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GOLDEN BEAR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GOLDEN BEAR FOUNDATION (EIN 83-2598049)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349315736
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T14:43:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATTHEW C UHAN CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12N BroadwayAddressLine1Txt
CityGilbertCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55741ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN832598049EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOLDEN BEAR FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGOLDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2187445465PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 319AddressLine1Txt
CityEVELETHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55734ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBEN DELICHPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2187445465PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-10SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PTINP01323659PTIN
Phone2187417844PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBEN DELICHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14332 MILLER TRUNK HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityEVELETHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55734ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$147,014GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.facebook.com/EGGoldenBearFoundation/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2018FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$45CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$31,444PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$60,974CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$208,495PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$145,621CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$188,483PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$87,488CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$15,537PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$91,428ExpenseAmt
Grant$87,488GrantAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2187445465PhoneNum

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Address Line14332 MILLER TRUNK HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityEVELETHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55734ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PHILLIP DROBNICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN TROUTWINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN DELICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON HOEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON COLDAGELLI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGIE KOIVUNEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT PAZZELLI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON LIIMATTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN SAUKKO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARA WESTBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$45RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$62,367FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$60,974TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$60,974ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$60,974ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,488TotalAmt
Program Services$87,488ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363TotalAmt
Program Services$327ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$29FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,050TotalAmt
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Fundraising$84FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,690TotalAmt
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Management And General$34ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,275TotalAmt
Program Services$1,147ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$102FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,866TotalAmt
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Fundraising$350FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
EOY$127,526EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
EOY$127,526EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
EOY$127,526EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
EOY$127,526EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$53,755ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$274,535CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$186,704CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$177,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,602CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$722,892TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$186,704CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$177,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,602CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$722,892TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$172,947SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$549,945PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,951CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60,974CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$144,672TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$867,564TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.63390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CURLING BONSPIELEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$62,367GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,367GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,393FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$62,367GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$62,367GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,393FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,393DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$60,974NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ROCK RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL ISD 2909
1405 PROGRESS PARKWAYVIRGINIAMN55792851299384$27,488$0ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS
BOREAL WATERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
324 W SUPERIOR STREETDULUTHMN55802411429402$50,000$0CONTRIBUTION TO FOUNDATION TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
CURL MESABI FOUNDATION
PO BOX 616EVELETHMN55734475627088$10,000$0DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR CURLING IN THE FOUNDATION'S SERVICE AREA

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bREVIEWED WITH GOVERNING BODY
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST