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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-2743272

Mble Foundation

A private foundation in Renville, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $259,500 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

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

    $259,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $3,741,748
  • Tax year 2024

    $186,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,013,915
  • Tax year 2023

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,074,731
  • Tax year 2022

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,137,620
  • Tax year 2021

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,388,168
  • Tax year 2020

    $344,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,108,561
  • Tax year 2019

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,163,260

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Renville Fire DepartmentRenville, MN

    Equipment/fire truck

    $101,000
  2. Renville Lions ClubRenville, MN

    Park mom's of renville

    $22,000
  3. Renville County West PoolRenville, MN

    Maintenance

    $20,000
  4. Sacred Heart Fire DepartmentSacred Heart, MN

    Equipment

    $11,000
  5. Danube Fire DepartmentDanube, MN

    General support/equipment

    $11,000
  6. Olivia AmbulanceOlivia, MN

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Renville County Walk in the ParkOlivia, MN

    Cancer funds

    $10,000
  8. The Learning Fund House IncBird Island, MN

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Koselig AcademySacred Heart, MN

    Educational support

    $10,000
  10. Friends of the ArtsRenville, MN

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Splash Island Adventure ParkBird Island, MN

    Maintenance

    $5,000
  12. Back the PackOlivia, MN

    School lunches

    $3,500
  13. The Red KettleOlivia, MN

    Assist families in need

    $3,500
  14. St John's Lutheran ChurchRenville, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  15. Ebenezer PresbyterianRenville, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  16. First Lutheran ChurchRenville, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  17. Emden Christian Reformed ChurchRenville, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  18. Holy Redeemer ChurchRenville, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  19. Hawk Creek ChurchSacred Heart, MN

    General support

    $3,000
  20. Ecumenical VBSRenville, MN

    Vacation bible school

    $3,000
  21. Midwest Specialized Medical ResponsRenville, MN

    General support

    $2,500
  22. Renville County Food ShelfOlivia, MN

    Assistance for needy families

    $2,000
  23. Santas ClosetOlivia, MN

    Santa's closet

    $2,000
  24. Safe AvenuesWillmar, MN

    Battered women

    $2,000
  25. RCW Basketball AssocRenville, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  26. Olivia Fire DepartmentOlivia, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  27. Bird Island Fire DepartmentBird Island, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  28. Hector Fire DepartmentHector, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  29. Buffalo Lake Fire DepartmentBuffalo Lake, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  30. Fairfax Fire DepartmentFairfax, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  31. Franklin Fire DepartmentFranklin, MN

    General support

    $1,000
  32. Morton Fire DepartmentMorton, MN

    General 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. Education1 grant $10,00059% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota32 grants $259,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jill MarcusCHAIRMAN Hours 7Pay $78,000
  • Dawn MertensSECRETARY/TR Hours 2Pay $68,000
  • Lauren MarcusVICE-CHAIR Hours 2Pay $68,000

The return

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