Stenson Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Rochester, MN EIN: 20-1954452

Stenson Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Rochester, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $792K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $108K. Net investment income was $36K.

Key facts about Stenson Family Foundation

In short: Stenson Family Foundation gave $108K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Minnesota. 59% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-1954452
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$108,181
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$6,364
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
59% first-time grantees (10 of 17, 2025)
Total assets
$792,045
Primary geography
Minnesota (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$792K

-6.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$108K

+4.9% YoY

Grant Count

17

-10.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+17.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stenson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Stenson Family Foundation open to new grantees?

59%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 10 of 17 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 241% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

RochesterMarshallCambridgeOronocoWinonaCharlestonOmahaParkerRock ValleyThief River FallsWest FargoBellinghamBeltonBrookingsChatfieldColorado SpringsCottonwoodElk RiverGrass ValleyHazen

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K20 grants201911 grants202013 grants202115 grants202215 grants202319 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Hope Harbor: $30KHope Harbor$30KRecovery Is Happening: $23KRecovery Is Happening$23KFamily Promise: $13KFamily Promise$13KCrosswinds: $5KCrosswinds$5KMegan Nunez: $5KMegan Nunez$5KTori Applehoff: $5KTori Applehoff$5KMarshall Food 4 Kids: $5KMarshall Food 4 Kids$5KKermit Ness: $5KKermit Ness$5KPride in the Tiger: $5KPride in the Tiger$5KJason Swartz: $3KJason Swartz$3K

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
HOPE HARBOR Marshall, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSES$30,000
RECOVERY IS HAPPENING Rochester, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$22,500
FAMILY PROMISE Rochester, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$12,500
CROSSWINDS Oronoco, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
MEGAN NUNEZ Omaha, NECHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
TORI APPLEHOFF Minneapolis, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
MARSHALL FOOD 4 KIDS Marshall, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
KERMIT NESS Oronoco, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
PRIDE IN THE TIGER Marshall, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
JASON SWARTZ Rochester, MNCHARITABLE PURPOSE$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$792,045$842,932$780,770
Revenue$63,654$172,141$136,831
Expenses$114,541$109,979$96,333
Qualifying Distributions$108,181$103,116$91,624
Net Investment Income$36,095$85,278$62,122
Distributable Amount$44,817$43,358$41,243

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stenson Family Foundation is led by Mark Stenson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Stenson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Carey

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Arlen Carey

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Doom

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Doom

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Stenson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    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 Stenson Family Foundation

How much does Stenson Family Foundation give each year?

Stenson Family Foundation gave $108K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $103K across 19 grants.

What is Stenson Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Stenson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,364, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stenson Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.

Where does Stenson Family Foundation give grants?

Stenson Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, MN (6 grants), Marshall, MN (3 grants), Oronoco, MN (2 grants) and Cambridge, MN (2 grants).

Who are Stenson Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Stenson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Harbor ($30,000), Recovery Is Happening ($22,500) and Family Promise ($12,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Stenson Family Foundation?

Stenson Family Foundation reported $792K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $108K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Stenson Family Foundation?

Stenson Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Rochester, MN. It holds $792K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Stenson Family Foundation's EIN?

Stenson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1954452. 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.

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