CHARTER SCHOOL
OPENED: 2004
Hmong College Prep Academy
4 charter school sites. (click to view)
6 grants received for $ 465,000
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TYPE: 501(c)(3)
EIN: 65-1180277 | 990s and mentions at ProPublica
1515 Brewster St
St. Paul, MN 55108-2612
According to HCP's website, the school opened in 2004.
136 institutional roles for $9,225,283
| Year | Role | Hrs/week | Pay | Source | 990 src |
| Ahrens, Amani (2 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 99,906 | ||||
| Auguston, David (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 48,659 | ||||
| Cave, James (4 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 275,846 | ||||
| Duvnjak, Danijela (9 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 1,208,749 | ||||
| Hang, Christianna (18 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 3,749,915 | ||||
| Hang, Fu (3 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 6,000 | ||||
| Hang, Lao Lu (4 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 6,000 | ||||
| Helgemoe, Jason (7 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 18,000 | ||||
| Kloskin, David (2 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 153,460 | ||||
| Moua, Kia (5 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 6,000 | ||||
| Ness, Brent (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 89,302 | ||||
| Perry, Rick (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 1,500 | ||||
| Robideau, Crystal (5 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 311,798 | ||||
| Schiung, Maisian (10 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 27,000 | ||||
| Schmidt, Daniel (2 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 105,229 | ||||
| Thaow, Vue (8 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 14,863 | ||||
| Vang, Kalc (11 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 27,000 | ||||
| Vang, Mee (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 3,000 | ||||
| Vue, Fue (6 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 15,000 | ||||
| Xiong, Aly (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 1,500 | ||||
| Xiong, Tswjhue (1 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
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| Yang, Lucas (7 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 15,000 | ||||
| Yang, Paul (18 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 3,022,056 | ||||
| Yongvang, Christy (7 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 16,500 | ||||
| Young, Txaj Chnag (2 roles; show | hide | all | profile) |
total pay: $ 3,000 | ||||
| 2,508 students in 2024 |
| 2,406 students in 2023 |
| 2,378 students in 2021 |
| 2,201 students in 2019 |
| 1,469 students in 2017 |
| 1,363 students in 2016 |
WALTON STARTUP
Grades: K-12
| AUTHORIZERS | ||
| Year | Fee | |
| Bethel University | ||
| 2017 | $ 24,268 | |
Imani Cruzen
TwinCities.com
September 17, 2025
Attorney General Keith Ellison in December sued Christianna Hang, alleging she invested $5 million without the approval of the school’s board
A St. Paul charter school’s founder and former superintendent has agreed to pay the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office $220,000 as part of a settlement agreement after it alleged she lost more than $4 million of the school’s money in an illegal hedge fund investment.
Imani Cruzen
TwinCities.com
May 28, 2025
Woodstock Capital Partners lost $4.3M in an investment from Hmong College Prep Academy
The payment of settlement funds agreed in November between Hmong College Prep Academy and the New Jersey hedge fund that lost more than $4 million of the St. Paul charter school’s money continues to be delayed.
Kare11.com
December 6, 2024
Attorney General Keith Ellison says Christianna M. Hang, who started Hmong College Prep Academy, illegally invested school money in a hedge fund.
Rob Levine
left.mn
December 23, 2021
Scandal-plagued school hires critic to clean up financial mess, then firm proceeds to do a Dick Cheney
BY NOW MOST people who follow education in Minnesota are aware of the Hmong College Prep Academy’s illegal $5 million investment in a hedge fund that ended up losing $4.3 million, costing the power couple who run the segregated St. Paul-based charter school their jobs and casting doubt on the long term viability of the institution.
Josh Verges
twincities.com
November 11, 2021
The school was already reeling from the $4.3 million loss.
Already reeling from the loss of $4.3 million from an illegal investment with a hedge fund, Hmong College Prep Academy now is being investigated by the Minnesota attorney general for possible violations of state laws on charities and nonprofits.
Josh Verges
TwinCities.com
October 19, 2021
Hmong College Prep lost $4.3 million of its $5 million investment
The Office of the State Auditor on Monday released an investigative report finding that a St. Paul charter school’s $5 million investment with a hedge fund violated state law and the school’s own investment policy.
Josh Verges
twincities.com
September 21, 2021
Superintendent’s friend owes $17M in separate investment fiasco
A St. Paul charter school’s authorizer has placed the school on probation and recommended the board fire its superintendent after she lost $4.3 million of the school’s money investing in a hedge fund.
Josh Verges
twincities.com
June 9, 2021
A St. Paul charter school last school year invested $5 million in a New Jersey hedge fund, in violation of state law, and most of that money may be lost forever. Auditors working to close the books on Hmong College Prep Academy's 2019-20 financials disclosed the mistake to the school's board during an emergency meeting in December.