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The Helgeson Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $186,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Helgeson Foundation, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $186,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 23, 2026. The largest was $15,000 to Climate Generation in Minneapolis, MN for general funding.
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- EIN
- 464350306
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $3,714,969
- Grants paid
- $186,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202641139349101224. It reported $186,000 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Environment | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | General Funding | Environment | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brownbody | Vadnais Heights, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interact | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Recreation and sports | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilderness Inquiry | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Composers Forum | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | Maplewood, MN | General Funding | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Irish Music | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tru Art Speaks | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | Zimmerman, MN | General Funding | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indigenous Roots | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark-Y | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paramount Center for the Arts | St Cloud, MN | General Funding | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walker West Music Academt | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | Marine On Saint Croix, MN | General Funding | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commusication | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great River Greening | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Animal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | Grand Marais, MN | General Funding | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | General Funding | Housing and shelter | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Articulture | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jazz Central Studios | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kbem Radio | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202530849349100228. It reported $136,000 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Education | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | General Funding | Environment | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Environment | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brownbody | Vadnais Heights, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Recreation and sports | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interact | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | Maplewood, MN | General Funding | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Inquiry | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Composers Forum | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Irish Music | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tru Art Speaks | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | Zimmerman, MN | General Funding | Animal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indigenous Roots | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark-Y | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walker West Music Academt | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Farm | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | Marine On Saint Croix, MN | General Funding | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paramount Center for the Arts | St Cloud, MN | General Funding | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | General Funding | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Articulture | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commusication | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great River Greening | Saint Paul, MN | General Funding | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jazz Central Studios | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kbem Radio | Minneapolis, MN | General Funding | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | General Funding | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | Grand Marais, MN | General Funding | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $104,500 |
| Environment | $46,000 |
| Education | $25,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $18,500 |
| Animal-related | $11,500 |
| Human services | $6,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $321,500 |
| California | $500 |
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Updated April 23, 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.