Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Paul, MN EIN: 47-3878626

To build and maintain financial support for planned parenthood north central states to advance and protect sexual and reproductive health care for all.

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation at a glance

In short: Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation gave $5.8M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,761,675
+177.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,920,558
-7.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,889,442
Total assets
$96,933,242
+23.1% 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 Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Foundation: $3.5MPlanned Parenthood of theHeartland Foundation$3.5MPlanned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota: $1.9MPlanned Parenthood MinnesotaNorth Dakota South Dakota$1.9MPlanned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc: $377KPlanned Parenthood of theHeartland Inc$377K

The largest 2025 recipient was Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Foundation ($3.5M). Together the top 3 received $5.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M5$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Saint Paul

How Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 125% 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

$0$5M$10M$15M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2019) to $11.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Foundation St. Paul, MNTransfer of Liabilities Upon Merger$3,495,344
Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Saint Paul, MNGeneral Operating Support$1,889,442
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc St. Paul, MNGeneral Operating Support$376,889
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$96,933,242$21,372,797$8,350,901$5,761,6753$16,306
2024$78,774,730$332,268$3,691,755$2,078,8791$93,606
2023$78,179,414$2,266,802$13,425,831$11,654,2671$322,062
2022$86,654,854$22,557,333$4,392,691$2,559,4592$163,564
2021$74,688,900$2,513,382$5,451,986$3,890,0541$186,884
2020$71,367,265$7,677,421$9,249,826$8,832,0911$450,905
2019$68,268,287$6,063,741$1,933,199$1,514,7241$2,185,491

About Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $96.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5.8M. Net investment income was $16K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation is led by Ruth Richardson, President & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ruth Richardson

    President & Director

    President → President & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Groves

    President

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Sanders

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katharine L. Kelly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith L. Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrice Sayre

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Ugai

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Melin Miller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristine Macdonald

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Drager

    Financial Executive

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Sayles-Belton

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Susan Weinberg (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Deb Roesler Secretary (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Deb Roesler (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Robert Barrows (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Stoesz (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Shane Swanson (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Sherri Huff Interim Financial (2023) — Executive
  • Former: Michael Hoban (2019–2022) — Financial Executive
  • Former: Sherri Huff (2022) — Interim Financial Executive
  • Former: Kurt Kaiser (2019) — Financial Executive

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 Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation

How much does Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation give each year?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation gave $5.8M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 1 grant.

What is Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation's typical grant size?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,889,442, and its average grant was $1,920,558, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation give grants?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Saint Paul, MN (3 grants).

Does Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation reported $96.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.4M.

What is Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $96.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation's EIN?

Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3878626. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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