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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,052,517 | $6,523,057 | $5,993,668 | $78,989,404 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 64% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En ServicioSt Paul, MN | CLUES Access to Coverage | $100,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Steffen Md | VICE CHAIR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Bukata Hayes | BOARD CHAIR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Dana Erickson | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Paul Sand | SECRETARY |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $77,726,581 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $3,697,623 | $6,882,326 | $6,486,867 | $77,106,995 | $75,851,174 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $13,502,864 | $6,035,193 | $6,158,118 | $73,666,071 | $72,693,136 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $6,512,413 | $6,741,939 | $6,658,147 | $78,373,762 | $76,796,538 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $12,047,180 | $8,015,597 | $7,509,883 | $77,434,821 | $75,514,750 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $8,441,494 | $6,518,557 | $5,657,471 | $69,434,458 | $67,964,738 |
| Worker-Led Reform of the Twin Cities Construction Industry |
| $100,000 |
| 2020 |
| African Economic Development SolutionsSt Paul, MN | African Minnesotan Early Childhood Provider Initiative | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Children's Defense Fund-MinnesotaSt Paul, MN | Building Power and Raising Voices for MN Families | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Partnership Academy (La Red Latina de Educacion Temprana )Richfield, MN | La Red Latina de Educacion Temprana | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Lao Assistance Center of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN | Nitan Building Bridges Across Generations | $100,000 | 2024 |
| CAPI USAMinneapolis, MN | Health Benefits Navigation Spanish Hmong | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Children's Defense FundMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.St Paul, MN | Building Power and Raising Voices for MN Families | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Irreducible GraceSaint Paul, MN | Elders in Arts | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Northland FoundationDuluth, MN | Pathways to Quality Early Care and Education Expansion initiative | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Propel NonprofitsMinneapolis, MN | Saint Paul All Ready for Kindergarten | $100,000 | 2023 |
| NavigateMatched to this organization because 18 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Minneapolis, MN | Power to Recover | $100,000 | 2021 |
| St David's CenterMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Minnetonka, MN | Building Equity in Family Home Visiting | $100,000 | 2024 |
| La RED Latina de Educacion TempranaRichfield, MN | La Red Latina de Educacion Temprana | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Think SmallSt Paul, MN | Think Small Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Healthy Start Grant Application | $100,000 | 2021 |
| St Paul Youth ServicesSt Paul, MN | How Black Youth Advance Health Equity and Build Youth Power at St. Paul Youth Services | $100,000 | 2019 |
| Children's Dental ServicesMatched to this organization because 14 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Minneapolis, MN | Advancing Equitable Dental Care Access to 3,000 Children, Pregnant Women, and Family Members of all Ages across Underserved Minnesota Regions | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Headwaters Foundation for JusticeMinneapolis, MN | Communities First Fund | $100,000 | 2020 |
| United Community Action PartnershipWillmar, MN | Partners in Care - Mentoring and Beyond | $100,000 | 2021 |
| COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSSt Paul, MN | Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Northwest Indian CDCBemidji, MN | Outreach, Application and Enrollment Assistance for Low-Income Families and Individuals | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Northwest Minnesota FoundationMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Bemidji, MN | Step Up - Community of Belonging | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership IncMoorhead, MN | New American Child Care Program | $100,000 | 2022 |
| WILDFLOWER FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN | Wildflower Equity Initiative | $100,000 | 2022 |
| YWCA of MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN | YWCA Holistic, High-Quality ECE Programming for Marginalized Communities | $100,000 | 2022 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| Ann Howes | ASST SECRETARY | 0.00 | $0 |
| May Vang | TREASURER | 0.00 | $0 |
| Nash Shaikh | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Kristine Rhodes | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $500 |
| Carolyn Link | PRESIDENT | 40.00 | $394,242 |
| Emily Piper | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $2,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402679349100020
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202342859349100029
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202232869349100823
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133139349101838
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202003179349102805
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.