How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Fastbreak Foundation
600 Hennepin Avenue Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 673-1600
- Form and materials
- Grants should be submitted on a Grant Application Form provided by the Fastbreak Foundation. Information included on the Grant consists of a description of the requesting organization's history of service and statement of its purpose and objectives, the goals and objectives of the program, a timeline, a budget, and an expense breakdown between program and administrative expenses. The applicant should include a copy of the IRS ruling of tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), a donor's list of contributions granted during the past twelve months and a list of the officers and board of directors. A request should be made for a specific amount of money.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Local MN requests preferred. Recipient's goals should be consistent with the mission of the Fastbreak Foundation.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$125,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $485,625
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Tax year 2023
$225,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $608,592
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Tax year 2022
$176,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $829,542
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Tax year 2021
$275,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $652,902
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Tax year 2020
$125,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $673,803
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Tax year 2018
$264,675
- Grants listed
- 58
- Assets, end of year
- $780,973
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Tax year 2017
$262,500
- Grants listed
- 52
- Assets, end of year
- $871,714
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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A Mother's Love InitiativesMinneapolis, MN
Starting Five Grants
$25,000 -
Playworks MinnesotaSt Paul, MN
Starting Five Grants
$25,000 -
Special Olympics Minnesota IncMinneapolis, MN
Starting Five Grants
$25,000 -
Twin Cities PrideMinneapolis, MN
Starting Five Grants
$25,000 -
Youthlink MNMinneapolis, MN
Starting Five Grants
$25,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights1 grant $25,000100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota5 grants $125,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ethan CassonChief Executive Officer (until April) Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Jennifer RidgewayExecutive Director Hours 2.5Pay $0
- Suzanne M SpellacySecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Pete SteneTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Glen A TaylorDirector (until April) Hours 0.3Pay $0
- Brett CarterDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
- Kate QuinnDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
- Chanda Smith BakerDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
- Gavin KaysenDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
- Rebekkah BrunsonDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
The return
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