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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1883556

Centennial Valley Preservation Fund

A private foundation in St Louis Park, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $54,000 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,437,271

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,345,260

  • Tax year 2023

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,374,156

  • Tax year 2022

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $833,509

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,120

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $863,605

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $827,596

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wildearth GuardiansSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $18,000
  2. Western WatershedsHailey, ID

    General support

    $13,000
  3. Advocates for the WestBoise, ID

    General support

    $10,500
  4. Idaho Conservation LeagueBoise, ID

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Centennial Valley AssociationDell, MT

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $10,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho3 grants $33,500
  2. New Mexico1 grant $18,000
  3. Montana1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • David HartwellPRESIDENT/CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melody A TaftTREASURER & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • John E TaftDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter BenderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jenny TaftDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert NewmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shane MillsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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