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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
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Tax year 2025
$535,100
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $12,776,665
-
Tax year 2024
$260,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $12,857,652
-
Tax year 2023
$1,231,667
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $9,711,496
-
Tax year 2022
$758,676
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $11,075,170
-
Tax year 2021
$203,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $11,911,200
-
Tax year 2020
$417,600
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $10,569,594
-
Tax year 2019
$620,950
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $9,812,846
-
Tax year 2018
$575,100
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $10,106,624
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Apple Tree DentalNew Brighton, MN
General support
$105,000 -
Pioneer Home FoundationFergus Falls, MN
General support
$100,000 -
A Place to BelongFergus Falls, MN
General support
$100,000 -
Alexandria Area YMCAAlexandria, MN
General support
$75,000 -
West Central InitiativeFergus Falls, MN
Early childhood dental care
$50,000 -
Fergus Falls Center for the Arts IncFergus Falls, MN
General support
$30,000 -
City of Fergus FallsFergus Falls, MN
Sculpture walk
$25,100 -
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MN
General support
$25,000 -
Humane Society of Otter Tail CountyFergus Falls, MN
General support
$25,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services2 grants $175,00057% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $55,00018% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00016% of the total
- Animals1 grant $25,0008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota9 grants $535,100
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Gary M JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $44,546
- Sarah S GodfreyTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $35,000
- Robert J StruykTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $44,546
The return
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