Julie A Gessner Foundation
Julie A Gessner Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $388K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $16K.
Julie A Gessner Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $387,707
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $22,178
- -76.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,160
- -95.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,174
- -86.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Julie A Gessner Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Julie A Gessner Foundation gives
- Giving grew 138% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 9% 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $60K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Humane Society of Missouri St. Louis, MO | Charitable Contribution | $50,000 |
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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 | $387,707 | $22,178 | $8,174 | — | — | $2,160 | $16,164 | $23,876 |
| 2024 | $373,744 | $92,829 | $59,794 | $50,000 | 1 | $52,000 | $85,035 | $22,738 |
| 2023 | $340,675 | $25,868 | $78,112 | $60,000 | 5 | $64,708 | $21,160 | $24,325 |
| 2022 | $393,010 | $19,142 | $9,555 | — | — | — | $9,587 | $26,695 |
| 2021 | $383,367 | $20,359 | $37,184 | $21,000 | 5 | $21,000 | $9,923 | $28,723 |
| 2020 | $400,352 | $233,761 | $13,147 | $2,000 | 2 | — | $223,574 | $22,108 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Julie A Gessner Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Julie A Gessner Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2025)
Julie Gessner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to US Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Julie A Gessner Foundation
How large is Julie A Gessner Foundation?
Julie A Gessner Foundation reported $388K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (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 Julie A Gessner Foundation?
Julie A Gessner Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Eagan, MN. It holds $388K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Julie A Gessner Foundation operate?
Julie A Gessner Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri, Texas.
What is Julie A Gessner Foundation's EIN?
Julie A Gessner Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6697753. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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