We are a non-profit that creates positive change through the Arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
6¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 457 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
Spent on programs
6%
of spending
Concern: 6% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.9M
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.4M
Spent
$17.4M
To programs
6%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$17.4M
FY2025
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$0
FY2025$17.4M
Net assets
$16K
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$0
FY2025$16K

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 Mar 2024.

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Where the money goes

6 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 6% · $1.0M Management & general 94% · $16.4M Fundraising 0% · $9K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $1.4M 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
CEO/President
$360,014Pt VII · Sec A
$204,615Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance
$174,004Pt VII · Sec A
VP Human Resources
$165,004Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$147,640Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP of Programming
$140,802Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director Brave New Workship
$120,919Pt VII · Sec A
Venue Oper. Coordination, Orpheum
$113,276Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Duesing’s $360K as CEO/President is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Hennepin Arts is an arts and culture supporting organization based in Minneapolis, MN, formed in 2023.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hennepin arts runs the operations of the orpheum, state, pantages, and dudley riggs theatres.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $1.0M · 2024–2024
Hennepin Theatre TrustMN · FY2024$1,035,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$597K
Money outPt IX
$17.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$16.4M
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$597K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$328K
Total revenueLn 12$17.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$9.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$559K
Other assetsLn 15$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.9M
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5457
VolunteersI 625
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$9.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$559K
Total assetsLn 16$0$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$22.9M
Net assetsLn 32$0$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$795K$795K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.2M$7.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$93K$93K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$670K$670K
Legal feesLn 11b$146K$146K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$316K$316K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$1.5M
Information technologyLn 14$473K$473K
TravelLn 17$95K$95K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$74K$74K
InsuranceLn 23$237K$237K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.5M
All other expensesLn 24e$77K$68K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.4M$1.0M$16.4M$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17.4M$17.4M$16K$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $0$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,447,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$13,220,953
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$597,246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,629,238
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$17,447,437
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,035,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$9,932,177
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$6,464,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$17,431,374
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$16,063
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $17,447,437 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,555,485 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,142,387$13,142,387
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $269,196$269,196
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $328,050$328,050
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,152,319$2,152,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,373,272 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,074,165$17,447,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,431,374 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,035,000$1,035,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $795,230$795,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $7,157,087$7,157,087
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $93,341$93,341
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,216,931$1,216,931
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $669,588$669,588
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $146,004$146,004
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,906$61,906
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $315,618$315,618
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $51,318$51,318
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,472,516$1,472,516
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $473,371$473,371
IX-17 TravelManagement $94,659$94,659
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $73,800$73,800
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $236,984$236,984
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,453,962$3,453,962
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $67,578 · Fundraising $8,981$76,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,035,000 · Management $16,387,393 · Fundraising $8,981$17,431,374
Part X · Balance sheet $22,896,994 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$53,991
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$9,236,890
X-4 Accounts receivable$165,317
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,707
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$559,326
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$12,877,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$22,896,994
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$696,705
X-19 Deferred revenue$12,143,012
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,041,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$22,880,931
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$16,063
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$16,063
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$22,896,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,063 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,447,437
XI-2 Total expenses$17,431,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,063
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,063

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