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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-3076772

Patterson Foundation

A private foundation in St Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 135 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lindsay Stewart Foundation Manager
1031 Mendota Heights Road
St Paul, MN 55120
(651) 686-1929
Form and materials
Applications should include all items requested in the grant application. Grant applications can be obtained by writing, emailing ([email protected]) or calling (651)686-1929. The grant application includes a brief description of your project and statement of need, summary of the organization, its mission and goals, organization budget, and a project budget.
Deadlines
Most applications that receive funding require 60 to 140 days consideration and approval.
Restrictions
The foundation focuses on providing grants in education health and human services, and educational scholarships. Education grants are support for education in the foundation's focus areas of oral health and animal health. Health and human serivces grants assist programs that benefit economically disadvantaged people or youth with special needs. Educational scholarships are support for dependents of patterson companies, inc. Employees.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,539,231

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $34,824,398
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,415,809

    Grants listed
    119
    Assets, end of year
    $31,495,625
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,319,616

    Grants listed
    138
    Assets, end of year
    $28,314,928
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,436,862

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $25,960,629
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,429,043

    Grants listed
    152
    Assets, end of year
    $31,471,348
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,061,906

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $26,987,261
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,304,504

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $24,521,975
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,483,324

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $20,764,471

Grants paid in 2025

135 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Scholarship America IncSaint Peter, MN

    Scholarship program for post secondary students

    $655,745
  2. Guide Dogs of AmericaSylmar, CA

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $35,000
  3. Freedom Service DogsEnglewood, CO

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $35,000
  4. Mission OutpostBurnsville, MN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $26,000
  5. Footbridge IncLexington, NC

    Increasing dental access grant

    $25,000
  6. Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $25,000
  7. Duo Dogs IncSaint Louis, MO

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $25,000
  8. Helping Paws IncEden Prairie, MN

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $24,000
  9. Native American Community ClinicMinneapolis, MN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  10. American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable FoundationMonona, WI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  11. United Disabilities Services FoundationLancaster, PA

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $20,000
  12. Smith Island UnitedEwell, MD

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  13. America's Toothfairy National Children's Oral Health FoundationCharlotte, NC

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  14. Dental Lifeline NetworkDenver, CO

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  15. Kids in Need of DentistryCommerce City, CO

    Increasing dental access grant

    $20,000
  16. America's VetdogsSmithtown, NY

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $20,000
  17. Assistance Canine Training ServicesCenter Conway, NH

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $20,000
  18. Seattle's Union Gospel MissionSeattle, WA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $18,000
  19. North Dakota State College Science FoundationWahpeton, ND

    Increasing dental access grant

    $17,500
  20. Dignity Health Foundation - East ValleyPhoenix, AZ

    Increasing dental access grant

    $16,313
  21. Community Dental CareMaplewood, MN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $15,000
  22. Trinity Free ClinicCarmel, IN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $15,000
  23. Ronald McDonald House Charities of BismarckBismark, ND

    Increasing dental access grant

    $15,000
  24. Palmetto Animal Assisted Life ServicesColumbia, SC

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $15,000
  25. South Bay Children's Health ClinicRedondo Beach, CA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $13,345
  26. Interfaith Dental ClinicNashville, TN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $12,200
  27. Samaritan House Community CenterRogers, AR

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  28. Volunteer for DentalMuskegon, MI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  29. Rural Parish Clinic of Archdiocese of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  30. Community Smiles Health ClinicWaukesha, WI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  31. Matthew 25 IncFort Wayne, IN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  32. Mercy Health CenterAthens, GA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  33. Dupage Health CoalitionCarol Stream, IL

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  34. Moab Free Health ClinicMoab, UT

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  35. Oasis Free ClinicsBrunswick, ME

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  36. Canine Partners for LifeCochranville, PA

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $10,000
  37. Assistance Dogs InternationalMaumee, OH

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $10,000
  38. Lake Area Free ClinicOconomowoc, WI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  39. Love in Action of the Tri-CitiesGrand Haven, MI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  40. Community Health Clinic of Butler CountyButler, PA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  41. San Diego County Dental FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  42. Grace ClinicKennewick, WA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  43. Care ClinicRed Wing, MN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  44. Mercy Medical Free ClinicFlorence, SC

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  45. Community Volunteers in MedicineWest Chester, PA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  46. Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island Dental ClinicHilton Head Island, SC

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  47. Lahai HealthLynnwood, WA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $10,000
  48. Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN

    Increasing access to service dogs

    $8,628
  49. Holland Free Health ClinicHolland, MI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $8,000
  50. Iowa Dental FoundationDes Moines, IA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  51. Colorado Mission of MercyGreeley, CO

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  52. Seattle Center FoundationSeattle, WA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  53. Medwish MedworksCleveland, OH

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  54. Oklahoma Dental FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  55. Memphis Dental Society Charitable FundMemphis, TN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $5,000
  56. Special Olympics MissouriJefferson Cty, MO

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  57. Dental DaysFlagstaff, AZ

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  58. Columbus Community Host GroupColumbus, OH

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  59. Rhode Island Oral Health FoundationWakefield, RI

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  60. California CareforceRoseville, CA

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  61. Midwestern UniversityGlendale, AZ

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  62. Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN

    Increasing dental access grant

    $3,500
  63. Purrfect Angels Cat RescueSewell, NJ

    General operations

    $3,200
  64. Future Farmers of America CaliforniaGalt, CA

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  65. Future Farmers of America ColoradoDenver, CO

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  66. Future Farmers of America FloridaGainesville, FL

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  67. Future Farmers of America GeorgiaSwainsboro, GA

