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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1939826

MGR Foundation

A private foundation in Minnetonka, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $221,400 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $221,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,450,074
  • Tax year 2023

    $202,900

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,293,059
  • Tax year 2022

    $240,400

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,155,977
  • Tax year 2021

    $207,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,942,836
  • Tax year 2020

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,745,181
  • Tax year 2019

    $356,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,669,273
  • Tax year 2018

    $206,900

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,395,144

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic ActivitiesWashington, DC

    Anit-racism initiative

    $75,000
  2. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    General operations

    $50,000
  3. Jesuit Refugee Service USAWashington, DC

    General operations

    $25,000
  4. Gregorian University FoundationWashington, DC

    General operations

    $12,500
  5. Dwight School FoundationNew York, NY

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  6. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  7. Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic ActivitiesWashington, DC

    2024 membership contribution

    $7,900
  8. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $5,000
  9. Church of the Blessed SacramentNew York, NY

    General operations

    $5,000
  10. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    School of foreign service

    $5,000
  11. University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN

    Kellogg institute general operations

    $5,000
  12. Echange EndeavorsRedondo Beach, CA

    Youth centre renovations in uganda

    $3,000
  13. Community Cooperative (DBA Francesco Collaborative)Tucson, AZ

    Ceama through francesco collaboration

    $3,000
  14. New York University School of LawNew York, NY

    General operations

    $2,500
  15. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    American family children's hospital

    $2,500

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 $50,00062% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $25,00031% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $175,400
  2. New York5 grants $32,500
  3. Indiana1 grant $5,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $3,000
  5. California1 grant $3,000
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael G RauenhorstPRESIDENT/SEC/DIRECTOR (AS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret M Green-RauenhorstVP/TREASURER/DIRECTOR (AS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tammy CrosbyDIRECTOR (AS REQUIRED) Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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