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
-
Tax year 2025
$459,794
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $7,496,343
-
Tax year 2024
$397,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $7,575,751
-
Tax year 2023
$328,500
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $5,496,015
-
Tax year 2022
$423,500
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $5,761,021
-
Tax year 2021
$594,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $6,267,551
-
Tax year 2020
$352,627
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $5,650,648
-
Tax year 2019
$332,800
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $5,189,233
-
Tax year 2018
$296,500
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $4,915,314
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
Hill Museum & Manuscript LibraryCollegeville, MN
General support
$232,294 -
Clarke School for the DeafNorthampton, MA
General support
$100,000 -
Berkeley Divinity School at YaleNew Haven, CT
General support
$45,000 -
New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA
Scholarships
$40,000 -
Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY
Scholarships
$22,500 -
MicrograntsMinneapolis, MN
General support
$10,000 -
Ten Thousand ThingsSt Paul, MN
General support
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $394,79498% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota3 grants $252,294
- Massachusetts2 grants $140,000
- Connecticut1 grant $45,000
- New York1 grant $22,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Gary M JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $27,808
- Robert J StruykTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $27,808
- Sarah S GodfreyTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $22,000
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in South Dakota
- Private foundations in Sioux Falls
- Foundations that fund education in South Dakota
- Foundations that fund philanthropy and grantmaking in South Dakota
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Vasilius Family Foundation 12 grants Preselected only $421,000 giving
- Joseph Rauenhorst Family Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $566,398 giving
- Karleen 1997 Charitable Trust 1 grant Preselected only $350,568 giving
- Brenden Mann Foundation Co Dorsey & Whitney 41 grants Preselected only $813,070 giving
- Harvey W Peters Research Foundation 1 grant Accepts applications $864,000 giving