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Filing year 2024

MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Watertown, South Dakota·EIN 46-0437250·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$29k
Total assets
$258k
Total expenses
$21k
Reported officers
12

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 12 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice Preside
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$15k

Itemized grants

7

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LAKE AREA TECHICAL COLLEGEWATERTOWN, SDNURSING SCHOLARSHIPS$6k
SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTASIOUX FALLS, SDADMINISTRATION & SENIOR CARE$2k
JOY RANCHFLORENCE, SDHORSE THERAPY PROGRAM$2k
BRAMBLE PARK ZOOWATERTOWN, SDPROGRAM SERVICES$2k
WATERTOWN REGIONAL LIBRARYWATERTOWN, SDCHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM$2k
JENKINS LIVING CENTER FOUNDATIONWATERTOWN, SDSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM$1k
KIWANIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONROCHESTER, MNSCHOLARSHIPS$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$12k
$21k
2023
$29k
$21k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in South Dakota

MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in South Dakota earns a median of $18,736.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$18,736
75th percentile
$53k
90th percentile
$159k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 87 organizations across 87 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for South Dakota
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What are MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $29k in total revenue and $21k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.