Stevens Square Foundation
Stevens Square Foundation is a private foundation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that supports nonprofit organizations serving older adults in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Its mission is to help older adults live with dignity and independence, with particular attention to those with the greatest social and economic needs.
Stevens Square Foundation at a glance
In short: Stevens Square Foundation gave $637K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Minnesota. 3% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $636,700
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,223
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,000
- Total assets
- $17,257,264
- +11.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 3% first-time grantees (1 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% 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 Stevens Square Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit an application through the foundation’s online application system. Applicants should review the guidelines and application questions; the foundation’s filing instructions also list tax-exempt status, financial, budget, governing-body, and project or program funding information as required materials.
- Review Cycle
- The next stated application cycle opens January 5, 2027, and closes February 9, 2027. Funding decisions and grant payments are scheduled for September 2027.
- Deadline
- The next stated application cycle opens January 5, 2027, and closes February 9, 2027.
- Contact
Application contact: Stevens Square Foundation
Mailing address: 318 W 48Th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: (612) 825-1368
Website: https://stevenssquarefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Stevens Square Foundation
Who Stevens Square Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Centro Tyrone Guzman ($30K). Together the top 10 received $269K.
Grant Size Distribution
154 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 154 grants of 154 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025–2029 guidelines cover the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. Its 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Stevens Square Foundation open to new grantees?
3%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 30 grantees (3%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $512K (2020) to $637K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $637K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centro Tyrone Guzman Minneapolis, MN | Centros Wise Elders and Wise Elders Families | $30,000 |
| Friends & CO St. Paul, MN | General Operating Support | $30,000 |
| Touchstone Mental Health Minneapolis, MN | Minnehaha Commons | $30,000 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Minneapolis, MN | Senior Law Project | $26,000 |
| Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis, MN | United in Care: Minneapolis Elder Health Initiative | $26,000 |
| Capi USA Minneapolis, MN | Hmong Seniors Program | $25,500 |
| Darts West St Paul, MN | General Operating Support | $25,500 |
| Help at Your Door Golden Valley, MN | General Operating Support | $25,500 |
| Jewish Family Service of Saint Paul St. Paul, MN | Aging Services | $25,500 |
| Community Emergency Service Inc Minneapolis, MN | Senior support program: nutrition, socialization, and resources for seniors to live independently | $25,000 |
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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 | $17,257,264 | $953,377 | $879,420 | $636,700 | 30 | $786,455 | $895,665 | $793,915 |
| 2024 | $15,508,371 | $1,288,988 | $848,304 | $612,450 | 32 | $764,450 | $1,228,079 | $737,836 |
| 2023 | $14,441,143 | $648,743 | $810,076 | $586,700 | 30 | $729,311 | $598,950 | $668,072 |
| 2022 | $12,947,227 | $638,046 | $801,922 | $621,000 | 35 | $748,324 | $545,354 | $694,177 |
| 2021 | $16,516,431 | $907,780 | $715,061 | $520,283 | 27 | $642,654 | $862,336 | $780,355 |
| 2020 | $15,154,538 | $989,656 | $705,423 | $511,700 | 30 | — | $952,932 | $651,638 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stevens Square Foundation reported a distributable amount of $794K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to inspire and enable older adults to live with dignity and independence by supporting responsive, innovative, and effective nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Its stated values include addressing unmet needs, sustaining high-quality programs, encouraging innovation, focusing on older adults with the greatest social and economic needs, and empowering seniors as decision makers and leaders.
For 2025–2029, the foundation says it will fund programs serving older adults with significant social and economic needs, including people experiencing social isolation and underserved groups such as ethnically and racially diverse, LGBTQ+, and immigrant seniors. Priority areas include care coordination, caregiver support, chore services, food security, housing stability, legal support, social and emotional support, and transportation when integrated with other services. It also prioritizes community-based services, promising new approaches, client fees from those able to pay, and coordination with other community agencies.
The foundation offers program grants and general operating support. General operating support is limited to organizations whose sole focus is seniors; its grantmaking overview also says that only organizations whose primary mission is serving older adults may apply for general operating support. The foundation excludes direct medical, psychological, and dental services; services covered by specified Medicare or Medicaid programs; services to people in licensed long-term care facilities; grants to individuals; capital projects and campaigns; and endowments.
