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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3902323

The Aplin Samuelson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Eden Prairie, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $50,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $889,844
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $809,294
  • Tax year 2022

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $573,759
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $774,201
  • Tax year 2020

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $573,996
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $542,432
  • Tax year 2018

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $441,846

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Minnesota - DuluthDuluth, MN

    Scholarships

    $12,000
  2. Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, MN

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  3. Minnesota State College WadenaWadena, MN

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  4. North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  5. University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  6. College of St ScholasticaDuluth, MN

    Scholarships

    $4,000
  7. Minnesota North College - ItascaGrand Rapids, MN

    Scholarships

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota6 grants $45,000
  2. North Dakota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gregory D AplinVP/SEC TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Janice E AplinPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alison J AplinVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mark BoxVice President Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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