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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-6432193

Frank W Veden Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $535,100 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

    $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

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Apple Tree DentalNew Brighton, MN

    General support

    $105,000
  2. Pioneer Home FoundationFergus Falls, MN

    General support

    $100,000
  3. A Place to BelongFergus Falls, MN

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Alexandria Area YMCAAlexandria, MN

    General support

    $75,000
  5. West Central InitiativeFergus Falls, MN

    Early childhood dental care

    $50,000
  6. Fergus Falls Center for the Arts IncFergus Falls, MN

    General support

    $30,000
  7. City of Fergus FallsFergus Falls, MN

    Sculpture walk

    $25,100
  8. Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $25,000
  9. 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.

  1. Human services2 grants $175,00057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $55,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $25,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota9 grants $535,100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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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