Otto Bremer Trust

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30 7TH ST E STE 2900

Saint Paul MN 55101-2988

Saint Paul MN | IRS ruling year: 1949 | EIN: 41-6019050

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Historical Ratings

Proceed with Caution - Reported OtherMaterialInvestigation

On August 13, 2020, The Duluth News Tribune reported on the operations of Otto Bremer Trust in an article titled, "Minn. Attorney General asks court to remove three leaders of Otto Bremer Trust." For more information, please see The Duluth News Tribune article.

On May 13, 2022, The Star Tribune published an article titled "Bremer trustees weren't out to get rich by trying to sell bank, judge says." For more information, please see The Star Tribune article
On September 28, 2020, The Duluth News Tribune published an article titled "Otto Bremer Trust case returns to court Wednesday." For more information, please see The Duluth News Tribune article
On October 29, 2020, The Nonprofit Quarterly published an article titled "Otto Bremer’s 3 Paid Trustees Face State Charges of Violating Their Trustee Role." For more information, please see The Nonprofit Quarterly article
On September 23, 2021, The Twin Cities Pioneer Press published an article titled "MN Attorney General takes Otto Bremer Trust to court Monday." For more information, please see The Twin Cities Pioneer Press article
On October 23, 2021, The Star Tribune published an article titled "Bremer case lays bare a relationship that goes back decades — but may have reached its limit." For more information, please see The Star Tribune article
On January 11, 2022, The Star Tribune published an article titled "State of Minnesota, Bremer Trust file final arguments for control of bank-owning charity." For more information, please see The Star Tribune article
On July 16, 2022, Inforum published an article titled "Minnesota Attorney General, Otto Bremer trustees at odds over open seat." For more information, please see Inforum article
On January 17, 2023, The Twin Cities Pioneer Press published an article titled "Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects bid to reinstate Brian Lipschultz on Otto Bremer Trust." For more information, please see The Twin Cities Pioneer Press article
On January 17, 2023, The Star Tribune published an article titled "Minnesota Appeals Court upholds removal of trustee of Otto Bremer Trust." For more information, please see The Star Tribune article
On March 7, 2023, The Star Tribune published an article titled "Judge approves new trustee for Otto Bremer Trust, ousted leader still appealing." For more information, please see The Star Tribune article
On April 24, 2023, The Pioneer Press published an article titled "Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of ousted Otto Bremer Trust trustee." For more information, please see The Pioneer Press article

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Otto Bremer Trust cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

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