The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $3,018,314 | $15,310,111 | $15,141,886 | $48,742,674 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 49% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLSMANKATO, MN | NONE | $114,146 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen O'Keefe | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE | 40.00 | $317,700 |
| Gary B Sauer | FORMER-TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Patricia Sauer | PRESIDENT | 5.00 | $0 |
| Corey Sauer | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $48,742,160 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $6,634,775 | $22,347,141 | $22,169,813 | $61,352,179 | $61,351,488 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$628,452 | $13,445,366 | $13,229,715 | $72,581,599 | $72,580,852 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $5,247,400 | $6,720,140 | $6,198,466 | $79,930,282 | $79,929,992 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $85,814,893 | $5,849,115 | $5,649,357 | $102,453,047 | $102,453,047 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $5,527,893 | $3,242,542 | $3,118,541 | $28,148,782 | $28,148,782 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $5,558,970 | $1,932,544 | $1,829,762 | $23,334,639 | $23,326,850 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $5,801,760 | $1,087,038 | $996,503 | $17,589,799 | $17,589,799 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | −$143,366 | $806,498 | $769,150 | $14,006,458 | $14,006,458 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,847,320 | $717,598 | $660,091 | $12,055,702 | $12,055,702 |
| EDUCATION |
| $114,000 |
| 2017 |
| THE WELL MINISTRIES (DBA TREEHOUSE OF SCOTT COUNTY)NEW PRAGUE, MN | NONE | $112,800 | 2024 |
| OTTER TAIL COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCESFERGUS FALLS, MN | BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | $110,400 | 2025 |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND TRAUMA INC - ALIVE AT ONEKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW HAVEN, CT | EDUCATION/TRAUMA | $110,000 | 2020 |
| FAMILYWISEMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $110,000 | 2023 |
| MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTASAINT PAUL, MN | NONE | $110,000 | 2024 |
| MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTASAINT PAUL, MN | BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE | $110,000 | 2025 |
| SERVEMINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $110,000 | 2022 |
| MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTASAINT PAUL, MN | NONE | $110,000 | 2023 |
| AVIVOMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $109,800 | 2023 |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND TRAUMA INC-ALIVE PROJECT AT WILLOW LAKENEW HAVEN, CT | EDUCATION | $109,000 | 2018 |
| CLAY COUNTYMOORHEAD, MN | BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | $108,320 | 2025 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICESSTILLWATER, MN | BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | $106,720 | 2025 |
| WRIGHT COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTIONMAPLE LAKE, MN | NONE | $105,929 | 2024 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSEST PAUL, MN | NONE | $105,000 | 2023 |
| ASCENSION ACADEMIESMINNEAPOLIS, MN | BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | $105,000 | 2021 |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND TRAUMA INC-ALIVE PROJECT AT WILLOW LAKE ELEMENNEW HAVEN, CT | EDUCATION/TRAUMA | $105,000 | 2019 |
| ASCENTION CATHOLIC SCHOOLMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $105,000 | 2024 |
| ASCENSION ACADEMIESMINNEAPOLIS, MN | BUILDING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | $105,000 | 2025 |
| GREAT MN SCHOOLSMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $104,135 | 2024 |
| AUGSBURG UNIVERSITYMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $103,982 | 2022 |
| MINNESOTA SOCIAL SERVICE ASSOCATIONSAINT PAUL, MN | NONE | $103,250 | 2024 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICESSTILLWATER, MN | NONE | $102,920 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MNMINNEAPOLIS, MN | NONE | $101,200 | 2024 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Jessica Nickelson | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stephanie Sauer | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202523179349102517
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413199349102971
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343179349103029
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202212499349100951
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202121309349100782
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202011709349101311
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901149349100725
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201820929349100007
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201710979349100001
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.