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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-3788646

The Sower Foundation

A private foundation in Prior Lake, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $365,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,344,513
  • Tax year 2023

    $432,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,012,814
  • Tax year 2022

    $295,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,836,687
  • Tax year 2021

    $266,720

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,025,570
  • Tax year 2020

    $126,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,647
  • Tax year 2019

    $277,905

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $919,025

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Everyday ChurchSt Anthony, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $250,000
  2. The House ChurchEagan, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  3. Dare to Believe MinistryBurnsville, MN

    Youth development

    $20,000
  4. Athletes in Action A Ministry of CruXenia, OH

    Campus crusade

    $15,000
  5. Jesus India School MinistryBloomington, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  6. Care for the WoundedLakeville, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  7. Ministry of ReconciliationPrior Lake, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  8. Unw MediaSt Paul, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota7 grants $350,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John D AndersonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Catherine A AndersonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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