Examples of 2025 grantees illustrate the range of supported work. Centro Tyrone Guzman received $30,000 for its Wise Elders and Wise Elders Families program; the grantee describes its mission as supporting Latine families through intergenerational education, health, and wellness programs. Friends & Co received $30,000 in general operating support; it describes its work as relieving isolation and loneliness among older adults through companionship. Help at Your Door received $25,500; its mission is to help seniors and people with disabilities maintain independence and remain in their homes. Open Arms of Minnesota received $25,000 for its nutrition program supporting community older adults; the grantee says it provides food and medicine to nourish clients and build community.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 30 grants totaling $636,700. Grants ranged from $1,700 to $30,000, with a median of $24,000. Among the largest awards were $30,000 to Touchstone Mental Health for Minnehaha Commons, $26,000 to Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid for its Senior Law Project, and $25,500 each to CAPI USA for its Hmong Seniors Program and DARTS for general operating support.
The foundation has one annual grant cycle and accepts applications for one year of funding. Organizations may apply for and receive funding for up to three consecutive years, after which they must take one year off before reapplying. Applications are submitted through the online system. The 2024 filing’s application instructions call for proof of tax-exempt status and financial, budget, governing-body, and project or program funding information. The website says site visits are part of the review process for agencies selected to participate in the summer grants round.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s 2025 filing lists Barbie Levine as president; Ann Lovdahl as vice president of education; Mary Lenard as vice president of finance; Robin Keyworth as director and vice president of grants through May 2025; Gayle Kvenvold as vice president of grants as of May 2025; Liz Short as vice president of nominations; Beverly Hauschild-Baron as director and secretary through May 2025; Diane Osborne as secretary as of May 2025; and Michelle Barclay and Fred Bryan as directors.
Stevens Square Foundation is led by Barbie Levine, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbie Levine
President
Vice President of Grants → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alana Wright
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Hauschild-Baron
Secretary & Director
Board Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Foussard
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Sagstetter
Director
Vice President Finance & Investment → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elana Gravitz
Director
Vice President of Education → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Bryan
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Keyworth
Vice President of Grants & Director
Board Director → Vice President of Grants, 2024
Vice President of Grants → Vice President of Grants & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Tyra-Lukens
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Van Metre
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Osgood
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annette Sandler
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Barclay
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Van Zyl York
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Newman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Lundblad
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Lips
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajean Moone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Mueller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Paone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deirdre Palmer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Graham-Raff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Foley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Lundell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Lovdahl
Vice President of Education
Board Director → Vice President of Education, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lenard
Vice President of Finance
Board Director → Vice President of Finance, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Osborne
Secretary
Board Director → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Kvenvold
Vice President of Grants
Board Director → Director, 2024
Director → Vice President of Grants, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Short
Vice President of Nominations
Board Director → Vice President of Nominations, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Harry Johnson III (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Swart (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Wenzel (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Vanne Owens Hayes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn Ancheta (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Keprios (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Thomson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Nunn (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Beth Stafford (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Cindy Scott (2020–2023) — Vice President of Nominations
- Former: Jill Dulac (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Kathryn Ringham (2020–2023) — Vice President of Grants
- Former: Linnea Tweed (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Lynne Nelson (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Tom Hyder (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Carol Ashwood (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Mark Ettinger (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Tammis McMillan (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Theresa Bland (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Gregg Mahalich (2021–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Thomas Hyder (2021–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Elizabeth Short (2022) — Board Director
- Former: Pamela Van Zyl York (2022) — Board Director
- Former: Ann Sandgren (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: David Cramer (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Elizabeth Foy Larsen (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Jon Chelstrom (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Lisa Huey (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Sharon Ramirez (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Carolyn Dahl (2020) — Board Director
- Former: John Selstad (2020) — Board Director
- Former: Nancy Delapp (2020) — Board Director
- Former: Tia Black (2020) — Board Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Stevens Square Foundation
How much does Stevens Square Foundation give each year?
Stevens Square Foundation gave $637K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $612K across 32 grants.
What is Stevens Square Foundation's typical grant size?
Stevens Square Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $24,000, and its average grant was $21,223, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stevens Square Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does Stevens Square Foundation give grants?
Stevens Square Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (16 grants) and St. Paul, MN (3 grants).
Does Stevens Square Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 27% of Stevens Square Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stevens Square Foundation's largest grantees?
Stevens Square Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Centro Tyrone Guzman ($30,000), Friends & CO ($30,000) and Touchstone Mental Health ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stevens Square Foundation?
Stevens Square Foundation reported $17.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $786K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $794K (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 Stevens Square Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to inspire and enable older adults to live with dignity and independence by supporting responsive, innovative, and effective nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stevens Square Foundation?
Submit an application through the foundation’s online application system. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stevens Square Foundation's EIN?
Stevens Square Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1380920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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