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Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial

Accepts applications Morton, Minnesota · EIN 416023986

Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial is a private foundation in Morton, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $13,524 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,000. 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 $12,473 the year before.

100% 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
2021$10,19323$31,934
2023$11,73223$45,646
2024$12,47325$48,051
2025$13,52423$49,258

How to apply

ContactJon Lussenhop
38841 320th Street, Morton, MN 56270
Phone or email(507) 644-5963
What to submitSubmit information requested in application
RestrictionsIndividuals must be residents of paxton township redwood county mn

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota23$13,524

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MN
Medical$1,000
Individual
MN
Medical$1,000
Individual
MN
Medical$1,000
Individual
MN
Medical$1,000
Individual
MN
Medical$750
Individual
MN
Medical$750
Redwood County 4-H
Redwood Falls, MN
Medical$750
Individual
MN
Medical$524
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Scott and Katie Helgeson
Redwood Falls, MN
Medical$500
Gloria Dei Crappies 4 Christ
Redwood Falls, MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Friends of Gilfillan
Redwood Falls, MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$500
Individual
MN
Medical$250
Individual
MN
Medical$250
Individual
MN
Medical$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial give?

$13,524 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark Parker (Director), Jon Lussenhop (Secretary Treasurer), Dan Krenz (Director) and Tom Heiling (Chairman) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Charles D Gilfillan Paxton Memorial fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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