Grants awarded
Who does Joy in Blue Foundation fund?
Joy in Blue Foundation has awarded $6.1 million across 181 grants to 77 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $20,000 and $35,000.
Total awarded
$6.1M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
77
Grants
181
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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| U University of Minnesota Foundation | $798K | 21 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Bail Project INC
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$499K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $322K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Feeding America
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N National Science and Technology Medals Foundation | $200K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F For the Good | $185K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $180K | 5 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| H Helping Paws INC | $145K | 5 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The History Theatre INC | $135K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Barack Obama Foundation
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$122K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$120K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| C Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta INC | $105K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Boston College Trustees | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Together Rising
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| S Save the Children Federation INC | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Penumbra Theatre Company INC
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$100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Policing Equity
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$96K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MD | |
Center for Ecotechnology INC
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INC
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$70K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | GA | |
| M Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The University of Georgia Foundation
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$60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| S Smithsonian Institution Office of Sponsored Projects | $60K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Crossroads Fund INC
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$55K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W World Central Kitchen INC | $55K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sustainafest INC | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| F Feeding America | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MD | |
| P Penumbra Theatre | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Connection INC | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MD | |
Live Water Co
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MD | |
Minnpost
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$45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Achieve Twin Cities
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$45K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Canine Companions for Independence
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$45K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Vision to Learn
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Baby2baby
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Save the Children Federation INC
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| H Helping Paws of Minnesota INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
21st Century Education Foundation INC
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$40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| P Penumbra Theatre Company INC | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Sanneh Foundation INC | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $32K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Animal Humane Society | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Crossroads Fund | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Institute of Minnesota | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Baby2baby | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Books for Keeps
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| J Johns Hopkins University | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Wye River Upper School INC
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MD | |
| A Annapolis Symphony Orchestra INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Books for Keeps INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Historic Annapolis INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| U University of Georgia Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute INC | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Bernie House INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| C Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Achievempls | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$3K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Association of Small Foundations DBA Exponent Philanthropy | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Association of Small Foundations | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Association of Black Foundation Executives INC | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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