Cummins Family Foundation
Cummins Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Plymouth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3.4M. Net investment income was $3.7M.
Cummins Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Cummins Family Foundation gave $3.4M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $838K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,350,000
- +294.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $837,500
- +392.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $375,000
- Total assets
- $60,986,870
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (85% 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 Cummins Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Providence Academy ($2.5M). Together the top 4 received $3.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 26 (27%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Cummins Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $850K (2024) to $4.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $3.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Academy Plymouth, MN | General Operations | $2,500,000 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | General Operations | $500,000 |
| Saint Paul's Outreach Mendota Heights, MN | General Operations | $250,000 |
| We Share Inc Bloomington, MN | General Operations | $100,000 |
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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 | $60,986,870 | $8,632,221 | $3,394,070 | $3,350,000 | 4 | $3,353,044 | $3,714,005 | $3,382,435 |
| 2024 | $55,748,719 | $7,475,822 | $869,420 | $850,000 | 5 | $852,755 | $2,653,697 | $2,963,545 |
| 2023 | $49,142,317 | $5,096,832 | $4,553,367 | $4,450,000 | 7 | $4,452,900 | $1,581,455 | $2,750,841 |
| 2022 | $48,598,852 | $6,500,958 | $2,412,506 | $2,395,000 | 6 | $2,397,388 | $2,893,805 | $2,631,407 |
| 2021 | $44,510,400 | $4,438,864 | $2,259,194 | $2,200,000 | 4 | — | $517,580 | $2,485,677 |
| 2020 | $42,330,730 | $5,241,070 | $1,720,039 | $1,700,000 | 3 | — | $1,307,893 | $2,238,444 |
| 2019 | $38,809,699 | $3,600,993 | $2,530,236 | $2,507,033 | 3 | — | $796,025 | $2,105,635 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cummins Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cummins Family Foundation is led by Robert Cummins, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Cummins
President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dudley Ryan
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Cummins
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Cummins Family Foundation
How much does Cummins Family Foundation give each year?
Cummins Family Foundation gave $3.4M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $850K across 5 grants.
What is Cummins Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Cummins Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $375,000, and its average grant was $837,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cummins Family Foundation give grants?
Cummins Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (15%).
Does Cummins Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Cummins Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Cummins Family Foundation?
Cummins Family Foundation reported $61.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.4M (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 Cummins Family Foundation's EIN?
Cummins Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1920226. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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