Grants awarded
Who does Donaldson Foundation fund?
Donaldson Foundation has awarded $7.3 million across 268 grants to 155 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $17,000, with most between $8,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$7.3M
Typical grant
$17K
Grantees
155
Grants
268
Years
2019–2024
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 | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Twin Cities United Way
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$1.4M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| S Scholarship America | $610K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $555K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Science Museum of MN | $300K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mid-State Technical College | $200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
College Possible
|
$175K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Special Olympics INC
|
$150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Wallin Education Partners
|
$138K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Pacer Center INC
|
$131K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Dunwoody College of Technology
|
$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U United Way of Clinton County | $109K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Donorschoose | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| B Boys Girls Clubs Tc | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Direct Relief
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I International Funding Pool | $100K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Works Museum | $95K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Normandale Community College | $92K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$88K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Dress for Success | $80K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $76K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$66K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| P Prodeo Academy | $65K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | $65K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U United Way | $63K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $63K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U United Way of Portage County | $60K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$55K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| U United Way of Portage County | $53K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Banyan Community | $51K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
360 Communities
|
$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Newgate School | $47K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cristo Rey High School Tc | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pillsbury United Communities
|
$40K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | MN | |
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| S Science Buddies | $40K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childrens Museum of MN | $35K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Normandale Community College Foundation INC
|
$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| G Greene Local Education Advancement Foundation | $28K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Normandale Comm College | $26K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Division of Indian Works | $25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Dunwoody College | $25K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Southside Family Nurturing Center
|
$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| N Normandale Community College Fdn | $25K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| T The Works | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S School District of Elmwood | $25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$23K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| J Ja of the Upper Midwest | $22K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| D Dixon Public Schools | $21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Emerge Community Development
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Micc | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Rock Falls Esd 13 | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M MN Council of Economic Education | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| W Wise | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WY | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Bakken Museum | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of WI and MN | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Independence College and Community Micc | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| V Volunteers of American of Minnesota | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U United Way of Greene County | $20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Girls Who Code INC
|
$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IN | |
| G Greene County United Way | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bell Museum | $15K | 2 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Ja of the Upper Midwest | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Portage County | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Women's Initiative for Self | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| W Womens Initiative for Self Empowerment Wise | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Change INC | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of MN | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| F Free Book Buggie | $14K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Relentless Academy
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$13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| N Northwestern Health Services University | $13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Ja of the Heartland | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Family Partnership
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$12K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| A Academy of Our Lady Lourdes | $11K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| U United Way of Lee County | $11K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of the North | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Science from Scientists INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| E Emerge Community | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of the Heartland | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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