Nonprofit · EIN 81-4476503
VENN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $11,842,464 | $1,685,264 | $10,157,200 | $29,413,154 | $1,546,345 | $27,866,809 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,088,292 | $1,848,427 | $5,239,865 | $19,207,391 | $1,488,547 | $17,718,844 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,468,850 | $6,042,356 | -$1,573,506 | $14,009,571 | $1,279,927 | $12,729,644 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,886,284
- Program service revenue
- $870,153
- Investment income
- $86,027
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $445,902
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $144,641
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $281,062
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,458
- Accounting fees
- $14,151
- Occupancy
- $600
- Travel
- $671
- Program services (functional)
- $1,484,011
- Management and general (functional)
- $140,469
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,784
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,207,391
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,413,154
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,546,345
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,866,809
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,816,809
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $11,842,464
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF OCHS | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,700 |
| JACLYN SCHROEDER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BODNER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MILLIE ACAMOVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAMYA RAUF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCARLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEANNE VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF OCHS | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $108,850 |
| JACLYN SCHROEDER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BODNER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MILLIE ACAMOVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RAMYA RAUF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCARLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEANNE VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF OCHS | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $103,750 |
| JACLYN SCHROEDER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BODNER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MILLIE ACAMOVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RAMYA RAUF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCARLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEANNE VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1900 BOHLAND AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55116-1906
- In care of
- % JEFF OCHS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 1127 Barclay Street, Saint Paul MN 55106
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFF OCHS, 1900 BOHLAND AVENUE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55116
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Jeffrey Ochs, 1127 Barclay Street, Saint Paul MN 55106
- Signed the 990
- JEFF OCHS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (612) 568-3204
- Website
- WWW.VENNFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO UNLEASH THE FULL POWER OF PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE IMPACT.
Program accomplishments
- VENN FOUNDATION (VENN) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY ON A MISSION TO UNLEASH THE FULL POWER OF PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS (PRIS) TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE IMPACT. BY OPENING A DONOR-ADVISED FUND CALLED A "VENN ACCOUNT," ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION CAN RECOMMEND THAT THEIR CHARITABLE DOLLARS BE USED BY VENN TO MAKE PRIS. VENN CAN SYNDICATE ANY ONE PRI AMONG ANY NUMBER OF VENN ACCOUNTS. FINANCIAL RETURNS FROM THESE PRIS GO BACK TO PARTICIPATING ACCOUNTS PRO RATA FOR THE DONORS TO RECOMMEND REDEPLOYMENT INTO NEW PRIS OR GRANTS. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A NEW CATEGORY OF FLEXIBLE, BELOW-MARKET-RATE CAPITAL THAT CAN BE DIRECTED CREATIVELY TO PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALL SECTORS THAT ARE HELPING ADVANCE CHARITABLE GOALS.Expenses $1,484,011 · grants $445,902 · revenue $870,153
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
- 81-4476503
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,413,154
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,842,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $11,842,464 | $1,685,264 | $29,413,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,088,292 | $1,848,427 | $19,207,391 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,468,850 | $6,042,356 | $14,009,571 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,859,308 | $2,091,631 | $15,660,826 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Jeffrey Ochs | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-4476503).
Questions about VENN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of VENN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VENN FOUNDATION is 81-4476503.
- Is VENN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to VENN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VENN FOUNDATION 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 VENN FOUNDATION 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 VENN FOUNDATION 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 VENN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFF OCHS.
- Who are the officers and directors of VENN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,700 (JEFF OCHS, PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VENN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,842,464, expenses of $1,685,264 and total assets of $29,413,154 at year end.
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