BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orono, MN EIN: 46-1504835

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Orono, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $307K.

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation at a glance

In short: BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$70,000
-41.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,333
-2.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$2,011,541
+13.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

School District 112 Foundation: $35KSchool District 112 Foundation$35KRetrieve a Golden of the Midwest: $25KRetrieve a Golden of theMidwest$25KBirchwood Ares Food Pantry: $10KBirchwood Ares Food Pantry$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was School District 112 Foundation ($35K). Together the top 3 received $70K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ChanhassenBirchwoodBloomingtonMinneatonkaMinneapolisMinnetonka

How BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 60% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $120K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $70K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
School District 112 Foundation Chanhassen, MNCharitable$35,000
Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest Minneatonka, MNCharitable$25,000
Birchwood Ares Food Pantry Birchwood, WICharitable$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,011,541$341,781$105,271$70,0003$74,690$306,510$125,267
2024$1,775,031$237,876$148,139$120,0005$124,385$209,737$115,715
2023$1,685,294$107,974$20,907———$87,009$98,847
2022$1,598,227$130,318$96,486$70,0003$78,341$103,832$109,343
2021$1,564,577$276,088$101,113$80,0002$80,000$264,834$98,533
2020$1,389,777$125,499$50,214$30,0001—$122,504$89,036

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $125K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation is led by Patricia M. Cleveland, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patricia M. Cleveland

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Johnathon M. Cleveland

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen E. Macauley

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation

How much does BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation give each year?

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $120K across 5 grants.

What is BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation's typical grant size?

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $23,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation give grants?

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (14%).

Does BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation?

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $125K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation's EIN?

BPJK Cleveland Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1504835. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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