGE HAS PRODUCED THE LARGEST VIDEO LIBRARY OF BLACK AMERICANS THAT DENOUNCE CRITICAL RACE THEORY, BLACK LIVES MATTER, DEI AND PROMOTE THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF AMERICA AS A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS. WE ALSO PRODUCED A ONE-HOUR DOCUMENTARY, I AM A VICTOR, WHICH EXPOSES THE FALLACY OF THE PROGRESSIVE LEFT'S NARRATIVE THAT AMERICA IS SYSTEMICALLY RACIST AND BLACK AMERICANS ARE VICTIMS. THE FILM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON SALEMNOW, HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTENTION AND WAS FEATURED AT TWO SUMMER FILM FESTIVALS IN NYC AND LAS VEGAS. IN ADDITION, VICTOR WAS FEATURED IN A NEW YORK POST ARTICLE ALONG WITH FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, KENDALL QUALLS. THIS CINEMA PLATFORM WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BEDROCK OF COMMUNICATION FOR TC AS WE CONVEY OUR MESSAGE TO THE MASSES AND RECRUIT ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS IN MINNESOTA AND OTHER STATES. IN 2024, TC PRODUCED A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM, "MARRY ME" THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2025. MARRIAGE IS IMPORTANT. CAN YOU IMAGINE GOING THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS ON THE LADDER OF LIFE ALONE? ENVISION ENCOUNTERING LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS AND CELEBRATIONS AND TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS ALONE. IN THE DOCUMENTARY MARRY ME, WE EXAMINE THE FOUNDATION AND BENEFITS OF MARRIAGE AND TALK TO COUPLES WHO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER THROUGH THICK AND THIN. THE DOCUMENTARY COMMUNICATES THE BLESSINGS AND BENEFITS OF MARRIAGE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE ANOTHER THE WAY CHRIST LOVES THE CHURCH.BECAUSE OF THE TRACTION AND GROWING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT, TAKECHARGE IS CONSTANTLY INVITED TO APPEARAS GUESTS ON MEDIA OUTLETS KENDALL'S OPED, WHICH CHALLENGES THE NARRATIVE OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, WAS PUBLISHED BY WORLD MAGAZINE. THE ARTICLE FOCUSES ON COMBATING ISSUES LIKE FATHERLESSNESS, WHICH HAS ERODED FAMILY STRUCTURES IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES. INSPIRED BY HIS OWN EXPERIENCES AND VALUES FROM FIGURES LIKE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, QUALLS PROMOTES SELF-RELIANCE AND EDUCATION. HE DISCUSSED TAKECHARGE'S COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING OTHERS TO VIEW THEMSELVES AS VICTORS, NOT VICTIMS. LOCAL AND NATIONAL INFLUENCEFATHER'S DAY 2023, TAKECHARGE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ANNUAL FATHERHOOD IMPACT AWARD. ACCORDING TO THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER, THE UNITED STATES HAS THE HIGHEST PERCEN
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 April 2021.
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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