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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3975243

Messerli & Kramer Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $35,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Brian Considine
50 South 6th Street Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 554021540
(612) 672-3600
Form and materials
Application are to be submitted by mail. Required information: organization name, address, EIN#, website, organization contact person information, program narrative, population served, geographic area served, project date, annual agency budget, and project budget.
Deadlines
Twice annually, may 31st and october 31st.
Restrictions
Program support

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $566,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $562,729

  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $519,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $525,986

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $536,884

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $490,755

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $375,019

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $344,730

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Baby's Space A Place to GrowMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  2. Breakthrough Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  3. East Side Learning CenterSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  4. Keystone Community ServicesSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  5. Reading PartnersOakland, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  6. Minds Matter Twin CititesChanhassen, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  7. Advancing Equity CoalitionMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $20,00080% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota7 grants $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Brian ChouDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • James WoolardPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alicia ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Mark DixonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Wendy NaegeleSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Theresa BeaCHAIRMAN Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Mark GerkenDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Bailey StrandDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Brian ConsidineTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Patrick MessmerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Bridget Killing FunchesDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Meghan MartyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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