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Forstrom Family Foundation

Accepts applications Sarasota, Florida · EIN 352191686

Forstrom Family Foundation is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $154,706 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $16,000 and the largest $103,675. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $118,367 the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$142,5003$898,846
2024$118,3676$1.0 million
2025$154,7065$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactJohn Forstrom
8176 Longbay Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone or email(320) 543-2151
What to submitAll applications should be in letter form and should provide information on the applicants charitable purpose and funding requirements.
RestrictionsRestrictions relate to the geographical area of receipients.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Forstrom Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota5$154,706

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Clara City
Clara City, MN
Build city park$103,675
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clara City, MN
Capital improvements & cash flow$34,031
Bethel Luthern Church
Willmar, MN
Capital improvements & cash flow$16,000
Fairview Cemetary Association
Willmar, MN
Annual operating cash flow$500
North Home Children & Family Servic
Willmar, MN
Annual operating casf flow$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Forstrom Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Forstrom Family Foundation give?

$154,706 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $16,000.

Who runs Forstrom Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Perry Forstrom (President) and John Forstrom (Director).

What does Forstrom Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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