The Loppet Foundation creates a shared passion for year-round outdoor adventure in the minneapolis area, focusing on underserved youth and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,000 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $662K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2025▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.6M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2003.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $3.4M Management & general 16% · $662K Fundraising 3% · $112K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 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
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Promotes year-round outdoor adventure for underserved youth and families.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Fy25 Facts

Events:the loppet foundation's year-round events build community around a shared passion for outdoor recreation, and highlight minneapolis's abundant natural SPACES.- more than 20,000 people participated in a loppet EVENT.- more than 3,400 volunteers gave their time and talents to help make loppet events POSSIBLE.LOPPET sport:loppet…

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$57K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$662K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$340K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$366K
Other assetsLn 15$334K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$415K$366K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$44K$3K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$297K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$50K$9K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$25K$5K$403
Payroll taxesLn 10$158K$135K$17K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$373K$310K$61K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$569$142
Office expensesLn 13$212K$174K$22K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$113K$59K$52K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$20K$2K
TravelLn 17$82K$81K$1K$4
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$66K$639$473
InsuranceLn 23$189K$32K$158K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$662K$650K$7K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$60K$222$700
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.4M$662K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.1M$4.2M$924K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$7.0M−$644K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$2.3M$1.1M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$3.5M$1.6M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.6M$569K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.6M$452K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $5,101,505 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,671,268$1,931,368
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,692,012$3,142,543
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,594$27,594
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,390,874$5,101,505
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,446,233$2,339,735
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,588,743$1,837,597
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,034,976$4,177,332
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$644,102$924,173
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,101,505 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,888 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$339,729
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,591,639
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,931,368
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,117,655$3,117,655
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,594$27,594
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,142,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,594$5,101,505
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,177,332 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,919 · Management $3,431 · Fundraising $21,274$68,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,668,420 · Management $296,727 · Fundraising $56,333$2,021,480
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $50,329 · Management $8,660 · Fundraising $2,141$61,130
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,255 · Management $4,784 · Fundraising $403$30,442
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $134,877 · Management $17,087 · Fundraising $6,095$158,059
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,250$26,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $310,105 · Management $61,401 · Fundraising $1,256$372,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,138 · Management $569 · Fundraising $142$14,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174,228 · Management $22,167 · Fundraising $15,466$211,861
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,749 · Management $52,153 · Fundraising $2,569$113,471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,900 · Management $2,200$22,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81,216 · Management $1,156 · Fundraising $4$82,376
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,286$15,286
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $65,662 · Management $639 · Fundraising $473$66,774
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,505 · Management $157,723$189,228
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $650,018 · Management $6,676 · Fundraising $4,889$661,583
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,135 · Management $222 · Fundraising $700$61,057
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,403,742 · Management $661,845 · Fundraising $111,745$4,177,332
Part X · Balance sheet $6,484,658 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,759,400; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,659$146,855
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,588,574$2,473,136
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $197,879$401,392
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,306$3,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $415,048$366,249
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $352,262$333,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,586,128$6,484,658
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $611,272$339,571
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $532,727$618,173
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $545,714$550,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $365,435$346,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,055,148$1,854,692
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,974,444$4,090,280
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $556,536$539,686
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,530,980$4,629,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,586,128$6,484,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,629,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,101,505
XI-2 Total expenses$4,177,332
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$924,173
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,530,980
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$75,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$900,187
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,629,966

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