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 FY2024 return.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,665,121 | $1,513,357 | $1,499,197 | $1,805,481 |
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 40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUNDMINNEAPOLIS, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $367,073 | 2024 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian N Bame | PRESIDENT | 0.00 | $0 |
| Marna Bame | TREASURER | 0.00 | $0 |
| Marissa Bame Schermer | SECRETARY | 0.00 | $0 |
| Lucas C Bame | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,805,481 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $975,132 | $765,589 | $755,506 | $1,653,717 | $1,653,717 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,178,191 | $1,030,023 | $1,020,366 | $1,444,525 | $1,444,525 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,252,432 | $809,912 | $803,508 | $1,296,102 | $1,296,102 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $491,200 | $810,880 | $802,048 | $854,019 | $853,582 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $763,004 | $642,934 | $632,879 | $1,173,262 | $1,173,262 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $638,773 | $806,182 | $790,430 | $1,053,192 | $1,053,192 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $643,596 | $895,322 | $822,714 | $1,213,656 | $1,213,656 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $145,746 | $702,591 | $680,367 | $1,465,382 | $1,465,382 |
| CHARITABLE GIFT |
| $150,000 |
| 2018 |
| CRESCENT COVEST LOUIS PARK, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $150,000 | 2017 |
| CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUNDMINNEAPOLIS, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $114,376 | 2016 |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INCMEMPHIS, TN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $104,500 | 2022 |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCHMONTICELLO, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $100,000 | 2016 |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNAPLES, FL | CHARITABLE GIFT | $100,000 | 2022 |
| FISHING FOR LIFEMINNEAPOLIS, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $71,750 | 2021 |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INCMEMPHIS, TN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $71,540 | 2020 |
| MN-FISH SPORTFISHING FOUNDATIONWALKER, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $71,001 | 2020 |
| STMA BREAKFAST CLUBALBERTVILLE, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $70,100 | 2021 |
| CRESCENT COVEBROOKLEN CENTER, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $70,000 | 2024 |
| FOUNDATION FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDSMINNEAPOLIS, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $65,600 | 2019 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAUI - LAHAINA CLUBHOUSELAHAINA, HI | CHARITABLE GIFT | $61,694 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY INCNAPLES, FL | CHARITABLE GIFT | $60,500 | 2023 |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCHMANHATTAN, NY | CHARITABLE GIFT | $60,000 | 2023 |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCHMANHATTAN, NY | CHARITABLE GIFT | $60,000 | 2024 |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INCMEMPHIS, TN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $58,380 | 2024 |
| CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUNDMINNEAPOLIS, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $54,631 | 2020 |
| PROVISION BRIDGETALLULAH FALLS, GA | CHARITABLE GIFT | $52,200 | 2022 |
| ENGAGE YOUR DESTINYMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ST LOUIS PARK, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY INCNAPLES, FL | CHARITABLE GIFT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INCMEMPHIS, TN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $50,000 | 2021 |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCHMONTICELLO, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $50,000 | 2018 |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCHMONTICELLO, MN | CHARITABLE GIFT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| Alicia C Bame-Anderson | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Natasha C Bame | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Jason Bame-Anderson | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Christopher Schermer | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Danielle N Bame | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $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 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442829349101209
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202302519349100715
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202202699349100710
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103019349100340
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202032869349100023
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933049349101413
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201802759349100700
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201722859349100607
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201633059349100623
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.