Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1768558. Reported 2,386 grants totalling $65.7M to 985 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$500median grant
$65.7Mgranted, 2020-2024
985organizations funded
40%of grantees funded again the next year
$96.8Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Pohlad Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,000; the smallest was $19 and the largest $1,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 985 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northpoint Health & Wellness Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $2,425,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,900,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,791,588 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | St Paul, MN | $1,775,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project for Pride in Living | Minneapolis, MN | $1,560,100 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Link | Minneapolis, MN | $1,466,200 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia | Minneapolis, MN | $1,285,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Public Housing Authority | Minneapolis, MN | $1,246,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Connections to Independence | Minneapolis, MN | $1,215,000 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Simpson Housing Services | Minneapolis, MN | $1,156,073 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ain Dah Yung Center | St Paul, MN | $1,054,560 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| People Serving People | Minneapolis, MN | $1,050,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Indian Family Center | Saint Paul, MN | $1,023,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless | Saint Paul, MN | $1,000,533 | 16 | 5 | 2024 |
| Build Wealth Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Violence Free Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $975,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative | St Paul, MN | $902,250 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rebound Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $845,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA St Paul | St Paul, MN | $832,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Housing Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $730,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center | Minneapolis, MN | $720,100 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $712,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (clues) | Saint Paul, MN | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network (neon) | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Model Cities of St Paul | St Paul, MN | $655,140 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Side Community Organization | Saint Paul, MN | $650,250 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Youthlink | Minneapolis, MN | $633,700 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $605,983 | 14 | 5 | 2024 |
| City of Brooklyn Center | Brooklyn Center, MN | $600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Homeworks Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $600,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Indian Community Development Corporation | Minneapolis, MN | $586,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Face to Face Health & Counseling Service Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $575,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Movefwd | Hopkins, MN | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian Women United of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $550,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healing Justice Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $545,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Bridge for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $540,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Justice Center | Saint Paul, MN | $525,400 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| National League of Cities | Washington, DC | $525,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Earth Residents Association | Minneapolis, MN | $516,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $512,266 | 17 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ujamaa Place | Saint Paul, MN | $500,600 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Alliance | Minneapolis, MN | $500,250 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capi USA | Brooklyn Center, MN | $500,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Home Line | Bloomington, MN | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oasis for Youth | Bloomington, MN | $490,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $475,000 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ain Dah Yung (our Home) Center | St Paul, MN | $450,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Face to Face | St Paul, MN | $450,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services | Saint Paul, MN | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foster Advocates | Saint Paul, MN | $445,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | St Paul, MN | $401,500 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rondo Community Land Trust | St Paul, MN | $400,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dakota County Community Services Administration | St Paul, MN | $399,900 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Stephen's Human Services | Minneapolis, MN | $387,700 | 4 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Street Council | Minneapolis, MN | $357,133 | 15 | 3 | 2022 |
| West Broadway Business and Area Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $355,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Women's Advocates Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $350,125 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Irreducible Grace Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Research | Bemidji, MN | $345,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isuroon | Minneapolis, MN | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Stabilization Project | Saint Paul, MN | $329,000 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Roseville, MN | $320,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peris Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of St Paul & Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $314,300 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Law Center of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $305,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Commonbond Communities | St Paul, MN | $301,284 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $301,230 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Saint Paul | St Paul, MN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of St Paul | St Paul, MN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Envision Communities | Ham Lake, MN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing in Action | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Housinglink | Minneapolis, MN | $275,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ubuntu Care Services | Minneapolis, MN | $262,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $250,200 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Metropolitan Stability | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Golden Valley | Golden Valley, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hmong American Partnership | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Housing Finance Agency | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Frogtown Neighborhood Association | Saint Paul, MN | $225,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Research in Action | Minneapolis, MN | $219,390 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $200,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agate Housing and Services | Minneapolis, MN | $200,090 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heading Home Minnesota Funders Collaborative | St Paul, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Housing Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| ONE2ONE | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $193,550 | 9 | 3 | 2022 |
| 180 Degrees | St Paul, MN | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $190,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association | Minneapolis, MN | $186,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $179,021 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| People Serving People Inc Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $175,273 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lao Center of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Mn | St Paul, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerge Community Development | Minneapolis, MN | $170,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia United Renters for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $160,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avenues for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $155,502 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nexus Community Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | $153,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone | Bloomington, MN | $152,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agape Oasis | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties | St Paul, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Haven Housing | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leadership for a Networked World | Cambridge, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love First | Saint Paul, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| We Win Institute Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Win Back | Minneapolis, MN | $130,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Square | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearth Connection | St Paul, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indigenous Roots | St Paul, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Justice Research Center | Roseville, MN | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $115,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catalyst Coalition (fiscal Agent Metropolitan Economic Development Associat | Minneapolis, MN | $106,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Salvation Army Northern Division | Roseville, MN | $102,450 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Twins Community Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $100,700 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | St Paul, MN | $100,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the North | Minneapolis, MN | $100,173 