Open Arms of Minnesota
Open Arms of Minnesota reported $13.0 million in revenue and $12.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.42 went to program services, $4.16 to management and general costs and $9.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.6% of the total. Government grants made up 40.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $216,013 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 91% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 70.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 40.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $216,013 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.67% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOpen Arms of Minnesota prepares and delivers safe, healthy, delicious, and nutritious meals to people living with life threatening and critical illnesses including HIV/AIDS, cancer, end stage renal disease, cardiac heart failure, multiple sclerosis (ms), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)and more. The food service program provides two meals, plus a meal enhancement and some breakfast items each day, monday through friday, the equivalent of 14 meals per week. The organization delivered 914,669 meals for the year ended june 30, 2025. Clients are referred to the organization through a doctor…
1st exempt purpose accomplishment (continued)approximately 6,500 volunteers worked 74,589 hours in kitchen meal prep wor, meal deliveries, and administrative volunteer services, which translates to approximately 36 fte's (full time equivalent staff positions)
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $205,936 | $0 | $10,077 | $216,013 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,970 | $0 | $8,785 | $148,755 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,363 | $0 | $2,182 | $134,545 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,753 | $0 | $2,139 | $126,892 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Open Arms of Minnesota (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $232K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5127
- Volunteers Part I, line 66,524
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Open Arms of Minnesota totaling $597K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Open Arms of Minnesota's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Open Arms of Minnesota, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Open Arms of Minnesota's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Open Arms of Minnesota reported that 86.4% of its $12.9 million in expenses went to program services, 4.2% to management and general and 9.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Open Arms of Minnesota pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Open Arms of Minnesota reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $216,013, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Open Arms of Minnesota get its money?
Of $13.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 70.6% came from contributions and grants (including 40.9% from government grants) and 26.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Open Arms of Minnesota a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1681317 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640639349300014 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530929349301123 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430169349304523 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349306236 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143369349301109 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140359349300014 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1681317: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.