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Funding search · EIN 426120024 · Eagan, MN

Paul & Mary Collins Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

88
grants reported: $153,586
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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South Dakota State University4 grants · $18,524
Iowa State University4 grants · $13,875
University of Iowa4 grants · $12,430
University of South Dakota5 grants · $10,387
Dordt University3 grants · $10,150
University of Sioux Falls3 grants · $9,475
Northwestern College4 grants · $9,455
Univ of Sioux Falls1 grant · $5,800
Illinois College of Optometry4 grants · $5,605
University of Northern Iowa4 grants · $5,443

Giving over time

$42,625

2022

$34,750

2023

$36,615

2024

$39,596

2025

Grant history

All 88 reported grants, largest first.

$7,575
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$6,874
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$5,800
Univ of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$5,425
Dordt College · Sioux Center, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$5,300
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$4,400
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$3,800
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,750
Dordt University · Sioux City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$3,643
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,400
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,300
Dordt University · Sioux Center, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,225
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,100
Dordt University · Sioux Center, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,043
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,025
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$2,912
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$2,900
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,875
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$2,812
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$2,650
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$2,425
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$2,400
Colorado Christian University · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Scholarship
$2,400
University of South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$2,100
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,075
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,050
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$2,000
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,950
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,700
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$1,650
Morningside College · Sioux City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$1,650
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$1,600
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,512
Des Moines University · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,512
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2025
Scholarships
$1,512
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,512
Stewarts School · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Scholarship
$1,500
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$1,500
Minnesota State University - Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$1,500
St Ambrose University · Davenport, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,393
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$1,393
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$1,393
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$1,300
Iowa Lakes Community College · Estherville, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,200
Chamberlain University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$1,200
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$1,200
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,050
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$1,050
Chamberlain University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$1,050
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,050
Southeast Technical Institute · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$1,050
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Scholarship
$1,000
Harvard Law · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,000
Spring Arbor University · Spring Arbor, MI · 2025
Scholarships
$900
Colorado Christian University · Lakewood, CO · 2024
Scholarships
$800
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$800
Southeast Technical Institute · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$800
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$800
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$750
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$750
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2025
Scholarships
$750
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$750
University of Kansas - Lawrence · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Scholarships
$750
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$750
Dmacc · Ankeny, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$750
Iowa Lakes Community College · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$750
Northern State University · Aberdeen, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$650
California Polytechnic State · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Scholarships
$650
Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL · 2025
Scholarships
$650
Northern State University · Aberdeen, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$650
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$625
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$600
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$600
Northern State University · Aberdeen, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$600
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$600
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$575
Bethel University · St Paul, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$575
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech · Rapid City, SD · 2022
Scholarship
$550
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarships
$550
Ecola Bible College · Cannon Beach, OR · 2024
Scholarships
$550
Waldorf University · Forest City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$525
Upper Iowa University · Fayette, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$500
Creighton University · Omaha, NE · 2025
Scholarships
$500
Dakota State University · Madison, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$450
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$450
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Scholarship
$400
Ecola Bible College · Cannon Beach, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$50
Creighton University · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.