Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation is a private foundation, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $72K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $72,058
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,541
- -30.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,720
- -28.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,771
- -27.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $8K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Historical Society St. Paul, MN | To support the preserve split rock lighthouse endowment fund | $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 | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $72,058 | $2,541 | $2,771 | — | — | $2,720 | $2,541 | $3,553 |
| 2024 | $72,288 | $3,670 | $3,834 | $1,000 | 1 | $3,776 | $3,670 | $3,525 |
| 2023 | $72,452 | $4,179 | $2,708 | — | — | $2,674 | $4,179 | $3,454 |
| 2022 | $70,981 | $2,453 | $10,612 | $8,000 | 1 | $10,590 | $2,453 | $3,910 |
| 2021 | $79,140 | $1,559 | $2,502 | — | — | $2,477 | $1,559 | $4,086 |
| 2020 | $80,083 | $1,816 | $2,536 | — | — | — | $1,816 | $4,142 |
| 2019 | $80,803 | $2,862 | $3,508 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $2,862 | $4,127 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation is led by Mark Labovitz, President - Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Labovitz
President - Director
President & Director → President - Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Labovitz
Treasurer - Director
Director → Treasurer - Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Bauer
Secretary - Director
Director → Secretary - Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Labovitz
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joel Labovitz (2019–2021) — Treasurer, Secretary & Director
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 Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation
How large is Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation?
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation reported $72K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (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.
Where does Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation operate?
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation's EIN?
Sharon & Joel Labovitz Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3460105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 July 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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