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Filing year 2024

OTTO BREMER TRUST

St Paul, Minnesota·EIN 41-6019050·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$89.4M
Total assets
$1.4B
Total expenses
$93.9M
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Co-ceo/trustee
Unclassified
$686k
$732k
Co-ceo/trustee
Unclassified
$673k
$718k
Co-ceo/trustee
Unclassified
$399k
$426k
Co-ceo/trustee
Unclassified
$270k
$288k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at OTTO BREMER TRUST equaled 0.7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
0.7%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$68.5M

Itemized grants

883

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNCOMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT$1.4M
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INCSAINT PAUL, MN2024 ACS PATIENT SUPPORT STRATEGIC INVESTMENT$1M
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTASAINT PAUL, MNADDRESS POVERTY IN ST. PAUL$1M
MAYO CLINICROCHESTER, MNHEALTHCARE CAPITAL$1M
REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNHEALTHCARE CAPITAL$1M
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INCMINNEAPOLIS, MNONE SOUTHSIDE$1M
ST DAVID'S CENTERMINNETONKA, MNTWIN CITIES EARLY INTERVENTION EXPANSION$1M
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNCOMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT$1M
ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAWINONA, MNFIRST GENERATION INITIATIVE (FGI) SCHOLARS SUPPORT$600k
MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNHEALTHCARE CAPITAL$550k
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS, MNDOROTHY DAY CAMPUS SUPPORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED$500k
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS, MNDOROTHY DAY CAMPUS SUPPORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED$500k
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTHSAINT PAUL, MNGENERAL OPERATIONS$500k
MINNESOTA INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITYRICHFIELD, MNMICCS OUR HEART. OUR FUTURE. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN (OHOF)$500k
MONTANA FOOD BANK NETWORKMISSOULA, MOFOOD DISTRIBUTION$500k
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINICMINNEAPOLIS, MNCAPITAL SUPPORT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC$500k
SIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INCMINNEAPOLIS, MNSIMPSON COMMUNITY SHELTER AND APARTMENTS$500k
THE SALVATION ARMY - NORTHERN DIVISIONROSEVILLE, MNSALVATION ARMYS PATHWAY OF HOPE, EMERGENCY SERVICES$500k
TUBMANMINNEAPOLIS, MNTUBMAN GREAT DREAMS CAMPAIGN$500k
THE FRIENDS OF THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARYSAINT PAUL, MNTRANSFORM OUR LIBRARIES, DISCOVER OUR POSSIBILITIES$450k
BILLINGS CLINIC FOUNDATIONBILLINGS, MOHEALTHCARE CAPITAL$350k
SECOND HARVEST NORTHLANDDULUTH, MNSECOND HARVEST NORTHLAND FREEZER/COOLER CONSTRUCTION$350k
NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORKMINNEAPOLIS, MNNEON GROW AND THRIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$300k
NORTHWOODS BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTERBEMIDJI, MNCAPITAL SUPPORT$300k
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INCMILWAUKEE, WIWOODALE CROSSING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENCE$270k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 3%
from 2023

From $663k in 2023 to $686k in 2024.

$663k
2023
$686k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 1% in real terms$725k to $732k

Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

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What are OTTO BREMER TRUST's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, OTTO BREMER TRUST reported $89.4M in total revenue and $93.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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