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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1253046

Kawa Bay Foundation

A private foundation in Brainerd, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $34,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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
Alan Steiff
11065 Leisure Lane
Brainerd, MN 56401
(218) 764-2917
Form and materials
Written application preferred, mailed to above address. Please contact for a copy of our mission statement.
Deadlines
There is no firm deadline for donation requests
Restrictions
All donations are given on a case by case basis

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $236,799

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $264,485

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $287,740

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $321,446

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $286,254

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $309,870

  • Tax year 2018

    $23,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $309,267

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, MN

    Ministry center

    $13,000
  2. World Gospel MissionMarion, IN

    Various ministries

    $11,500
  3. Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN

    Scholarships

    $8,500
  4. Making Mom's SuccessfulBurnsville, MN

    Retreat sponsor

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $21,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $23,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $11,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alan SteiffPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Julie SteiffVP Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gina DahlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lana EricksonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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