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Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation

Bayport, MN · EIN 41-6020920. Reported 1,309 grants totalling $283.8M to 559 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$50,000median grant
$283.8Mgranted, 2021-2025
559recipients, as named on its returns
73%of grantees funded again the next year
$1.7Bassets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $22.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
5 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
48 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
242 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
335 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
225 grants
$100,000 and Up
454 grants

Every organization it funded

559 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Mayo FoundationSt Paul, MN$30.4M222022
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$22.0M332025
Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of AmericaFort Snelling, MN$19.0M432025
Regions Hospital FoundationSt Paul, MN$13.5M542024
Twin Cities Habitat for HumanitySt Paul, MN$10.1M552025
St Croix Valley Food BankHudson, WI$7,850,000652025
St Croix Valley FoundationHudson, WI$4,581,500332025
Osceola Medical CenterOsceola, WI$4,150,000222025
Amery Regional Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN$4,000,000222022
Commonbond CommunitiesSt Paul, MN$3,845,000552025
Arts PartnershipSaint Paul, MN$3,387,500652025
Children's Health Care FoundationEdina, MN$3,250,000532025
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MN$3,250,000442025
Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationSt Paul, MN$3,222,668422025
Lakeview FoundationTwo Harbors, MN$2,904,000222022
Westfields Hospital FoundationNew Richmond, WI$2,650,000222025
Presbyterian Homes FoundationRoseville, MN$2,600,000112024
Solid GroundWhite Bear Lake, MN$2,595,000432025
Sharing and Caring HandsMinneapolis, MN$2,550,000652025
Lutheran Social Service of MinnesotaSt Paul, MN$2,325,000322025
TubmanMinneapolis, MN$2,193,000552025
Gillette Children's Hospital FoundationSt Paul, MN$2,100,000432025
Allina Health FoundationMinneapolis, MN$2,050,000542025
Union Gospel Mission Twin CitiesSt Paul, MN$1,900,000432025
Amery Regional Medical CenterAmery, WI$1,873,395332025
FamilymeansStillwater, MN$1,847,500552025
Valley OutreachStillwater, MN$1,755,780552025
Gundersen Medical FoundationSt Paul, MN$1,750,000222022
Cancer Center of Western WisconsinNew Richmond, WI$1,731,235222025
Operation HelpHudson, WI$1,557,500542025
Children's Healthcare FoundationEdina, MN$1,475,000112022
Salvation ArmySaint Paul, MN$1,450,000222022
American Red CrossMinneapolis, MN$1,400,000332025
Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN$1,375,000552025
Ecumen Point Pleasant HeightsChicago, MN$1,370,790332025
St Croix Valley Habitat for HumanityHudson, WI$1,330,000442025
American Red CrossChicago, IL$1,310,000222022
Housing ForwardDallas, TX$1,300,000332025
Science Museum of MinnesotaSt Paul, MN$1,235,000332025
Community ThreadStillwater, MN$1,221,400752025
West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency IncGlenwood City, WI$1,200,000332025
YMCA of the NorthMinneapolis, MN$1,200,000332025
Amherst H Wilder FoundationSaint Paul, MN$1,160,000332025
Animal Humane SocietyGolden Valley, MN$1,115,000652025
Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceRiver Falls, WI$1,110,000432025
Christian Community Campus FoundationHudson, WI$1,100,000222025
Northern Star ScoutingFt Snelling, MN$1,100,000222022
Community Dental CareMaplewood, MN$1,090,000552025
Operation HelpSt Paul, MN$1,030,000112022
Artspace Projects IncMinneapolis, MN$1,000,000112024
Wilder Foundation Amherst HSt Paul, MN$1,000,000112021
The Food GroupNew Hope, MN$975,000432025
Goodwill Industries Inc Dba Goodwill-Easter Seals MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$950,000332025
Bayport Public Library FdnBayport, MN$931,000112022
Gillette Children's HospitalLacrosse, WI$900,000222022
Ordway Center for the Performing ArtsSaint Paul, MN$900,000332025
St Croix HealthSt Croix Falls, WI$900,000112024
Minnesota Diversified Industries IncMinneapolis, MN$850,000332025
