Nvent Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 83-1741820. Reported 112 grants totalling $2,486,499 to 54 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 $246,470. 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. 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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $844,399 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lake Park, MN | $260,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (first) | Manchester, NH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Strategic Partnership | Manchester, NH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Bedford, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Creatempls | Minneapolis, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scientific Adventures | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| High Tech Kids | Eagan, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Works | Bloomington, MN | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Minnesota Computers for Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Starbase Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $37,500 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Rhode Island Computer Museum Inc | North Kingstown, RI | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Science Buddies | Milpitas, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Envision Excellence in Stemeducation | Mentor, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge & Acadiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Walnut Creek, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement USA | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge and Acadianna | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 Club of the Sandhills Inc | Southern Pines, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Genesys Works | Keller, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
27 of 54 (50%) 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 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 98 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.
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 |
| 2025 | 18 | $608,470 | $10,000 |
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 106 of them, worth $1,664,878. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| 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 |
| Rise | Fridley, MN | $65,000 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $58,607 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $36,693 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $36,120 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $35,958 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $32,000 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lk Pk, MN | $20,000 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 |
| The Launchcode Foundation | St Louis, MO | $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 |
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in South Carolina.
- 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 Nvent 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: 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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