Bruce Senske Family Foundation
The Bruce Senske Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Its 2025 grants included Christian education, a student backpack program, support for young men experiencing depression, and medical research.
Bruce Senske Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bruce Senske Family Foundation gave $13K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $993), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,909
- -49.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $993
- -57.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $15,502
- -39.4% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Bruce Senske Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit a written request—a letter explaining the need. The filing lists local and regional requests only as a restriction.
- Review Cycle
- No deadlines.
- Deadline
- No deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Bruce Senske
Mailing address: 7012 Royal Link Ct, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Phone: (612) 810-4722
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bruce Senske Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Family of Christ Lutheran Church ($8K). Together the top 10 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 filing describes the foundation’s requests as local and regional. In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to Minnesota recipients; the filing also reports shares for Virginia (4%), Illinois (4%), Connecticut (2%), and Maryland (2%). Listed 2025 grants also included recipients in Tennessee and Washington, D.C.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bruce Senske Family Foundation gives
- 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2023 it paid out 859% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $53K (2021). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Family of Christ Lutheran Church Chanhassen, MN | Christian Education | $8,000 |
| Love Inc Chaska, MN | Student Backpack Program | $2,022 |
| Face It Shoreview, MN | Organization focusing on helping depression in young men | $600 |
| ALS Association Arlington, VA | Research | $500 |
| Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | Research | $500 |
| Messothelioma Applied Research Wallingford, CT | Research | $250 |
| American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MD | Research | $250 |
| St Jude Hospital Memphis, TN | Research | $250 |
| Feed My Starving Children Chanhassen, MN | World Hunger | $212 |
| Constant Free Church Andover, MN | Religious Education | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,502 | $2,872 | $13,295 | $12,909 | 13 | $12,909 | $2,872 | — |
| 2024 | $25,566 | $1,509 | $25,676 | $25,577 | 11 | $25,327 | — | — |
| 2023 | $49,733 | $875 | $23,216 | $23,211 | 10 | $23,211 | $2,330 | $2,703 |
| 2022 | $66,587 | $500 | $19,417 | $19,417 | 3 | $19,417 | $1,353 | $3,900 |
| 2021 | $98,192 | $6,489 | $53,305 | $53,180 | 8 | $54,000 | $11,587 | $5,779 |
| 2020 | $145,008 | $149,798 | — | $4,798 | 4 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported grants show support for Christian and religious education, children’s needs, assistance related to depression and drug abuse, hunger relief, and medical research.
One grantee, Feed My Starving Children, describes its mission as addressing children’s hunger “in body and spirit” and working to eliminate starvation among children worldwide. That is the grantee’s stated mission, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $12,909 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $8,000, with a median of $250.
Among its reported 2025 grants were $8,000 to Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for Christian education; $2,022 to Love INC in Chaska, Minnesota, for a student backpack program; $600 to Face It in Shoreview, Minnesota, for work helping young men with depression; and $500 each to the ALS Association and the Alzheimer’s Association for research. Other listed grants included $250 each to Messothelioma Applied Research, the American Cancer Society, and St. Jude Hospital for research, and $212 to Feed My Starving Children for world hunger.
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It states that requests should be submitted in writing as a letter explaining the need, and that awards are restricted to local and regional requests.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bruce H. Senske as President and Lorinda K. Senske as Vice President.
Bruce Senske Family Foundation is led by Bruce H. Senske, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bruce H. Senske
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lorinda K. Senske
Vice President
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 Bruce Senske Family Foundation
How much does Bruce Senske Family Foundation give each year?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation gave $13K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 11 grants.
What is Bruce Senske Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $993, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bruce Senske Family Foundation give grants?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chanhassen, MN (2 grants).
Does Bruce Senske Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Bruce Senske Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (6 grants).
Who are Bruce Senske Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Family of Christ Lutheran Church ($8,000), Love Inc ($2,022) and Face It ($600), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bruce Senske Family Foundation?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.
What does Bruce Senske Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported grants show support for Christian and religious education, children’s needs, assistance related to depression and drug abuse, hunger relief, and medical research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bruce Senske Family Foundation?
Submit a written request—a letter explaining the need. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bruce Senske Family Foundation's EIN?
Bruce Senske Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1582264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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