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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1988219

Ames Construction Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Burnsville, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $895,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $895,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,703,780

  • Tax year 2023

    $660,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,435,119

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,219,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,915,404

  • Tax year 2021

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $460,049

  • Tax year 2020

    $456,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $141,912

  • Tax year 2019

    $316,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $214,722

  • Tax year 2018

    $241,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $232,322

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Intermountain FoundationTucson, AZ

    Operating support

    $310,000
  2. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Cancer research

    $300,000
  3. American Red CrossMinneapolis, MN

    Disaster and humanitarian relief

    $155,000
  4. Lels Benevolent FundBrooklyn Center, MN

    Operating support

    $100,000
  5. Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, CO

    Ongoing care of children

    $25,000
  6. Burnsville Community FoundationBurnsville, MN

    Operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $325,00051% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $310,00048% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota4 grants $560,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $310,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Raymond AmesPRESIDENT, CEO AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John AmesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ronald AmesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark BrennanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tom BesselCFO, SECRETARY/ASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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