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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1850599

Pamela Bakken Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $90,400 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $90,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,596,799

  • Tax year 2024

    $78,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,428

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,714,271

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,743,877

  • Tax year 2021

    $79,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,326,040

  • Tax year 2020

    $78,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,325,966

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Valley AllianceShakopee, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $25,000
  2. Prior Lake Rotary FoundationPrior Lake, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $15,000
  3. Golden Gopher AthleticsMinneapolis, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $12,400
  4. Elks Lodge 2221Hopkins, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $10,000
  5. Adopt A Husky MinnesotaBlaine, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $5,000
  6. Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $5,000
  7. Cap Agency of Scott Carver & Dakota CountiesShakopee, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $5,000
  8. Children's Health Care FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $5,000
  9. Prior Lake Fire DepartmentPrior Lake, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $3,000
  10. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesKansas City, MO

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $3,000
  11. Cedar Lake Conservation ClubAnnandale, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $1,000
  12. Prior Lake AssociationPrior Lake, MN

    General purpose to be determined by the grantee

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00048% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $10,00032% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota10 grants $82,400
  2. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Pamela PetersmeyerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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