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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-6054048

Summer Fund

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $378,270 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $378,270

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $1,222,046
  • Tax year 2024

    $347,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,306
  • Tax year 2023

    $343,310

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,582,951
  • Tax year 2022

    $365,346

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,676,833
  • Tax year 2021

    $305,750

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,748,770
  • Tax year 2020

    $259,675

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,818,441
  • Tax year 2019

    $228,950

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,945,531

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Frassati Catholic AcademyWhite Bear Lake, MN

    Frassati sainthood travel grant

    $26,000
  2. Camping and Education FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Twin cities urban wilderness program

    $25,000
  3. Friends of Crex MeadowsGrantsburg, WI

    In memory of george b. Millard

    $25,000
  4. Indian Land Tensure FoundationLittle Canada, MN

    W.e. Barsness endowment fund

    $25,000
  5. Saint Mary's Catholic AcademyPortland, OR

    Tuition support

    $25,000
  6. Family Values for LifeSaint Paul, MN

    Food shelf support

    $21,500
  7. Keystone Community ServicesSaint Paul, MN

    Food shelf support

    $21,500
  8. Channel One Regional Food BankRochester, MN

    General operating support

    $20,000
  9. Mosaic Christian CommunitySaint Paul, MN

    Sacred settlement mosaic

    $20,000
  10. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior ChippewaBayfield, WI

    Mino bimaadiziiwin farm

    $20,000
  11. Soup for YouMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $20,000
  12. Twin Cities Food JusticeMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $20,000
  13. Ain Dah Yung CenterSaint Paul, MN

    Annual powwow

    $15,000
  14. American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA

    Camp needlepoint-hudson, wi

    $15,000
  15. Stone Soup CafeAshland, WI

    General operating support

    $10,000
  16. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Voyageurs wolf project

    $10,000
  17. Catlin Gable SchoolPortland, OR

    Grandparents annual gift

    $5,000
  18. Majority in the MiddleSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $5,000
  19. Washburn Meditation CenterWashburn, WI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  20. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  21. Friends School of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $3,000
  22. Trap Free Montana IncHamilton, MT

    General operating support

    $3,000
  23. Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation IncBayfield, WI

    Ed olson scholarship fund

    $2,500
  24. Legal RevolutionSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $2,500
  25. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior ChippewaBayfield, WI

    Food distribution center

    $2,500
  26. Animal ArkHastings, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  27. Dream of Wild HealthMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  28. Food Rescue US IncStamford, CT

    General operating support

    $2,000
  29. Heart of CartmManzanita, OR

    General operating support

    $2,000
  30. Montana Wilderness AssociationHelena, MT

    General operating support

    $2,000
  31. Artreach St CroixStillwater, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  32. East Side Arts CouncilSt Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  33. Family Rosary ProcessionsMaplewood, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  34. Friends of the LibraryLivingston, MT

    General operating support

    $1,000
  35. Hmong American Farmers AssociationWest St Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  36. Hunger Solutions MinnesotaSt Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  37. Minnesota Land TrustSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  38. Northeastern Minnesotans for WildernessEly, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  39. Park County LibraryLivingston, MT

    General operating support

    $1,000
  40. Saint Paul Urban TennisSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  41. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  42. Urban Boat BuildersSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  43. Wild Rivers ConservancyOsceola, WI

    General operating support

    $1,000
  44. Yellowstone Valley Audubon SocietyBillings, MT

    General operating support

    $1,000
  45. Listening HouseSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $770
  46. Montana Environmental Information CenterHelena, MT

    General operating support

    $500
  47. United in LightLivingston, MT

    General operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture4 grants $33,00034% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $21,50022% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $14,00014% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes10 grants $15,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota25 grants $223,270
  2. Wisconsin7 grants $66,000
  3. Oregon3 grants $32,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $25,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  6. Montana7 grants $9,000
  7. District of Columbia2 grants $6,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Harry G McNeely JrPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Mary Trina McNeelySECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nick McNeelyVICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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