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The Vernon J Pick Foundation

Accepts applications Minnetonka, Minnesota · EIN 411733851

The Vernon J Pick Foundation is a private foundation in Minnetonka, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,500 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $27,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,00012$773,748
2024$27,50014$796,136
2025$27,50014$806,423

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactFredrick A Pick
8090 Esther Lane NE, Bemidji, MN 56601
What to submitApplication forms are available from fredrick a. Pick
DeadlinesMarch 30 of each year for scholarships awarded for such year
RestrictionsScholarships to mn high school seniors majoring in science or engineering

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Vernon J Pick Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota14$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Vernon J Pick Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 30 of each year for scholarships awarded for such year.

How much does The Vernon J Pick Foundation give?

$27,500 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Vernon J Pick Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Fredrick A Pick (Dir. Pres.), David M Pick (Dir) and Jennifer LL Hanson (Dir).

What does The Vernon J Pick Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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