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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411859711Est. 1997-08

THE SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION

ST PAUL, MN 55105

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Total Assets

$61.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$21.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

125

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$170K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$9M

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$27K

Action day satellite event - 1,500 elementary backpacks with school supplies

Program 2

$200

10 mandatory reporter quick reference guides for mitchell hamline school of law.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.6M

Total Expenses

$22.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$22.2M

Distributable Amount

$3.3M

Min. Investment Return

$3.4M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

125 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $80K to maximum $9M, 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 $21.2M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

499 grants

FIDELITY CHARITABLE TRUST
$9M
1 grant
V3 SPORTS
$3M
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION
$1.6M
8 grants
SCOTT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHILD WELFARE
$1.4M
4 grants
WAYSIDE RECOVERY CENTER
$1.1M
5 grants
FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND TRAUMA INC
$1.0M
4 grants
WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS
$948K
3 grants
AIN DAH YUNG (OUR HOME) CENTER
$602K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

499 grants

<$10K
48
grants
$10–50K
223
grants
$50–250K
206
grants
$250K–1M
20
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

15 states

Minnesota
$34.9M
73% of total
Ohio
$9M
19% of total
Connecticut
$1.8M
4% of total
California
$455K
1% of total
New York
$354K
1% of total
Oregon
$340K
1% of total
Missouri
$250K
1% of total
Virginia
$205K
0% of total
New Jersey
$92K
0% of total
Florida
$83K
0% of total

+5 more states

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