Grants awarded
Who does Ordean Foundation fund?
Ordean Foundation has awarded $7.4 million across 216 grants to 103 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $21,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$7.4M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
103
Grants
216
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| D Damiano Center | $655K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lake Superior Community Health Center
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$625K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Mentor North
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$511K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| L Life House INC | $476K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chum | $443K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women
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$430K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| S Salvation Army | $300K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YWCA | $265K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| V Valley Youth Center | $260K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Family Freedom Center
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$250K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| B Boys and Girls Club of the Northland | $250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$189K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| Y Young Womens Christian Association | $170K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Soar Career Solutions
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| S Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Aicho | $133K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
College of St Scholastica INC
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$117K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| K Kid's Closet of Duluth | $115K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Duluth Area Family YMCA
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$111K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$111K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Duluth Community School Collaborative | $102K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A American Indian Community Housing Organization | $82K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Social Services | $80K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fathers Rise Together | $74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$63K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| M Minnesota Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation INC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans | $50K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Children's Dental Services INC
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$50K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lake Superior College Foundation INC
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$42K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| M Minnesota Masonic Childrens Clinic for Communication Disorders | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chester Bowl Improvement Club
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$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Duluth Public Schools | $38K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Ecolibrium3
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| A American Red Cross | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
First Witness Child Advocacy Center
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Head of the Lakes United Way
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$28K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| Z Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community | $24K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | $24K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gary New Duluth Development Alliance | $21K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$21K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Animal Allies Humane Society INC
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| P Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Fund | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Saint Louis County Public Health and Human Services | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| L Luthern Social Services - Therapeutic Foster Care | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T True North Goodwill Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Domestic Abuse Intervention Program | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Aftenro Society
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| E Encounter | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
One Roof Community Housing
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Just Kids Dental INC
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
Gnd Development Alliance
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Northern Expressions Arts Collective
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$11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| M Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | $11K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Familywise Services
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Conflict Resolution Center | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rainbow Health Minnesota
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Wilderness Health INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| P Proctor School District | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Muslim American Society of Minnesota | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| N Northwood Children's Services | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Health Equity Northland | $9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| D Duluth Art Institute | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Duluth Playhouse INC
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| D Denfeld High School | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Lake Superior Youth Chorus INC
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| R Rise - Minnesota Employment Center | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Minnesota Ballet INC
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$3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| V Veterans for Peace Chapter 80 | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Peace United Church of Christ | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| M Minnesota Trade Policy Advisory Council | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Minnesota Land Trust
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Duluth Bethel Society
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$2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Minnesota Humanities Center
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| V Vaaj Xauvkaub Foundation INC | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| H Hope Lutheran Church | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Privilege Institute INC
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WI | |
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U University of Minnesota Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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