KAENA FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.3M · expenses $15.4M · assets $95.4M

EIN: 46-2692867
Address: 50 S 6TH ST STE 1500, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1498
NTEE code: T22
Exempt type: 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date: August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status: Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations: Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status: Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Latest year pay	Total pay from here	Organizations
Sonny Miller	PRES/TREAS/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR	2019-2024	$20,000	$105,000	4
Jeffrey Weston	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	2021-2024	$20,000	$76,667	1
Michelle Galdos	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	2023-2024	$20,000	$40,000	1
Michelle Galdos Co Dorsey Whitney (former)	VICE PRESIDENT	2021-2022	$20,000	$36,667	1
John Otterlei (former)	PRESIDENT/TREASURER (RESIGNED 5/31/21)	2019-2021	$5,000	$25,000	5

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $60K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
JEFFREY WESTON	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
MICHELLE GALDOS	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
SONNY MILLER	PRES/TREAS/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	4

2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $60K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
JEFFREY WESTON	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
MICHELLE GALDOS	VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
SONNY MILLER	PRES/TREAS/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	4

2022 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $60K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
JEFFREY WESTON	VICE PRESIDENT	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
MICHELLE GALDOS CO DORSEY WHITNEY	VICE PRESIDENT	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	1
SONNY MILLER	PRES/TREAS/SECRETARY	1	$20,000	-	$0	$20,000	4

2021 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $63K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
SONNY MILLER	PRES/TREAS/SECRETARY (AS OF 5/31/21)	1	$25,000	-	$0	$25,000	4
JEFFREY WESTON	VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF 5/31/21)	1	$16,667	-	$0	$16,667	1
MICHELLE GALDOS CO DORSEY WHITNEY	VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF 5/31/21)	1	$16,667	-	$0	$16,667	1
JOHN OTTERLEI	PRESIDENT/TREASURER (RESIGNED 5/31/21)	1	$5,000	-	$0	$5,000	5

2020 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $20K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
JOHN OTTERLEI	PRESIDENT/TREASURER	1	$10,000	-	$0	$10,000	5
SONNY MILLER	VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	1	$10,000	-	$0	$10,000	4

2019 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $20K

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
JOHN OTTERLEI	PRESIDENT/TREASURER	1	$10,000	-	$0	$10,000	5
SONNY MILLER	VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	1	$10,000	-	$0	$10,000	4

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 5 contractors · $1.0M

Name	Location	Service	Paid
POWERED BY SHAKTI LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$351,010
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$267,606
GMA FOUNDATIONS	BOSTON, MA	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$204,833
CBK PHILANTHROPY LLC	PLEASANT RIDGE, MI	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$112,517
US BANK	MILWAUKEE, WI	FINANCIAL SERVICES	$97,166

2023 · 4 contractors · $834K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
POWERED BY SHAKTI LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$309,944
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$262,406
GMA FOUNDATIONS	BOSTON, MA	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$181,875
US BANK	MILWAUKEE, WI	FINANCIAL SERVICES	$79,952

2022 · 5 contractors · $1.1M

Name	Location	Service	Paid
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$384,617
POWERED BY SHAKTI LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$281,525
ARABELLA ADVISORS LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$228,000
US BANK	MILWAUKEE, WI	FINANCIAL SERVICES	$83,670
GMA FOUNDATIONS	BOSTON, MA	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$78,375

2021 · 4 contractors · $990K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$422,112
ARABELLA ADVISORS LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$248,831
POWERED BY SHAKTI LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$219,950
US BANK	MILWAUKEE, WI	FINANCIAL SERVICES	$99,289

2020 · 5 contractors · $909K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$349,280
ARABELLA ADVISORS LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$285,690
POWERED BY SHIKATI LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$166,000
US BANK	MILWAUKEE, WI	FINANCIAL SERVICES	$55,640
DELOITTE TAX LLP	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	TAX ADVISORY SERVICES	$52,091

