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    Otto Bremer Trust
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    Otto Bremer Trust

     
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    501(c)(3) organization
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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  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
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    Rating Information

    Not currently rated


    Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Measurement beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.
    See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.

    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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    Rating Report

    Impact & Measurement
    Not Currently Scored
    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.
    Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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