Prairiecare Fund
Brooklyn Park, MN · EIN 81-1529812. Reported 80 grants totalling $1,024,627 to 75 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Prairiecare Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $9,370. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,500 and $18,409; the smallest was $900 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Park District | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robbinsdale Area Schools | New Hope, MN | $46,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| De Lasalle High School | Minneapolis, MN | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Schools Center of Excellen | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Independent School Dist 196 | Rosemount, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Farmington Area Schools | Farmington, MN | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prodeo Academy | Columbia Heights, MN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isd 622 | North St Paul, MN | $29,520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Becker Primary School | Becker, MN | $23,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Center Community School | Brooklyn Center, MN | $22,741 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jonathan Elementary | Chaska, MN | $22,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Lake Schools | Red Lake, MN | $21,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childhood Cancer Community | Rochester, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teuby Continued | Glencoe, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Treehouse Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laura Jeffrey Academy | St Paul, MN | $19,730 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Montessori Elementary S | St Paul, MN | $19,666 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Change the Outcome | Chanhassen, MN | $18,943 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seven Hills Prep Academy | Burnsville, MN | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sibley East Elementary | Gaylord, MN | $18,409 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Academy | St Paul, MN | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeast College Prep | Minneapolis, MN | $17,987 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aurora Charter School | Minneapolis, MN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bloomington Public Schools | Bloomington, MN | $16,922 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Osakis Public Schools | Osakis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Bear Lake Area Schools | White Bear Lake, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul City School | St Paul, MN | $10,789 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Browns Valley School District | Browns Valley, MN | $10,656 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Croix River Education District | Rush City, MN | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden City Elementary School | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,107 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Becker Middle High School | Becker, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia Heights Public School | Columbia Heights, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fridley Public Schools | Fridley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hinckley Finlayson School District | Hinckley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isd 2905 Tri-City United | Mongomery, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loring Nicollet Alternative High Sc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oahe Foundation (project 20THREE) | Pierre, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oak-Land Middle School | Lake Elmo, MN | $9,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Discoveries Montessori Academy | Hutchinson, MN | $8,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston High School | Houston, MN | $8,429 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prairie Wind Middle School | Perham, MN | $8,160 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delano Elementary School | Delano, MN | $7,618 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Annunciation Catholic Church | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westwood Elementary | Bloomington, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northside Elementary | La Crosse, WI | $7,289 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eccs Community Ed | Chaska, MN | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High | Lake Crystal, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Montessori Elementary | St Paul, MN | $6,605 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Triton Public Schools | Dodge Center, MN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glacial Hills Elementary | Eagan, MN | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madelia Public Schools | Madelia, MN | $6,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sage Academy | Brooklyn Park, MN | $6,141 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centennial Isd 12 | Circle Pines, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenway Schools | Coleraine, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| KIPP Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Bear Lake Area High School | White Bear Lake, MN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cologne Academy | Cologne, MN | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Cloud Area School District | Waite Park, MN | $5,276 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mn Excellence in Learning Academy | Maple Grove, MN | $5,012 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin Academy | Golden Valley, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative | Hawley, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakes Country Academy | Alexandria, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Lights Community Schools | Warba, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patrick Henry High School | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shattuck-St Mary's School | Faribault, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Park Schools | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Peter Luthuran School | St Peter, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Public School | Austin, MN | $4,725 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paynesville School District | Paynesville, MN | $4,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clearbrook-Gonvick School | Clearbrook, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Layola Catholic School | Mankato, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Croix Prep Academy | Stillwater, MN | $3,899 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nativity Our Lord | St Paul, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shakopee High School | Shakopee, MN | $3,303 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Washington County Schools | Cottage Grove, MN | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
5 of 75 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 8%, across 3 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.
- Red Lake Schools
WELLNESS NIGHTS AND TRAINING - Osakis Public Schools
2023-24 MENTAL HEALTH GRANT RECIPIEN - White Bear Lake Area Schools
PEER TO PEER MENTORING PROGRAM - St Louis Park Schools
RESTORATIVE MINDSET PROFESSIONAL DEV - Austin Public School
OPERATION GRATITUDE FOR STAFF - Paynesville School District
TEEN & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PRESENTAT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 18 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $145,605 | $6,150 |
| 2022 | 17 | $343,364 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $294,736 | $9,950 |
| 2024 | 23 | $240,922 | $8,160 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,370. 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 Prairiecare Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5500 - 94TH Ave N 1227, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55443. 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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