How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Spencer Aune
701 E Howard St
Hibbing, MN 55746
(218) 263-8855
- Form and materials
- Contact the Foundation
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Priorities include youth, elderly, community and low income families and scholarships to local graduating seniors
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$14,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $287,553
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Tax year 2024
$14,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $290,839
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Tax year 2023
$14,300
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $278,077
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Tax year 2022
$14,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $262,916
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Tax year 2021
$14,070
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $251,266
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Tax year 2020
$14,350
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $264,185
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Tax year 2019
$14,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $259,945
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Tax year 2018
$14,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $246,233
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Boys and Girls Club of HibbingHibbing, MN
General support
$1,000 -
Hibbing Little LeagueHibbing, MN
Pitching machine
$1,000 -
Finn Eskeli and College of St ScholNashwauk, MN
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Sturgeon Chain Lake AssocSide Lake, MN
Pickleball courts
$1,000 -
Hibbing Historical SocietyHibbing, MN
Newspaper digitization
$1,000 -
Northern Star ScoutingHermantown, MN
Boy Scouts program
$1,000 -
Hibbing Area ChamberHibbing, MN
Office update
$1,000 -
Light After LossHibbing, MN
Hope remembrance park
$1,000 -
Hibbing Farmers MarketHibbing, MN
Little free library
$500 -
Northern Aquatics Swim ClubHibbing, MN
Initial startup
$500 -
Hibbing Tourist & Senior Citizen CenterHibbing, MN
Technology upgrades
$500 -
Care PartnersEveleth, MN
General assistance
$500 -
MDCFairviewHibbing, MN
Youth mental health day
$500 -
N St Louis County 4-HVirginia, MN
Shooting Sports & Wildlife Project
$500 -
Hibbing-Chisholm Rangers Spec OlympicsHibbing, MN
Spring/Summer meet
$500 -
Family Life Center RangeHibbing, MN
Carseat safety, diapers, formula
$500 -
Families and Communities Thrive TogetherEly, MN
Hibbing barn dance
$500 -
United Way NE MNChisholm, MN
Veterans gift baskets
$350 -
Northland CounselingHibbing, MN
Program support
$150
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Food and agriculture1 grant $50033% of the total
- Health1 grant $50033% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $50033% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota19 grants $13,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Spencer AunePresident Hours 1.2Pay $0
- Kim ThomasTreasurer Hours 0.4Pay $0
- Mark GardeskiDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Rachel SimmonsSecretary Hours 0.4Pay $0
- Greg HoagDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Patty SlettenDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Gary OieDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
The return
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