Dodge Nature CenterWest St Paul, MN$825,000552025
Baldwin Area Medical Center Dba Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI$800,000222025
Our Neighbors' PlaceRiver Falls, WI$755,000222025
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation IncLa Crosse, WI$750,000332025
River Falls Library FoundationRiver Falls, WI$750,000112025
Opening DoorsDubuque, IA$735,000332025
Presbyterian HomesRoseville, MN$700,000112022
St Croix Family Resource Center Dba the Connect CenterBayport, MN$685,000332025
The Salvation Army of St Croix CountyNew Richmond, WI$685,000332025
United Pioneer Home IncLuck, WI$682,800552025
True FriendsAnnandale, MN$675,000542025
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River ValleysSaint Paul, MN$665,000332025
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (clues)St Paul, MN$650,000332025
Habitat for Humanity Central ArizonaPhoenix, AZ$650,000332025
Hudson Hospital FoundationStillwater, MN$640,000222022
Union Gospel MissionSaint Paul, MN$625,000222022
The Salvation Army Northern DivisionRoseville, MN$620,000442025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN$600,000332025
Children's Hospitals & Clinics (mn)Minneapolis, MN$600,000112021
International Institute of MnSt Paul, MN$600,000222022
Keys to ChangePhoenix, AZ$600,000332025
The Bridge Homeless Recovery CenterDallas, TX$600,000332025
The Lakes Community Health Center Dba Northlakes Community ClinicIron River, WI$600,000332025
Family GatewayDallas, TX$575,000332025
Five Loaves Food and ClothingNew Richmond, WI$560,000112025
Pacer Center IncBloomington, MN$555,000552025
Chicanos Por La Causa IncPhoenix, AZ$550,000222024
Family Resource Center St Croix ValleyBaldwin, WI$525,000542025
Saint Paul Urban TennisSaint Paul, MN$525,000222025
Belwin ConservancyAfton, MN$520,000332025
Canvas HealthOakdale, MN$520,000332025
International Institute of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$510,000332025
United Way St Croix ValleyHudson, WI$505,000332025
Avenues for YouthMinneapolis, MN$500,000112023
Center for Disaster Philanthropy IncWashington, DC$500,000112024
Episcopal HomesSaint Paul, MN$500,000222022
Episcopal Homes of MnSaint Paul, MN$500,000112023
Hudson Hockey AssociationHudson, WI$500,000222024
Minnesota Council on FoundationsSaint Paul, MN$500,000112025
Northwood Technical College FoundationRice Lake, WI$500,000112023
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSaint Paul, MN$500,000222024
United Way of Washington County EastStillwater, MN$495,000432025
Open CupboardOakdale, MN$485,000332025
Phipps Center for the ArtsHudson, WI$480,000442025
Young LifeStillwater, MN$460,000332025
Courage Kenny Foundation (courage Ctr)New York, NY$450,000222022
Goodwill Industrieseaster Seal SocSt Paul, MN$450,000222022
Native American ConnectionsPhoenix, AZ$450,000332025
Hadley School for the BlindWinnetka, IL$443,336222022
Minnesota Zoo FoundationApple Valley, MN$440,000652025
Bayport Public LibraryBayport, MN$435,000552025
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Upper MidwestMinneapolis, MN$425,000332025
Southern Crescent Habitat for HumanityJonesboro, GA$425,000222025
Hudson Hospital FoundationHudson, WI$424,653222025
180 Degrees IncSaint Paul, MN$415,000552025
BSA - Northern Star CouncilMinneapolis, MN$400,000112021
BridgingBloomington, MN$400,000552025
Central Arizona Shelter Services (cass)Phoenix, AZ$400,000332025
Endeavors Adult Development Center IncBalsam Lake, WI$400,000332025
Minneapolis American Indian CenterMinneapolis, MN$400,000332025
Minnesota Autism CenterMinnetonka, MN$400,000552025
St Paul Union Gospel MissionSt Paul, MN$375,000112021
NAMI MinnesotaSt Paul, MN$370,000332025
Adoray Home Health & HospiceBaldwin, WI$365,000442025
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN$365,000552025
Twin Cities PBS (tpt)St Paul, MN$365,000432025
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp (dvrc)Marine on Saint Croix, MN$350,000222025
Junior Achievement NorthSaint Paul, MN$350,000332025
River Valley RidersWoodbury, MN$350,000222025
Umom New Day CentersPhoenix, AZ$350,000332025
Hazelden Betty FordCenter City, MN$346,000112021
