A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 46-3794535Arts and culture

Who funds East Side Freedom Library?

16 private foundations gave East Side Freedom Library in Saint Paul, MN $1.1 million across 47 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

47 grants

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

  1. Hardenbergh FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    Freedom library renovations

    $75,000
  2. Rooted PhilanthropicSaint Paul, MN 2025

    General operating support

    $25,000
  3. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2025

    General operating

    $2,000
  4. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    to build organizational capacity and to expand operations of the Housing Justice Program at the East Side Freedom Library

    $75,000
  5. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    to build organizational capacity and to expand operations of the Housing Justice Program at the East Side Freedom Library

    $75,000
  6. Rooted PhilanthropicSaint Paul, MN 2024

    General support

    $37,500
  7. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    Expanding the east side freedom library's "housing justice program"

    $30,000
  8. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    Community engagement for equity

    $30,000
  9. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General operations of the organization

    $15,000
  10. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General operating

    $2,000
  11. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    To increase the capacity of the East Side Housing Justice program

    $75,000
  12. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operations

    $40,000
  13. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    East side housing justice general operating support

    $20,000
  14. Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilySt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating support

    $15,000
  15. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General operations of the organization

    $15,000
  16. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Community vitality

    $7,500
  17. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2023

    General operating

    $2,000
  18. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General funding

    $100
  19. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    To increase the capacity of the East Side Housing Justice program

    $75,000
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for the heritage partnership program

    $50,000
  21. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operations

    $40,000
  22. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Community engagement for equity

    $30,000
  23. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    East side housing justice

    $15,000
  24. Mardag FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    2022 transitional gen op

    $10,000
  25. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Community vitality

    $7,500
  26. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating support

    $500
  27. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General funding

    $250
  28. The Graco FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Gift matching

    $100
  29. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operations

    $40,000
  30. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Operating support east side freedom library fy2022

    $30,000
  31. The Musser FundMilwaukee, WI 2021

    General operating

    $25,000
  32. Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilySt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $15,000
  33. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Arts and culture grant

    $5,000
  34. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General funding

    $125
  35. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support, fiscal ye

    $40,000
  36. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operations

    $35,000
  37. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support

    $20,000
  38. Mardag FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support, fiscal ye

    $15,000
  39. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General operations of the organization

    $10,000
  40. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    2020 arts and culture grant

    $5,000
  41. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General funding

    $250
  42. The Graco FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Dollars for doers

    $100
  43. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2019

    For general operations to build organizational capacity and increase access to a community resource.

    $40,000
  44. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    General operating support

    $20,000
  45. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Arts and culture

    $5,000
  46. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    General funding

    $250
  47. Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren LTD FoundBloomington, MN 2018

    Human services

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Saint Paul, MN and are not among East Side Freedom Library’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 334 grants Preselected only $19,460 to similar organizations
  2. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 101 grants Accepts applications $943,300 to similar organizations
  3. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 32 grants Accepts applications $46,380 to similar organizations
  4. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 42 grants Accepts applications $1,933,400 to similar organizations
  5. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 22 grants Accepts applications $1,438,900 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 50 grants Accepts applications $56,439 to similar organizations
  7. The Hubbard Broadcasting FoundationSt Paul, MN 20 grants Accepts applications $224,250 to similar organizations
  8. Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund FoundationMinneapolis, MN 28 grants Preselected only $79,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-3794535 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.