To serve and provide opportunity to youth and young adults via scholarship and education to inspire them to be outstanding citizens, students, and athletes. This work is done through community service and scholarship opportunities.the blizzard Foundation provides community service and learning opportunities for baseball players in the twin cities community. In addition, the blizzard Foundation helps families in need afford baseball programming. Finally, the blizzard Foundation awards scholarships to graduating seniors to further their education. The blizzard Foundation has a direct impact of around 300 kids.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $93K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$360K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$323K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$360K
FY2023▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$360K
Expenses
$323K
FY2023▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$323K
Net assets
$331K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$331K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $234K Management & general 12% · $40K Fundraising 15% · $49K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$85,423Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Huth’s $85K as Executive Dir. is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Huth$85,423$82,740$79,300$71,797

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships and community service opportunities to youth, helping them become outstanding citizens and athletes.

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2 programs · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Our summer long camps. We partner with local schools, community centers, and other youth organizations to provide eight weeks of mentor-led summer camps for children ages 5-13 in under-resourced urban areas of Minneapolis and St Paul.

$130Kprogram expense
02

Our after-school program is designed to ensure 1st-8th grade students can create meaningful and authentic relationships with young adult mentors who share their community and culture. Our focus is to provide nurturing and supportive relationships, constructive social engagement, and increased social-emotional competencies in a safe and…

$104Kprogram 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 · FY2024
YouthpriseFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$93K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $42K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,296
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,208
World Youth ConnectMN · FY2021$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,028

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$360K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Other incomeLn 4–11$119K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$119K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$360K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$161K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$26K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$312K$334K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$294K$331K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$64K$9K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$341$513
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$656$985
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$914$914
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$11K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$776$582$78$116
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$946$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$889
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$124K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$234K$40K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $360K$323K$37K$331K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 31, 2023 $230K$228K$3K$294K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $395K$198K$197K$291K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2021 $162K$139K$23K$94K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $360,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,888$241,450
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $117$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$41,512$118,884
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,493$360,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,255$12,046
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $94,458$95,405
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,968
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,800$213,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $227,513$323,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,980$36,922
Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $360,334 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,450
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,450
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$118,760
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $124$124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124$360,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,412 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,046$12,046
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,067 · Management $8,543 · Fundraising $12,813$85,423
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,563 · Management $341 · Fundraising $513$3,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,924 · Management $656 · Fundraising $985$6,565
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,626$18,626
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,968$1,968
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $914$914
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,550 · Fundraising $5,534$16,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $582 · Management $78 · Fundraising $116$776
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,097 · Management $946 · Fundraising $1,419$9,462
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,109 · Management $4,000$5,109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,500 · Fundraising $889$3,389
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,604$5,604
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,917 · Fundraising $23,938$147,855
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,614 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $1,035$6,174
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,883 · Management $40,319 · Fundraising $49,210$323,412
Part X · Balance sheet $334,019 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,438$138,152
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$35,034
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $160,833$160,833
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,271$334,019
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,560$3,386
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,560$3,386
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $293,711$330,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $293,711$330,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,271$334,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$360,334
XI-2 Total expenses$323,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$293,711
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,633

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