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John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation

Accepts applications Edina, Minnesota · EIN 522436538

John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation is a private foundation in Edina, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $109,488 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $23,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $158,500 the year before.

9% 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$123,47610$1.6 million
2024$158,50010$1.6 million
2025$109,48812$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactRobert P Everett
2612 Eagle Valley Drive, Woodbury, MN 55129
Phone or email(952) 831-2363
What to submitFormal or informal letter and brochure or other information on charity.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota11$103,488
Wisconsin1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Normandale Foundation
Bloomington, MN
General donation$23,000
Big Ideas Inc
New Ulm, MN
General donation$17,688
Richfield Spartan Foundation
Richfield, MN
General donation$15,800
Cornerhouse
Minneapolis, MN
General donation$12,000
Hennepin Technical College Foundati
Brooklyn Park, MN
General donation$9,000
Banyan Community
Minneapolis, MN
General donation$8,000
Northwood Technical College
New Richmond, WI
General donation$6,000
Individual
MN
General donation$6,000
Smile Network International
Minneapolis, MN
General donation$5,500
Minnesota State Fair Foundation
St Paul, MN
General donation$3,000
Special Olympics USA Games
St Paul, MN
General donation$2,000
Midwest Showmen's Foundation
West St Paul, MN
Scholarships$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation give?

$109,488 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert P Everett (President), Blakely A Pancratz (Vice President) and Ernest A Lindstrom (Secretary).

What does John E Desmond and Janet C Desmond Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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