Living Springs Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1904085. Reported 239 grants totalling $1,241,415 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Living Springs 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $3,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $130,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst, MA | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Franklin Land Trust Inc | Shelburne Falls, MA | $103,915 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hitchcock Center for the Environment | Amherst, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $81,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Corporate Accountability | Boston, MA | $72,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture | South Deerfield, MA | $24,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc | Chicopoee, MA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St John's Episcopical Church | Ashfield, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light | Newton, MA | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Springfield, MA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Better Future Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northampton Survival Center | Northampton, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Public Media Inc | Springfield, MA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Relief and Development | Merrifield, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of Saint John the Evangelist | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc | Springfield, MA | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eagle Eye Institute | Peru, MA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership Inc | Springfield, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agape Community Inc | Ware, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grow Food Northampton Inc | Florence, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amherst Survival Center | North Amherst, MA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arise for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Relief and Development | Harlan, IA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hilltown Land Trust Inc | Ashfield, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Karuna Center for Peacebuilding | Greenfield, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc | Newmarket, NH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the Reservations | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Stewardship Institute | Santa Rosa, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Tompotika Conservation | Vashon, WA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Earth Society Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Citizen's Climate Education Corp | Coronado, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Highstead Foundation | Redding, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Northampton | Northampton, MA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Franklin & Hampshire Region | Northampton, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Hampshire County | Northampton, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New England Grassroots Environmental Fund Inc | Newmarket, NH | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Epiphany School Inc | Dorchester, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orion Society | Great Barrington, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Toxics Action Center Inc | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut River Conservancy | Greenfield, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climate Mobilization Project Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mongabayorg | Menlo Park, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc | Mesa, AZ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Earth | Merrifield, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lost Lights Project Inc (dba Inside Climate News) | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prosperity Catalyst Inc | Beverly, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Action Network | Carol Stream, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andes Amazon Conservancy | Montague, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breathing Space Inc | Easthampton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Diversity Projects Inc | Northampton, MA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pascommuck Conservaction Trust | Easthampton, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood International | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Eco Technology | Northampton, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pascommuck Conservation Trust | Easthampton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood International | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Population Connection | Topeka, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
71 of 85 (84%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Kestrel Land Trust
30,000 OPERATING EXPENSE, 3 OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE100,000 50 YEAR CAMPAIGN, 3 OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE - Hitchcock Center for the Environment Inc
GENERAL OPERATING - $10,000; CLIMATE CHG, SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION & CAPACITY BLDG INITIATIVE (YR 3 OF 3 PLDG) - $25,000 - Hitchcock Center for the Environment
GENRAL FUND SUPPORT - $2,500CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY BLDG INITIATIVE - $25,000 - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
GENERAL OPERATING - $5,000; NORTHAMPDEN CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT - $12,500 - Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc
General Support - $3,000Action Agenda Program - $7,000 - Greenfaith
SACRED SEASON FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 188 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | $405,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 68 | $275,415 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $247,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $314,000 | $2,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Living Springs Foundation has 9 of them, worth $149,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock Center for the Environment | Amherst, MA | $50,000 |
| Franklin Land Trust Inc | Shelburne Falls, MA | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $12,500 |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton, MA | $10,000 |
| St John's Episcopical Church | Ashfield, MA | $10,000 |
| St John's Episcopical Church | Ashfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton, MA | $5,000 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture | South Deerfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture | South Deerfield, MA | $2,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 66% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Living Springs Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 275 Market Street Suite 274A, Minneapolis, MN, 55405. 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.
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