South Central College Foundation
The sole purpose of the foundation is to support south central college and its students.
South Central College Foundation at a glance
In short: South Central College Foundation gave $462K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $462K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $462,258
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $462,258
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $462,258
- Total assets
- $5,544,408
- +19.4% 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 South Central College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was South Central College ($462K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How South Central College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 287% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2021) to $477K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $462K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Central College North Mankato, MN | Support Required Pre-Design Work for SCC Success Center | $462,258 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,544,408 | $1,282,999 | $1,268,934 | $462,258 | 1 | $146,563 |
| 2024 | $4,644,470 | $1,087,366 | $1,203,411 | $466,680 | 1 | $95,332 |
| 2023 | $4,553,216 | $1,627,420 | $1,064,874 | $476,535 | 1 | $66,746 |
| 2022 | $3,796,596 | $785,654 | $735,734 | $119,521 | 1 | $128,526 |
| 2021 | $4,208,017 | $1,111,814 | $844,191 | $54,863 | 1 | $177,531 |
| 2020 | $3,551,332 | $789,160 | $834,453 | — | — | $71,521 |
| 2019 | $3,580,872 | $1,464,350 | $754,606 | — | — | $214,772 |
About South Central College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
South Central College Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in North Mankato, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $462K. Net investment income was $147K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
South Central College Foundation is led by Erin Aanenson, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erin Aanenson
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$96K (2019) → $117K (2025)
Pam Lehrke
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayson Koopmans
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Ulman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Hood
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Potter
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Petzel
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christian Bailey
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin McCann
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Thill
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Ewing
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nort Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Meskan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Celeste Voss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meg Luevano
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Host
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Ochocki
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Mayo
Secretary
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Guck Bailey
Executive Commitee at Large
Director → Executive Commitee at Large, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Robineson
Former Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Merrill
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Osborne
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Angela Stransky (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel R. Sarff (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Michael Bresnahan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Brooke Holmes (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joey Barr (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Leslie Stoltenberg (2024) — Director
- Former: Ashley Leivermann (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David Knopick (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David W. Ross (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Duane Olenius (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Ben Kaus (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Brett Skilbred (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kristi Ellwein (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marius Rygg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Iversen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Melissa Bradley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Zeny Cleveland (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Harrenstein (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Alexa Swindell Prosser (2022) — Director
- Former: Jessica Buchert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Danger (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Lago (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Erin Riebe (2019) — Director
- Former: Greg Thomas (2019) — Director
- Former: Keith Bauer (2019) — Director
- Former: Ryan Beck (2019) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $117K, to Erin Aanenson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about South Central College Foundation
How much does South Central College Foundation give each year?
South Central College Foundation gave $462K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $467K across 1 grant.
How large is South Central College Foundation?
South Central College Foundation reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is South Central College Foundation?
South Central College Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in North Mankato, MN. It holds $5.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does South Central College Foundation operate?
South Central College Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is South Central College Foundation's EIN?
South Central College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1649572. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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