Stevens Square Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1380920. Reported 124 grants totalling $2,340,433 to 67 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. Stevens Square 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 $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $283 and the largest $30,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Community Services | Minnetonka, MN | $84,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Darts | West St Paul, MN | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Emergency Service Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Familymeans | Stillwater, MN | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keystone Community Services | St Paul, MN | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid | Minneapolis, MN | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Elder Justice Center | Arden Hills, MN | $76,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America-Minnesotawisconsin | Edina, MN | $74,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metro Meals on Wheels | Minneapolis, MN | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conflict Resolution Center | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Longfellowseward Healthy Seniors | Minneapolis, MN | $59,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hamline Midway Elders | St Paul, MN | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lao Advancement Organization of America | Minneapolis, MN | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southeast Seniors Lahbnp | Minneapolis, MN | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Minneapolis, MN | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capi USA | Minneapolis, MN | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sabathani Community Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Touchstone Mental Health | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veap | Bloomington, MN | $49,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North End-South Como Block Nurse Program | St Paul, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Anoka Community Assistance (saca) | Columbia Heights, MN | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Roseville, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis American Indian Center | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compas | Saint Paul, MN | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| African Community Senior Services | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Age Well at Home | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alexandra House Inc | Blaine, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nokomis Healthy Seniors | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prism - People Responding in Social Ministry | Golden Valley, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sewa-Aifw Inc | Brooklyn Center, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aeon | Minneapolis, MN | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prism | Golden Valley, MN | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Help at Your Door (formerly Known As Store to Door) | Golden Valley, MN | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends & Co | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Help at Your Door | Golden Valley, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hearts & Hammers - Twin Cities Inc | St Paul, MN | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Programs Inc (ceap) | Brooklyn Center, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elder Voice Advocates (fka Elder Voice Family Advocates) | Shorewood, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hallie Q Brown Community Center | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Jewish Community Center (formerly Jcc of Greater St Paul) | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Network for Seniors | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Open Door | Eagan, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sanneh Foundation | St Paul, MN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Voice Initiative | Edina, MN | $16,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walker West Music Academy | Saint Paul, MN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonbond Communities | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Como Connects (fka Como Park-Falcon Heights Lahbnp) | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Saint Paul | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scott Carver Dakota Cap Agency Inc | Shakopee, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Anthony Park Area Seniors | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Jewish Community Center | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging | Arden Hills, MN | $5,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Side Neighborhood Services | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | Arlington, VA | $1,983 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alive and Kickin | Minneapolis, MN | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 67 (55%) 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 52%, 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.
- Centro Tyrone Guzman
CENTROS WISE ELDERS AND WISE ELDERS FAMILIES - Familymeans
FAMILYMEANS CAREGIVING & AGING PROGRAM - Prism - People Responding in Social Ministry
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FOR SENIORS (55+) - Sewa-Aifw Inc
AWAZ A SENIOR JOURNEY CONTINUED - Aeon
RESIDENT CONNECTIONS FOR SENIORS (RCS) - Prism
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES FOR SENIORS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $520,283 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $621,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $586,700 | $19,500 |
| 2024 | 32 | $612,450 | $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 Stevens Square 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: 318 W 48TH Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55419. 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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