Beck Foundation of Dsaet
Provide long-term financial support for duluth-superior area educational television corporation.
Beck Foundation of Dsaet at a glance
In short: Beck Foundation of Dsaet gave $865K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $865K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $865,000
- +43.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $865,000
- +43.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $865,000
- Total assets
- $20,898,036
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Beck Foundation of Dsaet funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was WDSE-TV ($865K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Beck Foundation of Dsaet gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $307K (2021) to $874K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $865K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WDSE-TV Duluth, MN | Operations | $865,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,898,036 | $1,018,068 | $925,312 | $865,000 | 1 | $989,391 |
| 2024 | $19,731,894 | $818,958 | $661,459 | $604,000 | 1 | $791,677 |
| 2023 | $17,000,641 | $1,255,166 | $716,715 | $663,500 | 1 | $1,243,166 |
| 2022 | $15,267,428 | $1,465,301 | $923,839 | $874,000 | 1 | $1,452,209 |
| 2021 | $18,817,742 | $1,945,356 | $356,264 | $307,000 | 1 | $1,944,356 |
| 2020 | $15,393,379 | $713,979 | $406,628 | $361,000 | 1 | $700,845 |
| 2019 | $15,055,426 | $798,828 | $435,342 | $385,000 | 1 | $798,828 |
About Beck Foundation of Dsaet
Based on IRS filings
Beck Foundation of Dsaet is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $865K. Net investment income was $989K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Beck Foundation of Dsaet is led by Helena Jackson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helena Jackson
President
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve McLachlan
Director
Director → Chair, 2020
Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Geris
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Kuronen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Koecher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patty Mester
Secretary
Secretary → General Mana, 2024
General Mana → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Carter
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Elaine Hansen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Uhan (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Mark Melhus (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Teresa O'Toole (2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Perry-Spears (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jennifer Pilon (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dennis Soukup (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dale Lewis (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Pat Merrier (2019) — Director
- Former: Robin Trinko-Russell (2019) — President
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 Beck Foundation of Dsaet
How much does Beck Foundation of Dsaet give each year?
Beck Foundation of Dsaet gave $865K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $604K across 1 grant.
How large is Beck Foundation of Dsaet?
Beck Foundation of Dsaet reported $20.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Beck Foundation of Dsaet?
Beck Foundation of Dsaet is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Duluth, MN. It holds $20.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Beck Foundation of Dsaet operate?
Beck Foundation of Dsaet has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Beck Foundation of Dsaet's EIN?
Beck Foundation of Dsaet's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1445030. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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 February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
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