Minneapolis, MN

SALOLAMPI FOUNDATION

EIN 41-1355241

Education & Youth Development Language, Culture & Exchange

Mission

To transform minds, provide global perspectives, and keep Finnish culture relevant and alive for all generations.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About SALOLAMPI FOUNDATION

The Salolampi Foundation is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides scholarships and program support for Salolampi, the Finnish Language Village within the Concordia Language Villages network. Its work focuses on sustaining Finnish language and culture through youth, family, and adult immersion programs delivered at the Salolampi village site and through virtual programming.

The organization is donor-facing and active: it raises scholarship funds, manages an endowment (the Sampo fund) to support scholarships in perpetuity, and coordinates fundraising and volunteer work weekends to maintain the Bemidji village site. The foundation’s Employer Identification Number is 41-1355241 and that EIN corresponds to its public tax filings and nonprofit registries; recent filings and the foundation’s own annual reports show ongoing scholarship distributions, growing net assets, and continued program support over the past 2–3 years.

Notable achievements

Scholarships awarded

Provided targeted scholarship support (over $38,000 awarded in 2021) to help youth attend Salolampi sessions and increase access to Finnish-language immersion experiences.

Sampo Endowment

Established and grew the Salolampi Sampo Endowment Fund to create a long-term, sustainable source of scholarship support for future villagers.

Program continuity and site development

Supported Salolampi’s return to in-person sessions after COVID disruptions, continued volunteer-run maintenance work weekends, and backed site-building projects that preserve and expand the village’s Finnish cultural assets.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.9M
Annual revenue: $87K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1355241
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.salolampi.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 41-1355241); established in 1981.

Affiliated programmatically with Concordia Language Villages / Concordia College (Salolampi operates as the Finnish Language Village within that network).

Demonstrated strong donor engagement metrics (reported donor retention of ~63% in 2021, notably above typical national averages) and stable net assets in recent years.

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