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Center of the American Experiment

EIN: 36-3611426Minnetonka, MNZIP: 55343
O99Z - Youth Development501(c)(3)

Mission

Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Through research, op-eds, public forums, legislative testimony, public messaging in a variety of media, and a stream of publications, we are working to build a Culture of Prosperity in Minnesota and the nation.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$4.3M$0$1.8M
2023$4.7M$0$1.5M

Compensation

2024

John Hinderaker
$155,000
$0
$0
$188,876
Peter Nelson
$140,000
$0
$0
$158,844
John Phelan
$0
$0
$0
$143,544
Ron Eibensteiner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Molly Cronin
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ed Anderson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elam Baer
$0
$0
$0
$0
Nataly Baig
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike Barry
$0
$0
$0
$0
Bob Breckner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mitch Davis
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jerry Dettinger
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barbara Dovolis
$0
$0
$0
$0
Greg Frandsen
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ben Golnik
$0
$0
$0
$0
Sharon Hawkins
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike Hayden
$0
$0
$0
$0
Lowell Hellervik
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robin Kelleher
$0
$0
$0
$0
Russell King
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mark Kroll
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert Kukuljan
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeremy LaBeau
$0
$0
$0
$0
Carol Lanners Hockert
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ken Morris
$0
$0
$0
$0
Charles Nickoloff
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike O'Shaughnessy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard Penn
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ted Risdall
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kent Roers
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tom Rosen
$0
$0
$0
$0
Daniel Spiegel
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ross Strehlow
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barb Sutter
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ben Wilmoth
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ron Yougdahl
$0
$0
$0
$0
Nick Zerwas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kevin Roche
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ron Schutz
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

John Hinderaker
$150,000
$0
$0
$183,072
Mike Barry
$0
$0
$0
$0
Bob Breckner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mitch Davis
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jerry Dettinger
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barbara Dovolis
$0
$0
$0
$0
Greg Frandsen
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ben Golnik
$0
$0
$0
$0
Sharon Hawkins
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike Hayden
$0
$0
$0
$0
Lowell Hellervik
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robin Kelleher
$0
$0
$0
$0
Russell King
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mark Kroll
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert Kukuljan
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeremy LaBeau
$0
$0
$0
$0
Carol Lanners Hockert
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ken Morris
$0
$0
$0
$0
Charles Nickoloff
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mike O'Shaughnessy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard Penn
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ted Risdall
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kent Roers
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tom Rosen
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ron Schutz
$0
$0
$0
$0
Daniel Spiegel
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ross Strehlow
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barb Sutter
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ben Wilmoth
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ron Yougdahl
$0
$0
$0
$0
Nick Zerwas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ron Eibensteiner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Molly Cronin
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ed Anderson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elam Baer
$0
$0
$0
$0
Asim Baig
$0
$0
$0
$0

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