Live It List Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wayzata, MN EIN: 47-2175297

Live It List Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wayzata, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $627.

Live It List Foundation at a glance

In short: Live It List Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,170
-22.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,170
+56.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,170
Total assets
$18,342
+22.0% 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 Live It List Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Women's Restart Program: $1KWomen's Restart Program$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Women's Restart Program ($1K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Minnetonka

How Live It List Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 200% of 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $903 (2019) to $7K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Women's Restart Program Minnetonka, MNEducational - General Tax Exempt Purpose$1,170
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$18,342$27,826$24,513$1,1701$1,801$627$900
2024$15,029$2,088$4,964$1,5002$2,450$616$925
2023$19,360$11,222$17,713$7,3032$8,323$141$1,154
2022$25,858$10,195$5,817$2,6073$4,424—$1,147
2021$20,695$1,761$2,918$2,2692$2,819—$1,800
2020$22,420$1,856$3,658$2,4451——$1,140
2019$23,880$29,497$13,739$9031——$765

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Live It List Foundation reported a distributable amount of $900 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Live It List Foundation is led by Nicole Middendorf, President, Treasurer & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole Middendorf

    President, Treasurer & Secretary

    President → President, Treasurer & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Mary Van Der Greef (2021–2023) — V.p. & Treasurer
  • Former: Katherine Bomstad Plotnik (2019–2020) — V.p. & Treasurer

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 Live It List Foundation

How much does Live It List Foundation give each year?

Live It List Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.

How large is Live It List Foundation?

Live It List Foundation reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $900 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Live It List Foundation operate?

Live It List Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Live It List Foundation's EIN?

Live It List Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2175297. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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