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Grantmaking public charityEIN 411974305

ORONO FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION

LONG LAKE, MN 55356

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$495K

FY 2023

Grants Made

1

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$495K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$211K

Annual fund grant the foundation provides a general operating grant to the orono school district each year to support a wide variety of k-12 educational expenses. The orono school district then allocates these dollars to key strategic priorities and pressing budgetary needs. This year, the foundation granted the schools $211,000 through its annual fund. In recent years, annual grants have been utilized by the schools to sustain exemplary programs that expand on and enhance student academics and experiences. Examples of these programs are k-8 world languages, k-5 literacy and reading intervention, character counts, and advanced placement classes.

Program 2

$40K

Drones and robotics grantthe foundation raised money to support a new engineering class offered at orono high school, as well as the growing robotics program in the middle school. These funds provided drone and vex robotics kits for students to develop mechanical, programming and project management skills along with other technical and transferable skills sought in continuing education and the workforce. In addition, foundation funds supported the purchase of a solar suitcase which middle school students will build and send to africa to provide energy to a people in a refugee camp. This year, the foundation granted $40,000 to support the drones and robotics programs.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$539K

Total Expenses

$675K

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $519K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

7 grants

ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$3.0M
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Minnesota
$3.0M
100% of total

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