Rukavina Family Foundation
The Rukavina Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Winona, Minnesota. Its 2025 filing states that awards are restricted to educational, civic, or religious activities.
Rukavina Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Rukavina Family Foundation gave $251K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Minnesota. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $251,000
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,944
- +18.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $4,034,042
- +0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (9 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rukavina Family Foundation
- Contact
Application contact: Wnb Financial - Trust Department
Mailing address: 204 Main Street PO Box 499, Winona, MN 55987
Phone: (507) 454-5500
Email: christopherr@wnbfinancial.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rukavina Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charitities Twin Cities ($30K). Together the top 10 received $200K.
Grant Size Distribution
93 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 93 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, 12% to recipients in Iowa, and 2% to recipients in Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rukavina Family Foundation open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 17 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 41% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $173K (2019) to $259K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $251K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charitities Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Shelter and Support Services | $30,000 |
| Natopiwo Partners Decorah, IA | General Support | $30,000 |
| Abria Pregnancy Resources St. Paul, MN | Staff Education | $20,000 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | Low Income Meals | $20,000 |
| Milkweed Editions Minneapolis, MN | Seedbank Series | $20,000 |
| Operation Bootstrap - Africa Minneapolis, MN | Emergency Medical Services | $20,000 |
| St Mary's Immaculate Conception Parish Minneapolis, MN | Church Renovation Project | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Southern MN Winona, MN | Refugee Resettlement Program | $15,000 |
| St Mary's Health Clinics St. Paul, MN | Short-Term Virtual Clinic Expansion | $15,000 |
| Philomena House Maternity Home St. Paul, MN | Community Dinner Program | $10,000 |
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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 | $4,034,042 | $294,549 | $288,606 | $251,000 | 18 | $251,000 | $265,009 | $256,603 |
| 2024 | $4,026,645 | $301,679 | $269,861 | $235,000 | 20 | $235,000 | $273,672 | $234,299 |
| 2023 | $3,993,353 | $172,117 | $240,726 | $213,000 | 18 | $213,000 | $144,391 | $217,991 |
| 2022 | $4,062,077 | $320,167 | $283,978 | $259,000 | 19 | $259,000 | $100,737 | $230,479 |
| 2021 | $4,026,381 | $391,220 | $265,304 | $242,045 | 18 | $242,045 | $119,961 | $241,890 |
| 2020 | $3,897,882 | $413,269 | $228,839 | $205,000 | 22 | — | $144,456 | $215,182 |
| 2019 | $3,713,132 | $458,638 | $194,301 | $172,500 | 16 | — | $191,286 | $182,007 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rukavina Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $257K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its filing identifies educational, civic, or religious activities as restrictions on awards.
The grantees describe their work in varied terms. Open Arms of Minnesota says it provides food and medicine to nourish clients and build community. Milkweed Editions says it identifies, nurtures, and publishes transformative literature and builds an engaged community around it. St. Mary’s Health Clinics describes providing free primary health care to poor and medically underserved people. The Retreat says its center provides a place of rest and religious worship for ministers and other Unitarian Universalist Association members.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $251,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $12,500.
Among its largest listed grants were $30,000 to Catholic Charities Twin Cities for shelter and support services and $30,000 to Natopiwo Partners for general support. Other listed awards included $20,000 each to Abria Pregnancy Resources for staff education, Open Arms of Minnesota for low-income meals, Milkweed Editions for its Seedbank Series, Operation Bootstrap – Africa for emergency medical services, and St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Parish for a church renovation project. The foundation also gave $15,000 to Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota for a refugee resettlement program and $15,000 to St. Mary’s Health Clinics for short-term virtual clinic expansion.
The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It directs applicants to provide the amount requested and purpose and lists WNB Financial – Trust Department as the contact for requests. Awards are restricted to educational, civic, or religious activities. No deadline is specified.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Marian K. Rukavina as president, Lynn Myhra as vice president, Daniel J. Rukavina as secretary, and WNB Financial as treasurer.
Rukavina Family Foundation is led by Marian K. Rukavina, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marian K. Rukavina
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel J. Rukavina
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lynn Myhra
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wnb Financial
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Marian K. Diaz (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Kelly Ellinghuysen (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Laura Hodapp (2019) — President
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 Rukavina Family Foundation
How much does Rukavina Family Foundation give each year?
Rukavina Family Foundation gave $251K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $235K across 20 grants.
What is Rukavina Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Rukavina Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $13,944, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rukavina Family Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does Rukavina Family Foundation give grants?
Rukavina Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (7 grants) and St. Paul, MN (4 grants).
Does Rukavina Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 11% of Rukavina Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Rukavina Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Rukavina Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Catholic Charitities Twin Cities ($30,000), Natopiwo Partners ($30,000) and Abria Pregnancy Resources ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rukavina Family Foundation?
Rukavina Family Foundation reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $251K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $257K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Rukavina Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its filing identifies educational, civic, or religious activities as restrictions on awards. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rukavina Family Foundation?
Rukavina Family Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Rukavina Family Foundation's EIN?
Rukavina Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1862734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 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 September 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work Rukavina Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
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- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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