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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3124662

The Helstrom Foundation

A private foundation in Surprise, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $301,377 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $301,377

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,630,836

  • Tax year 2023

    $254,105

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,733,439

  • Tax year 2021

    $134,794

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,489,485

  • Tax year 2020

    $322,457

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,644,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $174,089

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,852,071

  • Tax year 2018

    $424,404

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,151,978

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Christian Academy - Northwest Christian SchoolLacey, WA

    Education

    $78,715
  2. Jesus Film Harvest PartnersLawrence, KS

    Religious

    $67,354
  3. Nazarene Global MissionLenexa, KS

    Religious

    $58,158
  4. Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID

    Religious

    $51,000
  5. Volunteers with Heart PNCPittsburgh, PA

    Religious

    $25,000
  6. Global Care InternationalBerrien Springs, MI

    Religious

    $20,000
  7. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Africa RegionLenexa, KS

    Religious

    $1,000
  8. The Gideons InternationalNashville, TN

    Religious

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $51,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas3 grants $126,512
  2. Washington1 grant $78,715
  3. Idaho1 grant $51,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $20,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert L HelstromPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Yvonne E HelstromSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Brian L HelstromVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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