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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2553141

Engels Family Foundation

A private foundation in Watertown, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $211,403 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

    $211,403

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $439,785

  • Tax year 2024

    $124,045

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $604,679

  • Tax year 2023

    $118,884

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $706,202

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $319,242

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $213,940

  • Tax year 2020

    $33,956

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $209,315

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,770

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $229,840

  • Tax year 2018

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $250,505

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Watertown High SchoolWatertown, SD

    Football stadium facility support

    $131,647
  2. Individual

    [individual] CAMPAIGN

    $50,000
  3. Watertown Baseball AssociationWatertown, SD

    Program support

    $15,750
  4. Individual

    [individual] GRANT

    $10,500
  5. Glacial Lakes Humane SocietyWatertown, SD

    Flooring - in-kind donation

    $1,506
  6. City of WatertownWatertown, SD

    4th of july fireworks

    $1,000
  7. Arrow Education FoundationWatertown, SD

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,75094% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota5 grants $150,903

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michele EngelsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • James EngelsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley EngelsSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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