Minnesota Power Foundation
Duluth, MN · EIN 56-2560595. Reported 611 grants totalling $2,912,920 to 334 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$2,912,920granted, 2021-2024
334organizations funded
53%of grantees funded again the next year
$840,837assets, 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. Minnesota Power 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $3,000; the smallest was $125 and the largest $99,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 334 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of the Lakes United Way | Duluth, MN | $398,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of 1000 Lakes | Grand Rapids, MN | $168,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Essentia Health Foundation | Duluth, MN | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Inc | Chisholm, MN | $100,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | Duluth, MN | $83,081 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock Ridge Public Schools | Virginia, MN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Carlton County | Cloquet, MN | $64,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation | Duluth, MN | $60,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenway Area Community Fund | Coleraine, MN | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Witness Child Advocacy Center | Duluth, MN | $50,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Aquarium | Duluth, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northland Counseling Center | Grand Rapids, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of St Scholastica Inc | Duluth, MN | $49,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesabi Fit Coalition | Virginia, MN | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency | Virginia, MN | $43,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morrison County United Way | Little Falls, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | $36,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Starbase Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | $34,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duluth Area Family YMCA | Duluth, MN | $33,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chisholm Community Foundation | Chisholm, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old School Arts Center 210 Gallery and Art Center | Little Falls, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smart North | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way - Northeastern Minnesota | Chisholm, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Safety Network | Walker, MN | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest North Central Food Bank | Grand Rapids, MN | $27,907 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Itasca County Family YMCA | Grand Rapids, MN | $27,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chester Bowl Improvement Club | Duluth, MN | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Aurora | Aurora, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Bovey | Bovey, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Employment Enterprises Inc | Little Falls, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gnddevelopmentalliance | Duluth, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Discovery Center | Chisholm, MN | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Silver Bay Blue Line Club | Silver Bay, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Duluth, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Superior Foundati | Superior, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cloquet Area Fire District | Cloquet, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Men As Peacemakers | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Verndale PTA | Verndale, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakes Area United Way | Brainerd, MN | $19,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | Duluth, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Country Ride | Esko, MN | $16,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Deer River | Deer River, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Divine Konnections Inc | Duluth, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duluth Playhouse Inc | Duluth, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ely Nordic Ski and Bike Club | Ely, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Walker Public Library | Walker, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartley Nature Center | Duluth, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northland Learning Center | Virginia, MN | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pine River - Backus Family Center | Pine River, MN | $14,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| 7 Stars Ranch | Duluth, MN | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hoyt Lakes Fire Department | Hoyt Lakes, MN | $10,700 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Mckinley | Mckinley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kootasca Community Action | Grand Rapids, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mentor North | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Diversified Industries Inc | Grand Rapids, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silver Bay Public Library | Silver Bay, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Superior Hiking Trail Association | Two Harbors, MN | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Duluth American Legion Post #71 | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Emergency Shelter | Cloquet, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 23RD Veteran | Esko, MN | $7,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salbation Army - Disaster Relief | Duluth, MN | $7,440 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Allies Humane Society | Duluth, MN | $7,180 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway | Grand Rapids, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Tails Animal Rescue | Grand Rapids, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Home and Away Ministries Dba Ruby's Pantry | North Branch, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quad City Food Shelf | Mountain Iron, MN | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Together for Life Northland Dba Star of the North | Duluth, MN | $7,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Churches United in Ministry (chum) | Duluth, MN | $6,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Morrison County | Little Falls, MN | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mesabi East Schools Isd #2711 | Aurora, MN | $6,038 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carlton County Riders Atvutvohm Club | Carlton, MN | $6,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesabi Range College Foundation | Virginia, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis County Co Youth in Action | Duluth, MN | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Icaa Dba Lights in the Pines | Grand Rapids, MN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pine County Sheriff's Office | Pine City, MN | $5,371 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Walker Area Food Shelf | Walker, MN | $5,261 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wolverines Blue Line Club | Biwabik, MN | $5,102 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Advocates for Family Peace | Grand Rapids, MN | $5,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross Minnesota Dakota's Region | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Range Pickleball Club | Hibbing, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Floodwood | Floodwood, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuyuna Range Youth Center | Crosby, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Duluth Library Foundation | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Range Sportsman's and Conservation Club | Hoyt Lakes, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Frc Robotics | Grand Rapids, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hands of Hope Resource Center | Little Falls, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoyt Lakes Fire Department Ambulance | Hoyt Lakes, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesabi East School District | Aurora, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota North Elm Program | Hibbing, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sebeka Preschool- Isd 820 | Sebeka, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Subzero Robotics | Esko, MN | $5,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northeastern Mn | Chisholm, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildwoods | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aurora Food Shelf | Aurora, MN | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chisholm Food Shelf | Chisholm, MN | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tower Food Shelf | Tower, MN | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Isd 318 Grand Rapids Area Public Schools | Grand Rapids, MN | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Superior Warriors (disabled Hockey) | Esko, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Morrison County Food Shelf | Little Falls, MN | $4,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope for Families | Duluth, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bigfork Food Shelf | Bigfork, MN | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deer River Food Shelf | Deer River, MN | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Nashwauk, MN | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ely Food Shelf | Ely, MN | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nevis Softball Program | Nevis, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwood School Archery Program (nasp) | Cook, MN | $3,462 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $3,311 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aurora Hoyt Lakes Band Booster | Aurora, MN | $3,295 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Falls Hunger Coalition | International Falls, MN | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Duluth, MN | $3,250 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iaff Duluth Local 101 | Duluth, MN | $3,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Backwoods Bots | Bigfork, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cloquet Nordic Ski Club | Esko, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cyclists of the Gitchee Gumee Shores Inc (coggs) | Duluth, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denfeld Dna First Robotics Team 4009 | Duluth, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department | Twig, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Rapids Fire Department | Grand Rapids, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Minds Learning Center | Grand Rapids, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nashwauk Township Playground Committee | Nashwauk, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nevis High School Robotics Team 3102 | Nevis, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pierz Youth Baseball Club | Pierz, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Proctor Food Shelf | Proctor, MN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Range Transitional Housing | Virginia, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army - Cloquet | Cloquet, MN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Two Harbors Area Food Shelf | Two Harbors, MN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Two Harbors Community Partners | Two Harbors, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Duluth, MN | $2,870 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad | Duluth, MN | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizon Health Inc | Pierz, MN | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mesabi East High School Cheerleading | Aurora, MN | $2,603 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beats By Girlz- Duluth Chapter | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duluth East Daredevils Robotics Team 2512 | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodland Township | Goodland, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation | Grand Rapids, MN | $2,500 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenway Amateur Hockey Association | Grand Rapids, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Falls Community High School | Little Falls, MN | $2,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Lakes Arts Association | Grand Rapids, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ripsaw Robotics | Cloquet, MN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Taconite Fire Department | Little Falls, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tower-Soudan Historical Society | Tower, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Udac Inc | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upsala Area Schools - Robotics Program | Upsala, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Pathways | North Branch, MN | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bertha Fire Department | Bertha, MN | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Shelf - Silver Bay | Silver Bay, MN | $2,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aitkin Community Food Shelf | Aitkin, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bigfork Valley Community Foundation | Bigfork, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Northland- Hibbing Branch | Elk River, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Browerville Area Food Shelf | Browerville, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cuyuna Range Food Shelf | Crosby, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Devildogs Robotics | Duluth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duluth Aging Support | Duluth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duluth Community Garden Program | Duluth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenway High School Robotics | Coleraine, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hackensack Area Community Food Shelf | Hackensack, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hackensack Dog Park Committee | Hackensack, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hermantown Robotics | Hermantown, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Parish | Little Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Douglas County | Superior, WI | $2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indigenous Healthcare Career Exploration Camp | Cloquet, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Healthcare Career Exploration Camp | Cloquet, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Initiative Foundation | Little Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Itasca County Historical Society | Grand Rapids, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Itasca County Sheriff's Search and Rescue | Grand Rapids, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakes Area Food Shelf | Pequot Lakes, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Falls Community High School Robotics | Little Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary School | Long Prairie, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Menahga Food Shelf | Menahga, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moose Lake Area Fire Protection District | Moose Lake, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pierz Fire Department | Pierz, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pierz Food Shelf | Pierz, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rice Area Food Shelf | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sebeka Area Food Shelf | Sebeka, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sebeka Hs Business Entrepreneurship Class | Sebeka, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clifton Volunteer Fire Department | Duluth, MN | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duluth Preschool | Duluth, MN | $1,555 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Floodwood Area Food Shelf | Floodwood, MN | $1,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Akeley Community Food Shelf | Akeley, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blandin Employees for Life | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caring for the Kids Community Inc | Aurora, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Culver Fire Department | Brainerd, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drift Toppers Snowmobile Club | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duluth Monarch Buddies (dmb) | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eldercircle | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forward Foundation | Walker, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gnesen Volunteer Fire Department | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace House of Itasca County | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grand Rapids Area Lacrosse Association | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grand Rapids Farmers Market - Gracf | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grand Rapids Itasca Mountain Bike Association | Bovey, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department | Grand Marais, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Falls Hunger Coalition | International Falls, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isd 487- Upsala Area Schools- First Robotics | International Falls, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Itasca Driftskippers Snowmobile Club | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legacy of Excellence Foundation | Moose Lake, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life House Inc | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Long Prairie Food Shelf | Long Prairie, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Motley Area Food Shelf | Motley, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Youth Services Inc | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pike Lake Elementary School | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pine River Area Food Shelf | Pine River, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Positive Energy for Youth | Cloquet, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault-Pavsa | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quad Cities Derby | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Range Composite Mountain Bike Team | Hibbing, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (aeoa) | Virginia, MN | $1,379 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rails Endowment for Academic Art and Athletic Dev | Proctor, MN | $1,320 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army - Duluth | Duluth, MN | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 3D Robotics Duluth | Esko, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aitkin County Search and Rescue | Aitkin, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Allies Human Society | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Leech Lake Area | Cass Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Celebrate Aurora | Aurora, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Cafe | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners Live Well at Home Block Nurse | Two Harbors, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute - Northland | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crescendo Youth Orchestra | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuyuna Lakes Pickleball Association | Crosby, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duluth Armory | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duluth Community School Collaborative | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duluth Lions Club Foundation | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ely's Historic State Theater | Ely, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Esko School District | Esko, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Life Center Pregnancy Lifecare Center | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fortitude Service Dogs | Saginaw, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grand Itasca Foundation | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Rapids Area Kix Dancer | Bovey, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Morrison County | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heartland Arts (fka Pr Lakes Area Arts Council) | Park Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hubbard County Food Shelf | Park Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Iron Mosquitos Robotics | International Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jamie Tennison Memorial Compass Fund | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Superior Community Theatre | Silver Bay, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakewood Elementary School PTA | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Elementary Music Program | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Falls Bicycles | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Falls High School Esports | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Falls High School Robotics | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loon Country Quilters | Grand Rapids, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mariner Robotics | Silver Bay, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariner Robotics Team 3267 William Kelley Second | Silver Bay, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mesabi East Cheerleading | Aurora, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesabi East Swimming and Diving Booster Club | Aurora, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Normanna Volunteer Fire Department | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Expressions Arts Collective | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rice Fire and Rescue | Rice, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rocky Wall Productions | Virginia, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
114 of 334 (34%) 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 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- First Witness Child Advocacy Center
RESTORING HOPE: A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD ABUSE - Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
BETHANY CRISIS SHELTER REBUILD - Northland Counseling Center
HEALING FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY SERVICES - Mesabi Fit Coalition
24/7 FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER - College of St Scholastica Inc
COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA STUDENT CENTER - Rock Ridge Public Schools
ROCK RIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 231 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | $613,430 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 143 | $631,500 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 160 | $797,200 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 168 | $870,790 | $1,000 |
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. Minnesota Power Foundation has 31 of them, worth $1,504,390. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way | Chisholm, MN | $200,000 |
| United Way | Chisholm, MN | $200,000 |
| United Way | Chisholm, MN | $200,000 |
| United Way | Chisholm, MN | $200,000 |
| Regional Committee's | Duluth, MN | $139,044 |
| Regional Committees | Duluth, MN | $108,300 |
| Positively Powerful Scholarship Fund | Duluth, MN | $62,000 |
| Positively Powerful Scholarship Fund | Duluth, MN | $52,000 |
| Greenway Contribution Committee | Duluth, MN | $50,000 |
| Rock Ridge Public Schools | Virginia, MN | $35,000 |
| Positively Powerful Team Grants | Duluth, MN | $32,000 |
| Smart North | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Feeding Our Communities | Duluth, MN | $25,001 |
| Positively Powerful Scholarship Fund | Duluth, MN | $25,000 |
| Positively Powerful Scholorship | Duluth, MN | $24,500 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
Northland Foundation53 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust46 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc40 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc34 shared recipientsMightycause Charitable Foundation34 shared recipientsC K Blandin Foundation34 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. 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 Minnesota.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Minnesota Power 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: 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN, 55802. 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 56-2560595 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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