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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1993844

Masonic Benevolence

A private foundation in Blue Earth, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $27,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Masonic Benevolence
923 Upper Valley Dr
Blue Earth, MN 56013
(507) 526-3680
Form and materials
Written college and/or business goals and any other information.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $415,319

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $394,353

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,960

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $379,883

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $391,006

  • Tax year 2021

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $413,398

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $329,711

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Faribault County 4HBlue Earth, MN

    Donation to further charitable mission and benefit local community

    $6,000
  2. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  3. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  5. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  6. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    College scholarship

    $2,500
  8. Individual

    Donation to further charitable mission and benefit local community

    $2,500
  9. St Lukes Lutheran Care CenterBlue Earth, MN

    Donation to further charitable mission and benefit local community

    $2,500
  10. Chain of Lakes LodgeFairmont, MN

    Donation to further charitable mission and benefit local community

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $9,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Bonnie MillerDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Les PearsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lars BierlyDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • William OlsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Travis KeisterDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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