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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 2024
$453,500
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $6,895,454
-
Tax year 2023
$356,000
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $6,036,083
-
Tax year 2022
$425,000
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $6,115,041
-
Tax year 2021
$363,000
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $6,093,447
-
Tax year 2020
$315,000
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $5,373,111
-
Tax year 2019
$298,500
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $5,453,237
-
Tax year 2018
$296,693
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $5,478,059
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN
Donation
$95,000 -
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA
Donation
$90,000 -
Seo Scholars San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Donation
$35,000 -
Constellation FundMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$25,000 -
Neighborhood VillagesBoston, ME
Donation
$25,000 -
Build Natl HeadquartersRedwood City, CA
Donation
$20,000 -
Reach Out and ReadBloomington, MN
Donation
$20,000 -
Rise Early Learning CenterMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$20,000 -
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Donation
$20,000 -
Adopt A Family of Palm BeachNorth Lake Worth, FL
Donation
$15,000 -
Family ConnectionsSt Louis Park, MN
Donation
$15,000 -
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY
Donation
$10,000 -
Greater Twin Cities United WayMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$10,000 -
Think SmallSaint Paul, MN
Donation
$10,000 -
Blake SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$5,000 -
Center for the Developing ChildCambridge, MA
Donation
$5,000 -
Friends of the ChildrenMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$5,000 -
Northside Achievement ZoneMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$5,000 -
Perelman School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA
Donation
$5,000 -
St Davids Center for Child Family DevelopmentMinnetonka, MN
Donation
$5,000 -
College of Medicine Univ FLJacksonville, FL
Donation
$3,000 -
Harvard University-Pres and Fellows & Hgse FundCambridge, MA
Donation
$2,500 -
Camp OdayinOakdale, MN
Donation
$2,000 -
Dodoma Tanzania Health DevMinneapolis, MN
Donation
$2,000 -
Urban Ed AcademySan Francisco, CA
Donation
$2,000 -
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
Donation
$2,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $119,00044% of the total
- Health1 grant $90,00033% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $35,00013% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $10,0004% of the total
- Human services1 grant $10,0004% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0002% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota13 grants $219,000
- Massachusetts3 grants $97,500
- California4 grants $59,000
- Maine1 grant $25,000
- Connecticut1 grant $20,000
- Florida2 grants $18,000
- New York1 grant $10,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Robbin S JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- B Kristine JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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