3M Open Fund
3M Open Fund is a Minnesota-based nonprofit foundation created by 3M and the PGA TOUR in 2019 to support local and regional charitable organizations through the 3M Open. The organization is based in Blaine, Minnesota, and is listed as a public charity on its Form 990 filing.
3M Open Fund at a glance
In short: 3M Open Fund gave $647K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in Minnesota. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $647,100
- -32.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $46,221
- -32.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,000
- Total assets
- $4,885,899
- -27.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (2 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to 3M Open Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 11074 Radisson Road Northeast, Blaine, MN 55449
Phone: (763) 783-9000
Website: https://3mopen.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who 3M Open Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital ($250K). Together the top 10 received $606K.
Grant Size Distribution
100 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 100 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The funder is based in Minnesota. In the 2025 filing, 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, 23% to Florida, 5% to Oklahoma, and 2% to California. The website describes the tournament’s charitable work as supporting local and regional organizations, and its corporate-partner page refers to the Twin Cities community.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is 3M Open Fund open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 14 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $52K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $29K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $647K (2025) to $2.0M (2019). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $647K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital Minneapolis, MN | Direct Grant | $250,000 |
| PGA Tour First Tee Foundation Inc Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Direct Grant | $150,000 |
| Folds of Honor Owasso, OK | Direct Grant | $32,500 |
| Spring Lake Park Fire Dept Inc Spring Lake Park, MN | Direct Grant | $30,600 |
| PGA Reach Minnesota Coon Rapids, MN | Direct Grant | $30,000 |
| The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation Minneapolis, MN | Direct Grant | $30,000 |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN | Direct Grant | $28,000 |
| Blaine Police Explorers Minneapolis, MN | Direct Grant | $20,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way Minneapolis, MN | Direct Grant | $20,000 |
| Cub Foundation East Palo Alto, CA | Direct Grant | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,885,899 | $19,742,547 | $20,294,865 | $647,100 | 14 |
| 2024 | $6,728,926 | $19,392,834 | $19,422,813 | $951,188 | 14 |
| 2023 | $3,728,231 | $20,061,297 | $18,531,372 | $1,022,999 | 19 |
| 2022 | $3,171,074 | $18,352,790 | $17,590,531 | $1,347,510 | 28 |
| 2021 | $2,792,523 | $13,492,516 | $13,562,392 | $1,447,675 | 25 |
| 2020 | $5,296,267 | $9,346,112 | $9,531,031 | $1,482,248 | 23 |
| 2019 | $4,682,267 | $10,455,827 | $16,732,498 | $2,045,892 | 16 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
In its 2024 filing, the organization states that it was created to run an annual PGA TOUR-sanctioned professional golf tournament and contribute positively to community life through donations of the event’s net proceeds. Its website describes support for local and regional charitable organizations and highlights youth and young-adult impact.
The 2025 grantees illustrate a range of supported organizations. PGA TOUR First Tee Foundation says its mission is to help children build character through golf and life-skills programming. Spring Lake Park Fire Department describes its work as protecting life and property through fire and life-safety education, firefighter training, and emergency services. Greater Twin Cities United Way says it responds to community needs in the Twin Cities region. Foster One says it supports current foster families and helps lead new families into foster care. Twin Cities Film Fest describes its mission as supporting the visual arts community and providing opportunities for local film artists.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 14 grants totaling $647,100. Grants ranged from $8,000 to $250,000, with a median of $24,000. The largest reported grants were $250,000 to M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, $150,000 to PGA TOUR First Tee Foundation, $32,500 to Folds of Honor, $30,600 to Spring Lake Park Fire Department, and $30,000 each to PGA Reach Minnesota and The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation.
The funder’s website identifies First Tee–Minnesota, Masonic Children’s Hospital and Fairview Community Advancement, SHSGA, and Folds of Honor among the nonprofits it supported in 2025. It describes First Tee–Minnesota as providing youth programs focused on character, life-enhancing values, and healthy choices through golf. The website describes Folds of Honor as providing educational scholarships to spouses and children of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeff Lavers as president; Teri Reinseth as treasurer; Kady Stoll as secretary; and John Banovetz, Carrie Higgs, Randall McDaniel, and Aria Sameni as directors.
3M Open Fund is led by Jeff Lavers, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Lavers
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randall McDaniel
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aria Sameni
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Higgs
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Banovetz
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kady Stoll
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teri Reinseth
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Don Ashton (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Hines (2019–2024) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Mike Page (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Paul (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Torie Clarke (2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Fall (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jon Nudi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James Moman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Hammes (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brad Graves (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Smith (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Marty Nanne (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Karina Chavez (2022) — Director
- Former: Denise Rutherford (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Gary Hendrickson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Howard Heckes (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Stroik (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Julie Bushman (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Keel (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about 3M Open Fund
How much does 3M Open Fund give each year?
3M Open Fund gave $647K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $951K across 14 grants.
What is 3M Open Fund's typical grant size?
3M Open Fund's median grant in 2025 was $24,000, and its average grant was $46,221, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from 3M Open Fund that year got $11K on average.
Where does 3M Open Fund give grants?
3M Open Fund gives mostly in Minnesota: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (23%) and Oklahoma (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (5 grants) and Blaine, MN (2 grants).
Does 3M Open Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on 3M Open Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Direct Grant" (14 grants).
Who are 3M Open Fund's largest grantees?
3M Open Fund's largest 2025 grantees include M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital ($250,000), PGA Tour First Tee Foundation Inc ($150,000) and Folds of Honor ($32,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is 3M Open Fund?
3M Open Fund reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.7M.
What does 3M Open Fund fund?
In its 2024 filing, the organization states that it was created to run an annual PGA TOUR-sanctioned professional golf tournament and contribute positively to community life through donations of the event’s net proceeds. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from 3M Open Fund?
3M Open Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check 3mopen.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is 3M Open Fund's EIN?
3M Open Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0995816. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
Live grants for the work 3M Open Fund funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). 3M Open Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/3m-open-fund-morg_e4667cda8c1a48fc8563ea5fcc36ee1b
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