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The Second Step Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $600,400 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Second Step Foundation, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $600,400 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 8, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Feeding South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD for program support to reduce hunger.
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- EIN
- 472198379
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $2,800,335
- Grants paid
- $600,400
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202630989349100128. It reported $600,400 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Plains Food Bank | Bismarck, ND | Program support to reduce hunger | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Billings Food Bank | Billings, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dicsa - Nutritional Services | Iron Mountain, MI | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edible Prairie Project - Summer Weekend Meals for Kids | Gillette, WY | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Siouxland | Sioux City, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of the Heartland | Omaha, NE | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends With Food | Waukesha, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends in Need Food Shelf | Cottage Grove, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Falls Community Food Bank | Great Falls, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Plains Food Bank | Fargo, ND | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons Meals On Wheels | Cedar Rapids, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels of NW Indiana | Merriville, IN | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Needs Inc Food Pantry | Cheyenne, WY | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Country Food Bank | East Grand Forks, ND | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Now Nutrition On Weekends | Marshfield, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Bend Food Bank | Davenport, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rock River Valley Pantry | Rockford, IL | Program support to reduce hunger | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocori Area Food Shelf | Cold Springs, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sacramento Food Bank | Sacramento, CA | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Phoenix, AZ | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hope Market | Gardner, KS | Program support to reduce hunger | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire | Savannah, GA | Program support to reduce hunger | $400 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202540869349100639. It reported $300,000 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Food Bank | Bismarck, ND | Program support to reduce hunger | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blessings in A Backpack | Gillette, WY | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cross Services | Rogers, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dicsa | Iron Mountain, MI | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Services of Billings | Billings, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Siouxland | Sioux City, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of the Heartland | Omaha, NE | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friday Food Bag Foundation | Cheyenne, WY | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends With Food | Waukesha, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Falls Community Food Bank | Great Falls, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels of NW Indiana | Merriville, IN | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Country Food Bank | East Grand Forks, ND | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank - Cedar Valley Food Pantry | Waterloo, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nothern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Now Nutrition On Weekends | Marshfield, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Bend Food Bank | Davenport, IA | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rock River Valley Pantry | Rockford, IL | Program support to reduce hunger | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocori Area Food Shelf | Cold Springs, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sacramento Food Bank | Sacramento, CA | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Phoenix, AZ | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hope Market | Gardner, KS | Program support to reduce hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Open Door | Eagan, MN | Program support to reduce hunger | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $280,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | $120,000 |
| Iowa | $120,000 |
| Montana | $90,000 |
| Wisconsin | $90,000 |
| Minnesota | $90,000 |
| South Dakota | $60,000 |
| Wyoming | $60,000 |
| Nebraska | $60,000 |
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Updated April 8, 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.