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | $100,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agape Child Development Center | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asian Economic Development Association | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Leadership and Neighborhood Engagement | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Great North Innocence Project | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Community Alliances | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership for a Networked World | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mapping Prejudice Project | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plymouth Christian Youth Center | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ramsey County | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Management Assistance Project for Nonprofits Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Negro College Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vacker Place | Dassel, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voice of East African Women | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hennepin County Human Services | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Good Acre | Falcon Heights, MN | $85,068 | 5 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Engagement on Shelter & Housing | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope 4 Youth | Coon Rapids, MN | $78,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $77,167 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Lawyers Network | Minneapolis, MN | $75,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Justice Collective | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Intervention Project | St Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Standpoint | St Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 1 Day at a Time | St Paul, MN | $67,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rise Research | Minneapolis, MN | $65,950 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Envision Community | Minneapolis, MN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Redeeming Love Church | Maplewood, MN | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ubuntu Cares | Bloomington, MN | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanctuary Covenant Church | Minneapolis, MN | $61,300 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Handson Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $57,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aeon | Minneapolis, MN | $56,432 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| African American Leadership Forum | St Louis Park, MN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $53,050 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Align Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ampers | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canopy Roots | Richfield, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Whole Neighborhoods | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities United Against Police Brutality | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mad Dads of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Saviour's Community Services | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Anika Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Justice Coalition | Bloomington, MN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Anoka County | Ramsey, MN | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice Squad | Bloomington, MN | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $37,126 | 40 | 4 | 2024 |
| Voices for Racial Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $31,020 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Culturebrokers | Minneapolis, MN | $30,500 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legal Rights Center | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veap | Bloomington, MN | $28,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridging | Roseville, MN | $28,458 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way Worldwide | Pittsburgh, PA | $26,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence | Brooklyn Park, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Global Market | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Community Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jack and Jill of America Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quinones Victims of Police Violence Resource Coalition | Goldenvalley, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reviving Roots Therapy & Wellness | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $24,453 | 47 | 5 | 2024 |
| Juxtaposition Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $21,050 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Be Their Voices | Stillwater, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grassroots in Action | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isaiah | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somali Youth and Family Development Center | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westminster Town Hall Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Community Alliances--Central Office | Des Moines, IA | $16,440 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregations Caring for Creation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $14,289 | 32 | 5 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis-St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $7,527 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hopekids | Scottsdale, AZ | $7,390 | 35 | 5 | 2024 |
| Feeding America--Covid-19 Response | Chicago, IL | $7,050 | 14 | 1 | 2020 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $6,900 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $6,350 | 13 | 3 | 2023 |
| River Valley Church | Burnsville, MN | $5,828 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,425 | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| House of Hope Midwest | North Kansas City, MO | $5,360 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $5,150 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | $5,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan State University Foundation | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Richmond | Henrico, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| San Jose Church of Christ | Jacksonville, FL | $4,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School | Minneapolis, MN | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Guild Incorporated | Saint Paul, MN | $4,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Memorial Foundation | Robbinsdale, MN | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $4,396 | 9 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Seed Planters | Sandstone, MN | $4,300 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| USA for Unhcr--the Un Refugee Agency | Washington, DC | $4,220 | 5 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $4,145 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The First Tee of Greater Richmond | Richmond, VA | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Granada Hills | Grenada Hills, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great River Greening | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $3,900 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Discovery Charter School PTA | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $3,768 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $3,758 | 6 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America | Fort Snelling, MN | $3,600 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Grief Club of Minnesota | Chanhassen, MN | $3,505 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $3,500 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beckman High School Super Boosters Club | Irvine, CA | $3,350 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $3,350 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Womenventure | Saint Paul, MN | $3,112 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless | Minneapolis, MN | $3,102 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Albuquerque, NM | $3,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Initiatives of Change | Richmond, VA | $3,040 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Outboundlife | Plymouth, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spare Key | Saint Paul, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Threshold Community Program | Decatur, GA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Washington, DC | $2,945 | 7 | 1 | 2022 |
356 of 985 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 40%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Minneapolis Foundation
FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP SUPPORT - City of St Paul
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INNOVATION - Family Housing Fund
FOR RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON HOUSING STABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY - Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
FOR RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON HOUSING STABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS - Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT - The Alliance
FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS ORGANIZING AND COLLABORATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,550 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 628 | $14.2M | $500 |
| 2021 | 413 | $11.4M | $500 |
| 2022 | 496 | $13.4M | $353 |
| 2023 | 477 | $12.6M | $424 |
| 2024 | 372 | $14.1M | $626 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Pohlad Family Foundation has 229 of them, worth $39.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Groundbreak Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Groundbreak Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Groundbreak Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Groundbreak Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Groundbreak Coalition | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 |
| City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $350,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund233 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc222 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc213 shared recipientsThe Minneapolis Foundation187 shared recipientsSaint Paul & Minnesota Foundation160 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund152 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pohlad Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 250 Nicollet Mall Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN, 55401. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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