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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1873951

The Patch Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $923,000 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

    $923,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,700,955

  • Tax year 2024

    $962,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,820,416

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,077,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $4,563,575

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $5,415,758

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,110,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $6,269,410

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,159,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $6,921,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,264,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $7,532,326

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,150,900

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $8,257,019

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Covenant World ReliefChicago, IL

    Religious

    $150,000
  2. Evangelical Convenant ChurchChicago, IL

    Religious

    $150,000
  3. Salem Covenant ChurchNew Brighton, MN

    Religious

    $150,000
  4. The Salvation ArmyRoseville, MN

    Religious

    $100,000
  5. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    Program support

    $50,000
  6. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $50,000
  7. Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN

    Religious

    $25,000
  8. Loaves and FishesMinneapolis, MN

    Religious

    $25,000
  9. Metro Hope MinistriesMinneapolis, MN

    Religious

    $25,000
  10. Minnesota Adult & Teen ChallengeMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $25,000
  11. Agate Housing & ServicesMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $20,000
  12. People Serving PeopleMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $20,000
  13. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation InstituteMinneapolis, MN

    Health

    $10,000
  14. Habitat for HumanitySt Paul, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  15. Homeward BoundPlymouth, MN

    Health

    $10,000
  16. Simpson Housing ServicesMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  17. True FriendsAnnandale, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  18. Union Gospel MissionSt Paul, MN

    Religious

    $10,000
  19. Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna, AK

    Educational

    $5,000
  20. Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  21. Camp KnutsonSt Paul, MN

    Religious

    $5,000
  22. Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  23. Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  24. Hope AcademyMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  25. Science with A MissionSharon, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  26. Sunshine Acres Children's HomeMesa, AZ

    Program support

    $5,000
  27. Trinity First Lutheran SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  28. University of NorthwesternRoseville, MN

    Educational

    $5,000
  29. Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $3,000
  30. Cross ServicesRogers, MN

    Program support

    $3,000
  31. Family Values for LifeSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $3,000
  32. Greater Minneapolis Crisis NurseryMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $3,000
  33. New Life in Christ MinistryClearwater, MN

    Religious

    $3,000
  34. Sharing & Caring HandsMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $3,000
  35. Threshold to New LifeMaple Grove, MN

    Program support

    $3,000
  36. Banyan CommunityMinneapolis, MN

    Educational

    $1,000
  37. Ne Minneapolis Kiwanis ClubMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $65,00026% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00020% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $28,00011% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $25,00010% of the total
  6. Human services5 grants $22,0009% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $36,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota32 grants $608,000
  2. Illinois2 grants $300,000
  3. Alaska1 grant $5,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 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.

  • Carolyn SamplePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ernest Lindstrom-Lindstrom Law OffiDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ronald K DraperDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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