Roehl Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application should not be sent; the realistic route is building a relationship that leads to an invitation.
- Most of its grants fall between $8,000 and $30,000, with a median of $12,000, so a modest request in that range fits its usual pattern, although its largest grant was $100,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Education is its largest stated purpose, so education-related work is the closest match on the filing's record.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, so location alone should not rule you out, though its grants are mainly in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
- Because 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, the foundation leans heavily on existing relationships.
Overview
Roehl Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Maple Plain, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing’s grant record is spread across a range of charitable work. Education is the largest stated purpose, with grants to schools and scholarship-related recipients. Other recorded purposes include health and research, poverty and housing assistance, adoption assistance, community arts education, homelessness, career training, abuse awareness, and food and clothing support. The recipient types include educational institutions, health and research organisations, adoption services, social-service providers and community arts organisations. The filing says that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
How to apply
The filing says that the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it gives no application steps for organisations to seek consideration.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 110 grants to organisations were $12,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Roehl Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 36 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $12,250 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Minneapolis Heart Insititue · Research$100,0002025 tax year
- Cristo Rey High School · Education$100,0002025 tax year
- Catholic Charities · Poverty/housing$60,0002025 tax year
- Southwest Options for Women · Health & education$60,0002025 tax year
- ICCDF – Chat La Romana School · Education$35,0002025 tax year
- Elwa Ministries Association · Healthcare$30,0002025 tax year
- Wildwood Hills Ranch · Health & outreach to at-risk childre$25,0002025 tax year
- New Life Family Services · Adoption assistance$22,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gerald Roehl — Trustee
- Katherine Roehl — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $736,878 | $636,500 | $14,472,265 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $793,949 | $654,000 | $16,859,345 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $936,764 | $756,000 | $18,423,928 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Maple Plain, MN