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The Banyan Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 41-1922813 · Community Improvement · tax-exempt since 1999

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 68.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended July 2025.

Graded against 9,569 community improvement nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.30.5 months55
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.76
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source17
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.87.4%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.14not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jul 2025Form 990$2.13M$2.37M−$246K$6.04M30.539C
Jul 2024Form 990$2.29M$2.47M−$185K$6.29M30.539C
Jul 2023Form 990$1.01M$1.22M−$213K$6.45M63.634D
Dec 2022Form 990$7.92M$2.25M$5.67M$5.63M30.045C
Dec 2021Form 990$2.13M$2.20M−$75K−$47K-0.337C
Dec 2020Form 990$1.97M$2.18M−$201K$28K0.247C
Dec 2019Form 990$1.76M$2.05M−$293K$229K1.352C
Dec 2018Form 990$1.94M$1.78M$155K$522K3.558B
Dec 2017Form 990$1.86M$2.16M−$300K$217K1.258C
Dec 2016Form 990$1.62M$1.66M−$46K$517K3.749C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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