The Sauer Family Foundation

ST PAUL, MN EIN: 41-1859711

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$21.2M

+70.3% YoY

Grant Count

125

+9.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$170K

+55.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$11M$16M$21M56 grants201966 grants202074 grants202180 grants2022114 grants2023125 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FIDELITY CHARITABLE TRUST$9.0MUNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDAT…$421KNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE$371KMITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL …$362KWALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS$345KSCOTT COUNTY DEPARTMENT …$337KSERVEMINNESOTA$270KWAYSIDE RECOVERY CENTER$259KFOSTER ADVOCATES$243KCANINE INSPIRED CHANGE$225K

Grant Size Distribution

515 grants across all recorded years

245<$50K142$50–100K106$100–250K19$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M1$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

COLLEEN O'KEEFEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE$284K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GARY B SAUERTREASURER1
PATRICIA SAUERPRESIDENT5
COREY SAUERTRUSTEE1
JESSICA NICKELSONTRUSTEE1
STEPHANIE SAUERTRUSTEE1
JENNIFER SAUERTRUSTEE1
COLLEEN O'KEEFEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE40$284,350

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIAANOKAARDEN HILLSBLAINEBLOOMINGTONBROOKLYN PARKCARYCHASKACINCINNATICOLUMBIA HEIGHTSCORCORANDULUTHDURHAMEDEN PRAIRIEEDINAELK RIVERFAIRBAULTFALLS CHURCHFERGUS FALLSFRAZEE

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

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