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Private foundation (trust)EIN 416052950Est. 1966-09

DONALDSON FOUNDATION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554401299

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

73

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$350–$205K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.4M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$444K

Min. Investment Return

$449K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

73 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $350 through median $10K to maximum $205K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $1.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

195 grants

Greater Twin Cities United Way
$935K
4 grants
Scholarship America
$478K
4 grants
Plant Cities Funding Pool
$241K
2 grants
Science Museum of MN
$200K
4 grants
Special Olympics
$150K
1 grant
College Possible
$105K
4 grants
Boys Girls Clubs TC
$100K
1 grant
DonorsChoose
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

195 grants

<$10K
74
grants
$10–50K
105
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Minnesota
$4.2M
87% of total
Wisconsin
$135K
3% of total
Iowa
$113K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$100K
2% of total
Tennessee
$70K
1% of total
Illinois
$69K
1% of total
California
$63K
1% of total
Kentucky
$35K
1% of total
New York
$18K
0% of total
Indiana
$18K
0% of total

+3 more states

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