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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1906360

Matrix Foundation

A private foundation in Mendota Heights, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $250,400 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $250,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,894,368

  • Tax year 2024

    $68,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,584,607

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,554,283

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,539,005

  • Tax year 2021

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,556,890

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,850

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $936,520

  • Tax year 2019

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $945,975

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,050

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $985,222

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Education

    $100,000
  2. Minnesota Zoo FoundationApple Valley, MN

    Education

    $60,000
  3. AcesMinneapolis, MN

    Education

    $40,000
  4. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Research

    $30,000
  5. Aim Higher FoundationSaint Paul, MN

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Miscellaneous 2500Minneapolis, MN

    Miscellaneous

    $4,400
  7. Northern Star ScoutingFort Snelling, MN

    Education

    $3,500
  8. Wingspan Life ResourcesSt Paul, MN

    Human services

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100,00050% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $60,00030% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $30,00015% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota8 grants $250,400

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dale E PetersonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeri L PetersonVP, SEC, TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dana PetersonASST. VP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tracy L PetersonASST. VP Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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