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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1975420

Ess Family Foundation

A private foundation in Loretto, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $8,100 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $248,444

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $194,139

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $212,289

  • Tax year 2021

    $39,100

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $156,813

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $179,006

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saint Joseph Catholic Church and SchoolWaconia, MN

    Operating

    $5,000
  2. Our Lady of the Lake ChurchMound, MN

    Operating

    $1,500
  3. Our Lady of LightFort Myers, FL

    Operating

    $1,500
  4. American Cornerstone InstituteWashington, DC

    Operating

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota2 grants $6,500
  2. Florida1 grant $1,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Judith A EssCO-CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tiffany A ImkerTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Trent EssCO-CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Troy EssVICE-CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kimberly WrightSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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