The Helgeson Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 46-4350306

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.5M

+17.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$136K

-6.8% YoY

Grant Count

31

+3.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

-9.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$158K$317K$475K$634K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,491,325$2,124,816$2,213,601
Revenue$576,145$137,057$100,216
Expenses$209,636$217,842$229,790
Qualifying Distributions$149,448$159,969$173,136
Net Investment Income$515,956$79,184$48,329
Distributable Amount$163,259$149,549$159,137

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$80K$120K$160K25 grants202023 grants202124 grants202230 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Climate Generation$11KCedar Cultural Center$10KWolf Ridge Environmental…$10KVoyageur Outward Bound S…$9KBrownbody$8KThe Loppet Foundation$8KInteract$7KPenumbra Theatre Company…$7KTwin Cities Jazz Festival$7KWilderness Inquiry$7K

Grant Size Distribution

133 grants across all recorded years

133<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Glen HelgesonPres & Treas$12KRita Penrod HelgesonExec Dir & S$12KMariah KathanVice President$8K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Glen HelgesonPres & Treas$12,000
Rita Penrod HelgesonExec Dir & S$12,000
Mariah KathanVice President$8,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

DuluthEdinaFinlandGrand MaraisMaplewoodMarine On Saint CroixMinneapolisOaklandSaint PaulSt CloudSt PaulVadnais HeightsZimmerman

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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