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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0803542

Confluence Foundation

A private foundation in St Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $195,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,731,414

  • Tax year 2024

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,013,527

  • Tax year 2023

    $205,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,357,707

  • Tax year 2022

    $461,117

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,880,316

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,807,592

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,576,005

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,124,258

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,411,779

  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,840,277

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado Public RadioCentennial, CO

    General operating support

    $35,000
  2. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado IncDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $30,000
  3. Emeril Lagasse FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  4. Trees That Feed FoundationWinnetka, IL

    General operating support

    $15,000
  5. St Matthews House IncNaples, FL

    General operating support

    $12,000
  6. Crossroads for Kids IncDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  7. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  8. Art Complex IncDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  9. Atlantic White Shark ConservancyNorth Chatham, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  10. Duxbury Rural & Historical SocietyDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  11. Friends of the Scituate Shelter IncScituate, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. Heritage Museum and GardensSandwich, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  13. Manna FoodbankMills River, NC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  14. University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA

    Building & construction technology

    $5,000
  15. White House Historical AssociationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  16. World Bicycle ReliefChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $5,000
  17. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  18. Duxbury Bay Maritime SchoolDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  19. Larz Anderson Auto MuseumBrookline, MA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  20. Leah Topliff Scholarship FoundationUrbandale, IA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  21. Dyc Historical Preservation FoundationDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  22. Homes for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  23. Naples ZooNaples, FL

    General operating support

    $1,000
  24. Project Gurnet & Bug LightsDuxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  25. American Red Cross National HeadquartersBoone, IA

    General operating support

    $500
  26. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $47,00030% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $30,00019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter2 grants $13,0008% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $22,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $65,000
  2. Massachusetts14 grants $59,500
  3. Illinois2 grants $20,000
  4. Louisiana1 grant $20,000
  5. Florida2 grants $13,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  8. Iowa2 grants $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Andrew Bentinck-SmithPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sean DeichertASST SECRETARY, ASST TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ian WeyerhaeuserSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Justin WeyerhaeuserDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelli Bentinck-SmithTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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