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Grant recipient EIN 80-0331558Human services

Who funds Spark Youth?

10 private foundations gave Spark Youth in Minneapolis, MN $614,672 across 29 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

29 grants

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

  1. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General Funding

    $4,500
  2. Spiller L'chaim FundMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General operating grant

    $250
  3. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2024

    Charitable gift

    $20,000
  4. The James R Thorpe FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Youth programming

    $10,000
  5. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General Funding

    $3,000
  6. Firefly Scientists FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Material & supplies, wages for apprentices in 2024 youth pathways program

    $40,000
  7. Sundance Family FoundationCircle Pines, MN 2023

    See attachment 1

    $30,000
  8. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General funding

    $3,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $27
  10. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    STEM

    $244,500
  11. Sundance Family FoundationCircle Pines, MN 2022

    See attachment 1

    $20,000
  12. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    General funding

    $3,000
  13. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2022

    Charitable gift

    $680
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $17
  15. Medtronic Communities FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    STEM

    $175,000
  16. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General funding

    $3,000
  17. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2021

    Charitable gift

    $1,040
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $19
  19. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General funding

    $3,000
  20. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2020

    Charitable gift

    $1,920
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $9
  22. Cla FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General operating support

    $15,000
  23. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General funding

    $3,000
  24. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2019

    Charitable gift

    $1,290
  25. Cla FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    To support general operations

    $15,000
  26. HB Fuller Company FoundationSt Paul, MN 2018

    Spark-y STEM academy workshops: renew and replenish

    $5,000
  27. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    General funding

    $3,000
  28. Bame FoundationGolden Valley, MN 2018

    Charitable gift

    $1,920
  29. HB Fuller Company FoundationSt Paul, MN 2017

    Aquaponics: STEM learning through system automation

    $7,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Minneapolis, MN and are not among Spark Youth’s funders above.

  1. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 201 grants Accepts applications $13,977,909 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 130 grants Accepts applications $931,928 to similar organizations
  3. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 200 grants Accepts applications $9,777,287 to similar organizations
  4. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 83 grants Accepts applications $6,714,020 to similar organizations
  5. Pohlad Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 82 grants Accepts applications $6,338,341 to similar organizations
  6. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 68 grants Accepts applications $5,502,180 to similar organizations
  7. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 63 grants Accepts applications $870,822 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 66 grants Accepts applications $465,895 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 80-0331558 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.