Funder directory → Minnesota → BENTSON FOUNDATION
Private foundation · WAYZATA, MN · EIN 416020204BENTSON FOUNDATION
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$15,000–$318,000
median $50,000
Giving (latest FY)
$13,507,369
37 grants · FY2025
Assets
$152,226,264
gives nationally
Application form & materials: IN WRITING, STATING PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND INTENDED USE
Deadlines: NONE
Restrictions: NONE
Contact: JUDI DUTCHER · 315 LAKE ST E SUITE 302, WAYZATA, MN, 55391 · 9529231040
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION · MINNEAPOLIS, MN | GENERAL | $7,097,369 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIF SANTA BARBARA · SANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL | $3,105,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTH CENTRAL STATES · ST PAUL, MN | GENERAL | $450,000 |
| AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY · SIOUX FALLS, SD | GENERAL | $420,000 |
| LOBERO THEATRE · SANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL | $250,000 |
| UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION · PITTSBURGH, PA | GENERAL | $250,000 |
| ACLU OF MN FOUNDATION · MINNEAPOLIS, MN | GENERAL | $225,000 |
| WEST HOMESCHOOL COOPERATIVE · OTSEGO, MN | GENERAL | $15,000 |
| WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION · WINONA, MN | GENERAL | $40,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.