Minnesota Thunder Academy
Minnesota Thunder Academy does not post its fees. Its FY2025 IRS return puts what families paid at about $2,489–$4,622 per player, an average across every program.
Richfield, MN · ECNL (unconfirmed) · National League (unconfirmed)
Site read Oct 10, 2026 · Club website
Tryouts: May–June
What this club fields
No price posted yet · read from the club site| U-11 | U-12 | U-13 | U-14 | U-15 | U-16 | U-17 | U-18 | U-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Fields U-13 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | ||||||||
| Girls | Fields U-13 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | ||||||||
| Not stated | Fields U-11 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | ||||||||
Blank: not read. Not priced: the club names the team, posts no price.
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Paying less, by the club's own sources
- Offers financial aid — Need-based aid on the club's site the page
- $57,628 in financial assistance on its FY2025 return (1.6% of spending) the return
Facts, not a verdict: whether aid is available to your family is the club's decision. Ask for the form before tryouts, not after.
Minnesota Thunder Academy has not published its fees
We last read the club's website on October 7, 2026 and found no prices on it. Many clubs list fees only inside a registration portal that needs an account. We check again regularly. What we do know comes from the club's public IRS filings, below.
$2,489 – $4,622per player, FY2025
What Minnesota Thunder Academy collected in program fees and dues in FY2025, divided by an estimated roster of about 1,200 players. An average across every age group and program — not a fee schedule. The club has not posted its prices; this is the closest public number.
See the return and how this was worked outUsually within a week. One email with Minnesota Thunder Academy's prices from its site, a verified parent report or the club itself — or, if it publishes none where we can read them, an email saying so. No newsletter. Clubs cannot pay us to reach you.
Coaching
Families' answers
A program's answers can show here after a weekly release, once at least five families on it, from five networks and two ages, have answered.
Not yet showing for 2026–27
- U-13 to U-14 · Boys · ECNL
- U-13 to U-14 · Girls · ECNL
- U-15 to U-19 · Boys · ECNL
- U-15 to U-19 · Girls · ECNL
The three things we wanted to know
Where does the money go?
Of what this club spends, about 47% to coaching and staff, 36% to fields and facilities, 9% to everything else.
Read from the club's own filing, which lists what it spent by kind. The full split, year by year, is further down the page.
Is the club on solid ground?
The club took in more than it spent 6 years running. Its reserves would cover about 7 months of spending.
Fees rose 152% over that time while the reserve grew. Worth asking what the reserve is for.
Do players move on?
Founded 2000. 1 youth national team call-up, 2026 (U.S. rosters).
Where strong players gather, not what a club will do for yours.
Financial transparency
Based on public IRS tax filings for Minnesota Thunder AcademyVerified
Total Revenue
$4.1M
+22% YoY
From Families
$3.9M
Program fees + membership dues
Expenses
$3.5M
FY 2025
Est. Roster
~1200
840–1560 players
990-derived per-player cost · FY 2025
Calculated by dividing 2025 program service revenue plus membership dues by estimated roster size. This is an approximation.
Limited data
No posted fees to compare against the filing.
Where the money goes
What Minnesota Thunder Academy reported spending, and what it kept, on its FY 2025 return. Pay is shown as a share, never by name.
Of every $100 the club spent
- Coaching and staff$47 · $1.7M
- Fields and facilities$36 · $1.3M
- Tournaments, travel and equipment$4 · $138K
- Administration$3 · $104K
- Financial assistance$2 · $58K
- Everything else$9 · $324K
Coaching and staff is salaries, officer pay, benefits and contracted coaches (Part IX lines 5–11). The club's own “other expense” lines are read by their description.
Year by year
| Year | From families | Surplus |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.5M | +$150K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | +$558K |
| 2022 | $2.0M | +$219K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | +$269K |
| 2024 | $3.2M | +$461K |
| 2025 | $3.9M | +$558K |
*Revenue from families divided by today's estimated roster (~1200), so the column moves with the club's revenue, not its size. Reserves are net assets in months of that year's spending.
Revenue from families rose 152% from FY 2020 to FY 2025.
The club kept a surplus 6 years running; its reserves would cover about 7.1 months of spending. Fees have risen while reserves grew — worth asking the club what the reserve is for.
Every figure is a line on the club's own Form 990.Open the return
Clubs nearby
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- Minnesota United FCSaint Paul, MN · 11 mi· Elite / Showcase$150 – $400est. per year
Distances are between cities, not fields. Within 25 miles; priced clubs first.
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