Nonprofit · EIN 41-1358663
METRO BLOOMS
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,596,807 | $1,455,650 | $141,157 | $1,063,421 | $346,293 | $717,128 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,310,538 | $1,326,285 | -$15,747 | $891,579 | $315,608 | $575,971 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $500,024
- of which government grants
- $217,565
- Program service revenue
- $1,049,384
- Investment income
- $3,961
- Net rental income
- $40,410
- Other revenue
- $43,438
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,936
- Other salaries and wages
- $667,665
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $883,465
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $521
- Accounting fees
- $77,876
- Occupancy
- $11,052
- Travel
- $6,813
- Depreciation
- $17,179
- Program services (functional)
- $1,082,354
- Management and general (functional)
- $253,965
- Fundraising (functional)
- $119,331
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $891,579
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,063,421
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $346,293
- Net assets, end of year
- $717,128
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $383,159
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $676,846
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $40,282
- Gross receipts
- $1,596,807
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 98
- Year formed
- 1979
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Scholl | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $100,514 | $5,422 |
| Bendu Kollie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanette Boit-Kania | Board Member Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Travis Thein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Jaker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alex Kim | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steph Jacobs | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Carreno | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Kuechler | Board Member Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Nguyen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Kinara | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Menick | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Norman Greenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachael Sterling | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Scholl | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $78,105 | $5,422 |
| Rebecca Rice | Program Director/Former Executive Director Former | 40 | $56,933 | $0 |
| Bendu Kollie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $5,240 | $0 |
| John Kinara | Board Member Trustee or director | 3.5 | $1,520 | $0 |
| Jeanette Boit-Kania | Board Member Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Travis Thein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Rau | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Jaker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alex Kim | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Menick | Board Member Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Kuechler | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Nelson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Norman Greenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steph Jacobs | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3747 CEDAR AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407-2938
- In care of
- % JOYCE VINCENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Norman Greenberg, 3747 Cedar Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Signed the 990
- Norman Greenberg, Board Treasurer
- Phone
- (651) 263-8520
- Website
- https://metroblooms.org/
- Return prepared by
- BWK Rogers PC
Mission
Metro Blooms partners with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds, embracing the values of equity and inclusion to solve environmental challenges.
Program accomplishments
- Learning with Blue Thumb: Blue Thumb - Planting for Clean Water is Metro Blooms' education program and a statewide partnership of local governments and private companies promoting practices that protect pollinators and improve clean water, including planting natives, rain gardens, and shoreline stabilization. Sustainable Landcare Training - Growing a green workforce and environmental stewardship. This 30-hour training is offered primarily to young adults in communities impacted by environmental injustices. Participants gain job-ready skills in maintaining and inspecting rain gardens, native plantings, and other climate-resilient practices, as well as a greater understanding of our relationship to the environment. Metro Blooms had 55 participants in 2024 and later hired 7 trainees to work on Metro Booms Design+Build projects, including prepping and planting large sites in Minneapolis. 4 trainees worked inspecting city-installed rain gardens in Minneapolis. Workshops - Metro Blooms reached hundreds of DIYers with our free Blue Thumb's Online Learning Series, where people learn about Resilient Yards, Turf Alternatives, Resilient Shorelines, and Seed Saving. We also partnered with City of Lakes Community Land Trust to provide sustainable gardening and maintenance workshops to many first-time homeowners. In 2024, 19 workshops were offered with 367 participants. In addition, there were 3,673 online learning series registrants. Lawns to Legumes - Minnesotans received grants and support to plant native pollinator habitat at their home. Blue Thumb facilitated the program with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. In 2024, 5.2 million square feet of new pollinator habitat was created, 2,969 grantees completed projects, and 6,898 pollinator-friendly trees and shrubs were planted.Expenses $562,824 · revenue $725,180
- Our Community Projects in 2024 included the following: Partnering with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds - Metro Blooms engaged residents in communities most impacted by environmental injustices to work towards climate-resilient green spaces that soak in and clean rainwater, offer cooling shade, and provide habitat. Metro Blooms partnered with 8 rental communities to incorporate clean-water practices and planting native plants for pollinators and that centered community priorities. Residents were active decision-makers in their projects. Metro Blooms hired residents as project stewards to work alongside the Organization in planting and landcare. These projects were made possible by public and private funding, including watershed districts, cities and counties, foundations, property owners, and individual donations, and by partnering with deeply rooted community members and organizations. The projects had 759 resident and community member participants, 8,745 native plants planted in 46 rain or pollinator gardens, and 55 trees planted in 2024. We partnered with Wilderness in the City, park and conservation agencies, and others to create six pollinator gardens in Twin Cities regional parks, showcasing native plants and styles of planting to support pollinators. 550 volunteers helped plant 18,000 plants, creating 50,000 square feet of pollinator habitat.Expenses $519,530 · revenue $364,614
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 | Not 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
- 41-1358663
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C35)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,063,421
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,596,807
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,596,807 | $1,455,650 | $1,063,421 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,310,538 | $1,326,285 | $891,579 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,188,015 | $951,752 | $918,478 | 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 41-1358663).
Questions about METRO BLOOMS
- What is the EIN of METRO BLOOMS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of METRO BLOOMS is 41-1358663.
- Is METRO BLOOMS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to METRO BLOOMS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does METRO BLOOMS 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 METRO BLOOMS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did METRO BLOOMS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of METRO BLOOMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Norman Greenberg.
- Who are the officers and directors of METRO BLOOMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,514 (Laura Scholl, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does METRO BLOOMS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,596,807, expenses of $1,455,650 and total assets of $1,063,421 at year end.
Other nonprofits in MINNEAPOLIS
- CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT EIN 41-1647799 · last filed 990 for 2025
- NEIGHBORHOOD RECYCLING CORPORATION EIN 41-2021202 · last filed 990 for 2025
- SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES CENTER INC EIN 41-1279468 · last filed 990 for 2025
- MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY TRACKING SYSTEM INC EIN 26-3251122 · last filed 990 for 2025
- BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION EIN 20-3477309 · last filed 990 for 2025
- OWAMNIYOMNI OKHODAYAPI EIN 81-1716095 · last filed 990 for 2025
- PARTNERSHIP FOR CARBON ACCOUNTING FINANCIALS EIN 92-3549901 · last filed 990 for 2024
- CLEAN GRID ALLIANCE EIN 06-1670689 · last filed 990 for 2024