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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 32-6331860

G O Forward Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Eagan, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $18.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,625,800

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $302,737,927

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,955,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $310,210,172

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,200,001

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $73,601,409

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,400,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $77,461,823

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $78,925,064

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ordway Center for Performing ArtsSaint Paul, MN

    General operating

    $1,544,700
  2. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  3. Environmental Defense IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  4. Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  5. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  6. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  7. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  8. The Schubert ClubSaint Paul, MN

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  9. Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  10. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  11. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  12. Wyoming Outdoor CouncilLander, WY

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  13. Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MA

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  14. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General operating

    $1,044,700
  15. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA

    General operating

    $1,000,000
  16. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    General operating

    $1,000,000
  17. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000,000
  18. Jackson Hole Historical Society and MuseumJackson, WY

    General operating

    $500,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment7 grants $7,312,90049% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $3,000,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,589,40017% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,044,7007% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $1,044,7007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $3,134,100
  2. New York3 grants $3,089,400
  3. Minnesota2 grants $2,589,400
  4. Wyoming3 grants $2,544,700
  5. California2 grants $2,044,700
  6. Connecticut1 grant $1,044,700
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $1,044,700
  8. Maryland1 grant $1,044,700
  9. Montana1 grant $1,044,700
  10. Virginia1 grant $1,044,700

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • US Bank NACORPORATE TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $2,688,992

The return

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