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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1684151

McDowell Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $505,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $505,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,418

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $634,444

  • Tax year 2023

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $696,868

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $695,224

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $767,859

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $780,155

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $815,805

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $848,709

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Rivers Anglers FundWashington, DC

    To support the charitable activities of the organization

    $500,000
  2. Center for the ArtsJackson, WY

    To support the charitable activities of the organization

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $500,000
  2. Wyoming1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Susan McDowellPRES/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Whitney McDowellVICE PRES/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Jeffrey McDowellTREAS/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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