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Who does The Mortenson Family Foundation fund?

The Mortenson Family Foundation has awarded $36 million across 1,154 grants to 367 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $5,000 and $30,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$36.0M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
367
Grants
1,154
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.

100 of 367 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
U University of Minnesota Foundation $7.1M132020–20242024— —
Nexus Community Partners $1.1M32020–20242024MN
R Regents of the University of Colorado $1.0M52020–20242024CO
World Savvy INC $798K92020–20242024MN
Coalition of Asian American Leaders $748K72020–20242024MN
Northside Achievement Zone $680K82020–20242024MN
Macalester College $550K62020–20242024MN
H Hawaiian Islands Land Trust (dba Hawaii Land Trust) $500K22023–20242024— —
A African American Leadership Forum $456K82020–20242024— —
The Nature Conservancy $430K92020–20242024VA
Thousand Currents $374K62020–20242024CA
E Eastern Congo Initiative (aka Asili) $346K62020–20242024— —
Way to Grow $325K52020–20242024MN
M Mayo Clinic $300K22020–20212021— —
Amherst H Wilder Foundation $265K62020–20242024MN
S Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood $255K52020–20232023— —
Dunwoody College of Technology $250K120222022MN
O One Village Partners $246K42020–20242024— —
T The Banyan Community $245K32020–20222022— —
The Family Partnership $240K62020–20242024MN
Dream of Wild Health $236K72022–20242024MN
The Tiwahe Foundation $233K72020–20242024MN
Mississippi Park Connection $232K132020–20242024MN
Fabretto Children's Foundation INC $226K42020–20242024IL
Project for Pride in Living INC $215K72020–20242024MN
Root Capital INC $212K62020–20242024MA
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center INC $207K62020–20242024MN
Urban Roots Mn $205K72021–20242024MN
Centro Tyrone Guzman $202K72020–20242024MN
Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund INC $202K62020–20242024FL
A Allina Health Foundation $200K22023–20242024— —
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership $200K82020–20242024MN
The Minneapolis Foundation $193K62020–20242024MN
N Northside Residents Redevelopment Council $184K52022–20242024— —
Cultural Wellness Center $183K62020–20242024MN
Groundswell International INC $180K62020–20242024DC
Eastern Congo Initiative $175K52021–20222022MN
Common Hope INC $175K92020–20242024MN
University of Wisconsin Foundation $170K22020–20222022WI
Southside Family Nurturing Center $170K52020–20242024MN
Hallie Q Brown Community Center Incorporated $169K82020–20242024MN
F Friends Of@raising the Village Incorporated $169K62020–20242024NY
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery $168K172020–20242024MN
N Neighborhood House $165K52020–20242024— —
Wellshare International $164K52020–20242024MN
Ed Allies $160K62020–20242024MN
E Educators for Excellence-Minnesota $160K62020–20242024— —
The Good Acre $160K32022–20242024MN
B Baby's Space a Place to Grow $160K62020–20242024— —
Land Stewardship Project $160K52021–20242024MN
C Clues $157K92020–20242024— —
Friends of the Hennepin County Library $156K42021–20242024MN
M Minneapolis Public Schools $153K22020–20212021— —
Latinolead INC $150K72022–20242024MN
Washburn Center for Children $150K72020–20242024MN
Mama Hope $150K72020–20242024NY
Y YMCA of the North $145K72021–20242024— —
Hamakua Health Center INC $145K32021–20242024HI
Headwaters Foundation for Justice $142K52020–20242024MN
K Keystone Community Services $140K42020–20232023— —
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated $138K32022–20242024MN
H Hmong American Farmer Association $136K52021–20242024— —
L Latino Economic Development Center $136K62021–20242024— —
E East Phillips Neighborhood Institute $135K42023–20242024MN
S Schwarz Africa Fund $134K42023–20242024MN
Hospitality House Youth Development $132K72020–20242024MN
Friends of the Mississippi River $131K62020–20242024MN
We Win Institute INC $130K52020–20242024MN
W Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi (fka Lower Phalen Creek Project) $130K22023–20242024— —
African Economic Development Solutions $128K42021–20242024MN
H Hope Community INC $128K42022–20242024— —
Minnesota Public Radio $126K122020–20242024MN
P Plymouth Christian Youth Center $125K62020–20242024— —
D Doctors Without Borders USA $125K32022–20232023— —
Appetite for Change INC $120K52020–20242024MN
M Mi Casa Mn $120K32023–20242024MN
Teach for America INC $120K42020–20232023NY
Voices for Racial Justice $120K52020–20242024MN
Breakthrough Twin Cities $120K52020–20222022MN
P People Serving People $118K32022–20242024— —
Greater Twin Cities United Way $117K82021–20242024MN
Minnesota Land Trust $117K42020–20232023MN
C Center for Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology for the Environment $117K52021–20242024— —
Commusication $115K42021–20242024MN
Youthprise $115K62021–20242024MN
S Sol of the Cities $115K52023–20242024MN
African Development Center $113K42021–20242024MN
J Juxtaposition Arts INC $112K52020–20242024— —
Rainbow Research INC $110K22022–20242024MN
The Sanneh Foundation INC $110K42020–20232023MN
Climate Generation $110K72021–20242024MN
Partners in Food Solutions $109K82021–20242024MN
Seeds for Progress Foundation INC $104K52020–20242024FL
Mn350 $102K32020–20242024MN
The Museum of Russian Art $100K120242024MN
U University of Wisonsin Foundation $100K22023–20242024— —
Tasks Unlimited INC $100K120212021MN
C Children's Defense Fund Minnesota $100K52020–20232023— —
N Northside Economic Opportunity Network (neon) $96K32021–20242024— —
Northside Boxing Club INC $95K42021–20242024MN

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