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Fruin - Colnon Foundation

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 436020406

Fruin - Colnon Foundation is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $34,800 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $34,100 the year before.

73% 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$37,24410$830,448
2024$34,1009$862,943
2025$34,80015$949,567

How to apply

ContactMr Charles Weeks
15933 Clayton Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011
Phone or email(636) 391-6700
What to submitLetter of inquiry
RestrictionsGrants are made to corporations, trusts, community funds, or foundation for religious, charitable, scientific, veteran rehabilation

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fruin - Colnon Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri13$29,800
District of Columbia1$2,500
New York1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ronald McDonald House
Kansas City, MO
General operating$5,000
International Institute
St Louis, MO
General operating$3,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research
New York, NY
General operating$2,500
The Missouri History Museum
St Louis, MO
General operating$2,500
National Ms Society
Washington, DC
General operating$2,500
St Patrick Center
Saint Louis, MO
General operating$2,500
St Louis Crisis Nursery
Saint Louis, MO
General operating$2,500
Lydias House
St Louis, MO
General operating$2,000
Almost Home Inc
St Louis, MO
General operating$2,000
Seed St Louis
St Louis, MO
General operating$2,000
The Great Rivers Environmental Law Cente
St Louis, MO
General operating$2,000
Womens Safe House
Saint Louis, MO
General operating$1,800
Welcome Neighbor Stlouis
St Louis, MO
General operating$1,500
Migrant & Immigrant Community Action Pro
St Louis, MO
General operating$1,500
Earthdance Organic Farm School
Ferguson, MO
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fruin - Colnon Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Fruin - Colnon Foundation give?

$34,800 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Fruin - Colnon Foundation?

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

What does Fruin - Colnon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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