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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $8,562,740 | $7,813,216 | $7,114,719 | $69,167,757 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 63% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST PAUL FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $140,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John G Couchman | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tamra Davis Cownie | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $191,404 |
| Jeffrey T Peterson | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Schmid Daugherty | TREASURER/DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $69,167,757 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,880,926 | $6,762,246 | $6,082,581 | $68,453,242 | $68,453,242 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $8,894,716 | $6,048,200 | $5,617,764 | $70,334,728 | $70,334,728 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $6,270,558 | $6,758,018 | $6,222,102 | $67,504,044 | $67,504,044 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $10,800,961 | $6,050,513 | $5,531,429 | $67,661,555 | $67,661,555 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,817,374 | $5,892,718 | $5,514,162 | $62,972,224 | $62,972,224 |
| GENERAL OPERATING & BETHEL |
| $140,000 |
| 2023 |
| MINNESOTA BOAT CLUBMENDOTA HTS, MN | BOATHOUSE REHABILITATION | $125,000 | 2022 |
| MERRICK COMMUNITY SERVICESSAINT PAUL, MN | TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | $125,000 | 2024 |
| WESTERN WISCONSIN HEALTHBALDWIN, WI | BIRTH CENTER & SURGICAL | $125,000 | 2023 |
| YWCA ST PAULMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ST PAUL, MN | NEW FITNESS EQUIPMENT | $125,000 | 2025 |
| METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MN | PURCHASE NURSING SIMULATION | $120,000 | 2024 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYWEST BEND, WI | PHASE II - HERITAGE CENTER | $120,000 | 2024 |
| GOODWILL-EASTER SEALS FOUNDATION INCSAINT PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING & POWER | $120,000 | 2023 |
| MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTAST PAUL, MN | CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR BLDG | $115,000 | 2022 |
| BRIDGING INCORPORATEDBLOOMINGTON, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $110,000 | 2020 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARYSAINT PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $110,000 | 2023 |
| SANNEH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ST PAUL, MN | GENERAL PURPOSE | $110,000 | 2020 |
| MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUMST PAUL, MN | ADA CODE-COMPLIANT | $110,000 | 2022 |
| ST PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCYST PAUL, MN | EQUAL PLAY INITIATIVE | $110,000 | 2024 |
| CANVAS HEALTH INCOAKDALE, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $103,000 | 2020 |
| GOODWILL-EASTER SEALS MINNESOTAMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ST PAUL, MN | CAREER & SERVICES CENTER | $100,000 | 2025 |
| SCANDIA HERITAGE ALLIANCESCANDIA, MN | WATER TOWER BARN SCANDIA | $100,000 | 2023 |
| LOWER PHALEN CREEK PROJECTST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 | 2021 |
| CERENITY SENIOR CAREMINNEAPOLIS, MN | ADA ACCESSIBLE APT RENOS | $100,000 | 2023 |
| WOMEN'S ADVOCATES INCMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ST PAUL, MN | EMERGENCY SHELTER EXPANSION | $100,000 | 2025 |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT --SOLUTIONSST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 | 2021 |
| TRUE FRIENDSANNANDALE, MN | CAMP EDEN WOOD IMPROVEMENTS | $100,000 | 2025 |
| OPEN ARMSMINNEAPOLIS, MN | ST. PAUL CAPITAL EXPANSION | $100,000 | 2022 |
| ST PAUL URBAN TENNISST PAUL, MN | PREDEVELOPMENT EXPENSES | $100,000 | 2025 |
| 1 |
| $0 |
| Glenn E Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511299349102196
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421269349102037
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311289349103361
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241329349102914
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141329349102084
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.