Grants awarded
Who does The Graco Foundation fund?
The Graco Foundation has awarded $8.7 million across 2,105 grants to 1,006 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $500, with most between $195 and $1,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $500 versus $300 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$8.7M
Typical grant
$500
Grantees
1,006
Grants
2,105
Years
2020–2025
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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| S Scholarship America | $938K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf | $533K | 4 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of St Thomas | $409K | 14 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$380K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Dunwoody College of Technology
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$375K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Minnesota Diversified Industries INC
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$300K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$300K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $295K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Accessability | $278K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Independence College | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Anoka Technical College | $232K | 7 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southeast Technical College | $210K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alexandria Technical College | $201K | 6 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lake Area Technical Institute | $200K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Avenues for Youth
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$150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| S Summit Academy | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$130K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $128K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Project for Pride in Living INC
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| A American Indian Oic | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | $100K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Eastside Neighborhood Services | $85K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Page Education Foundation
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$78K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| S South Dakota State University | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Jude Children's Research Hosp | $57K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota - Duluth | $50K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Saint Paul College | $50K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Twin Cities Rise
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Achieve Twin Cities
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U University of Wisconsin - Stout | $50K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$47K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| H Hearts & Hammers | $44K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | SD | |
| U University of Akron | $40K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dunwoody College of Technology | $40K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Stark State College of Technology | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Washtenaw Community College | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $38K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INC
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$32K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Cristo Rey High School | $30K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dunwoody Pce (ycap) | $30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$28K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$27K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| H Hearts& Hammers | $26K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$21K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Minneapolis Community & Technical College | $20K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mountainland Technical College | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Twin Cities | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Minneapolis College (mctc) | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Minneapolis Community & Technical Co | $20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The University of Akron | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S South Dakota School of Mines | $20K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Ganon University | $20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| E Erie Institute of Technology | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$16K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| C Cristo Rey High School (for First Robotics) | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of MN Mechanical Engineering | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Page Education Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Westside Christian School INC | $14K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Church of St Andrew | $13K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Mooresville Area Christian Mission INC
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$13K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| E Edison High School Robotics Team | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Edison High School (for First Robotics) | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F First Robotics Edison High School | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of Hec INC | $12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| H Hearts and Hammers (paint-A-Thon) | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Compassion International Incorporated | $12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| B Boy Scouts of America Northern Star Council 20-3000282 | $11K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Jci Senate Foundation | $11K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Manufacturers Alliance | $10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S St Paul College | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N North Dakota State University | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Soiutheast Technical College | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Croix Catholic Educational Prog | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| S South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kettering University | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dunwood College of Technology | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lake Area Technical College | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Portage Foundation
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$10K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Alexandria Technical & Community College | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Duluth | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Wisconsin Stout | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Sunshine Bible Academy
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$10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | SD | |
Rogers Youth Hockey Association Incorporated
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$10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| A Arise Children Outreach International | $9K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Weidner Ministries INC Reach Community
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$9K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
Inverted Arts
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$9K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| A Avivo | $9K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$9K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$9K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| O Our Lady of Grace School | $9K | 7 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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