Cathedral High School Education Foundation
The foundation was established to make payments which are used to carry on the functions of cathedral high school, a parochial school. Payments made as provided in the foundation's trust agreement to cathedral high school, a qualifying recipient under sections 170(c)(1) and 170(c)(2).
Cathedral High School Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Cathedral High School Education Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,282,215
- +82.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,282,215
- +82.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,282,215
- Total assets
- $13,660,496
- +4.0% 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 September 2026.
Who Cathedral High School Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cathedral High School ($1.3M).
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 Cathedral High School Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 41% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $550K (2020) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral High School St Cloud, MN | Support the School | $1,282,215 |
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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 | $13,660,496 | $1,017,565 | $1,469,219 | $1,282,215 | 1 | $583,106 |
| 2024 | $13,141,112 | $1,740,761 | $878,357 | $701,315 | 1 | $775,786 |
| 2023 | $11,797,612 | $882,518 | $801,445 | $647,284 | 1 | $389,201 |
| 2022 | $10,940,770 | $2,491,241 | $1,068,944 | $908,302 | 1 | $2,182,943 |
| 2021 | $13,759,792 | $1,458,793 | $701,100 | $569,772 | 1 | $1,187,602 |
| 2020 | $11,061,460 | $906,002 | $666,018 | $549,648 | 1 | $761,632 |
| 2019 | $10,716,218 | $714,066 | $842,403 | $742,520 | 1 | $620,273 |
About Cathedral High School Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cathedral High School Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in St Cloud, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $583K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cathedral High School Education Foundation is led by Adam Schad, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Schad
Board Chair
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Dingmann
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Stocker
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hailey Hollenhorst
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Sexton
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Engdahl
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Green
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bethany Cross
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dena Heen
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Laubach
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Mathiasen
Board Vice Chair
Board Member → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Pfannenstein
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina Steil
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Paul Pfannenstein (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Phil Boyle (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Torborg (2019–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Jeff Voit (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Januschka (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Barb Brandes (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Renee Anderson (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Januska (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Kerri Schramel (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Kovell (2020–2021) — Board Treasurer
- Former: David Baldwin (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dave Baldwin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Engel (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Warzecha (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas St Hilaire (2020) — Board Secretary
- Former: Bob Kovell (2019) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Maureen Spanier (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Patty Hooley (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tom St Hilaire (2019) — Board Chair
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 Cathedral High School Education Foundation
How much does Cathedral High School Education Foundation give each year?
Cathedral High School Education Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $701K across 1 grant.
How large is Cathedral High School Education Foundation?
Cathedral High School Education Foundation reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Cathedral High School Education Foundation?
Cathedral High School Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in St Cloud, MN. It holds $13.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cathedral High School Education Foundation operate?
Cathedral High School Education Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Cathedral High School Education Foundation's EIN?
Cathedral High School Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1337318. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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