Severson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Saint Louis Park, MN · EIN 20-6326223 · reported 2023–2025
38grants reported
$4,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$270smallest grant
$717Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 38 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $264K 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
1601 Utah Ave S
St Louis Park, MN 55426-1923
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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Lutheran Church Community Benefit | Fargo, ND | $126,000 |
| Augustana University Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $100,000 |
| Pickerel Lake Conservancy Environmental Conservation | Sioux Falls, SD | $100,000 |
| First Lutheran Church Community Benefit | Fargo, ND | $65,000 |
| First Lutheran Church Community Benefit | Fargo, ND | $50,000 |
| United Way of Fargo Community Benefit | Fargo, ND | $40,000 |
| United Way of Fargo Community Benefit | Fargo, ND | $35,000 |
| Rise Early Learning Center Early Childhood Education | St Louis Park, MN | $33,250 |
| Rise Early Learning Center Early Childhood Education | St Louis Park, MN | $28,600 |
| Augustana University Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $25,000 |
| Friends of Education Community Benefit | Minnetonka, MN | $20,000 |
| Hope Community Development Association Community Benefit | Cedar Rapids, IA | $15,000 |
| Pickerel Lake Conservancy Environmental Conservation | Sioux Falls, SD | $10,000 |
| Westwood Lutheran Church Community Benefit | St Louis Park, MN | $9,920 |
| Westwood Lutheran Church Community Benefit | St Louis Park, MN | $7,000 |
| Westwood Lutheran Church Community Benefit | St Louis Park, MN | $6,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| The Banquet Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| The Banquet Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| The Banquet Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,000 |
| Pickerel Lake Conservancy Environmental Conservation | Sioux Falls, SD | $3,200 |
| Rise Early Learning Center Early Childhood Education | St Louis Park, MN | $2,000 |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,000 |
| Hope Cda Community Benefit | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,000 |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,000 |
| Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,000 |
| Big Paws Canine Community Benefit | Hartford, SD | $1,000 |
| First Tee South Dakota Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| The Furniture Mission Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| Big Paws Canine Community Benefit | Hartford, SD | $1,000 |
| First Tee South Dakota Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| The Furniture Mission Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| Big Paws Canine Community Benefit | Hartford, SD | $1,000 |
| First Tee South Dakota Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| The Furniture Mission Community Benefit | Sioux Falls, SD | $1,000 |
| Commonbond Communities Affordable Housing | St Paul, MN | $270 |
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