Ruth A and Raymond A Reister Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · EIN 47-5516393 · reported 2023–2025
51grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,040smallest grant
$2.4Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $11K 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
401 E 8TH St Ste 319
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-7031
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Historical Society ENDOWMENT | St Paul, MN | $333,333 |
| Minnesota Historical Society ENDOWMENT | St Paul, MN | $333,333 |
| Mayo Clinic H.W. AND ANNE E. REISTER | Rochester, MN | $250,000 |
| Childrens Healing Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $80,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $60,000 |
| MacPhail Center for Music MACPHAIL NORTHSIDE YOUTH | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $60,000 |
| Next Step of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Humanities Center | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| MacPhail Center for Music MACPHAIL NORTHSIDE YOUTH | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | $50,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| MacPhail Center for Music MACPHAIL NORTHSIDE YOUTH | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Starlite Shores Family Camp | Byron Center, MI | $50,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $46,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $46,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $46,000 |
| Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp | Twin Lake, MI | $40,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $35,000 |
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Js Chemo Bags | Grand Rapids, MI | $30,000 |
| Springboard for the Arts | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Fresh Energy | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Textile Center of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| V3 Sports Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| The Museum of Russian Art | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Fresh Energy | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| TU Dance | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| In Progress | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Fresh Energy | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| V3 Sports Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Juxtaposition Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Indigenous Roots | St Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| Foundation for Essential Needs | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Presbyterian Homes Foundation | Roseville, MN | $10,100 |
| Mad Dads of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Sharing and Caring Hands | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| The Bridge for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Native American Community Development | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Monkeybears Harmolodic Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Avivo | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Humanities Center | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Presbyterian Homes Foundation | Roseville, MN | $1,040 |
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