Catholic Education Memorial Fund
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Catholic Education Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Catholic Education Memorial Fund gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $62,000
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,000
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $62,000
- Total assets
- $1,933,003
- +7.7% 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 Catholic Education Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Mary's School ($62K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Catholic Education Memorial Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2021) to $67K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $62K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's School Owatonna, MN | Support of Religious Education | $62,000 |
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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 | $1,933,003 | $72,079 | $86,138 | $62,000 | 1 | $55,582 |
| 2024 | $1,795,343 | $129,205 | $84,894 | $63,000 | 1 | $119,509 |
| 2023 | $1,662,012 | $60,032 | $85,847 | $65,000 | 1 | $59,032 |
| 2022 | $1,611,343 | $114,064 | $89,821 | $67,000 | 1 | $113,966 |
| 2021 | $1,907,514 | $29,855 | $81,782 | $60,000 | 1 | $29,807 |
About Catholic Education Memorial Fund
Based on IRS filings
Catholic Education Memorial Fund is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Owatonna, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $62K. Net investment income was $56K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catholic Education Memorial Fund is led by Stephen Nelson, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen Nelson
President
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cory Ziegler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Thamert
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Eichten
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Velzke
Secretary
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Kubicek
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Brian Haggerty (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jane Kubista (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim McManimon (2021–2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Catholic Education Memorial Fund
How much does Catholic Education Memorial Fund give each year?
Catholic Education Memorial Fund gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $63K across 1 grant.
How large is Catholic Education Memorial Fund?
Catholic Education Memorial Fund reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $72K.
What is Catholic Education Memorial Fund?
Catholic Education Memorial Fund is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Owatonna, MN. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Catholic Education Memorial Fund operate?
Catholic Education Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Catholic Education Memorial Fund's EIN?
Catholic Education Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6172658. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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