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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3113879

Cross Works Foundation

A private foundation in St Joseph, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,081,134

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $64,046,211

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,458,890

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $64,200,563

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,206,287

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $64,960,804

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,488,750

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $59,809,531

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Holy Family SchoolAlbany, MN

    General fund

    $700,000
  2. Hope Academy IncMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $627,000
  3. Great River Childrens MuseumSt Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $500,000
  4. Sacred Heart School Endowment FundFreeport, MN

    General fund

    $500,000
  5. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St CloudSaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $300,000
  6. St Monicas Montessori IncFargo, ND

    General fund

    $250,000
  7. St Cloud Area Family YMCASaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $200,000
  8. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for LifeMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $150,000
  9. St Thomas More Catholic Newman Center Parish of Mankato MinnesotaMankato, MN

    General fund

    $150,000
  10. Stpaul's Catholic Newman Center-Ndsu Campus FargoFargo, ND

    General fund

    $150,000
  11. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    General fund

    $125,000
  12. Church of Saint JosephSaint Joseph, MN

    General fund

    $100,000
  13. Park Forever IncCold Spring, MN

    General fund

    $100,000
  14. Salvation ArmyRochester, MN

    General fund

    $50,000
  15. International Gospel OutreachCircle Pines, MN

    General fund

    $45,000
  16. Boy Scouts of America - Central Minnesota CouncilSartell, MN

    General fund

    $28,750
  17. Centracare Health FoundationSaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  18. Ronald McDonald House Charities Upper MidwestMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  19. Diocese of St CloudSaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $15,000
  20. American National Red CrossSaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $10,000
  21. Holy Name of Jesus Catholic ChurchWayzata, MN

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central Minnesota IncSaint Cloud, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  23. Demontrevilla Jesuit RetreatLake Elmo, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  24. Minnesota Family InstituteSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  25. Orono Foundation for EducationLong Lake, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  26. St Francis Xavier SchoolSartell, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  27. Project for the People of ParaguayAvon, MN

    General fund

    $2,384
  28. St Joseph Booster ClubSaint Joseph, MN

    General fund

    $1,000
  29. City of AvonAvon, MN

    General fund

    $500
  30. Never Surrender IncHermantown, MN

    General fund

    $500
  31. Sugarbush Trail Association IncTofte, MN

    General fund

    $500
  32. Superior Hiking Trail AssociationTwo Harbors, MN

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $882,00046% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $500,00026% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $300,00016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $125,0007% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $46,0002% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $40,5002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $3,384<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota30 grants $3,681,134
  2. North Dakota2 grants $400,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John BlattnerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dee Dee BlattnerTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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