2019 · 3 contractors · $865K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES	BOSTON, MA	INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES	$360,386
CHASTANET LLC	WILMINGTON, DE	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$253,091
ARABELLA ADVISORS LLC	WASHINGTON, DC	PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES	$251,048

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $14.2M

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2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $7.4M

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2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $13.8M

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2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $5.7M

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2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $5.5M

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2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $5.2M

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Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net assets	Contributions	Program revenue	Officer pay	Employees	Volunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,276,932	$15,418,841	$95,432,791	$95,432,791	-	-	$60,000	-	-
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,219,572	$8,447,540	$100,574,700	$100,574,700	-	-	$60,000	-	-
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,516,796	$15,279,333	$104,802,668	$104,802,668	-	-	$60,000	-	-
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,317,719	$7,037,301	$116,565,205	$116,565,205	-	-	$63,333	-	-
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,288,902	$6,562,083	$115,284,787	$115,284,787	-	-	$20,000	-	-
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$792,513	$6,270,765	$119,557,968	$119,557,968	-	-	$20,000	-	-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

THE GREEN FERN FOUNDATION Minneapolis, MN · 1 person in common (Sonny Miller)
GUILDER FOUNDATION Minneapolis, MN · 1 person in common (Sonny Miller)
CEDAR FOUNDATION Minneapolis, MN · 1 person in common (Sonny Miller)

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Organization	State	NTEE	Latest revenue	Latest expenses	Top-paid title	Top pay	Why similar
WSDC FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$11,836,014	$3,584,672	PRESIDENT/TREASURER	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
WURTELE FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$7,002,231	$6,025,040	TRUSTEE	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CUMMINS FAMILY FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$8,632,221	$3,394,070	PRESIDENT	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SIDNEY R BAER JR FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$6,558,321	$2,261,229	TRUSTEE	$452,241	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARY RUTH WEISEL FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$19,569,956	$1,875,749	CEO/DIRECTOR	$49,163	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$17,177,085	$11,267,587	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$251,223	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$9,338,544	$2,667,172	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$152,709	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DAVID AND JANIS LARSON FOUNDATION	MN	T22	$12,333,771	$9,381,235	TRUSTEE	$202,473	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
EOS FOUNDATION	FL	T22	$10,254,231	$17,509	TRUSTEE	$16,428	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
TYH FOUNDATION	DE	T22	$10,521,888	$89,884	Sec, Treas, Pres, Dir	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
GHS FOUNDATION	TX	T22	$10,889,001	$6,900,312	VP, SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR	$274,993	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
WHH FOUNDATION	CA	T22	$11,426,815	$9,155,199	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$212,930	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
RAM FOUNDATION	TX	T22	$8,920,345	$2,978,021	Vice President	$15,000	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
SHP FOUNDATION	CA	T22	$12,827,460	$5,569,199	SECRETARY, DIRECTOR	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
CPB FOUNDATION	PA	T22	$7,953,928	$380,753	PRIOR TRUSTEE	$77,556	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
W&H FOUNDATION	TN	T22	$14,276,398	$1,981,041	DIRECTOR	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
PWB FOUNDATION	CA	T22	$14,849,149	$24,266,892	DIRECTOR AND CEO	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
EJK FOUNDATION	DE	T22	$6,838,352	$3,040,840	Treas, Trustee	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
SDA FOUNDATION	NY	T22	$17,889,421	$448,823	TRUSTEE	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JVZ FOUNDATION	NY	T22	$20,109,012	$3,233,402	TRUSTEE	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
KASPERICK FOUNDATION	CA	T22	$14,613,245	$5,690,368	TRUSTEE	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
ANAM FOUNDATION	DE	T22	$9,055,749	$117,278	Dir, Pres, Sec	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BTMV FOUNDATION	DE	T22	$15,023,542	$11,000	Dir, Treas	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
MARK FOUNDATION	TX	T22	$6,672,703	$3,743,345	CEO/DIRECTOR	$190,228	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
RIFF FOUNDATION	MA	T22	$6,626,974	$7,714,478	President	$0	Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name

