philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Fredrikson & Byron Foundation

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 23-7401456Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRS60 S 6th St Ste 1500, 55402-4443 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Oct 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Fredrikson & Byron is committed to improving the communities where we live and work. The Fredrikson & Byron Foundation exists to support our attorneys' philanthropic efforts and volunteer work in our communities. The Foundation focuses its grant making in areas where we believe we can make a difference. The Foundation makes grants to law schools; invests in programs that develop our community's human capital; works to ameliorate the causes and effects of crime; and strives to improve the delivery and access to legal services. The Foundation also donates to arts and cultural organizations that improve the quality of life in the communities where we have offices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$227K
124% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 124% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$898K
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$44K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +23%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$610K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$813K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$898K
FY2025▼ -2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$610K
FY2021$621K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$898K
Net assets
−$44K
FY2025▲ +71%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$174K
FY2023−$43K
FY2024−$149K
FY2025−$44K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $869K Management & general 3% · $29K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben R Tozer
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leah Huyser
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Fredrikson & Byron Foundation executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports community improvement through grants for law, human capital, crime reduction, legal access, and arts.

Questions for Fredrikson & Byron Foundation

Tap to ask. Fredrikson & Byron Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Fredrikson & Byron Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $869K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grants to 121 separate other section 501(c)3 organizations that improve communities according to the foundation's mission.

$869Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 171 grants · $3.6M · 2019–2024
University of North Dakota FdtnND · FY2024$100,000
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance IncorporatedMN · FY2024$100,000
Volunteer Lawyers Network LtdMN · FY2024$50,000
Legal Services of North DakotaND · FY2024$30,000
Drake UniversityIA · FY2024$30,000
The Advocates for Human RightsMN · FY2024$25,000
Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationMN · FY2024$20,000
Minnesota Justice Foundation INCMN · FY2024$18,000
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services INCMN · FY2024$15,000
Neighborhood Development Center INCMN · FY2024$15,000
LegalcorpsMN · FY2024$15,000
Childrens Law Center of MinnesotaMN · FY2024$15,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for VeteransMN · FY2024$13,500
Iowa Legal AidIA · FY2024$13,500
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota INCMN · FY2024$12,000
Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers ProjectIA · FY2024$10,000
Loan Repayment Assistance Program of MinnesotaMN · FY2024$10,000
Minnesota Justice Foundation INCMN · FY2024$8,000
See all 171 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$869K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
−$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
SavingsLn 2$100
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
Net assetsLn 32−$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$186K$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$334K$227K
Net assetsLn 32−$149K−$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$869K$869K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224$224
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$869K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$898K$105K−$44K 990 PDF
FY2024 $813K$918K−$106K−$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $824K$726K$98K−$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 $733K$644K$89K$174K 990 PDF
FY2021 $630K$621K$8K$85K 990 PDF
FY2020 $610K$610K−$757$77K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,002,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $812,724$1,002,698
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$25
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $812,724$1,002,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $889,350$868,700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,025$28,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $918,375$897,600
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$105,651$105,123
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,002,723 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,002,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,002,698
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $25$1,002,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $897,600 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $868,700$868,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,200$27,200
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,476$1,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $224$224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $868,700 · Management $28,900 · Fundraising $0$897,600
Part X · Balance sheet $183,367 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,644$147,944
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100$100
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$35,323
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $185,744$183,367
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $234,500$227,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $334,500$227,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$148,756−$43,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$148,756−$43,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $185,744$183,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$43,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,002,723
XI-2 Total expenses$897,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$148,756
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$43,633

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.