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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-6422405

The Next Edison

A private foundation in Long Lake, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $381,529 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lori Meehan or Andrew O'Brien
1022 Medina Road
Long Lake, MN 55356
(847) 702-0493
Form and materials
Written applications should include the intended grant purpose
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
The foundation emphasizes grantmaking in the following areas: food and shelter, educational opportunity, youth development, community development, community-wide disaster relief, individual economic relief, and individuals carrying on any purpose which is described in section 170(C)(2)(B) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $381,529

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,045,001

  • Tax year 2023

    $252,241

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,270,238

  • Tax year 2022

    $190,607

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,483,552

  • Tax year 2021

    $195,260

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,560

  • Tax year 2020

    $186,012

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,847,959

  • Tax year 2019

    $62,865

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,989,554

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,101

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,986,118

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Univ of MN FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Scholarship/tuition

    $300,000
  2. Wolf Ridge Env Learning CtrFinland, MN

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  3. Catholic Services AppealSt Paul, MN

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  4. Minneapolis Nature PreschoolMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  5. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    Scholarship/tuition

    $9,021
  6. Ascension Catholic SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  7. North Memorial HospitalRobbinsdale, MN

    Emergency support - medical

    $1,508
  8. Dollars for DebNew Prague, MN

    Charitable donation

    $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 $15,00094% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota7 grants $372,508
  2. Arizona1 grant $9,021

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lori L MeehanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andrew M O'BrienTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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