The Luther Family Foundation
St Louis Park, MN · EIN 41-1798367. Reported 135 grants totalling $3,540,488 to 74 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. The Luther Family 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $460,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,030,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $449,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis United | Minneapolis, MN | $168,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Food Group | New Hope, MN | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hudson Hockey Association | Hudson, WI | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Every Meal | Roseville, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blaisdell YMCA | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis United Soccer for the City | Minneapolis, MN | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Emergency Services | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tree House | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ceap | Brooklyn Center, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lift Garage | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Graham Rahal Foundation | Zionsville, IN | $43,725 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avenues for Homeless | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metro Hope Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacer Center | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simpson Housing Services | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Graham & Courtney Rahal Foundation | Hilliard, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | St Paul, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Hope | St Paul, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Newgate School | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| True Friends | Annandale, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Food Group Minnesota Inc | New Hope, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Graham Rahal Foundation | Troy, MI | $24,023 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridging Inc | Bloomington, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Advocates | Bloomington, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dav of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Graham & Courtney Rahal Foundation | Brownsburg, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massie's Mobile Mission | Maple Grove, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nc Little Memorial Hospice | Edina, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Withall | St Louis Park, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Services | Rogers, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Globeserve International | Scottsdale, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluebirds & Blooms | Edina, MN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Globe Serve Ministries | Scottsdale, AZ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alexandra House | Blaine, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avenues for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bloomington Living Hope Lutheran School | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Programs Inc | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Courage Kenny Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Relate Counseling Center | Minnetonka, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Parachute Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torah Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Northwestern St Paul | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Pga | Coon Rapids, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waukesha Community Foundation | Waukesha, WI | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ktis | St Paul, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Research Hospital | St Louis Park, MN | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edina Athletic Booster Club | Edina, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guild Inc | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pause 4 Paws Mn | Plymouth, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ukrainian Red Cross Society | Shevchenkivsky District | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Negro College Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Investment Foundation Aka Timber Bay | Medina, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edina High School Football | Edina, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wooddale Church | Eden Prairie, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Therapy Development | Watertown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyric Arts Co of Anoka Inc | Anoka, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skyland Trail | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns and Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $2,040 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breast Cancer Research | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broken Heart Ministries | Brooklyn Park, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jesus in the City Fellowship | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
35 of 74 (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 56%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 77 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $897,623 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $743,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $1,041,040 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $858,325 | $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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% 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 $10,000. 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 The Luther Family 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: 3701 Alabama Avenue South, St Louis Park, 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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