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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-2007580

Lamarche Creek Foundation

A private foundation in Wrenshall, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $77,250 paid in grants.

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

    $77,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $597,686
  • Tax year 2024

    $62,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $620,972
  • Tax year 2023

    $62,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $630,747
  • Tax year 2022

    $37,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $649,416
  • Tax year 2021

    $30,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $688,595
  • Tax year 2020

    $32,750

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $272,765
  • Tax year 2019

    $43,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $202,013
  • Tax year 2018

    $28,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $235,873

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Minnesota Foundation UMD Sales CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Support of public programs

    $25,000
  2. Best Christmas EverCloquet, MN

    Support of public programs

    $20,000
  3. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Provide two educational scholarships

    $12,000
  4. Fond Du Lac Tribal & Comm College FoundationCloquet, MN

    Provide two educational scholarships

    $6,000
  5. Mesabi Range College FoundationVirginia, MN

    Provide two educational scholarships

    $6,000
  6. Cloquet Community Scholarship FoundationCloquet, MN

    Provide one educational scholarship

    $2,500
  7. Esko Educational FoundationEsko, MN

    Provide one educational scholarship

    $2,500
  8. Lutheran Social ServicesSt Paul, MN

    Support of public programs

    $1,000
  9. The Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC

    Support of public programs

    $1,000
  10. Family PathwaysNorth Branch, MN

    Support of public programs

    $500
  11. Carlton Co Historical Society FoundationCloquet, MN

    Support of public programs

    $250
  12. PBS CH8 Duluth-Superior Ed TVDuluth, MN

    Support of public programs

    $250
  13. Twin Cities Public TelevisionSaint Paul, MN

    Support of public programs

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $14,50089% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5003% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota12 grants $76,250
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David S GuckenbergPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • June E GuckenbergSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael D GuckenbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ann Marie GuckenbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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