Private Foundation

Valley News Foundation

Valley News Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Mankato, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $58K revenue, $68K expenses, $1.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 427 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $420K.

EIN: 363339339 Mankato, MN Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$58K

Total Expenses$68K

Total Assets$1.0M

Grants Given427

Grant Total$420K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Minnesota State Athletics

Mankato, MN · 2025

Unrestricted General Fund

$7,000

Ronald McDonald House

Minneapolis, MN · 2025

Unrestricted General Fund

$4,800

Mankato Youth Place

Mankato, MN · 2025

Unrestricted General Fund

$4,500

Minnesota State University Foundation

Mankato, MN · 2025

Unrestricted General Fund

$3,000

Tee It Up For The Troops

Mankato, MN · 2025

Unrestricted General Fund

$2,700

Showing up to 5 of 427 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Margaret Leiferman

President Troy Leiferman

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Top Grant Purposes

Unrestricted General Fund

$349,490 371 grants

Unrestricted General Use

$26,544 29 grants

Athletic Department

$14,150 4 grants

Unrestricted General Fund & Hockey Day

$9,500 2 grants

Kid's Camp & Golf Tournament

$4,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$58K	$68K	$1.0M
2024	$69K	$62K	$1.1M
2023	$37K	$55K	$1.1M
2022	$53K	$49K	$1.1M
2021	$103K	$53K	$1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $103K to $58K (-44%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, FL, IL, MN, NE, and 3 other states.

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