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First Minnesota Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Milaca, Minnesota · EIN 416028525

First Minnesota Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Milaca, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,192 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $6,000. 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 up from $30,072 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$28,30323$10,369
2024$30,07223$11,324
2025$31,19223$10,191

How to apply

First Minnesota Foundation Inc 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 First Minnesota Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota23$14,800

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Milaca Food Pantry
Milaca, MN
General use$6,000
Trinity Lutheran Church
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Sacred Heart Catholic
Wahkon, MN
General use$400
St Pauls Lutheran Churc
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Estes Brook Evangelical
Foley, MN
General use$400
First Baptist Chruch
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Christian Missionary
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Christian Reformed Chur
Pease, MN
General use$400
Zion Lutheran Church
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Wahkon Presbyterian
Wahkon, MN
General use$400
Malmo Free Church
Isle, MN
General use$400
Opstead Baptist Church
Isle, MN
General use$400
Trinity Lutheran Church
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Faith Lutheran Church
Isle, MN
General use$400
Isle Evangelical Free
Isle, MN
General use$400
Faith Christian School
Foreston, MN
General use$400
Community Christian Sch
Pease, MN
General use$400
St Marys Church
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Milaca United Methodist
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Evangelical Free Church
Milaca, MN
General use$400
St Louis Catholic Churc
Foreston, MN
General use$400
Lighthouse Fellowship
Milaca, MN
General use$400
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Ogilvie, MN
General use$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does First Minnesota Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does First Minnesota Foundation Inc give?

$31,192 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs First Minnesota Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew Allen (Chairman), Brett Freese (Director) and Barbara Jedlicki (Director).

What does First Minnesota Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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