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Messer Family Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $15,519 (tax year ended December 2025)
Messer Family Foundation, a private foundation in Watertown, SD, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $15,519 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $3,000 to Jenkins Living Center Foundation in Watertown, SD for scholarship program.
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- EIN
- 460437250
- Based in
- Watertown, SD
- Assets
- $358,554
- Grants paid
- $15,519
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202611319349101841. It reported $15,519 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Living Center Foundation | Watertown, SD | Scholarship program | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Area Techical College | Watertown, SD | Nursing scholarships | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arrow Educational Foundation | Watertown, SD | Scholarships | $2,219 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Senior Companions of South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | Administration & senior care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watertown Regional Library | Watertown, SD | Children's reading program | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bramble Park Zoo | Watertown, SD | Program services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mndak Kiwanis Ed Foundation | Fargo, ND | Program services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Codington County Historical Society | Watertown, SD | Program services | Arts, culture and humanities | $800 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202541899349101119. It reported $15,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Area Techical College | Watertown, SD | Nursing scholarships | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joy Ranch | Florence, SD | Horse therapy program | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Senior Companions of South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | Administration & senior care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bramble Park Zoo | Watertown, SD | Program services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watertown Regional Library | Watertown, SD | Children's reading program | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jenkins Living Center Foundation | Watertown, SD | Scholarship program | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwanis Educational Foundation | Rochester, MN | Scholarships | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $4,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $800 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | $28,519 |
| North Dakota | $1,000 |
| Minnesota | $1,000 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated May 11, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.