Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9K.
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation at a glance
In short: Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,703
- +94.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,352
- +191.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,352
- Total assets
- $9,929
- +26.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (89% 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 Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ausm ($8K). Together the top 2 received $9K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation gives
- 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $9K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ausm St. Paul, MN | Autism Support | $7,703 |
| Hiles Fire Department Hiles, WI | General Support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,929 | $12,925 | $10,854 | $8,703 | 2 | $9,232 | $438 |
| 2024 | $7,858 | $21,279 | $13,421 | $4,477 | 3 | $4,477 | $49 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $438 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation is led by Virginia Dickens, President An on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Virginia Dickens
President An
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Dickens
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Dickens
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheyenne Vaughn
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation
How much does Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation give each year?
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 3 grants.
How large is Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation?
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $438 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation operate?
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota, Wisconsin.
What is Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation's EIN?
Mike Dickens Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-4977601. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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