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Bruce Senske Family Foundation

Accepts applications Eden Prairie, Minnesota · EIN 261582264

Bruce Senske Family Foundation is a private foundation in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $13,268 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $250 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $25,327 the year before.

58% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$23,21110$49,733
2024$25,32711$25,566
2025$13,26813$15,502

How to apply

ContactBruce Senske Family Foundation
7012 Royal Link Ct, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
What to submitWritten Requests only via US Mail
DeadlinesSeptember 30 2026
RestrictionsRegional Domestic Requests only

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bruce Senske Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota7$11,084
Illinois1$500
Virginia1$500
Connecticut1$250
Maryland1$250
Tennessee1$250
District of Columbia1$75

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Chanhassen, MN
Christian Education$8,000
Love Inc
Chaska, MN
Student Backpack Program$2,022
Face It
Shoreview, MN
Organization focusing on helping depression in young men$600
ALS Association
Arlington, VA
Research$500
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
Research$500
Messothelioma Applied Research
Wallingford, CT
Research$250
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
Research$250
St Jude Hospital
Memphis, TN
Research$250
Feed My Starving Children
Chanhassen, MN
World Hunger$212
Constant Free Church
Andover, MN
Religious Education$100
Relate Counseling Center
Minnetonka, MN
Drug abuse consulting and assistance$100
Leukemia Lymphoma - Blood Cancer Un
Washington, DC
Research$75
Individual
MN
$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bruce Senske Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 30 2026.

How much does Bruce Senske Family Foundation give?

$13,268 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $250.

Who runs Bruce Senske Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lorinda K Senske (Vice President) and Bruce H Senske (President).

What does Bruce Senske Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and science and research.

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