Perkins Family Foundation
Perkins Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Whitefish, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $152K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $4K.
Perkins Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Perkins Family Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,500
- Total assets
- $151,741
- -1.7% 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 Perkins Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alliance of Renewal Churches ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Perkins Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Renewal Churches Vadnals Heights, MN | Education | $5,500 |
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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 | $151,741 | $4,301 | $5,900 | $5,500 | 1 | $5,500 | $4,301 | $5,478 |
| 2024 | $154,340 | $5,210 | $6,375 | $5,500 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,210 | $5,476 |
| 2023 | $155,505 | $5,157 | $5,500 | $5,500 | 2 | $5,500 | $5,157 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | $155,848 | $7,643 | $5,500 | $5,500 | 8 | $5,500 | $1,076 | $4,862 |
| 2021 | $153,705 | $97,920 | $2,600 | $2,600 | 4 | $2,600 | $58,619 | $3,420 |
| 2020 | $58,385 | $8,420 | $2,300 | $2,200 | 6 | — | $2,103 | $2,802 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Perkins Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Perkins Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Greg Perkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Perkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristie Turner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Perkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Perkins
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.
Frequently asked questions about Perkins Family Foundation
How much does Perkins Family Foundation give each year?
Perkins Family Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Perkins Family Foundation?
Perkins Family Foundation reported $152K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Perkins Family Foundation?
Perkins Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Whitefish, MT. It holds $152K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Perkins Family Foundation operate?
Perkins Family Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington.
What is Perkins Family Foundation's EIN?
Perkins Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0545377. 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 December 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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