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Grantor	Type	Total given	Grants	Organizations funded	Years	Which ones
KOHLBERG FOUNDATION INC	Private foundation	$16,000,000	2	1	2017–2017	KISCO CARES FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND	DAF sponsor	$3,679,950	11	2	2017–2024	MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION; CFDA FOUNDATION INC
GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION	Private foundation	$2,500,000	2	1	2022–2024	CRI FOUNDATION INC
LAKE FAMILY FOUNDATION	Private foundation	$2,279,517	1	1	2018–2018	AMICUS FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$1,033,407	6	2	2021–2024	CFDA FOUNDATION INC; MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$938,000	10	1	2012–2024	MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION
ASPEN FOUNDATION FOR SPORTS MEDICINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	Private foundation	$618,000	1	1	2016–2016	WHH FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WABASH COUNTY INC	DAF sponsor	$490,934	1	1	2023–2023	8020 FOUNDATION TR
COACH FOUNDATION INC	Private foundation	$450,000	2	1	2021–2021	CFDA FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS	DAF sponsor	$398,500	12	1	2015–2023	CFDA FOUNDATION INC
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION	Private foundation	$367,000	4	1	2018–2021	ALLONE FOUNDATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND	DAF sponsor	$262,287	7	1	2012–2018	CFDA FOUNDATION INC
MANITOU FUND	Private foundation	$240,000	4	1	2020–2023	MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING	DAF sponsor	$196,050	8	1	2014–2022	MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	Private foundation	$175,000	2	1	2019–2019	CFDA FOUNDATION INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $15,418,841 spent · pay $60,000 · grants $14,155,000 · events $17,624

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$14,155,000	91.8%
Fees: other professional	$1,065,978	6.9%
Fees: accounting	$75,242	0.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$60,000	0.4%
Fees: legal	$39,144	0.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings	$17,624	0.1%
Other expenses	$4,533	0.0%
Taxes	$1,320	0.0%
Total	$15,418,841	100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $8,447,540 spent · pay $60,000 · grants $7,355,000 · events $4,925

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$7,355,000	87.1%
Fees: other professional	$917,676	10.9%
Fees: accounting	$74,019	0.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$60,000	0.7%
Fees: legal	$20,588	0.2%
Taxes	$10,524	0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings	$4,925	0.1%
Other expenses	$4,808	0.1%
Total	$8,447,540	100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $15,279,333 spent · pay $60,000 · grants $13,750,000 · events $0

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$13,750,000	90.0%
Fees: other professional	$1,114,263	7.3%
Taxes	$262,301	1.7%
Fees: accounting	$70,111	0.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$60,000	0.4%
Fees: legal	$20,903	0.1%
Other expenses	$1,755	0.0%
Total	$15,279,333	100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $7,037,301 spent · pay $63,333 · grants $5,700,000 · events $0

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$5,700,000	81.0%
Fees: other professional	$1,033,686	14.7%
Taxes	$139,813	2.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$63,333	0.9%
Fees: accounting	$48,997	0.7%
Fees: legal	$42,307	0.6%
Other expenses	$9,165	0.1%
Total	$7,037,301	100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $6,562,083 spent · pay $20,000 · grants $5,500,000 · events $0

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$5,500,000	83.8%
Other expenses	$897,041	13.7%
Fees: accounting	$70,091	1.1%
Taxes	$54,887	0.8%
Fees: legal	$20,064	0.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$20,000	0.3%
Total	$6,562,083	100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $6,270,765 spent · pay $20,000 · grants $5,150,000 · events $0

Line	Total	Share
Contributions, gifts, grants paid	$5,150,000	82.1%
Other expenses	$934,924	14.9%
Taxes	$125,067	2.0%
Fees: accounting	$29,018	0.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees	$20,000	0.3%
Fees: legal	$11,756	0.2%
Total	$6,270,765	100%

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