Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sioux City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $730K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $34K.
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation at a glance
In short: Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation gave $12K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,700
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $2,925
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $729,594
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was AGC Foundation ($6K). Together the top 4 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation gives
- Giving grew 368% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 30% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $245K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AGC Foundation Seattle, WA | Cash Contribution | $6,000 |
| Friends of Lakeside Lab Inc Milford, IA | Cash Contribution | $5,000 |
| St Joseph Catholic Church Milford, IA | Cash Contribution | $500 |
| Dickinson County Museum Spirit Lake, IA | Cash Contribution | $200 |
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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 | $729,594 | $38,403 | $16,316 | $11,700 | 4 | $11,700 | $33,787 | $38,656 |
| 2024 | $704,763 | $531,102 | $2,006 | — | — | — | $2,613 | $13,704 |
| 2023 | $178,434 | $3,620 | $10,342 | $7,200 | 1 | $7,200 | — | $11,519 |
| 2022 | $185,324 | $9,260 | $5,828 | $2,500 | 2 | $2,500 | — | $11,542 |
| 2021 | $181,916 | $91,357 | $4,577 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | — | $8,839 |
| 2020 | $99,361 | $1,702 | $15,365 | $7,961 | 1 | — | — | $7,408 |
| 2019 | $109,574 | $15,258 | $249,839 | $244,916 | 1 | — | $11,280 | $15,662 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation is led by Irving F. Jensen III, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Irving F. Jensen III
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation
How much does Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation give each year?
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation gave $12K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation's typical grant size?
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $2,925, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation give grants?
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (49%). The most frequent recipient cities were Milford, IA (2 grants).
Does Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Cash Contribution" (4 grants).
How large is Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation?
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation reported $730K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (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 is Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation's EIN?
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1221530. 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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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