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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4350306

The Helgeson Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $186,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $186,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,419,581

  • Tax year 2024

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,491,325

  • Tax year 2023

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,124,816

  • Tax year 2022

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,213,601

  • Tax year 2021

    $142,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,343,175

  • Tax year 2020

    $142,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,329,263

  • Tax year 2019

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,457,974

  • Tax year 2018

    $133,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,587,328

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Climate GenerationMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $15,000
  2. Voyageur Outward Bound SchoolSt Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $13,500
  3. Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterFinland, MN

    General Funding

    $13,500
  4. Cedar Cultural CenterMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $13,000
  5. BrownbodySaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $11,500
  6. InteractSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $11,500
  7. The Loppet FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $10,500
  8. Penumbra Theatre Company IncSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $10,000
  9. Wilderness InquiryBloomington, MN

    General Funding

    $10,000
  10. Minnesota Prison Writing WorkshopMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $9,000
  11. American Composers ForumSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $7,500
  12. Twin Cities Jazz FestivalMaplewood, MN

    General Funding

    $7,000
  13. Center For Irish MusicSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $6,500
  14. Tru Art SpeaksSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $5,500
  15. Friends of the Sherburne National Wildlife RefugeZimmerman, MN

    General Funding

    $5,000
  16. Indigenous RootsSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $4,500
  17. Spark-YMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $4,500
  18. Paramount Center for the ArtsSaint Cloud, MN

    General Funding

    $4,000
  19. Walker West Music AcademtSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $3,500
  20. Ernest Oberholtzer FoundationMarine on Saint Croix, MN

    General Funding

    $3,000
  21. Hopewell Music Cooperative - NorthMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $3,000
  22. Minnesota Men's ConferenceMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $2,500
  23. ComMUSICationSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $2,000
  24. Great River GreeningSaint Paul, MN

    General Funding

    $2,000
  25. WTIP Cook County Community RadioGrand Marais, MN

    General Funding

    $2,000
  26. American Indian Community Housing OrganizationDuluth, MN

    General Funding

    $1,500
  27. ArticultureMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $1,500
  28. Jazz Central StudiosMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $1,500
  29. KBEM RadioMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $1,500
  30. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    General Funding

    $0
  31. Youth FarmMinneapolis, MN

    General Funding

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $61,00043% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $37,00026% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,5007% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $8,5006% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $7,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $4,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota30 grants $186,000
  2. California1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Glen HelgesonPres & Treas Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • Rita Penrod HelgesonExec Dir & S Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • Mariah KathanVice President Hours 1Pay $8,000

The return

This is an amended return.

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