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Charity Inc

Accepts applications Blaine, Minnesota · EIN 410636273

Charity Inc is a private foundation in Blaine, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $481,100 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $182,600 and the largest $206,500. 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 $462,833 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$384,6833$8.1 million
2024$462,8333$8.7 million
2025$481,1003$9.7 million

How to apply

ContactBonnie Brenny
11895 Aberdeen St NE, Blaine, MN 55449
Phone or email(763) 574-0958
What to submitNo form requirements - prefer a letter stating applicant's needs and the funds requested.
RestrictionsPrimarily contributions to christian educational organizations - religious organizations - and public charities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charity Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota3$481,100

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MN
Support$206,500
Schools Colleges Sch Attached
Blaine, MN
Support$182,600
Public Charities Sch Attached
Blaine, MN
Support$92,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charity Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Charity Inc give?

$481,100 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $182,600.

Who runs Charity Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Joanne Elwell (Pres/Secy), Bonita Brenny (Vice Preside), Therese Munasinghe (Director) and Catherine Brenny (Director).

What does Charity Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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