Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation
To support charitable, plant-based scientific, and educational activities exclusively for the benefit of the Minnesota landscape arboretum of the university of Minnesota
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation at a glance
In short: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation gave $13.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13.0M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,010,719
- +39.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,010,719
- +39.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,010,719
- Total assets
- $116,587,228
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum ($13.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 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.
States
Cities
How Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation gives
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2021) to $13.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Chaska, MN | Support for the benefit of the Minnesota landscape arboretum | $13,010,719 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $116,587,228 | $24,833,060 | $15,525,278 | $13,010,719 | 1 | $5,915,483 |
| 2024 | $102,934,643 | $23,196,545 | $11,846,051 | $9,329,036 | 1 | $6,008,385 |
| 2023 | $87,725,937 | $42,105,375 | $11,840,538 | $8,321,901 | 1 | $3,101,680 |
| 2022 | $56,554,497 | $11,223,885 | $12,291,134 | $9,636,521 | 1 | $574,859 |
| 2021 | $60,806,401 | $21,917,439 | $7,877,609 | $5,602,067 | 1 | $6,480,300 |
About Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Chaska, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $116.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13.0M. Net investment income was $5.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation is led by Kathy Persian, President & Regent Trustee since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 34 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathy Persian
President & Regent Trustee
Vice President → President, 2024
President → President & Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alene Sussman
Vice President & Regent Trustee
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Vice President & Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernadette Piacek-Llanes
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Buhr
Regent Trustee
Trustee → Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Macmillan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Phelps
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Shelgren
Secretary & Regent Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Secretary & Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Keating
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Allen
Regent Trustee
Trustee → Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Morgan
Regent Trustee
Trustee → Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Tank
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Bassett
Treasurer & Regent Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Treasurer & Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Upjohn
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zhen Zhen Luo
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Hapka
Regent Trustee
Trustee → Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Putnam
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ella Pratte
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Bailey
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorin Debonte
Treasurer & Regent Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer & Regent Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Brunn
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Vogt
Auxiliary Trustee
Trustee → Auxiliary Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simon May
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Warner
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Fisher
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Hegeman
Regent & Dhs Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Brothers
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Hille
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Frimerman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sunny Fenton Dahlin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Catlan McCurdy (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Georgia Thompson (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Glenn Stolar (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Karen Koenig (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rhonda Fleming Hayes (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Katina Peterson (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Betsy Massie (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Bridget Levin (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Heather Mainella (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jenny L. Verner (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ron Olson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Wendy Lee (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Armand Brachman (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Emily Hoover (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gordon J. Bailey Jr. (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Cutler (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Peggy Burnett (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Martha Ordway (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alison Humphrey (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Donald E. Ryks (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Marla Ordway (2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation
How much does Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation give each year?
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation gave $13.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.3M across 1 grant.
How large is Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation?
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation reported $116.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24.8M.
What is Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation?
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Chaska, MN. It holds $116.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation operate?
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation's EIN?
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7081057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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