The Earl & Doris Bakken Foundation

ST LOUIS PARK, MN EIN: 99-0339501

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.9M

-1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$250K

-0.2% YoY

Grant Count

8

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

-0.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$205K$410K$615K$819K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,928,718$5,014,018$5,108,461
Revenue$210,285$186,777$-63,783
Expenses$295,585$281,220$471,204
Qualifying Distributions$268,637$276,886$436,730
Net Investment Income$183,337$182,443$76,132
Distributable Amount$260,598$238,404$264,301

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$103K$206K$309K$413K11 grants20209 grants202110 grants20228 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

THE BAKKEN MUSEUM$59KEARL E BAKKEN CENTER FOR…$40KHUI ALOHA KIHOLO$35KFRIENDS OF THE FUTURE$30KNORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY H…$30KTHE KOHALA CENTER$30KUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA …$21KNORWAY HOUSE$5K

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K15$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRADLEY E BAKKENPRESIDENT1
PAMELA BAKKEN PETERSMEYERVICE PRESIDENT1
JEFFREY T BAKKENTREASURER1
WENDY K WATSONSECRETARY1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

KamuelaMinneapolisSt Lous ParkSt PaulWaimea

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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