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Better Together Employee Foundation

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Lakeville, MN501(c)(3)Since 1996Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 41-1843367Revenue $260K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 22, 2026

On file with the IRSLakeville, MNTax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to be a Foundation supported by post consumer brands employees and retirees for the purpose of helping others in the community in which we live and work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$260K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$187K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$260K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$260K
Expenses
$187K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$187K
Net assets
$154K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$154K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $176K Management & general 6% · $10K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Patty Tiede
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zac Cooper
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trish Casey
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Shadler
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Beasley
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Trcka
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bridget Hickey
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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports community members through donations from brand employees and retirees.

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2 programs · $176K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Individual Hardship Grants

Grant recipients are selected from those that assist individuals, organizations, and activities in communities where employees and retirees of post consumer brands reside, including but not limited to: medical hardships, catastrophic events, KIDS/TEEN activities, strengthening families, senior citizen issues, nurturing children, drug…

$156Kprogram expense
02

501C3-ORGANIZATIONS receiving grants are those whose mission is closely related to the foundation's priorities, services are direct and of high quality, programs and services are based in communities where post consumer brands employees and retirees live and work.

$20Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$156,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$307,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$189,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$137,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$165,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$173,700

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$260K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$187K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$260K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$80K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$80K$154K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$156K$156K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26$26
Total functional expensesLn 25$187K$176K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2026 $260K$187K$74K$154K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $255K$348K−$92K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $248K$222K$26K$175K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 7, 2023 $176K$159K$17K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $203K$178K$25K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 3, 2021 $200K$190K$10K$102K 990 PDF

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 $260,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,422$252,105
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,952$8,229
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,470$260,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $332,000$176,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,926$10,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,926$186,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,456$73,817
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $260,334 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$90,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,805
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,229$8,229
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,229$260,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,517 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,700$19,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $156,500$156,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,255$9,255
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,036$1,036
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $26$26
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,200 · Management $10,317 · Fundraising $0$186,517
Part X · Balance sheet $153,914 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,097$153,914
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,097$153,914
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,097$153,914
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,097$153,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,097$153,914
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $153,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$260,334
XI-2 Total expenses$186,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$153,914

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

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