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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-0948862

Perkins Foundation

A private foundation in Wayzata, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $29,850 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Richard C Perkins
730 E Lake St
Wayzata, MN 55391
(952) 473-8367
Form and materials
Letter of request by applicant
Deadlines
November 15 annually
Restrictions
Primary focus is serving young people in MN and WI

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $29,850

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $745,673

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $709,250

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $854,564

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,111,875

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,490

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,882

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $855,428

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Camp Olson YMCALongville, MN

    Sustaining Pledge

    $10,000
  2. Westby Norse FundWestby, WI

    RWP Scholarship

    $8,000
  3. PACER CenterBloomington, MN

    Annual Benefit

    $3,000
  4. Three Rivers Park District FoundatiPlymouth, MN

    Support

    $1,850
  5. Individual

    Support

    $1,500
  6. The Life Raft GroupWayne, NJ

    Support

    $1,500
  7. Friends of IPWSOEden Prairie, MN

    Support

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Support

    $1,000
  9. GIST Caner Research FundNorth Miami Beach, FL

    Support

    $1,000
  10. Westby Area Historical SocietyWestby, WI

    Support

    $500
  11. New Life in Christ MinistryClearwater, MN

    Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $3,00050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,50025% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,00017% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota5 grants $16,350
  2. Wisconsin2 grants $8,500
  3. New Jersey1 grant $1,500
  4. Florida1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard C PerkinsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dan PerkinsVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Pamela BrownVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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