Sylvester Schunk Educational Trust

Tax-deductible

Springfield, MN501(c)(3)EIN 71-6202234

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$2K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$50K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$50K
Net assets
$71K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$50K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$50K
Expenses
$50K
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$50K
Net assets
$71K
FY2025▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$70K
FY2025$71K

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 Nov 2003.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 65% · $32K Operating & administrative 35% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$800Pt VII · Sec A
Admin 1
$750Pt VII · Sec A
$300Pt VII · Sec A
Admin 1
$250Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Brooke Kratz$800$800
Keith Lang$750$750
Kathy Hillesheim$300$300
Kim Lang$250$250

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Springfield, MN.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 24 grants · $32K · 2025–2025
St Raphael's ChurchFY2025$5,991
Nolan HovlandFY2025$1,900
Luke RogotzkeFY2025$1,700
Courtlyn RunckFY2025$1,600
Charles DammannFY2025$1,600
Caleb HaugerFY2025$1,600
Mikayla OpatzFY2025$1,600
Julieann ReindlFY2025$1,600
Ivan HovlandFY2025$1,500
Violet HovlandFY2025$1,500
Joseph AndersonFY2025$1,400
Ashtin JohnsonFY2025$1,300
Kadin JohnsonFY2025$1,200
Jordyn PlasterFY2025$1,100
Brendon BuerkleFY2025$1,100
Mitchell BuerkleFY2025$1,100
Madyson DigmannFY2025$900
Jalivia RichertFY2025$700
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$1K
Median grantPart XV$1K
Largest grantPart XV$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$50K
Other income$50K
Investment income$335
Money out
$50K
Grants paid$32K
Running costs$18K
Owns and owes
$71K
net assets
Cash and savings$71K
Total assets$71K
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$335
Other income$50K
Total revenue$50K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$71K
Total assets$71K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$71K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $50K$50K$891$71K 990 PDF
FY2024 $47K$55K−$8K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $45K$38K$7K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $47K$52K−$5K$71K 990 PDF
FY2021 $42K$38K$4K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $42K$41K$1K$72K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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

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