Nvent Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 83-1741820. Reported 94 grants totalling $1,878,029 to 51 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. Nvent 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $2,600 and the largest $177,392. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $597,929 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lake Park, MN | $195,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Strategic Partnership | Manchester, NH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Bedford, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creatempls | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scientific Adventures | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Starbase Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $37,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| High Tech Kids | Eagan, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest | St Paul, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids in Need Foundation | Roseville, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Techbridge Girls | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Computers for Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science Buddies | Milpitas, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Works | Bloomington, MN | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge & Acadiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rhode Island Computer Museum Inc | North Kingstown, RI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Do Engineer Corproation | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Envision Excellence in STEM Education | Cleveland Heights, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Scientist | Laguna Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Buddines | Milpitas, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Science Is Elementary | Mountain View, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Envision Excellence in Stemeducation | Mentor, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Byte at a Time Educational Technology Services | North Canton, OH | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coded By Kids | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys Inc | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Rive Valleys Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge and Acadianna | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bakken | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Launchcode Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Dream Code | Woodbury, MN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Acheivement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moore County Schools | Carthage, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leonardo's Basement | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Math and Science Initiative Inc | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Girls STEM Society | San Diego, CA | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
22 of 51 (43%) 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 60%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Rise Incorporated
Support STEM Employment Assistance - Science From Scientists Inc
STEM Education Program Support - Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
Youth STEM Education Grant
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 81 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $110,382 | $110,382 |
| 2022 | 26 | $451,214 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 27 | $526,941 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $789,492 | $15,000 |
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. Nvent Foundation has 82 of them, worth $1,264,965. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $74,400 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lk Pk, MN | $65,000 |
| Rise Incorporated | Fridley, MN | $65,000 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lake Park, MN | $65,000 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $58,607 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $35,958 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $32,000 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lk Pk, MN | $20,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 |
| Creatempls | Roseville, MN | $15,000 |
| Project Scientist | Laguna Beach, CA | $15,000 |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Bedford, MA | $15,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 33% 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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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 $15,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Nvent 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: 1665 Utica Ave S Ste 700, Minneapolis, MN, 55416. 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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