Think Small

SAINT PAUL, MN EIN: 41-1260581 Website

To advance quality care and education of children in their crucial early years.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.6M

+6.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$26.2M

+10.9% YoY

Grant Count

241

+2.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$109K

+8.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$12M$23M$35M$46M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,592,175$9,957,686$8,024,590
Revenue$41,942,913$37,375,201$30,547,585
Expenses$39,507,681$36,122,189$31,407,460
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$135,733$81,571$26,681
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7M$13M$20M$26M163 grants20200 grants20210 grants2022235 grants2023241 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NEW HORIZON CHILD CARE INC$7.6MKUEHG Corp$2.9MPARENTS IN COMMUNITY ACT…$1.3MCOMMUNITY ACTION PARTNER…$1.1MLA CRECHE EARLY CHILDHOO…$727KLAKESHORE LEARNING MATER…$656KCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF TH…$601KTHE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP$517KYWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS$458KBABYS SPACE A PLACE TO G…$350K

Grant Size Distribution

639 grants across all recorded years

465<$50K96$50–100K44$100–250K17$250–500K8$500K–1M7$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Barbara YatesPresident and CEO$239KMark CrossChief Operating Officer$191KCisa KellerSVP EC Quality Development$143KJonathan MayVP of Innovations & Developm…$129KWendy NielsenDirector of Early Childhood …$104K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Tracy NordstromChair1
Jaylon RosenblumVice Chair1
Tanya SkogerboeTreasurer1
Margeaux KingSecretary1
Robbin JohnsonDirector1
Arthur RolnickDirector1
Cory PadeskyDirector1
Fred SennDirector1
Molly SullivanDirector1
Jim SparksDirector1
Andrea SternDirector1
Megan GunnarDirector1
Andrea SinghDirector1
Angela BissenDirector1
Andre DukesDirector1
Yolanda MajorsDirector1
Barbara YatesPresident and CEO50$239,319
Mark CrossChief Operating Officer40$191,141
Cisa KellerSVP EC Quality Development40$143,218
Jonathan MayVP of Innovations & Development40$129,361
Wendy NielsenDirector of Early Childhood Supports40$103,824

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ALBERT LEAAPPLE VALLEYAftonAitkinAlbanyAnokaAustinBIG LAKEBLAINEBLOOMINGTONBROOKLYN CENTERBROOKLYN PARKBUFFALOBURNSVILLEBYRONBarnumBlaineBloomingtonBrooklyn CenterBrooklyn Park

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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