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Nonprofit · EIN 41-1413955

FUND FOR LEGAL AID

Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403

Financials

$1.4M$1.8M2023$1.5M$1.7M2024$2M$1.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FUND FOR LEGAL AID by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990 (amended)$1,996,517$1,906,576$89,941$1,377,904$1,121,783$256,121
December 31, 2024990$1,480,056$1,697,919-$217,863$964,288$798,108$166,180
December 31, 2023990$1,429,005$1,774,132-$345,127$1,183,540$799,497$384,043
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,490,044
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,128
Net income from fundraising events
$502,345
Other revenue
$502,345

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,850,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$14,525
Program services (functional)
$1,850,000
Management and general (functional)
$27,822
Fundraising (functional)
$28,754

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$964,288
Total assets, end of year
$1,377,904
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,121,783
Net assets, end of year
$256,121
Net assets without donor restrictions
$256,121
Gross receipts
$2,132,078
Employees
0
Year formed
1981
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
HEATHER CHRISTOPHERSONFUND DIRECTO
Officer
37.5$0$55,015
MILO MUMGAARDEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
5$0$0
TAOFEEK ISHOLACONTROLLER
Officer
5$0$0
JULIAN ZEBOTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOSEPH DIXONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ELIZABETH SCHMIESINGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PATRICIA DANAASSOC LEAD C
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PRATEEK VISWANATHANASSOC LEAD C
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GRETA WEISSNERASSOC LEAD T
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANNE LOCKNERIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOSEPH ANTHONYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERIN BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANDREW CARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KAREN CHARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES CHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
52 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JEFFREY COBIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
AMY CONNERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ZACHARY CRAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BREE DALAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MARK DIETZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JEFF ECKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SAMANTHA ELLINGSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DOUGLAS ELSASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN FELTONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN GEELANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KARLA GLUEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN GORDONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN GROGANDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
RICHARD HAGSTROMDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
LOREN HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TOM HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TODD HENNENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRADLEY HANSONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
JUNE HOIDALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LOUSENE HOPPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RACHEL KITZE COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MARY KNOBLAUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BARRY KOOPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ALEX LODGEDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN MANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CAROLINE MARSILIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
EVANS MBURUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
VIRGINIA MCCALMONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
HEATHER MCELROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KELLY MCLAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KEITH MOHEBANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ALEXANDRA OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
FARIS RASHIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ANNE REGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
GLENN SALVODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
STEVEN SCHUMEISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RACHEL SCOBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SONYA SEIDLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
PETER SHAKOWDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
MATTHEW SHORSDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMIE STILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LORI SOMMERFIELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN THOMSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ERIKA TOFTNESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CARLY TOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
EMILY UNGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES VEDDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
GORDON VIZECKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
PETER WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
WARREN WOESSNERDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0
KRISTIN ZINSMASTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID ZUCCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 62 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MELINDA HUGDAHLFUND DIRECTO
Officer
0$0$133,239$6,061
JULIAN ZEBOTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JOSEPH DIXONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SCHMIESINGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
PATRICIA DANAASSOC LEAD C
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
GRETA WIESSNERASSOC LEAD C
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
ANNE LOCKNERIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JOSEPH ANTHONYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ERIN BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ANDREW CARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KAREN CHARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JAMES CHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JEFFREY COBIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
AMY CONNERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ZACHARY CRAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JODIE CRISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BREE DALAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MARK DIETZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JEFF ECKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SAMANTHA ELLINGSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ELSASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN FELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN GEELANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KARLA GLUEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN GROGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RICHARD HAGSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LOREN HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRADLEY HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JUNE HOIDALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LOUSENE HOPPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MARY KNOBLAUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BARRY KOOPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ALEX LODGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN MANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
CAROLINE MARSILIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
VIRGINIA MCCALMONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
HEATHER MCELROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KELLY MCLAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KEITH MOHEBANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
FARIS RASHIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
STEVEN SCHUMEISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RACHEL SCOBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SONYA SEIDLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
