Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 23-7447142Community development

Who funds West Side Citizens Organization?

6 private foundations gave West Side Citizens Organization in Saint Paul, MN $1.8 million across 23 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

23 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for general operating support

    $150,000
  2. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  3. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    West side community organization: supporting community economic development on saint paul's west side

    $30,000
  4. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  5. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support

    $63,000
  6. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operations

    $60,000
  7. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Economic opportunity - hometown

    $40,000
  8. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    Advancing racial equity on the west side of ST. Paul

    $25,000
  9. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    The west side community organization (wsco) is developing a strategy that can improve and preserve naturally occurring affordable housing in the west side of saint paul, while providing a pathway for collective ownership by tenants. Wsco is developing a tenant union, which will organize and train tenant leaders to manage a trust that supports a tenant-driven ownership structure. Wsco will collaborate with trust neighborhoods to acquire and rehabilitate naturally occurring affordable housing, and will collaborate with land bank twin cities to grow tenant ownership of properties.

    $383,500
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  11. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    2022 transitional gen op grant

    $30,000
  12. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    The west side community organization (wsco) is developing a strategy that can improve and preserve naturally occurring affordable housing in the west side of saint paul, while providing a pathway for collective ownership by tenants. Wsco is developing a tenant union, which will organize and train tenant leaders to manage a trust that supports a tenant-driven ownership structure. Wsco will collaborate with trust neighborhoods to acquire and rehabilitate naturally occurring affordable housing, and will collaborate with land bank twin cities to grow tenant ownership of properties.

    $376,500
  13. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Racial equity; 2-year grant

    $80,000
  14. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    for general operating support

    $50,000
  15. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operations

    $30,000
  16. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    West side community organization general operating support

    $30,000
  17. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    To support the Indigenous and Women of Color Leadership Table, and to promote equitable development on St. Paul's West Side and within select communities in St. Paul

    $50,000
  18. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Racial equity

    $30,000
  19. BCBSM Foundation IncSt Paul, MN 2020

    Supporting Immigrant Renters and Small Businesses

    $25,000
  20. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    Equitable development scorecard expa

    $25,000
  21. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operations

    $20,000
  22. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2020

    Emergency relief

    $12,500
  23. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2019

    For general operations to support and maintain businesses and affordable housing on ST. Paul's west side.

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Saint Paul, MN and are not among West Side Citizens Organization’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 66 grants Preselected only $6,563 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 18 grants Accepts applications $124,908 to similar organizations
  3. Pohlad Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 20 grants Accepts applications $1,061,612 to similar organizations
  4. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 3 grants Accepts applications $855,000 to similar organizations
  5. Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilySt Paul, MN 12 grants Preselected only $440,500 to similar organizations
  6. George Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 5 grants Preselected only $41,200 to similar organizations
  7. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 4 grants Accepts applications $17,500 to similar organizations
  8. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 3 grants Accepts applications $1,278 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7447142 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.