Nonprofit · EIN 20-4092394
MICROGRANTS
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55409
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $779,041 | $810,753 | -$31,712 | $503,272 | $25,801 | $477,471 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $983,894 | $1,288,499 | -$304,605 | $651,261 | $142,078 | $509,183 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,910,177 | $2,259,663 | -$349,486 | $851,468 | $37,680 | $813,788 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $775,954
- of which government grants
- $83,779
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $587
- Other revenue
- $2,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $187,741
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $29,392
- Other salaries and wages
- $290,304
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $389,188
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,475
- Accounting fees
- $78,238
- Occupancy
- $16,656
- Travel
- $9,563
- Depreciation
- $637
- Program services (functional)
- $567,313
- Management and general (functional)
- $54,978
- Fundraising (functional)
- $188,462
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $651,261
- Total assets, end of year
- $503,272
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $25,801
- Net assets, end of year
- $477,471
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $208,929
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $268,542
- Gross receipts
- $779,041
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HARRINGTON | CEO Officer | 40 | $29,391 |
| CLARENCE D CASTILE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BILLY EDWARDS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALICIA GIBSON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| DON SAMUELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE SIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MUTEEAT A LAWAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN A KINDSETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN R WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN TYNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HARRINGTON | CEO Officer | 40 | $87,296 |
| CLARENCE D CASTILE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BILLY EDWARDS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALICIA GIBSON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| DON SAMUELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABOU AMARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KEIONA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STACIA NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRIAN COULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JEFF TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE SIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MUTEEAT A LAWAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN A KINDSETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN R WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN TYNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEONA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON SAMUELS | CEO- PART YEAR Officer | 32 | $85,500 |
| JOHN HARRINGTON | CEO Officer | 40 | $49,626 |
| TOM WELCH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| AL LENZMEIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOE SELVAGGIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DON HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ABOU AMARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KEIONA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CLARENCE CASTILLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STACIA NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ADRIAN COULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JEFF TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ALICIA GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3817 PLEASANT AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55409-1228
- In care of
- % JOE SELVAGGIO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRYAN TYNER, 3817 PLEASANT AVE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55409
- Signed the 990
- BRYAN TYNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (612) 200-8174
- Website
- MICROGRANTS.NET
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO SPUR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY GIVING STRATEGIC GRANTS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL THROUGH PARTNER AGENCIES.
Program accomplishments
- MICROGRANTS PROVIDES TIMELY GRANTS UP TO $1,500 TO PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FILL FUNDING GAPS WHERE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE UNAVAILABLE, HELPING INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY.GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED AND SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF PARTNER AGENCIES THAT ASSIST APPLICANTS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PROCESS AND PROVIDE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. IN 2025, MICROGRANTS DISTRIBUTED 64 GRANTS TOTALING $63,302. OF THOSE SERVED, 82.8% IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC, 100% REPORTED AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND 91.7% REPORTED INCREASED INCOME.Expenses $131,630 · grants $187,741
- LIGHTS ON! IS AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM THAT REPLACES EQUIPMENT VIOLATION TICKETS WITH REPAIR VOUCHERS, HELPING LOW-INCOME DRIVERS ADDRESS SAFETY-RELATED VEHICLE REPAIRS WITHOUT INCURRING FINES AND FEES THEY CANNOT AFFORD. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS, THE PROGRAM IMPROVES PUBLIC SAFETY BY KEEPING SAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WHILE FOSTERING POSITIVE COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONSHIPS.IN 2025, LIGHTS ON! FUNDED $118,790 IN REPAIRS VIA 100+ LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS SIDEWALKS AND STREETS INITIATIVE, A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL THAT DISTRIBUTES REPAIR VOUCHERS THROUGH BLOCK PARTY-STYLE EVENTS WITHOUT REQUIRING A TRAFFIC STOP. SIDEWALKS AND STREETS HOSTED 6 EVENTS AND THAT DISTRIBUTED 175 VOUCHERS AND GAVE WAY 90 BIKES, SCOOTERS AND HELMETS, AND PROVIDED 348 MEALS. ONE IN FOUR VOUCHER RECIPIENTS REPORTED THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR WITHOUT THE VOUCHER, DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT IN REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND SUPPORTING PATHWAYS TOWARD GREATER ECONOMIC STABILITY.Expenses $435,683
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4092394
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $503,272
- Income (IRS master file)
- $779,041
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $779,041 | $810,753 | $503,272 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $983,894 | $1,288,499 | $651,261 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,910,177 | $2,259,663 | $851,468 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,216,231 | $2,678,600 | $1,209,820 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4092394).
Questions about MICROGRANTS
- What is the EIN of MICROGRANTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MICROGRANTS is 20-4092394.
- Is MICROGRANTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to MICROGRANTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MICROGRANTS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MICROGRANTS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MICROGRANTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MICROGRANTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRYAN TYNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MICROGRANTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $29,391 (JOHN HARRINGTON, CEO).
- How much revenue does MICROGRANTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $779,041, expenses of $810,753 and total assets of $503,272 at year end.
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