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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-6012065

Driscoll Foundation

A private foundation in St Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 82 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Feb 28, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,135,750

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $30,466,960

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,159,750

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $28,898,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,220,500

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $28,871,628

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,374,728

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $28,597,177

  • Tax year 2020

    $9,392,126

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $26,823,380

Grants paid in 2024

82 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum FoundationChaska, MN

    Slade perennial garden, driscoll family overlook and is a 4-year pledge

    $100,000
  2. Neighborhood HouseSaint Paul, MN

    The hope in action capital campaign

    $100,000
  3. Friends of the Mississippi RiverSaint Paul, MN

    Capital campaign

    $65,000
  4. St Paul Academy and Summit SchoolSaint Paul, MN

    Imagining our future campaign pledge of $150,000 over three years

    $50,000
  5. CommunitygivingSaint Cloud, MN

    Alexandria area community foundation - awards dinner matching contribution

    $50,000
  6. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Ypas program general support

    $50,000
  7. Multicare Health FoundationTacoma, WA

    Mary bridge childrens hospital capital project

    $50,000
  8. St Paul Academy and Summit SchoolSaint Paul, MN

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  9. Dodge Nature CenterWest St Paul, MN

    The capital campaign and is a 5-year pledge of $250,000

    $50,000
  10. CommunitygivingSaint Cloud, MN

    Driscoll donor advised fund with alexandria area community foundation

    $47,500
  11. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Board annual campaign ($20,000) and comprehensive campaign ($25,000)

    $45,000
  12. Friends of the Mississippi RiverSaint Paul, MN

    Operating expenses ($20,000) and our river campaign ($20,000)

    $40,000
  13. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    Carniolan fund (1236087)

    $37,212
  14. Avon Hills Folk SchoolAvon, MN

    General operating support

    $25,000
  15. Greater Twin Cities United WayMinneapolis, MN

    The annual fund

    $20,000
  16. League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  17. Colorado CollegeColorado SPGS, CO

    The area of greatest need

    $15,000
  18. Planned Parenthood of North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN

    Community education program

    $15,000
  19. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $12,500
  20. Colorado Public RadioCentennial, CO

    General operating support in honor of ryan warner and his reporting

    $12,500
  21. Annie Wright SchoolsTacoma, WA

    Tacoma scholars

    $11,258
  22. St Paul Academy and Summit SchoolSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $10,722
  23. Great River GreeningSaint Paul, MN

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  24. Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (cure)Chicago, IL

    Operating expenses in honor of henry walter

    $10,000
  25. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    The annual fund

    $10,000
  26. Open BookMinneapolis, MN

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  27. Minnesota Museum of American ArtSaint Paul, MN

    Operating funds

    $10,000
  28. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    The area of greatest need

    $10,000
  29. Western Resource AdvocatesBoulder, CO

    General operating support in honor of peggy driscoll and rob keeley

    $7,500
  30. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support in honor of elizabeth hlavka

    $7,500
  31. CommunitygivingSaint Cloud, MN

    Driscoll donor advised fund with alexandria area community foundation

    $7,500
  32. CommunitygivingSaint Cloud, MN

    General operating support for alexandria area community foundation in honor of jack driscoll's leadership

    $7,500
  33. CommunitygivingSaint Cloud, MN

    Alexandria area community foundation in honor of jack and kirsten driscoll

    $7,500
  34. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    Colorado shakespeare festival guild general operating support

    $7,000
  35. Northwest Watershed InstitutePort Townsend, WA

    North olympic peninsula and hood canal

    $6,000
  36. Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  37. Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MN

    North star heritage fund

    $5,000
  38. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Glen nelson center

    $5,000
  39. Milkweed Editions IncMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support in honor of libby hlavka

    $5,000
  40. House of Hope Presbyterian ChurchSt Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  41. Native Governance CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  42. Neighborhood HouseSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  43. Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and GalleryMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support in honor jeff and jack rainey

    $5,000
  44. American Academy of Family Physicians FoundationLeawood, KS

    Research

    $5,000
  45. Friends of the St Paul Public LibrarySaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  46. American University in CairoNew York, NY

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  47. Bennington College CorporationBennington, VT

    Writing seminars

    $5,000
  48. Camargo FoundationSaint Paul, MN

    Board-designated fund for property

    $5,000
  49. Cameron and Hayden Lord FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support in honor of cameron and hayden and their amazing families

    $5,000
  50. Cameron and Hayden Lord FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support in honor of cameron and hayden and their amazing families

    $5,000
  51. Courageous Parents NetworkNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  52. Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSaint Paul, MN

    Friends of oakland cemetery fund (180119)

    $5,000
  53. Science Museum of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  54. Eco-CycleBoulder, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  55. Dodge Nature CenterWest St Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  56. Davis Phinney FoundationLouisville, CO

    The annual fund

    $5,000
  57. Minnesota Council on FoundationsSaint Paul, MN

    2025 membership

    $4,750
  58. Dawson SchoolLafayette, CO

    The annual fund

    $3,500
  59. Minnesota Wind OrchestraCircle Pines, MN

    Operating expenses

    $3,198
  60. Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce CountyTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $3,110
  61. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    The annual fund

    $3,000
  62. United Negro College Fund IncWashington, DC

    The annual fund

    $3,000
  63. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  64. Community Resource CenterDenver, CO

    General operating support in honor of steve graham

    $2,500
  65. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Graduate school of business

    $2,000
  66. Avenues for YouthMinneapolis, MN

    Operating expenses

    $2,000
  67. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    General operating support

    $2,000
  68. Milkweed Editions IncMinneapolis, MN

    Fellowship fund

    $2,000
  69. Camp Kooch I ChingCincinnati, OH

    Scholarships for camp kooch i ching

    $1,500
  70. Health Story Collaborative IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  71. Think SmallSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  72. Minnesota Children's MuseumSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  73. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  74. Children's Home SocietySt Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  75. Chatham HallChatham, VA

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  76. Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMinneapolis, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  77. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    School of medicine

    $1,000
  78. Sugarloaf the North Shore Stewardship AssociationDuluth, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  79. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    School of engineering

    $1,000
  80. Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  81. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME

    The annual fund

    $1,000
  82. Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, MN

    The annual fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment7 grants $232,00024% of the total
  2. Education18 grants $177,22219% of the total
  3. Arts and culture15 grants $151,50016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking7 grants $145,00015% of the total
  5. Community development4 grants $144,71215% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $60,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes8 grants $37,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota46 grants $822,170
  2. Colorado9 grants $70,500
  3. Washington4 grants $70,368
  4. Connecticut3 grants $55,000
  5. Massachusetts3 grants $43,712
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $18,000
  7. New York4 grants $16,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  9. Missouri1 grant $10,000
  10. California4 grants $6,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Elizabeth S DriscollDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeff R TolzinSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John B DriscollDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret L DriscollDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William L DriscollDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth D HlavkaPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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