Ordean Foundation
Duluth, MN · EIN 41-0711611. Reported 183 grants totalling $5,863,550 to 95 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. Ordean 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damiano Center | Duluth, MN | $520,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Superior Community Health Center | Duluth, MN | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mentor North | Duluth, MN | $401,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women | Duluth, MN | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life House Inc | Duluth, MN | $386,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chum | Duluth, MN | $307,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Freedom Center | Duluth, MN | $250,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Duluth, MN | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley Youth Center | Duluth, MN | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Northland | Duluth, MN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Duluth, MN | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Duluth, MN | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Duluth | Duluth, MN | $157,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank | Duluth, MN | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Soar Career Solutions | Duluth, MN | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Divine Konnections Inc | Duluth, MN | $111,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Duluth Area Family YMCA | Duluth, MN | $91,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kid's Closet of Duluth | Duluth, MN | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | $82,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duluth Community School Collaborative | Duluth, MN | $82,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aicho | Duluth, MN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Inc | Duluth, MN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fathers Rise Together | Duluth, MN | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans | Duluth, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lisc Duluth | Duluth, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services | Duluth, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chester Bowl Improvement Club | Duluth, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders | Duluth, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Masonic Childrens Clinic for Communication Disorders | Duluth, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duluth Public Schools | Duluth, MN | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Duluth Library Foundation | Duluth, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College of St Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Witness Child Advocacy Center | Duluth, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Program to Aid for Victims of Sexual Assault | Duluth, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community | Duluth, MN | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green New Deal Housing | Duluth, MN | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vita Nova | Duluth, MN | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gary New Duluth Development Alliance | Duluth, MN | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Men As Peacemakers | Duluth, MN | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hills Youth & Family Services | Duluth, MN | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Allies Humane Society | Duluth, MN | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aftenro Society | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ECOLIBRIUM3 | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice North | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miller Dwan Foundation | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Roof Community Housing | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Louis County Public Health and Human Services | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True North Goodwill Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | Duluth, MN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gnd Development Alliance | Duluth, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Expressions Arts Collective | Duluth, MN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conflict Resolution Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encounter | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Familywise Services | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ignite Empower Transform | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northland Adaptive Recreation | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwood Children's Services | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Proctor School District | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Health Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Health | Two Harbors, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Equity Northland | Duluth, MN | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Minnesota Inc | St Paul, MN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | Superior, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ann's Residence | Duluth, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denfeld High School | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duluth Aging Support | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duluth Art Institute | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duluth Playhouse Inc | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster Advocates | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Superior Youth Chorus | Duluth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duluth NAACP | Duluth, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Ballet | Eden Prairie, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans for Peace Chapter 80 | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duluth Bethel Society | Duluth, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Humanities Center | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Trade Policy Advisory Council | St Paul, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace United Church of Christ | Duluth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers | Duluth, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vaaj Xauvkaub Foundation | Poplar, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Christmas Ever Inc | Cloquet, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Lutheran Church | Cloquet, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Privilege Institute Inc | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trans Northland | Duluth, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Twins Community Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northland Human Resources Association | Duluth, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
45 of 95 (47%) 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 62%, across 3 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.
- Family Freedom Center
FFC/NYS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, JOE EVERETT LEGACY GRANT FOR FFC'S S.T.A.R.T. PROGRAM, SPECIAL INITIATIVE GRANT - Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND SHELTER RENOVATION - Mentor North
MENTOR NORTH, SPONSORSHIP GRANT - Young Womens Christian Association
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, YWCA FINANCIAL ADVISOR SUPPORT - YWCA
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, SPIRIT VALLEY FACILITY REPAIRS - Chum
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, ANOTHER DOOR YOUTH SHELTER / PEACE CHURCH, SPONSORSHIP GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 114 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $1,446,050 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $1,365,500 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $1,505,000 | $15,500 |
| 2024 | 50 | $1,547,000 | $20,000 |
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
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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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 $20,000. 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 Ordean 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: 740 East Superior Street 202, 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.
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