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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1672558

The Joseph Durda Foundation

A private foundation in Excelsior, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $46,000 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
Brian J Cohen Corporate Secretary
351 Second Street Suite B
Excelsior, MN 55331
(952) 934-2987
n/a
Form and materials
Requests can be made only by a letter describing the need for a grant. A copy of the grant applicant's IRS notice of tax-exempt status must be attached to the letter. Requests can also be made via the organization's website at josephdurdafoundation.org
Deadlines
November 1 of the current calendar year
Restrictions
The foundation will only make contributions to non-profit, tax-exempt entities registered within the state of minnesota and described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, which are public charities (i.e., not private foundations) under section 509(a)(1) or (2) of the code, and which carry out charitable and/or scientific purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of said code. The foundation tends not to consider grants to formal religious organizations such as churches or synagagues nor to purely arts organizations. The foundation requires grant applicants to supply their IRS tax-exemption letter as part of the application process. General guideline functional thrust areas as defined by the board are: education, healthcare, disabled services, veterans affairs, children's needs, and indigent needs.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,824

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,004,399

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $976,704

  • Tax year 2022

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $904,566

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,137,430

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,081,477

  • Tax year 2019

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $982,646

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Living Well Disability ServicesEagan, MN

    Support for group home for the mentally challenged and physically disabled

    $10,000
  2. Lifeworks Services IncRichfield, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $5,000
  3. Minneapolis Heart Institute FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Support for cardio/heart research

    $5,000
  4. Ridgeview FoundationWaconia, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $5,000
  5. 23rd VeteranEsko, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $2,500
  6. Every Third SaturdayMinneapolis, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $2,500
  7. Minnesota Wills for HeroesMinneapolis, MN

    To provide support for legal services to vets and first responders

    $2,500
  8. Cast Outdoor AdventuresEly, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $2,000
  9. Crescent CoveBrooklyn Ctr, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds

    $2,000
  10. Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $2,000
  11. Resource WestHopkins, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $2,000
  12. Prairie Star Care FarmPrinceton, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $1,500
  13. Bolder OptionsMinneapolis, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $1,000
  14. Dunmac Golf for VetsBlaine, MN

    To provide golf therapy to veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, as diagnosted by the veterans' administration hospital

    $1,000
  15. Helping PawsEden Prairie, MN

    Veteran guard/guidance service dogs support for vets.

    $1,000
  16. Minnesota Special OlympicsMinneapolis, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $500
  17. Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities FoundationSt Paul, MN

    To provide general operating/program support funds.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $8,00029% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  4. Veterans and military2 grants $5,00018% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $2,0007% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,5005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota17 grants $46,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Miles J CohenDIRECTOR EMERITUS Hours 2Pay $500
  • Cheri Durda CohenPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $500
  • Brian J CohenCORPORATE SECRETARY/DIRECT Hours 10Pay $1,000
  • Christopher J CohenDIRECTOR/GRANT REVIEW Hours 2Pay $500
  • David M DurdaNON-VOTING MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lance R MadsonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan J LinkDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mariana CohenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $500

The return

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