To support educational needs and opportunities for all Edina public school students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$508K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$445K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$448K
Expenses
$508K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$361K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$508K
Net assets
$170K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$371K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$170K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2001.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $426K Management & general 9% · $45K Fundraising 7% · $37K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,008Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Rendleman’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathryn Rendleman$60,008$60,008$40,770$40,000$41,539

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 educational needs and opportunities for all Edina Public School students.

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2 programs · $426K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grants were made to several edina public school programs with which we had existing grant agreement, or to which we awarded a new grant during the fiscal year.

$337Kprogram expense
02

Edina education fund acts as a fiscal sponsor for a number of groups and scholarship recipients that, in various ways, enhance education opportunities for edina public school students. The edina education fund accepts and processes donations that are designated to these groups, and provides grants made possible by these donations to…

$89Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Edina Public SchoolsFY2024$384,511
Edina Public SchoolsFY2023$439,041
Edina Public SchoolsFY2022$472,457
Edina Public SchoolsFY2021$335,227
Edina Public SchoolsFY2020$256,487

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$508K
Ln 25
Programscol B$426K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$269K$201K
Total assetsLn 16$269K$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$228K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$385K$385K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$20K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$13K$13K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$1K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$269$1K$889
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$240$624$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$1K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$400$132$132$136
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$2$1K$7
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K$426K$45K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $448K$508K−$60K$170K 990 PDF
FY2024 $579K$575K$4K$228K 990 PDF
FY2023 $483K$592K−$109K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 $398K$437K−$38K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$361K$84K$371K 990 PDF

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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 $448,216 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $578,655$450,588
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,976$26,193
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $537$1,221
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,232−$29,786
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $578,936$448,216
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $439,041$384,513
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,086$99,632
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,785$23,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $574,912$507,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,024−$59,598
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,216 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$5,429 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$40,798
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,790
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,172
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$450,588
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,193$26,193
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,221$1,221
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,357−$24,357
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,193 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,565$448,216
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $507,814 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $384,513$384,513
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,803 · Management $19,803 · Fundraising $20,402$60,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,282 · Management $13,282 · Fundraising $5,702$32,266
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,638 · Management $2,638 · Fundraising $2,082$7,358
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,280 · Management $1,280 · Fundraising $1,319$3,879
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $269 · Management $1,346 · Fundraising $889$2,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $240 · Management $624 · Fundraising $2,031$2,895
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,339 · Management $1,139$2,478
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,448 · Management $2,172 · Fundraising $3,619$7,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $132 · Management $132 · Fundraising $136$400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,008 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $1,040$3,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2 · Management $1,209 · Fundraising $7$1,218
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,954 · Management $44,633 · Fundraising $37,227$507,814
Part X · Balance sheet $200,617 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,010$47,211
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,185$153,406
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $269,195$200,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,830$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $39,000$30,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,830$30,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$38,813−$40,405
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $267,178$210,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $228,365$170,117
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $269,195$200,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,117 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,216
XI-2 Total expenses$507,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$228,365
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,350
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,117

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