Private foundation · EIN 47-0772671 · Edina, Minnesota · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Minnesota. The foundation accepts applications (Applications are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection, or request) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $492K total, median $10K. 64% of grants stayed in Minnesota. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
36
$492K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MN
64%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Applications are accepted at any time. N
Assets
$6.9M

How to apply

The organization requesting a grant should furnish an opinion to the effect that (1) the organization has been certified by the internal revenue service and is in fact acting as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code to which contributions are deductible under section 170(c)(2)(b) of the internal revenue code, and furnish the organization's tax identification number: And (2) that the organization is either: (a) one which comes within the definition contained in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 509(a) of the internal revenue code: Or (b) that if the o… Contact: Catherine S Hunnewell President Cat, 5200 France Avenue South 36, Edina, Mn, 9529206463 Deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection, or requests for additional inf Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

36 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MNCharitable$40K
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHCharitable$30K
Hope Academy IncMinneapolis, MNCharitable$30K
Camp OlsonLongville, MNCharitable$25K
CcrfMinneapolis, MNCharitable$25K
Longville Area Community FoundationLongville, MNCharitable$25K
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Dba Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VACharitable$25K
South Kent School CorporationSouth Kent, CTEducational$25K
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXEducational$25K
University of Northwestern - St Paul Dba Northwestern MediaSt Paul, MNKtis-fm 98.5 station$25K
Wilderness Inquiry IncBloomington, MNCharitable$25K
Hope Farm SchoolMinneapolis, MNEducational$20K
Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul IncSt Paul, MNCharitable$20K
Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MOCharitable$15K
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MNCharitable$15K
N C Little Memorial Hospice IncEdina, MNCharitable$10K
Open ArmsMemphis, TNCharitable$10K
Operation Red Wings FoundationHuntsville, TXCharitable$10K
Science Museum of MinnesotaSt Paul, MNCharitable$10K
Semester at SeaFort Collins, COCharitable$10K
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort IncSan Benito, TXCharitable$5,000
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association IncChicago, ILCharitable$5,000
Bible League Dba Bible League InternationalCrete, ILCharitable$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of AmericaAtlanta, GACharitable$5,000
Canine Companions for Independence IncSanta Rosa, CACharitable$5,000
Edina Give and GoEdina, MNCharitable$5,000
Jacks BasketArden Hills, MNCharitable$5,000
Junior Achievement North FoundationSt Paul, MNCharitable$5,000
Kingdom PathwaysMinneapolis, MNCharitable$5,000
Laketrails Base CampDuluth, MNCharitable$5,000
Meetinghouse ChurchEdina, MNCharitable$5,000
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance DogsLakeville, MNCharitable$5,000
St Thomas AcademyMendota Heights, MNEducational$5,000
The Blake SchoolHopkins, MNEducational$5,000
Junior League of Minneapolis IncMinneapolis, MNCharitable$1,000
Relate CounselingMinnetonka, MNCharitable$1,000

By state: Minnesota 23 · Texas 3 · Ohio 1 · Virginia 1 · Connecticut 1 · Missouri 1

About this foundation

Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Edina, Minnesota, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. The organization requesting a grant should furnish an opinion to the effect that (1) the organization has been certified by the internal revenue service and is in fact acting as an organization… Deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time. Notice of approval, rejection, or requests for additional inf.

How much does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $492K across 36 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation give?

Minnesota (23 grants), Texas (3 grants), Ohio (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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