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Grant recipient EIN 47-3178268

Who funds Alpha News?

14 private foundations gave Alpha News in Minnetonka, MN $1.6 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

39 grants

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

  1. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2025

    General support

    $300,000
  2. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2025

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2025

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Jerome J & Ursula Choromanski Family FoundationPlymouth, MN 2025

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,500
  5. Cronin Family FoundationBloomington, MN 2025

    Charitable

    $2,000
  6. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2024

    Designated project

    $250,000
  7. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  8. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General

    $25,000
  9. The Mick and Sandy Lee Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General purpose exempt function grant

    $10,200
  10. Noll Family FoundationExcelsior, MN 2024

    To advance charitable cause

    $5,000
  11. Glassman Family FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2024

    General fund

    $3,500
  12. Lewis H Johnson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General

    $3,000
  13. Cronin Family FoundationBloomington, MN 2024

    Charitable

    $1,000
  14. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2023

    Support the cost of fundraiser speaker

    $25,000
  15. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2023

    Marketing

    $25,000
  16. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2023

    General

    $25,000
  17. The Mick and Sandy Lee Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2023

    General purpose exempt function grant

    $20,000
  18. John Sluck & Anita Sluck FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Support journalism

    $3,000
  19. Lewis H Johnson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General

    $2,500
  20. Bieber Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Support of charitable activities

    $1,000
  21. Cronin Family FoundationBloomington, MN 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. John & Linda Anderson Charitable FoundationRockford, IL 2023

    Philanthropy

    $500
  23. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    To support local media

    $261
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $38
  25. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2022

    Support

    $250,000
  26. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2022

    General

    $50,000
  27. The Mick and Sandy Lee Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2022

    General purpose exempt function grant

    $10,000
  28. Cronin Family FoundationBloomington, MN 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $53
  30. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2021

    Support

    $55,000
  31. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    General

    $25,000
  32. The Mick and Sandy Lee Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    General purpose exempt function grant

    $10,000
  33. Caridad CorporationExcelsior, MN 2021

    Further the tax exempt purpose of the charity

    $100
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $16
  35. Pine Rock Foundation IncSioux Falls, SD 2020

    Charitable

    $40,000
  36. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2020

    General

    $25,000
  37. The Mick and Sandy Lee Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2020

    General purpose exempt function grant

    $15,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $12
  39. Michael J & Karen B Frey FoundationWayzata, MN 2019

    General

    $50,000

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-3178268 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.