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Creekside UCC Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 41-6039015 Website

To provide funds for the mission work of creekside united church of christ.

Creekside UCC Foundation at a glance

In short: Creekside UCC Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $20K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$19,605
-68.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$19,605
-68.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$19,605
Total assets
$1,327,081
+12.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Creekside UCC Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Creekside UCC Church: $20KCreekside UCC Church$20K

The largest 2024 recipient was Creekside UCC Church ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MinneapolisSt. Paul

How Creekside UCC Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 176% from 2021 to 2024. 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$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $61K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

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
Creekside UCC Church Minneapolis, MNCreekside Mission Projects$19,605
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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
2024$1,327,081$212$19,766$19,6051—
2023$1,175,255$83,968$65,245$61,3651$41,739
2022$1,038,561$33,656$40,042$30,6742$25,990
2021$1,264,086$34,182$7,108$7,1081$24,246
2020$1,114,719$17,174$3,235$1,455Total only$17,074

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

About Creekside UCC Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Creekside UCC Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Creekside UCC Foundation is led by Richard Sellers, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Richard Sellers

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Brockmeier

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Adams

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Power

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Croaston

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Temple

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Alix Magner (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Alex Mager (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Gary Titusdahl (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Larry Lafayette (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mark Lorenzen (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Tom Major (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Forsman (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Forsman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Emily Croaston (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jodi Sanforth (2020) — Director
  • Former: Maureen Engelhardt (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Creekside UCC Foundation

How much does Creekside UCC Foundation give each year?

Creekside UCC Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $61K across 1 grant.

How large is Creekside UCC Foundation?

Creekside UCC Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $212.

What is Creekside UCC Foundation?

Creekside UCC Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Creekside UCC Foundation operate?

Creekside UCC Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Creekside UCC Foundation's EIN?

Creekside UCC Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6039015. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 5, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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