Humboldt Family Foundation
Humboldt Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Long Lake, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $184K. Net investment income was $365K.
Humboldt Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Humboldt Family Foundation gave $184K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $184K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $183,500
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $183,500
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $183,500
- Total assets
- $2,432,294
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% 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 Humboldt Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K 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.
Cities
How Humboldt Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 $78K (2019) to $184K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $184K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Long Lake, MN | See Attached | $183,500 |
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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 | $2,432,294 | $685,027 | $220,320 | $183,500 | 1 | $186,974 | $364,970 | $223,127 |
| 2024 | $2,204,608 | $628,140 | $203,552 | $167,500 | 1 | $180,150 | $324,146 | $191,492 |
| 2023 | $1,988,309 | $501,559 | $181,201 | $156,000 | 1 | $161,993 | $276,539 | $162,977 |
| 2022 | $1,813,289 | $446,061 | $164,285 | $135,500 | 1 | $142,307 | $158,066 | $164,109 |
| 2021 | $1,746,370 | $561,276 | $132,725 | $100,000 | 1 | $107,861 | $319,178 | $170,979 |
| 2020 | $1,483,149 | $532,379 | $102,089 | $88,500 | 28 | — | $338,171 | $110,114 |
| 2019 | $1,204,339 | $252,107 | $95,415 | $77,600 | 30 | — | $77,279 | $93,147 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Humboldt Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $223K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Humboldt Family Foundation is led by Joyce Humboldt, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joyce Humboldt
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Hoffman
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Humboldt
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Salonen
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curt Hoffman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 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 Humboldt Family Foundation
How much does Humboldt Family Foundation give each year?
Humboldt Family Foundation gave $184K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $168K across 1 grant.
How large is Humboldt Family Foundation?
Humboldt Family Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $187K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $223K (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.
Where does Humboldt Family Foundation operate?
Humboldt Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Wisconsin.
What is Humboldt Family Foundation's EIN?
Humboldt Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1852021. 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 May 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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