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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$2,453,700
- Grants listed
- 42
- Assets, end of year
- $8,636,763
-
Tax year 2024
$2,370,900
- Grants listed
- 43
- Assets, end of year
- $8,963,867
-
Tax year 2023
$1,994,075
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $6,792,802
-
Tax year 2022
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $0
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Hill-Murray FoundationSt Paul, MN
Future leaders scholarship program, pioneer premer auction sponsorship, hill murray gala auction sponsorship
$530,000 -
Latino Economic Development CenterSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$219,000 -
Indigenous RootsSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$172,500 -
Center for Broadcast JournalismSaint Paul, MN
Capital support
$160,000 -
Culture BoosterMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$130,000 -
Esaba Charitable FoundationSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$129,600 -
Local Initiative Support CorporationNew York, NY
Program support
$119,600 -
Hmong American Farmers AssociationWest St Paul, MN
General operating support
$110,000 -
Urban RootsSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$75,325 -
The Sanneh FoundationSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$65,000 -
Land Bank Twin Cities IncSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$60,000 -
Theresa Living CenterSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$60,000 -
Lutheran Social ServicesMinneapolis, MN
Program support
$50,000 -
East Side Neighborhood Development CompanySaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$50,000 -
University of Minnesota - M Health FarviewMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$50,000 -
Family Values for LifeSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$50,000 -
Payne Phalen Community CouncilSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$49,000 -
Camp OdayinOakdale, MN
General operating support
$40,000 -
Hmong American Partnership (hap)St Paul, MN
General operating support
$37,025 -
Women VentureSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$35,000 -
Neighborhood Development CenterSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$35,000 -
African Economic Development SolutionsSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$35,000 -
Flight for Your DreamsSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$35,000 -
Trilingua CinemaSaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$30,000 -
180 DegreesSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$30,000 -
East Side Freedom LibrarySaint Paul, MN
General operating support
$25,000 -
East Side Funders GroupSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$25,000 -
Amherst H Wilder FoundationSt Paul, MN
Program support
$20,000 -
St Paul Public SchoolsSt Paul, MN
Program support
$10,000 -
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
General operating support
$4,000 -
Minnesota Council on FoundationMinneapolis, MN
Sponsorship
$2,500 -
The Market Entry FundsSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$2,500 -
Outfront Minnesota Community ServicesSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$2,500 -
Aliveness ProjectMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$1,500 -
CARE4ALL Youth HavenSt Paul, MN
Sponsorship
$1,000 -
The Salvation Army Eastside CorpsSt Paul, MN
Sponsorship
$500 -
The Loft Literary CenterMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$500 -
Family TreeMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$500 -
Unity Church UnitarianSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$500 -
Achieve Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$400 -
Action to Equity(minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce)Saint Paul, MN
Sponsorship
$150 -
St Anthony Park Community FoundationSt Paul, MN
General operating support
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture5 grants $388,00033% of the total
- Housing and shelter3 grants $329,00028% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $110,0009% of the total
- Human services3 grants $105,0009% of the total
- Community development2 grants $84,0007% of the total
- Youth development2 grants $65,4006% of the total
- 3 other causes4 grants $79,5007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Shannon RunyonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Charles RunyonPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
- Tony NicholsonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Patrick TroskaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $228,225
- Vong ThaoMANAGER Hours 40Pay $107,640
The return
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