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Private foundation (trust)EIN 416052604Est. 1966-08

GROTTO FOUNDATION INC

ARDEN HILLS, MN 551126941

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$32.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

28

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$38K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

January 15 for april, march 15 for jun…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.1M

General grants and consultative services are to benefit society by improving the educational, financial, physical and social well-being of individuals and families by investing in effective nonprofit organizations throughout the state of minnesota. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations if they work in 3 of the following 4 areas: youth development, community safety and neighborhood development, postsecondary success, and mentoring. In fiscal year 2025 the grotto foundation made general grants of $1,073,750 for charitable purposes.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.3M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

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

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $38K to maximum $100K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

111 grants

ST PAUL POLICE FOUNDATION
$250K
2 grants
WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS
$225K
4 grants
APPETITE FOR CHANGE
$225K
3 grants
PROJECT SUCCESS
$200K
3 grants
ONE2ONE
$200K
2 grants
BREAKTHROUGH TWIN CITIES
$175K
4 grants
HILL MUSEUM & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
$173K
5 grants
THE SANNEH FOUNDATION
$165K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
87
grants
$50–250K
20
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Minnesota
$4.7M
97% of total
South Dakota
$55K
1% of total
New York
$50K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$20K
0% of total

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