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Chesebrough Trust Fund

Preselected recipients only Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 326203712

Chesebrough Trust Fund is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $91,195 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $26,401 and the largest $33,560. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $313,237 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$99,8944$3.4 million
2024$313,2375$3.5 million
2025$91,1954$3.8 million

How to apply

Chesebrough Trust Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chesebrough Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota4$91,195

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Leroy Community Foundation
Leroy, MN
General operating$33,560
Leroy-Ostrander Isd #499
Leroy, MN
General operating$33,560
First Presbyterian Church
Leroy, MN
General operating$19,242
Leroy Area Ambulance Council
Leroy, MN
General operating$4,833

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chesebrough Trust Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Chesebrough Trust Fund give?

$91,195 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $26,401.

Who runs Chesebrough Trust Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Chesebrough Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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