The Helgeson Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 46-4350306
Foundation Overview
Based in Minneapolis, MN, The Helgeson Foundation has awarded 364 grants totaling $2,099,185 to organizations in Minnesota and California. Individual grants range from $500 to $25,000, with a median award of $5,000.
Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$2,099,185
Total Assets
$3,714,969
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
59
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Growth
+67%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
May 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 2%
1 of 59 recipients (2%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
Minnesota
99% of all grants are concentrated in Minnesota, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Minnesota, funding concentrates in Minneapolis (41%), St Paul (19%), Saint Paul (17%).
Funding Trajectory
+59%
Strong 59% growth in annual giving over 9 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Helgeson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Composers Forum | $7,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | $1,500 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Articulture | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Brownbody | $11,500 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $13,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Center For Irish Music | $6,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Commusication | $2,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $3,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Friends Of The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | $5,000 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Great River Greening | $2,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Indigenous Roots | $4,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Interact | $11,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Kbem Radio | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $9,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $4,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $10,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Spark-y | $4,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $10,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | Maplewood, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $13,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Walker West Music Academt | $3,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $10,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $13,500 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | $2,000 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Sieg & Doris Fischer Fdn-agy-main | $15,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| American Composers Forum | $7,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | $1,500 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Articulture | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Brownbody | $11,500 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $13,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Center For Irish Music | $6,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Commusication | $2,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $3,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Friends Of The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | $5,000 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Great River Greening | $2,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Indigenous Roots | $4,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Interact | $11,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Kbem Radio | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $9,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $4,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $10,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Spark-y | $4,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $10,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | Maplewood, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $13,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Walker West Music Academt | $3,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $10,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $13,500 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | $2,000 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Funding | 2025 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | $1,000 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Brownbody | $8,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Center For Irish Music | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Climate Generation | $10,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Commusication | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | $3,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Great River Greening | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Indigenous Roots | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Interact | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Kbem Radio | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $6,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $2,500 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | Maplewood, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $9,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Walker West Music Academt | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $9,500 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | $500 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | $1,000 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Brownbody | $8,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Center For Irish Music | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Climate Generation | $10,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Commusication | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | $3,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Great River Greening | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Indigenous Roots | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Interact | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Kbem Radio | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $6,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $2,500 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | Maplewood, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $9,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Walker West Music Academt | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $9,500 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Wtip Cook County Community Radio | $500 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2024 |
| American Composers Forum | $6,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| American Indian Community Housing | $1,000 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Brownbody | $10,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $11,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Center For Irish Music | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Climate Generation | $11,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Commusication | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $3,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $3,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Great River Greening | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Indigenous Roots | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Interact | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $6,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $8,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Walker West Music Academy | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $8,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wtip - Cook County Community Radio | $1,000 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| American Composers Forum | $6,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| American Indian Community Housing | $1,000 | Duluth, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Brownbody | $10,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $11,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Center For Irish Music | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Climate Generation | $11,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Commusication | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $3,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $3,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Great River Greening | $1,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Indigenous Roots | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Interact | $7,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $6,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $8,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| The Loppet Foundation | $8,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Walker West Music Academy | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $8,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Wtip - Cook County Community Radio | $1,000 | Grand Marais, MN, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $14,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Center For Irish Music | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $18,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $1,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Loppet Fndn | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $9,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Youth Farm | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Brownbody | $9,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Interact | $6,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Walker West Music Academy | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $14,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Center For Irish Music | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $18,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $1,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Loppet Fndn | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $9,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Youth Farm | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Brownbody | $9,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Interact | $6,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Walker West Music Academy | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Articulture | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $14,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Center For Irish Music | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $18,000 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $1,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Loppet Fndn | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $9,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Youth Farm | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Brownbody | $9,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Interact | $6,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Walker West Music Academy | $3,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Articulture | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $12,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Center For Irish Music | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Edina, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $1,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| The Loppet Fndn | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $4,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $9,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Brownbody | $10,000 | Vadnais Heights, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $9,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Interact | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Articulture | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | $3,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Center For Irish Music | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Climate Generation | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Edina, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Friends Of Sherburne Natl Wildlife | $2,500 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| In-progress | $3,500 | Saint Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Kbem Radio- Jazz 88 Fm | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| The Loppet Fndn | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,500 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir | $500 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $7,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Brownbody | $25,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company Inc | $6,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Articulture | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $12,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Center For Irish Music | $2,500 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Excelsior, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Friends Of The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | $3,000 | Zimmerman, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative - North | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| In-progress | $3,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Kbem Radio - Jazz 88 Fm | $500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| M2 Foundation | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $3,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Spark-y | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| The Loppett Foundation | $7,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation Inspiring Connections Outdoorsminnesota Ico | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Tru Art Speaks | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Twin Cities Jazz Festival | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound University | $12,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Youth Farm | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| American Composers Forum | $4,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $12,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Climate Generation | $15,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Conservation Minnesota | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Excelsior, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Free Arts Minnesota | $500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $6,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Kbem Radio - Jazz 88 Fm | $500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| M2 Foundation | $15,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Minnesota Center For Enviromental Advocacy | $3,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $13,300 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Paramount Center For The Arts | $2,000 | St Cloud, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| The Loppett Foundation | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound University | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $3,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| American Composers Forum | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Cedar Cultural Center | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Conservation Minnesota | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Environmental Initiative | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation | $2,500 | Excelsior, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Free Arts Minnesota | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Friends Of The Bwca | $1,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Jazz Central Studios | $7,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Kbem Radio - Jazz 88 Fm | $885 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| M2 Foundation | $20,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Minnesota Center For Enviromental Advocay | $2,500 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Minnesota Land Trust | $2,500 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Minnesota Men's Conference | $12,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | $5,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| San Francisco Film Society (kcrbbly Film) | $9,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| The Loppett Foundation | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $10,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound University | $10,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | $10,000 | Finland, MN, US | General Funding | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for The Helgeson Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 46-4350306 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 4321 E LAKE HARRIET BLVD Minneapolis, MN 55409-1725 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Helgeson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Pres & Treas | Glen Helgeson |
|---|---|
| Exec Dir & S | Rita Penrod Helgeson |
| Vice President | Mariah Kathan |
Forms 990-PF
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