Pamela Bakken Foundation
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1850599 · reported 2021–2025
51grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$313Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
80 S 8TH St Ste 4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2223
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 25 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Valley Alliance GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Shakopee, MN | $25,000 |
| Southern Valley Alliance | Shakopee, MN | $25,000 |
| Southern Valley Alliance GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Shakopee, MN | $25,000 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Prior Lake Rotary Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $15,000 |
| Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church | Garrison, MN | $15,000 |
| Prior Lake Rotary Foundation | Prior Lake, MN | $15,000 |
| Prior Lake Rotary Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $15,000 |
| Golden Gopher Athletics GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Minneapolis, MN | $12,400 |
| Golden Gopher Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $12,400 |
| Elks Lodge 2221 GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Hopkins, MN | $10,000 |
| Adopt A Husky Minnesota GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Blaine, MN | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Cap Agency of Scott Carver & Dakota Counties GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Shakopee, MN | $5,000 |
| Children's Health Care Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Alzheimers Association of MN and ND | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | Aspen, CO | $5,000 |
| Snowmass Chapel | Snowmass Village, CO | $5,000 |
| The Bakken Museum | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| ALS Association | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Make A Wish | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Adopt A Husky Minnesota | Blaine, MN | $5,000 |
| Adopt A Huskey Minnesota GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Blaine, MN | $5,000 |
| Cap Agency of Scott Carver & Dakota Counties GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Shakopee, MN | $5,000 |
| Children's Health Care Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Homeless & Wounded Warriors-Mn GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Emily, MN | $5,000 |
| University of St Thomas GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Prior Lake Fire Department GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $3,000 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Kansas City, MO | $3,000 |
| Prior Lake Association | Prior Lake, MN | $2,500 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Golden Gopher Fund GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Minneapolis, MN | $2,400 |
| Minnesota State Fair Foundation | Falcon Heights, MN | $2,000 |
| Cap Agency of Scott Carver & Dakota Counties | Shakopee, MN | $2,000 |
| Minnesota State Fair Foundation | Falcon Heights, MN | $2,000 |
| Minnesota State Fair Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Falcon Heights, MN | $2,000 |
| Prior Lake Fire Department GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $2,000 |
| Cedar Lake Conservation Club GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Annandale, MN | $1,000 |
| Prior Lake Association GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 |
| Adopt A Husky Minnesota | Blaine, MN | $1,000 |
| Cap Agency of Scott Carver & Dakota Counties | Shakopee, MN | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $1,000 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | $1,000 |
| Cedar Lake Conservation Club | Annandale, MN | $1,000 |
| Cedar Lake Conservation Club | Annandale, MN | $1,000 |
| Prior Lake Association | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | $1,000 |
| Cedar Lake Conservation Club GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Annandale, MN | $1,000 |
| Prior Lake Association GENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 |
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