Robert Jensen Dau Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $110K a year · 185% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
3.8 mo
of spending, in cash
3.8 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$82K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$82K
FY2025▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$120K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$197K
FY2025$82K
Expenses
$199K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$199K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 64% · $128K Operating & administrative 36% · $71K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF.

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
$0990-PF Pt VIII
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Secretary
$0990-PF Pt VIII
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Lake Forest, IL.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 10 grants · $128K · 2025–2025
Pen AmericaFY2025$33,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$20,000
City Kids Wilderness ProjectFY2025$5,000
Church of the Holy ComforterFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$4,000
Bay View AssociationFY2025$3,250
Petoskey Harbor Springs Community FoundationFY2025$3,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$1,855
St Margarets ChurchFY2025$1,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV1
Average grantPart XV$13K
Median grantPart XV$5K
Largest grantPart XV$52K
Top cause focusNTEEArts & Culture (10%)

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$82K
Investment income$82K
Money out
$199K
Grants paid$128K
Running costs$71K
Owns and owes
$1.5M
net assets
Cash and savings$63K
Total assets$1.5M
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$82K
Total revenue$82K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$63K
Total assets$1.5M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.5M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 4, 2026 $82K$199K−$116K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2025 $197K$160K$37K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2024 $22K$121K−$100K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 26, 2023 $38K$219K−$181K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2022 $139K$161K−$22K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2021 −$120K$161K−$281K$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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