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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-5329153

Seed for the Sower Foundation

A private foundation in Inver Grove, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $59,000 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

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

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,911
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,102
  • Tax year 2023

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,057
  • Tax year 2022

    $113,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,002
  • Tax year 2021

    $108,202

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $20,115
  • Tax year 2020

    $138,088

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $24,451

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Involved InternationalBroken Arrow, OK

    Church building projects in Kenya East Africa

    $36,000
  2. Kingdom Kids Bible StudyForest Lake, MN

    Neighborhood Bible study for low income children

    $12,000
  3. Tree Top KidsForest Lake, MN

    Outreach to vulnerable children

    $5,000
  4. Christian Life Assembly of God IncWaunakee, WI

    Religious evangelism events

    $3,000
  5. Global UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Fund leadership training in Ghana West Africa

    $2,000
  6. Aunty Agnes Childrens ShelterPhokeng, South Africa

    Provide feeding clothing and school supplies for street children near Rustenburg SA

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $36,00092% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $3,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma1 grant $36,000
  2. Minnesota2 grants $17,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $3,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Rodger EspesethBoard of Directors Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jane MichelkampTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Randall J HedlunSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • David Spegal5Chair Person Hours 3Pay $0
  • Tracy EspesethBoard of Directors Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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