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Pillsbury Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 510203624

Pillsbury Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,426 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $12,142 and the largest $12,142. 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 $32,130 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$28,5942$735,241
2024$32,1302$815,595
2025$36,4263$844,544

How to apply

Pillsbury Charitable Trust 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 Pillsbury Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$36,426

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cradles to Crayons
Newton, MA
General operating$12,142
Womens Lunch Place Inc
Boston, MA
General operating$12,142
Horizons for Homeless Children Inc
Roxbury, MA
General operating$12,142

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pillsbury Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pillsbury Charitable Trust give?

$36,426 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $12,142.

Who runs Pillsbury Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Boston Trust Walden Company (Trustee).

What does Pillsbury Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness and youth programs.

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