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EIN 61-1677994

Venture Academies

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
101
City
Minneapolis
State
Minnesota
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B29: Charter Schools
Description
Venture's mission is to ignite the passion of all young people to become innovators and entrepreneurial leaders who will change the world. Venture seeks to enable young people to achieve unprecedented learning growth, demonstrate character and leadership and learn to entrepreneurial leaders who will change the world. Venture seeks to enable young people to achieve unprecedented learning growth, demonstrate character and leadership and learn to imagine opportunities, take initiative and create solutions.
Total revenues
$8,687,127
2023
Total expenses
$8,824,500
2023
Total assets
$5,538,906
2023
Num. employees
101
2023

Program areas at Venture Academies

The school educated students with a combined purpose of growing the entrepreneurial spirit while aspiring to reach individual goals and state educational standards.

Who funds Venture Academies

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ciresi Walburn FoundationEducation$35,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$10,300
Altierus Career CollegeSupply Chromebooks for Educational Use$0

Personnel at Venture Academies

NameTitleCompensation
Michael WarnerChief Executive Officer and Head of School$110,313
Charles EllsworthTreasurer$68,565
Andrew LawtonVice - Chairperson$68,118
Katie Colon-HolmersSecretary$0
Beth HawkinsChairperson$0
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Venture Academies

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,490,987
Program services$186,588
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$9,552
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$8,687,127

Form 990s for Venture Academies

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-02-02990View PDF
2022-062023-05-04990View PDF
2021-062022-05-11990View PDF
2020-062021-05-18990View PDF
2019-062021-01-21990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 13, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from The Minneapolis Foundation
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsCharter schoolsK-12 schoolsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
315 27th Ave Se
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
ventureacademies.org/ 
Phone
(612) 345-9040
Facebook page
VentureAcademies 
Twitter profile
@venturempls 
IRS details
EIN
61-1677994
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B29: Charter Schools
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Central organization
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