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Osterud Winter Foundation

Preselected recipients only Rochester, Minnesota · EIN 411790061

Osterud Winter Foundation is a private foundation in Rochester, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $57,483 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,300 and the largest $28,992. 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 $56,000 the year before.

46% 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$53,40012$0
2024$56,0009$0
2025$57,48312$0

How to apply

Osterud Winter Foundation 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 Osterud Winter Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota12$57,483

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kingsland School Kingsland School
Spring Valley, MN
Scholarship fund$28,992
Spring Valley Historical Society Spring Valley Historicals Society
Spring Valley, MN
Discretionary$4,700
Spring Valley Library Spring Valley Library
Spring Valley, MN
Discretionary$4,000
Spring Valley Food Shelf Spring Valley Food Shelf
Spring Valley, MN
Unrestricted$4,000
Spring Valley Senior Livi Spring Valley Senior Living
Spring Valley, MN
Unrestricted$3,600
Spring Valley Cemetery As Spring Valley Cemetery Assoc
Spring Valley, MN
Unrestricted$3,600
Kingsland School Kingsland School
Spring Valley, MN
Community food program$3,000
Spring Valley Area Minist Spring Valley Area Ministerial Assn
Spring Valley, MN
Unrestricted$2,200
Spring Valley Business Alliance Spring Valley Buisness Alliance
Spring Valley, MN
Vfw green space project$1,373
City of Spring Valley City of Spring Valley
Spring Valley, MN
Pool upgrades$768
Spring Valley Love Lights A Tree Spring Valley Love Lights A Tree
Spring Valley, MN
Cancer patients support$750
Spring Valley Garden Club Spring Valley Garden Club
Spring Valley, MN
Statue maintenance$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Osterud Winter Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Osterud Winter Foundation give?

$57,483 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,300.

Who runs Osterud Winter Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve Heusinkveld (Trustee), Stephen Himle (Trustee) and Scott Mulholland (Trustee).

What does Osterud Winter Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and food and hunger.

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