PETER SHAKOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MATTHEW SHORSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LORI SOMMERFIELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JAMIE STILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
CARLY TOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
PETER WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
WARREN WOESSNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KRISTIN ZINSMASTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DAVID ZUCCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN DILLONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LAURA FARLEYDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ANDREW HANSENDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
EDRIC KNIGHTDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SARAH RIPADIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RACHHANA SREYDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SUSAN TEGTDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MILO MUMGAARDEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
5$0$0$0
TAOFEEK ISHOLACONTROLLER
Officer
5$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 77 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MELINDA HUGDAHLFUND DIRECTO
Officer
18.75$55,212$55,212$17,758
ANNE LOCKNERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JULIAN ZEBOTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JOSEPH DIXONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
GRETA WIESSNERASSOC LEAD C
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
CAROLINE MARSILIFMR ASSOC LE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
PETER WALSHIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JOSEPH ANTHONYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ERIN BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ANDREW CARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KAREN CHARLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JAMES CHOSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
AMY CONNERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LAURA COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JODY CRISTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BREE DALAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MARK DIETZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN DILLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JEFF ECKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SAMANTHA ELLINGSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ELSASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LAURA FARLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN FELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN GEELANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KARLA GLUEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN GORDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRIAN GROGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RICHARD HAGSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JAMES HALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ANDREW HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BRADLEY HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ROBERT HENNESSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JUNE HOIDALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
EDRIC KNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MARY KNOBLAUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
BARRY KOOPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JEREMY LANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN MANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SEYMOUR MANSFIELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RICHARD MARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
VIRGINIA MCCALMONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
HEATHER MCELROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KEITH MOHEBANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
FARIS RASHIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SARAH RIPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ALLEN SAEKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SCHMIESINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
STEVEN SCHUMEISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RACHEL SCOBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SONYA SEIDLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
PETER SHAKOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MATTHEW SHORSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LORI SOMMERFIELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RACHHANA SREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ROGER STAGEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JAMIE STILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
THOMAS TINKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
CARLY TOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
WARREN WOESSNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DAVID ZUCCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SUSAN FLINTDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JULIE LANDYDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DALE LARSONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SAMUEL LOCKNERDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
NANCY MALMONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
TIMIOTHY MATSONDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SARA MCGRANEDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DOTUN OBADINADIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN ORENSTEINDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
PATRICK ROONEYDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ALEXANDRIA SCHROEDERDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SUSAN TEGTDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
SUSAN WELLSDIRECTOR THR
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DANIELLE SHELTON WALCZAKEXEC DIR THR
Officer
5$0$0$0
LUKE GRUNDMANEXEC DIR BEG
Officer
5$0$0$0
TAOFEEK ISHOLACONTROLLER
Officer
5$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
111 N 5TH ST STE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403-1633
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JULIAN ZEBOT, 111 N FIFTH STREET SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403
Signed the 990
MILO MUMGAARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(612) 334-5970
Return prepared by
HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES

Mission

THE FUND FOR LEGAL AID WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GRANT AWARDED TO MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH PROVIDES LEGAL AID TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
    Expenses $1,850,000 · grants $1,850,000

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-1413955
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
1982
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,377,904
Income (IRS master file)
$2,132,078

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,996,517$1,906,576$1,377,904XML
990December 2024$1,480,056$1,697,919$964,288IRS
990December 2023$1,429,005$1,774,132$1,183,540XML
990December 2022$1,560,819$1,758,473$1,698,825IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 41-1413955).

Questions about FUND FOR LEGAL AID

What is the EIN of FUND FOR LEGAL AID?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FUND FOR LEGAL AID is 41-1413955.
Is FUND FOR LEGAL AID tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to FUND FOR LEGAL AID tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FUND FOR LEGAL AID 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 FUND FOR LEGAL AID 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 FUND FOR LEGAL AID 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 FUND FOR LEGAL AID?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JULIAN ZEBOT.
Who are the officers and directors of FUND FOR LEGAL AID?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 67 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FUND FOR LEGAL AID have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,996,517, expenses of $1,906,576 and total assets of $1,377,904 at year end.

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