FUNDER
JIM AND NORMA LESLIE FAMILY FOUNDATION
23recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 82% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 82% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, IL, MA, MN, MO, NY, PA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 7 |
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | program funder | 6 |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | large program funder | 6 |
| PENTAIR FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | program funder | 5 |
| THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 5 |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA | MINNESOTA, MN | program funder | 4 |
| FIREFLY SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 4 |
| GRACO FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| General Mills Foundation | program funder | 4 | |
| JAMF NATION GLOBAL FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| PIPER SANDLER FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| THE MIKE & LINDA FITERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | program funder | 4 |
| THE WALSER FOUNDATION | BLOOMINGTON, MN | program funder | 4 |
| CARGILL FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| CONSTELLATION FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| H B FULLER COMPANY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| JOHN W MOOTY FOUNDATION TR | EDINA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| KOPP FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNETONKA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MAGGIE APPLAUDS GREAT GOALS IN EDUCATION INC | WAYZATA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MITHUN FAMILY FOUNDATION | WAYZATA, MN | program funder | 3 |
| NASH FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTELLATION FUND | MN | 4 | 2024 | $500,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MN | 7 | 2024 | $290,741 |
| GREENLIGHT FUND INC | MA | 5 | 2023 | $100,000 |
| DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | MN | 2 | 2023 | $40,000 |
| ALMOST HOME | MO | 6 | 2023 | $18,000 |
| PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE INC | MN | 3 | 2023 | $10,500 |
| PHILABUNDANCE | PA | 3 | 2023 | $9,000 |
| DREAM OF WILD HEALTH | MN | 1 | 2023 | $2,500 |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | MN | 3 | 2022 | $175,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | CA | 5 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| VOCALESSENCE | MN | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MN | 1 | 2022 | $3,000 |
| NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE | MN | 4 | 2021 | $30,000 |
| PROJECT HOME | PA | 4 | 2021 | $10,500 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC | NY | 3 | 2021 | $8,000 |
| CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN | MN | 1 | 2020 | $150,000 |
| PEOPLE RESPONDING IN SOCIAL MINISTRY | MN | 1 | 2020 | $100,000 |
| FRANKLIN SWITZERLAND INC | NY | 3 | 2020 | $100,000 |
| YOUTH FRONTIERS INC | MN | 1 | 2019 | $2,500 |
| BLAKE SCHOOL | MN | 1 | 2018 | $20,000 |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | MO | 1 | 2018 | $15,000 |
| COLORADO COLLEGE TH | CO | 1 | 2018 | $2,500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2018 | $2,500 |