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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0876152

Room & Board Foundation

A private foundation in Golden Valley, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $4.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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 2024

    $4,480,175

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,487,216
  • Tax year 2022

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,558,405
  • Tax year 2021

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,839,631
  • Tax year 2020

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,401,746
  • Tax year 2019

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,639,190
  • Tax year 2018

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,858,870
  • Tax year 2017

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,062,868

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $4,344,000
  2. The Minnesota Land TrustSaint Paul, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $100,000
  3. Sharing Hands ZambiaSan Leandro, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $30,000
  4. The Nature Conservancy MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $6,175

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $4,344,00098% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $100,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $4,450,175
  2. California1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John GabbertPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Martha GabbertSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann GabbertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura GabbertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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