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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1726797

The Coss Foundation

A private foundation in River Falls, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $5,869 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

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

    $5,869

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $99,403
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $114,036
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,368

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $121,519
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $128,465
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,006

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $136,106
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $143,711
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,147

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $152,377
  • Tax year 2018

    $8,606

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $161,018

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Neighborhood House ShelfSt Paul, MN

    General support.

    $587
  2. Pepin County Food PantryDurand, WI

    General support.

    $587
  3. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    General support.

    $587
  4. Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA

    General support.

    $587
  5. Childrens Theatre CompanyMinneapolis, MN

    General support.

    $587
  6. Smithsonian National Zoological ParkBoston, MA

    General support.

    $587
  7. Saint Thomas AcademyMendota Heights, MN

    Aqunas fund.

    $587
  8. University of MN FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Transplant support and research.

    $587
  9. Bullis SchoolPotomac, MD

    .bullis fund

    $587
  10. Herberger TheatrePhoenix, AZ

    General support.

    $586

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $1,17450% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $58725% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $58725% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota5 grants $2,935
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $587
  3. Maryland1 grant $587
  4. Virginia1 grant $587
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $587
  6. Arizona1 grant $586

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Kristina ScheidPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Virginia C CossVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Amanda ScheidDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James L CossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jingshu CossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kaitlyn ScheidDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura M CossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy CossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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