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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3496208

Charles Engasser Memorial Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chanhassen, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $72,180 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $72,180

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,534,716
  • Tax year 2024

    $64,300

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,207,789
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,060,602
  • Tax year 2022

    $46,319

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,065,648
  • Tax year 2021

    $52,011

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,112,792
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,490

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $887,575

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. All Saints Lutheran ChurchMinnetonka, MN

    General support

    $7,000
  2. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $6,960
  3. Amherst Central High SchoolAmherst, NY

    Annual scholarship

    $5,800
  4. Advocates for Better HealthMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Camp Breakaway via Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $4,276
  6. Childrens Healthcare FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $4,120
  7. Camp BreakawayMaple Plain, MN

    General support

    $4,000
  8. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,659
  9. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,627
  10. GiGis PlayhouseHoffman Est, IL

    General support

    $3,157
  11. MakeAWish AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $3,150
  12. Eleven11 CharityMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $3,090
  13. PROP People Reaching Out to PeopleEden Prairie, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  14. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  15. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  16. The Bond BetweenMinnetonka, MN

    General support

    $1,245
  17. National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMIArlington, VA

    General support

    $1,046
  18. Little Earth of United TribesMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Ridgeview FoundationWaconia, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Allina Health Courage KennyMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Hennepin Theatre TrustMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  22. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsRosemont, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Ridgeview FoundationWaconia, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  24. Orthopaedic Research and Education FdnRosemont, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  25. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $550
  26. Saint Hubert Catholic ChurchChanhassen, MN

    General support

    $250
  27. Saint Hubert Catholic ChurchChanhassen, MN

    General support

    $250
  28. Individual

    Donations

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $8,83634% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $6,96027% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $3,15712% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,0008% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,0008% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,2455% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota16 grants $44,191
  2. Illinois6 grants $12,993
  3. New York1 grant $5,800
  4. Arizona1 grant $3,150
  5. Maryland1 grant $3,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $1,046

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark EngasserDirector Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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