Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $128K. Net investment income was $153.
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation at a glance
In short: Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation gave $128K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $127,500
- +363.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,500
- +827.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,500
- 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 Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of MN Foundation ($100K). Together the top 2 received $124K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($4,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 32 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation gives
- Giving grew 305% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $128K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $128K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of MN Foundation Minneapolic, MN | Scholarship support | $100,000 |
| Central High School Saint Paul, MN | Program support | $23,500 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $4,000 |
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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 | — | $196 | $127,543 | $127,500 | 3 | $127,543 | $153 | $3,199 |
| 2024 | $124,229 | $588 | $27,659 | $27,500 | 6 | $27,659 | $429 | $6,779 |
| 2023 | $151,300 | $588 | $31,026 | $31,000 | 9 | $31,026 | $562 | $8,193 |
| 2022 | $181,738 | $1,232 | $41,697 | $31,500 | 7 | $41,683 | $1,049 | $9,932 |
| 2021 | $222,203 | $1,129 | $22,941 | $22,808 | 7 | $22,941 | $996 | $11,467 |
| 2020 | $302,324 | $9,613 | $22,518 | $22,500 | 6 | — | $9,595 | $1,204 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation is led by Kathleen M Pfaffinger, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathleen M Pfaffinger
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Owen P Jones
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda Smaller
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Daavid Jones
Secretary Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation
How much does Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation give each year?
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation gave $128K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 6 grants.
What is Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation's typical grant size?
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $23,500, and its average grant was $42,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation give grants?
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How much is Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation's EIN?
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1722426. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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