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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-4002921

Gold Bay Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $2.5 million paid in grants.

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

    $2,526,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $32,297,789
  • Tax year 2023

    $945,002

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $30,804,940
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,950,656

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $28,029,739
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,770,300

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $34,529,530
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,861,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $30,625,118
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,203,200

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $28,916,433
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,319,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $25,456,055

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab CharitableOrlando, FL

    General Operating Support

    $2,350,000
  2. Minnesota Orchestral AssociationMinneapolis, MN

    Partner with A Section

    $100,000
  3. Minnesota Orchestral AssociationMinneapolis, MN

    Fund the Music

    $25,000
  4. Minnesota Orchestral AssociationMinneapolis, MN

    2024 Symphony Ball

    $10,000
  5. Temple of IsraelMinneapolis, MN

    Voices 2024

    $10,000
  6. Scandia Heritage AllianceScandia, MN

    Support for the Water Tower Barn

    $10,000
  7. Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St CroixSt Croix Falls, WI

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  8. Friends of Hennepin County LibraryMinneapolis, MN

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  9. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Solar Vehicle Project

    $2,500
  10. Friends of St Paul Public LibrarySaint Paul, MN

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  11. Advocates for Human RightsMinneapolis, MN

    General Operating Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $145,00098% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,5002% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $2,350,000
  2. Minnesota9 grants $166,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Gold LuriePres/Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Keith LurieTreas/Sec/Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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