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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1985444

Camara-Press Foundation

A private foundation in Minnetonka, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $1.3 million 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

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 2025

    $1,258,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $27,377,114

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,169,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $23,713,274

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,015,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $21,683,429

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,006,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $19,054,438

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,082,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $22,384,093

  • Tax year 2019

    $551,050

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,706,879

  • Tax year 2018

    $511,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $13,396,666

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Constellation FundMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $275,000
  2. Minnesota Wrestling ClubArden Hills, MN

    Charitable

    $163,000
  3. Minneapolis Recreation DevelopmentEdina, MN

    Charitable

    $100,000
  4. Police Chaplin's Ministry of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $75,000
  5. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    Charitable

    $75,000
  6. Groveland Food ShelfMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $75,000
  7. Union Gospel Mission Twin CitiesBrooklyn Park, MN

    Charitable

    $75,000
  8. JDRF-Minneapolis St PaulBloomington, MN

    Charitable

    $50,000
  9. Childrens Minnesota FoundationEdina, MN

    Charitable

    $50,000
  10. Spark Academy of Advanced TechnologiesManchester, NH

    Charitable

    $50,000
  11. Odyssey ProjectMadison, WI

    Charitable

    $40,000
  12. Animal Humane SocietyGolden Valley, MN

    Charitable

    $40,000
  13. Saint Louis SchoolHonolulu, HI

    Charitable

    $40,000
  14. Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $35,000
  15. Hospitality House Youth DevelopmentMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $30,000
  16. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USALaguna Hills, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  17. Victory TrainGreensboro, GA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  18. Andrea Miller FoundationExcelsior, MN

    Charitable

    $10,000
  19. Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN

    Charitable

    $10,000
  20. Puohala SchoolKaneohe, HI

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. The Embrace FoundationChandler, AZ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  22. Hotel for Homeless DogsCumberland, RI

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $275,00044% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $150,00024% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $130,00021% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $35,0006% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota12 grants $978,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $75,000
  3. New Hampshire2 grants $60,000
  4. Hawaii2 grants $50,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $40,000
  6. California1 grant $25,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $20,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas PressDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Stella J Camara PressDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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