Sigavis Shermanna Foundation
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation is a private foundation, based in Preston, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $522K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K.
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation at a glance
In short: Sigavis Shermanna Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- +471.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,667
- +281.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $521,749
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (50% 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 Sigavis Shermanna Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Womens Shelter Inc ($10K). Together the top 3 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sigavis Shermanna Foundation gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $43K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Womens Shelter Inc Rochester, MN | Donation to the MN Women's Shelter | $10,000 |
| Global Freedom Project Petoskey, MI | For April Patterson's Project | $5,000 |
| Girl Scout Council of Greater New York New York, NY | Donation to the Girl Scouts | $5,000 |
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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 | $521,749 | $20,797 | $24,879 | $20,000 | 3 | $21,731 | — | $25,957 |
| 2024 | $525,831 | $20,145 | $9,103 | $3,500 | 2 | $5,222 | $16,267 | $44,914 |
| 2023 | $514,789 | $7,317 | $51,388 | $43,000 | 3 | $44,272 | $245 | $26,709 |
| 2022 | $558,860 | $3,911 | $27,140 | $25,000 | 2 | $26,361 | $3,161 | $27,952 |
| 2021 | $582,088 | $2,748 | $7,943 | $6,600 | 3 | $7,240 | $2,108 | $28,820 |
| 2020 | $587,283 | $3,256 | $37,334 | $35,000 | 3 | — | $2,616 | $29,810 |
| 2019 | $621,361 | $1,834 | $43,780 | $42,500 | 5 | — | $1,194 | $32,104 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sigavis Shermanna Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation is led by Renee L. Haugerud, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Renee L. Haugerud
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Sigavis Shermanna Foundation
How much does Sigavis Shermanna Foundation give each year?
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.
What is Sigavis Shermanna Foundation's typical grant size?
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sigavis Shermanna Foundation give grants?
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (25%) and New York (25%).
Does Sigavis Shermanna Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sigavis Shermanna Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sigavis Shermanna Foundation?
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation reported $522K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (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 is Sigavis Shermanna Foundation's EIN?
Sigavis Shermanna Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0474727. 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 May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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