Riverwood Nature Center IncStar Prairie, WI$340,000442024
Listening House of St PaulSaint Paul, MN$330,000332025
Open Arms MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN$330,000332024
Rebuilding Together MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN$325,000332025
Shriners Children's Twin CitiesWoodbury, MN$325,000332025
Stepping Stone Emergency HousingAnoka, MN$325,000112025
University of Wisconsin - River Falls FoundationRiver Falls, WI$325,000222025
Washington County Historical SocietyStillwater, MN$325,000332025
Lakeview Health FoundationStillwater, MN$320,000112023
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal ServicesSaint Paul, MN$320,000332025
American Cancer SocietyEagan, MN$316,147552025
Mount Olivet Rolling AcresChanhassen, MN$315,000552025
Emma Norton ServicesSaint Paul, MN$310,000552025
Little Sisters of the PoorSaint Paul, MN$300,000112022
Oceola Community Health FdnMinneapolis, MN$300,000112022
Ordway Music TheatreOsceola, WI$300,000112022
The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraSaint Paul, MN$300,000432025
White Bear Area Food ShelfWhite Bear Lake, MN$300,000332025
Mental Health Task Force of Polk CountySt Croix Falls, WI$285,000552025
Ordway Music TheatreSt Paul, MN$285,000112021
St Croix Valley Community FdnStillwater, MN$276,408112022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern WisconsinEau Claire, WI$275,000332025
Youth Advantage IncStillwater, MN$275,000552025
Merrick Community ServicesSt Paul, MN$267,000332025
Minnesota Tech for SuccessMinneapolis, MN$260,000332025
Abc for Rural HealthTurtle Lake Wi, WI$255,000552025
Amery Area Community CenterAmery, WI$255,000552025
America's Vet DogsSmithtown, NY$250,000222022
America's Vetdogs - the Veterans K-9 Corps IncSmithtown, NY$250,000222024
Caprw - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington CountiesSt Paul, MN$250,000112025
College Bound St PaulSt Paul, MN$250,000112021
City of New Richmond (co Friday Memorial Library)New Richmond, WI$250,000112025
Diaper Bank of MinnesotaSt Paul, MN$250,000112025
Girl Scouts of Mn & Wi River ValleysSt Paul, MN$250,000222022
Minnesota Diversified Industries (mdi)Minneapolis, MN$250,000112022
Morris Animal FoundationDenver, CO$250,000552025
Pierce County Public HealthEllsworth, WI$250,000112025
Shriners Hospital (1995)Minneapolis, MN$250,000222022
St Paul & Minnesota Foundation -Saint Paul, MN$250,000112022
Somerset Youth Hockey AssociationSomerset, WI$250,000112024
United Hospital FoundationMinneapolis, MN$250,000112021
Westfields Hospital & Clinic FdnNew Richmond, WI$250,000112022
Philadelphia Community Farm IncOsceola, WI$245,000552025
St Croix Valley Sexual Assault Response Team IncHudson, WI$230,000332025
New Richmond Preservation Societynew Richmond Heritage CenterNew Richmond, WI$227,000332025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of TcSt Paul, MN$225,000112022
Cancer Legal CareOakdale, MN$225,000332025
Children's Home Society of MinnesotaSt Paul, MN$225,000332025
Our Lady of PeaceSt Paul, MN$225,000552025
The Partnership PlanStillwater, MN$225,000442025
Twin Cities Public TelevisionSaint Paul, MN$220,000222022
American Heart AssociationChicago, IL$215,000332025
Valley Friendship ClubStillwater, MN$215,000552025
Dubuque Community YDubuque, IA$210,000332025
Mn Computers for SchoolsBayport, MN$210,000222022
Theresa Living CenterSt Paul, MN$210,000442025
Minnesota Private College FundSt Paul, MN$205,000442025
CitysquareDallas, TX$200,000112023
Community Referral AgencyMilltown, WI$200,000552025
Hmong American PartnershipSt Paul, MN$200,000442025
Independent School District No 834 - Stillwater Area Public SchoolsStillwater, MN$200,000112024
Junior Achievement of the Upper MidwestMaplewood, MN$200,000222022
New Heights SchoolStillwater, MN$200,000112023
PTA Mn Congress - Rutherford PTAStillwater, MN$200,000112023
Renew Somerset Library CampaignSomerset, WI$200,000112021
Scandia Heritage AllianceScandia, MN$200,000222023
The Women's Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN$200,000222025
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterFinland, MN$200,000112025
St Croix Valley OperaStillwater, MN$197,000332025
