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Blooming Prairie Cancer Group

Public charity · Grantmaker Blooming Prairie, MN EIN: 27-1252726 Website

The Blooming Prairie Cancer Group is dedicated to improving peoples lives and raising funds to support cancer research.

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group at a glance

In short: Blooming Prairie Cancer Group gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
-95.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
-90.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$272,609
+225.0% 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 November 2026.

Who Blooming Prairie Cancer Group funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Eagles Cancer Telethon: $15KEagles Cancer Telethon$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Eagles Cancer Telethon ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

RochesterAustin

How Blooming Prairie Cancer Group gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $299K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Eagles Cancer Telethon Rochester, MN—$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$272,609$275,897$87,161$15,0001$3,214
2024$83,873$278,194$376,370$298,8402$1,461
2023$182,049$225,728$254,822$225,0002$66
2022$211,143$229,960$253,401$220,0002$72
2021$234,584$184,017$18,623$3,000Total only$63
2020$69,190$101,374$158,142———
2019$125,958$150,102$140,440———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Blooming Prairie Cancer Group

Based on IRS filings

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Blooming Prairie, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $273K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group is led by Lindsey French, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lindsey French

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Milton

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Trotman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Valek

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Joann Nielson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Prihoda

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Folkens

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Gillette

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Katcher

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Snider

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Coughlin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Vigeland

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Lindquist

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Klocke

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Madsen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Lexi LaMontagne

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Mandy Doocy

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Busho

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Becky Miner (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Tracy Madsen (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Krejci (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Connie Trom (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Dan Miner (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Liz Heiber (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda McCabe (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Nelson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Colette Lea (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Toquam (2021) — 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 Blooming Prairie Cancer Group

How much does Blooming Prairie Cancer Group give each year?

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $299K across 2 grants.

How large is Blooming Prairie Cancer Group?

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group reported $273K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $276K.

What is Blooming Prairie Cancer Group?

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Blooming Prairie, MN. It holds $273K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Blooming Prairie Cancer Group operate?

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Blooming Prairie Cancer Group's EIN?

Blooming Prairie Cancer Group's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1252726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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