NonprofitsComo Friends

Animal-Related

Como Friends

SAINT PAUL, MN

Total revenue

$4.4M

Total expenses

$4.9M

Net assets

$18.8M

Grants received

$8.9M

179 grants

EIN

411943928

Tax year

2024

Mission

We inspire community generosity in support of como park zoo & conservatory so it thrives for generations to come.

Programs

1 program

Como friends operates garden safari gifts in the visitor center. Three satellite locations are open during the spring, summer and fall months. Proceeds are invested at como park zoo & conservatory to help como thrive today and for generations to come.

Expenses: $971K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.7M
Program service revenue
Investment income$327K
Other revenue$1.4M
Total revenue$4.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.3M
Salaries & benefits$1.8M
Fundraising$634K
Other expenses$786K
Total expenses$4.9M
Total assets$19.0M
Net assets$18.8M

People

31 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JACKIE STICHA

PRESIDENT/BO

Board

$172K

45 hrs/wk

STEVE PROESCHEL

BOARD CHAIR

Board

4 hrs/wk

ANDY DAVIS

BOARD VICE C

Board

4 hrs/wk

WENDY HARDEN

BOARD TREASU

Board

4 hrs/wk

JOHN BAUER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KELLY BLOCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHEILA BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER EVERETT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOM FRATTALLONE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JANE GERBER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARL HALLING

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY HICKS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNIE HUIDEKOPER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RENEE LEE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PATRICK MCINTYRE THRU 1024

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID MCKINNEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

THERESA NEAL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARTHA NELSON THRU 1024

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATT NELSON THRU 1024

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FORD NICHOLSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LYNETTE PALMGREN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GREG PEELMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIKA PERRAULT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KELLY SAM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BARB SHUMSKER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIZ SMITH THRU 1024

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHERYL ZAWORSKI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFERY MUNDINGER

DIRECTOR OF

Staff

$119K

40 hrs/wk

LAUREL LUNDBERG

DIRECTOR OF

Staff

$116K

40 hrs/wk

CAROLINE MEHLHOP

DIRECTOR OF

Staff

$107K

40 hrs/wk

SUSANNAH BAUDHUIN

CREATIVE DIR

Staff

$101K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 179 of 179

FromAmountPurposeYear
$479K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2024
$59K
EMPATHY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM
2024
$34K
DONATION/EVENT SPONSORSHIP
2024
$33K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$21K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$19K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2024
$6K
DONOR ADVISED, ANIMALS
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$5K
SUNSET AFFAIR 2024- DONATION IN LIEU OF TICKETS
2024
$400
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$150
Community Service
2024
$100
SUPPORT
2024
$446K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
2023
$64K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$33K
EVENT SPONSORSHIP/DONATION
2023
$32K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$28K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$25K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2023
$24K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$13K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$12K
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MATCH A PREVIOUS DONATION (501(C)3)
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
General Unrestricted
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$8K
DONOR-ADVISED, ANIMALS
2023
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$8K
OPERATING
2023
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2023
$5K
General Operating
2023
$5K
SUNSET AFFAIR - DONATION IN LIEU OF TICKETS
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$309
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2023
$250
HBF INVEST-MATCHING DONATION
2023
$250
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$120
SUPPORT
2023
$100
GIFT MATCHING
2023
$100
OPERATIONS EXPENSE
2023
$50
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$25
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
Matching Gift
2023
$459K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2022
$136K
ADVANCING EMPATHY GRANTS
2022
$134K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$88K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$31K
DONATION
2022
$28K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$21K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2022
$21K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ENVIRONMENT
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$13K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$11K
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY / MATCHING FUNDS
2022
$10K
General Unrestricted
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
FUNDING SUPPORTS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$8K
OPERATING
2022
$7K
ANIMAL-RELATED
2022
$5K
General Operating
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2022
$5K
PAST BOARD MEMBER TIM OBER - GENERAL SUPPORT AT MINNESOTA OFFICE
2022
$3K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$250
HBF INVEST-MATCHING DONATION
2022
$219
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$214
Matching Gift
2022
$150
SUPPORT
2022
$100
OPERATIONS EXPENSE
2022
$60
GIFT MATCHING
2022
$55
Financial Assistance
2022
$25
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$640K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2021
$502K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$99K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ENVIRONMENT
2021
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$27K
General Operating; Sunset Affair
2021
$23K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$19K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$18K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$12K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$10K
MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATION / ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT
2021
$10K
General Unrestricted
2021
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$5K
SUNSET AFFAIR: SPARKY SPLASH
2021
$3K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2021
$3K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2021
$250
SUPPORT
2021
$200
HBF INVEST - MATCHING DONATION
2021
$100
OPERATIONS EXPENSE
2021
$10
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$475K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2020
$435K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$333K
COMO HARBOR SEALS AND SEA LIONS HABITAT AT COMO ZOO
2020
$100K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY REQUEST
2020
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
COMO HARBOR SEALS AND SEAL LIONS HAB
2020
$38K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$30K
COMO HARBOR SEALS AND SEAL LIONS HAB
2020
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$25K
FACILITY MAINTENANCE
2020
$16K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2020
$15K
2020 ENVIRONMENT GRANT/MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATION
2020
$11K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$10K
General Unrestricted
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$8K
OPERATING
2020
$7K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2020
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$5K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2020
$4K
General Operating
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2020
$925
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$247
SUPPORT
2020
$225
DOLLARS FOR DOERS
2020
$200
HBF INVEST Q3 - MATCHING
2020
$150
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100
OPERATIONS EXPENSE
2020
$100
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$15
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$417K
MULTIPLE GRANTS
2019
$295K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2019
$56K
AQUATICS BUILDING RENOVATION
2019
$28K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$21K
MULTIPLE GRANTS
2019
$13K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2019
$11K
Charitable Donation
2019
$5K
OPERATING
2019
$3K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2019
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$400
HBF INVEST - MATCHING
2019
$896K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2018
$286K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2018
$71K
CHARITABLE
2018
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$18K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2018
$13K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$6K
OPERATING
2018
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$314K
ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS
2017
$12K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$9K
THE CONSERVATORY AND JAPANESE GARDEN
2017
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017

Funded by

$8.9M from 60 funders · 179 grants · 2017–2024

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

$3.6M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$2.2M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Otto Bremer Trust

$333K · 1 grant · 2020

The Blackbaud Giving Fund

$330K · 4 grants · 2018–2022

The Minneapolis Foundation

$249K · 8 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$226K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Mightycause Charitable Foundation

$225K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$211K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN411943928
NTEE codeD110
Subsection03
Ruling date1999-08
Formed1999
Employees62
Volunteers160
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