Nonprofit · EIN 41-1309335
LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $468,878 | $442,071 | $26,807 | $597,075 | $9,726 | $587,349 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $541,375 | $508,161 | $33,214 | $592,624 | $32,082 | $560,542 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $436,451 | $332,596 | $103,855 | $561,879 | $35,905 | $525,974 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $406,060
- of which government grants
- $397,261
- Program service revenue
- $19,921
- Investment income
- $229
- Net rental income
- $18,307
- Other revenue
- $42,668
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $300,286
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $334,894
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,664
- Occupancy
- $11,272
- Depreciation
- $16,935
- Program services (functional)
- $360,089
- Management and general (functional)
- $73,978
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,004
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $592,624
- Total assets, end of year
- $597,075
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,726
- Net assets, end of year
- $587,349
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $186,893
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $586,384
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $965
- Gross receipts
- $479,513
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1992
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Smetana | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $74,564 | $2,237 |
| Doug Herkenhoff | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Holly Reckel | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chaz Larson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Danda Haji Khalif | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen McHenry | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mohamed Hirsi | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Trondson | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Okanla | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Bull | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Stanton | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Beckel | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Jerkins | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Chigozie Ukaga | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Smetana | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $67,690 | $2,809 |
| Doug Herkenhoff | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Josef Oreskovich | Board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Holly Reckel | Vice President/President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chaz Larson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Johathan Beckel | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen McHenry | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mohamed Hirsi | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Trondson | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Okanla | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Bull | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Stanton | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Pavlina Tesch | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Jerkins | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Chigozie Ukaga | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Smetana | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $37,204 | $636 |
| Doug Herkenhoff | Board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Josef Oreskovich | Board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Holly Reckel | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chaz Larson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| James M Carlisle | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Caddy Frink | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Danda Khalif | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mohamed Hirsi | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Beckel | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Trondson | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emma Grisanzio | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen McHenry | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Pavlina Tesch | Board member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3537 NICOLLET AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408-4559
- In care of
- % LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Samantha Smetana, 3537 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Signed the 990
- Samantha Smetana, Executive Director
- Phone
- (612) 824-9402
- Website
- www.lyndale.org
- Return prepared by
- Michael S Wilson
Mission
The Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) empowers residents to shape their community by fostering a safe, vibrant, and sustainable neighborhood. Our work enhances public spaces and improves the quality of life for those in and around Lyndale, one of Minneapolis most diverse neighborhoods, home to over 7,250 people from a range of backgrounds, incomes, and places of origin. LNA engaged hundreds of volunteers, who contributed thousands of hours to community projects spanning education, sustainability, and events. Through these efforts, LNA continues to build an inclusive, connected, and resilient community, ensuring all residents have opportunities to engage and thrive.
Program accomplishments
- Education & Outreach LNAs adult education programs served hundreds of students across five sites, offering courses in adult English, computer basics, and drivers license permit education, including a new adult education to teach targeted classes in Spanish to better serve our Latino neighbors. In 2025, we partnered with Hosmer Library to host our first Computer Basics course entirely in Spanish and also hosted our first fully Spanish language Drivers License Permit Education course at our office. This allowed us to engage with our Latino neighbors in new ways and share information in places that were convenient and comfortable in their native language. Community Engagement LNA conducted outreach or events at 37 different locations in and around the Lyndale neighborhood.These were focused on education, engagement, environment, housing, and community safety. This included three workshops for Horn Towers residents attending our adult education classes Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Fair Housing, a Hennepin County Child and Teen Check Ups, and MN DHS held a health insurance workshop. A total of 24 Horn Tower residents attended these trainings to learn about programs that impact them and their families. Communications In collaboration with two neighboring communities, LNA publishes a bilingual print newsletter for Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown, sharing local news, events, and infrastructure updates which reaches 9500 households. We also distribute a weekly eNewsletter, spotlighting local businesses, events, volunteer opportunities, and government news which goes to over 2000 addresses. Sustainability & Food Security. LNAs Pillsbury Farm Donation Garden provided fresh produce to the community as well as to a local food shelf. Additionally in 2025, LNA hosted two exchanges. Free Fest was held in January at Painter Park with 213 attendees shopping from the generosity of neighbors who volunteered to share from their abundance. Items shared included books, clothes, household items, art, and much more. LNA also hosted Book Fest as part of our Annual Gathering. At Book Fest, 115 neighbors attended to shop for free books donated by neighbors and sorted by LNA staff and volunteers. Housing and Development LNA, in partnership with the Whittier Alliance, hosted a New Nicollet Open House event on February 25, 2025 with 100 people attending at Whittier Elementary to learn about the project and provide feedback. In addition, the two organizations also hosted a New Nicollet RFP Open House in September with 40 attendees and a New Nicollet Developers and Nonprofit Mixer in October with 47 people attending to learn about next steps in the projectX#39;s development and ways to be involved. LNA is currently partnering with two Lyndale neighbors on a project through America Walks to coordinate Walk Audits in the neighborhood, targeting traditionally underserved neighbors, so their voices can be heard as part of roadwork planned in and around Lyndale. In October a Walk and Talk was held focusing on auditing 35th and 36th Streets which are set for redevelopment in the coming years. This event started at Hosmer Library and had 6 attendees. LNAs Housing Committee meets monthly to discuss housing and infrastructure in the neighborhood. In 2025, the Housing Committee hosted presentations and feedback sessions on the planned redevelopment of Lyndalee Lyndale Avenue, 35th and 36th Streets, Simpson Housing Services shelter and Hennepin Countys Safe Shelters program, among other topics. Small Business & Economic Developoment LNA fosters engagement between residents and local businesses, connecting them with grant funding to strengthen commercial corridors. In 2025, LNA facilitated a business faced grant in 2025 and approved three projects for local businesses. Additionally, LNA launched a new business spotlight program called the Swigs and Swags Passport. Over 100 passports were sold to unlock special deals for the month of September at each of the 24 participating businesses where we promoted both the businesses and special events planned at their sites for the month. Community Safety & Advocacy LNA partnered with the Whittier Alliance, Fortune Relief and Youth Empowerment Organization (FRAYEO), and Youth Justice joined together to begin hosting quarterly community safety meetings for the Lyndale and Whittier neighborhoods. In 2025, we hosted two meetings as a collective. 80 neighbors attended a meeting in June at the Abyssenia Cultural Center focused on youth gun violence. In October, the second quarterly community safety meeting focused on the topic of supporting our unsheltered neighbors and promoting community vitality- where safety, health, and opportunity thrive for all. To help facilitate the conversation, Steve Hosfield (the Executive Director of Simpson Housing Services) attended and shared his knowledge from decades of experience working with unhoused individuals. Approximately 30 neighbors attended this event and shared positive feedback that they feel better equipped to support their unhoused neighbors and better understand some of the causes that lead to someone becoming homeless. Both meetings were held in English with support for Somali speaking neighbors.Expenses $360,089 · revenue $15,518
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
- 41-1309335
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $597,075
- Income (IRS master file)
- $479,513
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $468,878 | $442,071 | $597,075 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $541,375 | $508,161 | $592,624 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $436,451 | $332,596 | $561,879 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $389,846 | $354,758 | $459,730 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 41-1309335).
Questions about LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION is 41-1309335.
- Is LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 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 LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 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 LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 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 LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Samantha Smetana.
- Who are the officers and directors of LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,564 (Samantha Smetana, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $468,878, expenses of $442,071 and total assets of $597,075 at year end.
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