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GRACO FOUNDATION

· MINNEAPOLIS, MN · private_foundation · program funder

838recipients FY2016–24
$12Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 71% of giving in Minnesota

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A local funder — 71% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 42 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder104
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNlarge program funder92
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder73
JAMF NATION GLOBAL FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder69
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATIONEDEN PRAIRIE, MNprogram funder57
PENTAIR FOUNDATIONGOLDEN VALLEY, MNprogram funder54
MIDCONTINENT FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder48
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNESOTA, MNprogram funder47
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder47
ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEMMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder41
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555SAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder41
MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONprogram funder41
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAYMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder40
THE WALSER FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, MNprogram funder40
COMMUNITYGIVINGSAINT CLOUD, MNprogram funder38
CONNEXUS ENERGY FOUNDATIONRAMSEY, MNprogram funder38
FRED C AND KATHERINE B ANDERSEN FOUNDATIONBAYPORT, MNprogram funder36
BNSF FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TXlarge program funder34
EDINA REALTY FOUNDATIONEDINA, MNprogram funder34
BAME FOUNDATIONGOLDEN VALLEY, MNprogram funder32
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder32
TARGET FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder32
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCSIOUX FALLS, SDprogram funder30
HARDENBERGH FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder29
THE HUBBARD BROADCASTING FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder29

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INCMI42024$623,487
SUMMIT ACADEMY OICMN62024$532,280
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYMN62024$410,200
MINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES INCMN22024$300,000
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMASMN62024$296,100
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INCDE12024$289,178
ANOKA-HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMN52024$232,996
ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMN62024$210,635
AVENUES FOR YOUTHMN52024$152,834
PAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONMN62024$92,500
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON FOUNDATIONOH62024$60,000
THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCMN62024$60,000
ACHIEVE TWIN CITIESMN22024$50,000
FRIENDS OF SAINT PAUL COLLEGEMN42024$40,000
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLMN22024$31,000
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONND12024$10,000
EXPLORATION HIGH SCHOOLMN32024$1,500
WAYZATA HIGH SCHOOL PTOMN12024$500
EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE INCMN52023$383,574
MINNESOTA INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITYMN12023$250,274
MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE FUNDMN52023$172,000
TWIN CITIES RISEMN22023$145,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCTN42023$88,734
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMI52023$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLSSD52023$50,000
GANNON UNIVERSITYPA52023$50,000
STARK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONOH52023$50,000
FEED MY STARVING CHILDRENMN52023$30,328
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLANDMN42023$27,324
MINNESOTA BASSET RESCUEMN52023$25,303
MODERN MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOLMN42023$16,500
WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCSD42023$14,000
MOORESVILLE AREA CHRISTIAN MISSION INCNC52023$13,850
FRIENDS OF HEC INCNY42023$12,500
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDCO42023$11,938
MINNESOTA JCI SENATE FOUNDATIONMN52023$11,503
ST CROIX CATHOLIC SCHOOLMN42023$10,000
THE PORTAGE FOUNDATIONOH32023$10,000
INVERTED ARTSMN52023$9,949
SUNSHINE BIBLE ACADEMYSD42023$9,870
ROGERS YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDMN42023$9,500
ARISE CHILDREN OUTREACH INTERNATIONALOH42023$9,275
SANYAS HOPE FOR CHILDRENMN52023$9,000
WEIDNER MINISTRIESLA42023$8,958
ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETYMN42023$8,920
UNION GOSPEL MISSION ASSOCIATION OF ST PAULMN42023$8,863
SHARING AND CARING HANDS INCMN42023$8,468
ANDOVER HUSKIES YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONMN42023$7,980
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATIONMD32023$7,500
YOUTH WITH A MISSION SAN DIEGO-BAJACA32023$7,000