Funding search · EIN 201954452 · Rochester, MN
Stenson Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 66
- grants reported
- $381,159
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Hope Harbor4 grants · $120,000
- Family Promise4 grants · $48,996
- Recovery Is Happening1 grant · $22,500
- Recovery Is Happenning2 grants · $20,000
- Sarah Walker3 grants · $12,000
- Play3 grants · $11,000
- Megan Nunez2 grants · $10,000
- Food for Friends2 grants · $10,000
- Crosswinds2 grants · $10,000
- Kyle Spaans1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,000
Hope Harbor · Marshall, MN · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $30,000
Hope Harbor · Marshall, MN · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $30,000
Hope Harbor · Marshall, MN · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $30,000
Hope Harbor · Marshall, MN · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $22,500
Recovery Is Happening · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Family Promise · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $12,500
Family Promise · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $11,208
Family Promise · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,288
Family Promise · Rochester, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Kyle Spaans · Rock Valley, IA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Recovery Is Happenning · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Recovery Is Happenning · Rochester, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
Clark Hendrickson · Nemenclaw, WA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $6,000
Sarah Walker · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,700
Oronoco Food Shelf · Oronoco, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Crosswinds · Oronoco, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Kermit Ness · Oronoco, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Marshall Food 4 Kids · Marshall, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Megan Nunez · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Pride in the Tiger · Marshall, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Tori Applehoff · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Carrie Venderkamp · Rock Valley, IA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cathy Armstrong · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Crosswinds · Oronoco, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Katy Gerelemax · Mazeppa, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Megan Nunez · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Sarah Walker · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Food for Friends · Oronoco, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Geoff Carroll · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Nicole Da Varg · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Play · Cambridge, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Shaun Laughlin · Thief River Falls, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Food for Friends · Oronoco, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Play · Cambridge, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $4,000
Bridget Skyhawk · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $3,500
Josh Norby · Cambridge, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $2,616
Esther Perez · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $2,500
Dance Lab · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $2,500
Jason Swartz · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $2,500
Chris Longly · Williston, ND · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $2,145
Karen Crcll · Chatfield, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $2,000
Riverstone Services · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $2,000
Immigration Justice · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $2,000
Kimberly Redfield · Cambridge, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $2,000
Luis Perez · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $1,500
Corina Prince · Winona, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $1,236
Ciara Carter · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $1,200
Kaylee Patnooe · Winona, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $1,200
Jeff Pfaffe · Marshall, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Lynae Hahn · Mosinee, WI · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Play · Cambridge, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Lauren Warndahl · Oronoco, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Nicole Gora · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Gary Kettleson · Oronoco, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Jordyn Anderson · Marshall, MN · 2022
Chartiable purpose
- $1,000
Laura Gibson · Parker, SD · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $1,000
Sarah Walker · Winona, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $800
Skills USA · Cambridge, MN · 2025
Charitable purpose
- $800
Angie Fitzgerald · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $750
Skills USA · Cambridge, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $600
Skills USA · Cambridge, MN · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $500
Geoff Carroll · Belton, TX · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $385
Allison Gangelhoff · Rochster, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $381
Britt Walker · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $250
Unitarian Church · Rocherster, MN · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $100
Dakota Middle School · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable purpose
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