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  68. Future Farmers of America MinnesotaSleepy Eye, MN

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  69. Future Farmers of America NebraskaLincoln, NE

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  70. Future Farmers of America OklahomaStillwater, OK

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  71. Future Farmers of America IowaAnkeny, IA

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  72. Future Farmers of America TexasAustin, TX

    Ag education and ongoing programming grant

    $3,000
  73. The Penny's PurposeAntioch, IL

    General operations

    $2,000
  74. Open Door PantryEagan, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  75. Feed My Starving Children- IlSchaumberg, IL

    General operations

    $2,000
  76. Open Door PantryEagan, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  77. Coated in LovePlymouth, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  78. Mission Outpost Dental ClinicBurnsville, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  79. Sioux Falls Area Humane SocietySioux Falls, SD

    General operations

    $1,800
  80. Cincinnati Animal Care (hamilton County Animal Shelter)Cincinnati, OH

    General operations

    $1,600
  81. Locust Grove Wranglers 4H ClubKuna, ID

    General operations

    $1,600
  82. Nampa Family Justice CenterNampa, ID

    General operations

    $1,600
  83. Giving Hope Olney Food PantryOlney, IL

    General operations

    $1,600
  84. Feeding South DakotaSioux Falls, SD

    General operations

    $1,400
  85. Food Bank of Larimer CountyFort Collins, CO

    General operations

    $1,400
  86. Feed My Starving ChildrenEagan, MN

    General operations

    $1,300
  87. Effingham County Humane SocietyEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $1,200
  88. Junior Achievement NorthSaint Paul, MN

    General operations

    $1,200
  89. 2nd Harvest FoodSpokane, WA

    General operations

    $1,200
  90. Purrfect Angels Cat RescueSewell, NJ

    General operations

    $1,200
  91. Habitat for HumanitySt Paul, MN

    General operations

    $1,200
  92. Doyle C Crosby Food PantryWilliston, FL

    General operations

    $1,200
  93. Weld County Food BankGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $1,200
  94. Bags of HopeCornelius, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  95. Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption CenterColumbus, OH

    General operations

    $1,000
  96. Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  97. Pawsabilities Vet MedCary, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  98. Weld Food BankGreeley, CO

    General operations

    $1,000
  99. Brother Wolf Animal RescueFletcher, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  100. Mission Outpost Dental ClinicBurnsville, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  101. Safe Hands RescueMinneapolis, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  102. Feed My Starving Children- MNEagan, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  103. Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue CountyRed Wing, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  104. North Dakota Dental FoundationFargo, ND

    General operations

    $1,000
  105. The Women's Center of Tarrant County IncFort Worth, TX

    General operations

    $1,000
  106. Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society (irsss)Fed States of Micronesia, Canada

    General operations

    $1,000
  107. The Foundation of the HorseLexington, KY

    General operations

    $800
  108. Center of HopeColumbia, TN

    General operations

    $800
  109. Food Bank of Larimer CountyLoveland, CO

    General operations

    $800
  110. Effingham County Humane SocietyEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $800
  111. Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation - Effingham Library FundEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $800
  112. Effingham County Fish Human ServicesEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $700
  113. Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation - Effingham Library FundEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $600
  114. Loveland Food BankLoveland, CO

    General operations

    $600
  115. Open Gate MinistriesDinuba, CA

    General operations

    $600
  116. Blessings in A BackpackEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $600
  117. Crisis Nursery of EffinghamEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $600
  118. Firefly Children and Family AllianceIndianapolis, IN

    General operations

    $500
  119. SOLES4SOULSNashville, TN

    General operations

    $500
  120. Center of HopeColumbia, TN

    General operations

    $500
  121. Homesafe IncGallatin, TN

    General operations

    $500
  122. Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TN

    General operations

    $500
  123. Good Neighbor SocietyManchester, IA

    General operations

    $500
  124. Blaze Orange Youth Shooting TeamOlney, IL

    General operations

    $400
  125. Hope 4 Horses Rescue & SanctuaryEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $400
  126. Sioux County 4-HOrange City, IA

    General operations

    $400
  127. Effingham County Fish Human ServicesEffingham, IL

    General operations

    $400
  128. Colorado Railroad MuseumGolden, CO

    General operations

    $400
  129. Justice for AllRock Valley, IA

    General operations

    $300
  130. Hope Center Food PantryUrbana, IL

    General operations

    $200
  131. Special Olympics New YorkAlbany, NY

    General operations

    $200
  132. Spokane County Regional Animal Protection ServiceSpokane Valley, WA

    General operations

    $200
  133. Suncoast Basset RescueAuburndale, FL

    General operations

    $200
  134. National Trail Amateur Radio ClubShumway, IL

    General operations

    $200
  135. Second Harvest Foodbank of Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    General operations

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health24 grants $284,31363% of the total
  2. Human services12 grants $123,10027% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $8,5002% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $6,4001% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture4 grants $5,0001% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $5,6001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota21 grants $804,073
  2. Colorado11 grants $88,400
  3. California6 grants $65,445
  4. Pennsylvania4 grants $50,000
  5. North Carolina5 grants $48,000
  6. Washington6 grants $44,400
  7. Wisconsin3 grants $40,000
  8. Missouri3 grants $38,500
  9. South Carolina3 grants $35,000
  10. North Dakota3 grants $33,500

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • R Stephen ArmstrongTREASURER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • George HenriquesDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Leslie KorshSECRETARY Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Mike RoddyDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Dale A SpannDIRECTOR Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Christine MooreDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Karen ScottPRESIDENT Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Robert RajalingamDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Drew BrodinDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Cara CherryVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Kristin DietzlerDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0

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