Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 27-1459378Community development

Who funds Strong Towns?

25 private foundations gave Strong Towns in Brainerd, MN $746,772 across 64 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, 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

64 grants

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

  1. Taiber FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  2. Frenzel Family Charitable FoundatioPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General operations

    $2,000
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $1,050
  4. The Carr Family FoundationMarshall, MN 2025

    Charitable activities

    $1,000
  5. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    To support general operations

    $100,000
  6. Frenzel Family Charitable FoundatioPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Birch Island FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    General

    $5,000
  8. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $2,641
  9. Taiber FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2024

    Support community improvement

    $2,000
  11. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    1100

    $1,100
  12. The Carr Family FoundationMarshall, MN 2024

    Charitable activities

    $1,000
  13. The McLane Family Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Charitable donation for the goal of a good life in a prospering place

    $1,000
  14. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2024

    General support

    $750
  15. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    To support general operations

    $100,000
  16. C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN 2023

    Project support to support the community action lab pilot program in chisolm in rural minnesota

    $75,000
  17. C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN 2023

    Project support to support the community action lab pilot program in chisolm in rural minnesota

    $67,875
  18. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2023

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $20,000
  19. Birch Island FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    General

    $5,000
  20. Frenzel Family Charitable FoundatioPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General operating

    $3,000
  21. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  22. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2023

    Support community improvement

    $2,000
  23. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000
  24. Taiber FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  25. Mostyn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General

    $1,000
  26. The Weil FoundationWilmington, NC 2023

    To support organization and its purpose

    $500
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $295
  28. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $85
  29. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    To support general operations

    $75,000
  30. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $1,057
  31. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  32. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  33. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2022

    Support community improvement

    $1,000
  34. The Weil FoundationWilmington, NC 2022

    To support organization and its purpose

    $529
  35. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Matching funds

    $500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $283
  37. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $100
  38. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General support

    $31
  39. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2021

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  40. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2021

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $10,000
  41. Maurice Amado FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Operating expenses

    $2,500
  42. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $1,064
  43. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2021

    Penzance

    $1,000
  44. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2021

    Support community improvement

    $1,000
  45. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $750
  46. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $532
  47. The Weil FoundationWilmington, NC 2021

    To support organization and its purpose

    $265
  48. Sam Viersen Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2021

    General operations

    $250
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $222
  50. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    To support general operations

    $25,000
  51. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2020

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $20,000
  52. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2020

    Support community improvement

    $1,000
  53. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Operating Support

    $600
  54. The May Family FoundationMcCoy, CO 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $530
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $163
  56. C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN 2020

    Matching gift contribution

    $100
  57. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2019

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $10,000
  58. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2019

    General support

    $1,000
  59. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General Operating Support

    $500
  60. Imc Chicago Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General

    $500
  61. Devou Good Project IncCovington, KY 2019

    Operational support

    $500
  62. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2018

    To connect city, neighborhood, and citizens leaders in akron to strong town's national network of city development experts.

    $120,000
  63. Evolve FoundationShreveport, LA 2018

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $10,000
  64. Blue Ridge Charitable TrustMoorestown, NJ 2018

    National advocacy organization

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Brainerd, MN and are not among Strong Towns’s funders above.

  1. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 3 grants Accepts applications $160,000 to similar organizations
  2. E W Hallett Charitable TR UAEagan, MN 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations
  3. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1459378 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.