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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1904085

Living Springs Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 111 grants and $1.5 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,535,112

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $311,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,346,922

  • Tax year 2023

    $247,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $980,455

  • Tax year 2022

    $275,415

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $1,252,184

  • Tax year 2021

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $1,405,845

  • Tax year 2020

    $345,500

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $1,409,434

  • Tax year 2019

    $358,912

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $1,464,188

  • Tax year 2018

    $164,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $1,407,876

Grants paid in 2025

111 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JP Morgan Charitable Gifting FundJenkintown, PA

    Donor Advised Fund

    $277,112
  2. EarthjusticeWashington, DC

    General support

    $75,000
  3. New England Public Media IncSpringfield, MA

    General support

    $75,000
  4. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  5. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  6. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    General operating

    $50,000
  7. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  8. Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $50,000
  9. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts IncChicopee, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  10. Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC

    General support

    $50,000
  11. Hitchcock Center for the Environment IncAmherst, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  12. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  13. Oxmoor Farm Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Designated to support museum education and outreach

    $30,000
  14. Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture IncSouth Deerfield, MA

    Annual fund - 1-year pledge $23,000; annual fund year 3 of 3-year pledge $2,000

    $25,000
  15. Hilltown Land Trust IncAshfield, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  16. Kestrel Land TrustAmherst, MA

    Operating expenses

    $25,000
  17. The BTS CenterPortland, ME

    Special gift intended to fulfill a 3-yr pledge

    $25,000
  18. Franklin Land Trust IncShelburne FLS, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  19. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    General support

    $20,000
  20. Grow Food Northampton IncFlorence, MA

    General operating

    $20,000
  21. Sunrise Movement Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  22. Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA

    General operating - $5,000; valley creates fund - $5,000

    $10,000
  23. Cooley Dickinson HospitalNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Eagle Eye InstituteSomerville, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Greenpeace Fund IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Historic Northampton IncNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MA

    General support - $5,000, designated for the arcadia wildlife sanctuary - $5,000

    $10,000
  28. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  29. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Northampton Survival Center IncNorthampton, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  31. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  32. The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    For projects in western massachusetts

    $10,000
  33. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  34. Third Act Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  35. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  36. United Way of Franklin & Hampshire RegionNorthampton, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  37. United Way of Pioneer Valley IncSpringfield, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  39. World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  40. Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentBoone, IA

    General support

    $8,000
  41. 350ORGWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  42. A Network for Grateful LivingAmherst, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  43. Agape Community IncHardwick, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  44. Alliance for Tompotika ConservationVashon, WA

    General support

    $5,000
  45. Amherst Survival CenterNorth Amherst, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  46. Barbara C Harris CenterGreenfield, NH

    General support

    $5,000
  47. Better Future Project IncSomerville, MA

    General operating

    $5,000
  48. Center for Action and ContemplationAlbuquerque, NM

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Conservation International FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  50. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    FBO slingshot

    $5,000
  51. Creation Justice MinistriesIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  52. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  53. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  54. Epiphany School IncDorchester, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  55. Episcopal City MissionBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  56. Episcopal Diocese of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA

    Human to human program

    $5,000
  57. Finca International IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  58. First Congregational Church of AshfieldAshfield, MA

    FBO hilltown churches food pantry

    $5,000
  59. Friends of the EarthMerrifield, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  60. GreenfaithNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  61. Hilltown Community Health Centers IncWorthington, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  62. Inside Climate NewsBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  63. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  64. Massachusetts Interfaith Power and LightNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  65. Metanoia of VermontStrafford, VT

    General support

    $5,000
  66. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  67. Nature Conservancy in MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Massachusetts chapter, for western ma programs

    $5,000
  68. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  69. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  70. Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity IncFlorence, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  71. Planned Parenthood InternationalWashington, DC

    International planned parenthood federation/ western hemisphere region

    $5,000
  72. Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  73. Project HopeWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  74. Rainforest Action NetworkRoseville, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  75. Red Cloud Indian SchoolPine Ridge, SD

    General support

    $5,000
  76. Red Cloud RenewableTimnath, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  77. Repairers of the Breach IncGoldsboro, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  78. Servicenet IncNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  79. Society of Saint John the EvangelistCambridge, MA

    General operating fund

    $5,000
  80. Springfield Rescue MissionSpringfield, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  81. St Bonaventure Indian Mission & SchoolThoreau, NM

    General support

    $5,000
  82. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General support

    $5,000
  83. The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  84. The Episcopal ChurchSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  85. The Trustees of the ReservationsBoston, MA

    For work in western massachusetts

    $5,000
  86. Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  87. Wild Earth Society DBA Wildlands NetworkSalt Lake City, UT

    General support

    $5,000
  88. Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  89. All Saints ParishBrookline, MA

    Building with faith capital campaign

    $3,000
  90. Amnesty InternationalNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  91. Corporate AccountabilityBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  92. Genesis Spiritual Life CenterWestfield, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  93. Knoll Farm Via the Learning Journey IncWaitsfield, VT

    General support

    $3,000
  94. New England Grassroots Environmental Fund IncNewmarket, NH

    General support

    $3,000
  95. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $2,500
  96. Andes Amazon ConservancyMontague, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  97. Center for EcotechnologyNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  98. Climate Mobilization Project IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000
  99. Connecticut River ConservancyGreenfield, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  100. Conway School of Landscape Design IncNorthampton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  101. Evangelicals for DemocracyFredericksbrg, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  102. Henri Nouwen SocietySaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $2,000
  103. Karuna Center for Peacebuilding IncGreenfield, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  104. MongabayorgMenlo Park, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  105. National Religious Coalition on Creation Care - World Stewardship InstituteSanta Rosa, CA

    World Stewardship Institute

    $2,000
  106. Pascommuck Conservation Trust IncEasthampton, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  107. Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  108. United National Indian Tribal Youth IncMesa, AZ

    General support

    $2,000
  109. Orion Society IncGT Barrington, MA

    To support orion magazine

    $1,500
  110. Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership IncSpringfield, MA

    General operating

    $1,500
  111. Family Diversity Projects IncNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment25 grants $229,50027% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $170,50020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $84,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights4 grants $63,0007% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $55,0006% of the total
  6. Religion6 grants $52,0006% of the total
  7. 12 other causes22 grants $207,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts53 grants $519,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $277,112
  3. District of Columbia15 grants $227,000
  4. New York9 grants $120,000
  5. Arizona3 grants $72,000
  6. Colorado3 grants $65,000
  7. Kansas1 grant $50,000
  8. South Carolina1 grant $50,000
  9. Kentucky1 grant $30,000
  10. Maine1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Margaret Bullitt-JonasDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert JonasDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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