Park Square TheatreSaint Paul, MN$195,000552025
Two Rivers Community Land TrustWoodbury, MN$195,000552025
The LinkMinneapolis, MN$192,500552025
Carpenter St Croix Valley Nature CenterHastings, MN$190,000332025
Mn Childrens MuseumSt Paul, MN$190,000222022
St Paul Chamber OrchestraSt Paul, MN$190,000222022
Dubuque & Jackson County Habitat for HumanityDubuque, IA$185,000332025
The Bridge for YouthMinneapolis, MN$185,000332025
AeonMinneapolis, MN$180,000552025
Guiding Star WakotaWest Saint Paul, MN$180,000332025
People IncorporatedEagan, MN$180,000552025
YMCA of Greater St PaulMinneapolis, MN$180,000222022
Young Lifest Croix ValleyStillwater, MN$180,000222022
A Chance to GrowMinneapolis, MN$175,000552025
Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY$175,000112021
Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY$175,000112021
Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS$175,000112021
Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE$175,000112021
Big Brothersbig Sisters of the TcSt Paul, MN$175,000112021
Biola UniversityLamiranda, CA$175,000112021
Carson Newman CollegeJefferson City, TN$175,000112021
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH$175,000112021
Christendom CollegeFront Royal, VA$175,000112021
Concordia UniversitySeward, NE$175,000112021
Culver Stockton CollegeCanton, MO$175,000112021
Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA$175,000222025
Dallas-Baptist UniversityDallas, TX$175,000112021
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX$175,000112021
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA$175,000112021
GivemnEdina, MN$175,000332025
Hannibal-Lagrange CollegeHannibal, MO$175,000112021
Hastings CollegeHastings, NE$175,000112021
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI$175,000112021
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX$175,000112021
Huntington UniversityHuntington, IN$175,000112021
Master's CollegeSanta Clarita, CA$175,000112021
MdiMinneapolis, MN$175,000112021
Missouri Baptist UniversitySt Louis, MO$175,000112021
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA$175,000112021
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC$175,000112021
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, FL$175,000112021
Piedmont CollegeDemorest, GA$175,000112021
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO$175,000112021
The PrincipiaElsah, IL$175,000112021
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA$175,000112021
Thomas Aquinas Collegenew England CampusSanta Paula, CA$175,000112021
Union Presbyterian SeminaryJackson, TN$175,000112021
Union UniversityRichmond, VA$175,000112021
United Theo Seminary of TcNew Brighton, MN$175,000112021
University of Mary Hardin BaylorBelton, TX$175,000112021
University of NorthwesternSt Paul, MN$175,000112021
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY$175,000112021

358 of 559 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 752 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
180 grants
Arts & Culture
93 grants
Education
55 grants
Housing & Shelter
48 grants
Health Care
48 grants
Food & Nutrition
39 grants
Environment
38 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
36 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021253$44.1M$40,000
2022213$55.0M$35,000
2023282$52.4M$50,000
2024271$59.8M$50,000
2025290$72.5M$75,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

76% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Minnesota
$215.1M
Wisconsin
$49.1M
Texas
$4.0M
Arizona
$3.0M
Illinois
$2.5M
Iowa
$1.6M
Georgia
$1.2M
New York
$1.0M

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund218 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc197 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc195 shared recipientsSaint Paul & Minnesota Foundation168 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America158 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund143 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 80, Bayport, MN, 55003. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 41-6020920 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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