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3M Open Fund

Foundation · Grantmaker Blaine, MN EIN: 83-0995816 Website

3m open fund is a nonprofit organization created to run an annual pga tour sanctioned professional golf tournament that will contribute positively to the life in the community through donations of the net proceeds from the event.

Key facts about 3M Open Fund

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.

EIN
83-0995816
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$647,100
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$46,221
Median grant
$24,000
New grantees (estimate)
14% first-time grantees (2 of 14, 2025)
Total assets
$4,885,899
Primary geography
Minnesota (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.9M

-27.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$647K

-32.0% YoY

Grant Count

14

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

-32.0% YoY

Is 3M Open Fund open to new grantees?

14%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 14 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $52K. How we count

Medians: $11K first-time, $29K repeat.

  • 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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.

About 3M Open Fund

Based on IRS filings

3M Open Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Blaine, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 14 grants totaling $647K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of all 14 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

MinneapolisSt PaulBlaineCoon RapidsEast Palo AltoSpring Lake ParkSt Louis ParkPonte Vedra BeachSt AugustineOwassoShakopeeAnokaBloomingtonEdinaWashingtonAftonBaltimoreBrooklyn ParkBurnsvilleCitrus Heights

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M16 grants201923 grants202025 grants202128 grants202219 grants202314 grants202414 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital: $250KM Health Fairview MasonicChildren's Hospital$250KPga Tour First Tee Foundation Inc: $150KPga Tour First Tee FoundationInc$150KFolds of Honor: $33KFolds of Honor$33KSpring Lake Park Fire Dept Inc: $31KSpring Lake Park Fire Dept Inc$31KPga Reach Minnesota: $30KPga Reach Minnesota$30KThe Larry Fitzgerald Foundation: $30KThe Larry FitzgeraldFoundation$30KAllina Health Systems: $28KAllina Health Systems$28KBlaine Police Explorers: $20KBlaine Police Explorers$20KGreater Twin Cities United Way: $20KGreater Twin Cities United Way$20KCub Foundation: $15KCub Foundation$15K

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K11$50–100K9$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Minneapolis, MNDIRECT GRANT$250,000
PGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC Ponte Vedra Beach, FLDIRECT GRANT$150,000
FOLDS OF HONOR Owasso, OKDIRECT GRANT$32,500
SPRING LAKE PARK FIRE DEPT INC Spring Lake Park, MNDIRECT GRANT$30,600
PGA REACH MINNESOTA Coon Rapids, MNDIRECT GRANT$30,000
THE LARRY FITZGERALD FOUNDATION Minneapolis, MNDIRECT GRANT$30,000
ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEMS Minneapolis, MNDIRECT GRANT$28,000
BLAINE POLICE EXPLORERS Minneapolis, MNDIRECT GRANT$20,000
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY Minneapolis, MNDIRECT GRANT$20,000
CUB FOUNDATION East Palo Alto, CADIRECT GRANT$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,885,899$6,728,926$3,728,231
Revenue$19,742,547$19,392,834$20,061,297
Expenses$20,294,865$19,422,813$18,531,372
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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 is 3M Open Fund?

3M Open Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Blaine, MN. It holds $4.9M in total assets as of 2025.

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.

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