The Nash Avery Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Edina, MN EIN: 20-3736900

The Nash Avery Foundation is a private foundation, based in Edina, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets.

The Nash Avery Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,990
+1.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$29
-31.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$600
+9.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Nash Avery Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

MinnetonkaBloomingtonBurnsville

How The Nash Avery Foundation gives

  • In 2021 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$10K$20K$30K3 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,990$29$600————$97
2024$1,961$42$550————$96
2023$1,919$143$500————$307
2022$8,766$-91,058$1,449———$9$429
2021$100,273$1$1,359,000——$1,359,000$1$429
2020$1,457,372$58,063$30,439$30,0003—$26,010—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Nash Avery Foundation reported a distributable amount of $97 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Nash Avery Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Angela M. Wicka

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sunny Wicka

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas C. Wicka

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 The Nash Avery Foundation

How large is The Nash Avery Foundation?

The Nash Avery Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $29.

Where does The Nash Avery Foundation operate?

The Nash Avery Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

How much is The Nash Avery Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Nash Avery Foundation reported a distributable amount of $97 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Nash Avery Foundation's EIN?

The Nash Avery Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3736900. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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