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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261280877Est. 2008-02

THE BWBR FOUNDATION

ST PAUL, MN 55102

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$64K

FY 2024

Grants Made

71

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$896

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$2K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$116K

Total Expenses

$84K

Qualifying Distributions

$65K

Distributable Amount

$57K

Min. Investment Return

$58K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

71 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $1K to maximum $2K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $66K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

293 grants

MINNESOTA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
$19K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION
$11K
6 grants
CANVAS HEALTH INC
$10K
5 grants
FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND
$7K
6 grants
AVERA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$7K
5 grants
MERRICK COMMUNITY SERVICES
$7K
6 grants
CARLETON COLLEGE
$7K
6 grants
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$7K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

293 grants

<$10K
293
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Minnesota
$208K
64% of total
Wisconsin
$56K
17% of total
Nebraska
$20K
6% of total
South Dakota
$17K
5% of total
Iowa
$11K
4% of total
Louisiana
$4K
1% of total
Michigan
$3K
1% of total
North Dakota
$2K
1% of total
Washington
$2K
1% of total
Illinois
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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