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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 | $58,904,289 | $88,793,329 | $76,643,501 | $1,451,128,753 |
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 | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUILD WEALTH MN INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN | BUILD WEALTH MINNESOTA (BWM) WILL SCALE LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP BY 15% IN THE TWIN CITIES. THE 9,000 EQUITIES FUND WILL LEVERAGE PHILANTHROPIC AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO TRANSFORM MORTGAGE LENDING BY PROVIDING 9,000 LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOANS TO BORROWERS WITH LOW INCOMES. BWM PLANS TO RAISE $100 MILLION IN CAPITAL NEEDED FOR A PERMANENT REVOLVING MORTGAGE LOAN FUND TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OVER 10 YEARS. FINANCIAL COACHING AND TRAINING WILL PREPARE A PIPELINE OF HOMEBUYERS TO RECEIVE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE LOANS AND LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE BY BWM WILL GROW EQUITY IN THEIR HOMES AND LEAD TO WEALTH CREATION BY BLACK FAMILIES. | $1,187,500 | 2022 |
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.
| $1,275,270,286 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $43,880,423 | $102,810,614 | $103,590,753 | $1,399,508,111 | $1,241,311,950 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $111,555,530 | $156,104,669 | $117,352,696 | $1,371,910,758 | $1,209,855,622 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $192,250,269 | $69,107,767 | $70,926,382 | $1,812,229,088 | $1,682,645,572 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $100,391,043 | $52,861,473 | $50,388,483 | $1,619,077,828 | $1,487,631,942 |
| BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMSAINT PAUL, MN | 2020 BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $1,153,831 | 2021 |
| BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONRAPID CITY, SD | SUPPORT FOR WORK RELATED TO A PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENT INTENDED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD A PRIVATE-PUBLIC MODEL TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC HOUSING. | $1,150,000 | 2022 |
| BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMSAINT PAUL, MN | 2019 BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $1,117,492 | 2020 |
| NATIVE GOVERNANCE CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN | TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY OF NATIVE NATIONS BY SPREADING A TESTED MODEL THAT PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL PRACTICES AND BUILDS NATIVE SELF-DETERMINATION | $1,115,835 | 2024 |
| BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMSAINT PAUL, MN | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $1,067,371 | 2023 |
| BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMST PAUL, MN | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $1,021,995 | 2022 |
| CITY OF SAINT PAULSAINT PAUL, MN | TO FURTHER TEST AND SPREAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGEBOUND SAINT PAUL, A TARGETED, UNIVERSAL COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR EVERY CHILD BORN IN THE CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATIONLITTLE CANADA, MN | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION. | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATIONLITTLE CANADA, MN | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| SAINT PAUL AND MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 6 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.SAINT PAUL, MN | DIGITAL LEARNING FUND TO SUPPORT REMOTE LEARNING SUCCESS FOR BIPOC STUDENTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR CONNECTED MN | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| SAINT PAUL AND MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 6 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.SAINT PAUL, MN | TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF THE MINNESOTA DISASTER RECOVERY FUND | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN | THE REDUCING HARM THROUGH COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS EFFORT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING AND TAILORED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL, CITY, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN MINNESOTA'S SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THREE GOALS: 1. INNOVATE AND TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. 2. REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY OF NEGATIVE ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. 3. ACTIVELY CONFRONT RACIAL DISPARITIES AND HISTORY OF RACISM TO IMPROVE SAFETY, TRUST AND GREATER WELLBEING AMONG BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC). | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| METROPOLITAN CONSORTIUM OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPERSMINNEAPOLIS, MN | TO DEVELOP AND TEST A DRIVER-OWNED RIDESHARE COOPERATIVE THAT PROMOTES BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS, AND EXISTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MAINSTREAM RIDESHARE OPTIONS | $982,665 | 2024 |
| LAKE STREET COUNCILMINNEAPOLIS, MN | TO INSPIRE, EQUIP AND CONNECT BIPOC AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS TO EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES | $950,000 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ARTS STRATEGIES INCALEXANDRIA, VA | CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7 | $929,200 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL ARTS STRATEGIES INCALEXANDRIA, VA | CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7 | $929,200 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL ARTS STRATEGIES INCALEXANDRIA, VA | CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7 | $929,200 | 2023 |
| FINNOVATION LAB LLCMINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF FINNOVATION FELLOWSHIP FOR IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS | $925,000 | 2020 |
| KNOWLEDGEWORKS FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OH | STATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODELS FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN NORTH DAKOTA | $870,157 | 2021 |
| FINNOVATION INSTITUTEMINNEAPOLIS, MN | FINNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COHORTS 4, 5 AND 6 | $861,668 | 2021 |
| FINNOVATION INSTITUTEMINNEAPOLIS, MN | FINNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COHORTS 4, 5 AND 6 | $861,666 | 2023 |
| FINNOVATION INSTITUTEMINNEAPOLIS, MN | FINNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COHORTS 4, 5 AND 6 | $861,666 | 2022 |
| KNOWLEDGEWORKS FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OH | STATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODELS FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN NORTH DAKOTA | $854,580 | 2022 |
| FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND INCEAGLE BUTTE, SD | THE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: NATIVE WINNERS ARE DREAM OF WILD HEALTH AND LITTLE EARTH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION; TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, RACING MAGPIE, SPIRIT LAKE YOUTH SPORTS AND PINE RIDGE PARKS, RECREATION AND TRAILS, WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL NATIVE WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, THE GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE. | $805,000 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.