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Private foundation (trust)EIN 416030832Est. 1962-05

NORTHERN STAR FOUNDATION

ST PAUL, MN 55102

Total Assets

$5.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$212K

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$30K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$6K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$314K

Total Expenses

$265K

Qualifying Distributions

$241K

Distributable Amount

$239K

Min. Investment Return

$243K

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

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $6K through median $15K 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $232K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

20 grants

HAMM CLINIC
$300K
3 grants
PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
$150K
3 grants
PALM BEACH ZOO
$60K
1 grant
NATURE CONSERVANCY - FLORIDA CHAPTER
$32K
2 grants
ASPCA
$30K
2 grants
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
$30K
2 grants
PALM BEACH ISLAND CATS INC
$26K
3 grants
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Minnesota
$300K
46% of total
Florida
$280K
43% of total
New York
$30K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$30K
5% of total
South Dakota
$15K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$1K
0% of total

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