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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411958621Est. 2001-07

MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554224899

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$172.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

262

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$24K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Submission deadlines vary

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$17.2M

Total Expenses

$11.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.4M

Distributable Amount

$8.1M

Min. Investment Return

$8.2M

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

262 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $250K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $6.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$521K
5 grants
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST (DBA HAWAII LAND TRUST)
$500K
2 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$400K
2 grants
EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE (AKA ASILI)
$280K
4 grants
ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE
$200K
2 grants
WORLD SAVVY
$180K
4 grants
WAY TO GROW
$150K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
239
grants
$10–50K
218
grants
$50–250K
42
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Minnesota
$9.7M
79% of total
Hawaii
$545K
4% of total
California
$428K
3% of total
Colorado
$405K
3% of total
New York
$250K
2% of total
Florida
$216K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$154K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$150K
1% of total
Illinois
$100K
1% of total
Oregon
$85K
1% of total

+10 more states

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