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The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation

Accepts applications Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 326376048

The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation is a private foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $51,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $45,500 the year before.

17% 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$29,0205$23,244
2024$45,5006$30,737
2025$51,0006$16,581

How to apply

ContactRobert Sit
3300 Ids Center 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone or email(612) 359-2522
RestrictionsAwards must go towards education and healthcare

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota6$51,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota
Minnestonka, MN
Health care$10,000
Bountiful Basket Food Shelter
Chaska, MN
Food shelf$10,000
Pacer Center
Minneapolis, MN
Education$10,000
End in Mind
Stillwater, MN
Health care$10,000
Animal Humane Society
Golden Valley, MN
Animal rescue$9,000
Bolder Options
Minneapolis, MN
Education$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation give?

$51,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert William Sit (Trustee).

What does The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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