The Sauer Family Foundation
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1859711. Reported 393 grants totalling $44.2M to 199 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 Sauer 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 $58,964. Half of everything it gave fell between $28,750 and $105,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $9,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| V3 Sports | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare | Shakopee, MN | $1,413,177 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Mn Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,370,333 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Arts and Trauma Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,045,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayside Recovery Center | St Louis Park, MN | $1,035,683 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $948,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ain Dah Yung (our Home) Center | St Paul, MN | $601,625 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Child Protection Program | Saint Paul, MN | $554,785 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood House | St Paul, MN | $535,779 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canine Inspired Change | Saint Paul, MN | $534,481 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foster Advocates | St Paul, MN | $517,560 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Serveminnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $505,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $482,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ampersand Families | Roseville, MN | $468,895 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN | $445,537 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $443,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban League Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $433,415 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fostering Media Connections | Los Angeles, CA | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Judicial Branch | Saint Paul, MN | $403,332 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washburn Center for Children | Minneapolis, MN | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montessori Center of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $365,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $364,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Louis County Phhs | Duluth, MN | $359,360 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $340,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Mn Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $335,125 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Association of Social Workers Mn Chapter | Eden Prairie, MN | $313,806 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bellis | Elk River, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Men Teach | Hopkins, MN | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis American Indian Center | Minneapolis, MN | $287,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mn Counties Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $286,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dakota County | Hastings, MN | $279,697 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Groves Academy | St Louis Park, MN | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tri-Valley Opportunity Council | Glencoe, MN | $272,276 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Families Rise Together | Duluth, MN | $271,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carver County | Chaska, MN | $265,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Sanneh Foundation | St Paul, MN | $257,975 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Endazhi-Nitaawiging | Red Lake, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Familywise | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Global Orphan Project (aka Careportal) | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phyllis Wheatley Community Center | Minneapolis, MN | $249,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| KIPP Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $247,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | St Paul, MN | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perspectives Inc | St Louis Park, MN | $234,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Reading Center Dyslexia Institute of Mn | Rochester, MN | $234,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morrison County Health and Human Services | Little Falls, MN | $223,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $211,079 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $202,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alia | Saint Paul, MN | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mn Association for Children's Mental Health | Saint Paul, MN | $198,565 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edallies | Minneapolis, MN | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Merrick Community Services | St Paul, MN | $180,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington County Community Services | Stillwater, MN | $177,683 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Groves Learning Organization (academy) | St Louis Park, MN | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mankato Area Public Schools | Mankato, MN | $170,146 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato, MN | $168,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prodeo Academy | Columbia Heights, MN | $167,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Park Nicollet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $167,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wright County Community Action | Maple Lake, MN | $163,027 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy | Maple Grove, MN | $162,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Otter Tail County | Fergus Falls, MN | $161,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hennepin County | Minneapolis, MN | $158,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minneapolis, MN | $154,981 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services | Minneapolis, MN | $150,986 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rice County | Fairbault, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stearns County | St Cloud, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playworks Education Energize | Saint Paul, MN | $148,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avivo | Minneapolis, MN | $147,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Counties Foundation | St Paul, MN | $145,755 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pine County | Pine City, MN | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shiloh Temple Church | Minneapolis, MN | $142,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Social Service Assocation | Saint Paul, MN | $131,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pine County Health and Human Services | Pine City, MN | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rs Eden | Minneapolis, MN | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| White Bear Lake Area Schools | White Bear Lake, MN | $129,905 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Main Street Family Services | Elk River, MN | $128,978 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Refuge Village | Minneapolis, MN | $128,159 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hornets Hive Dba Cornerstone | Frazee, MN | $127,558 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $125,085 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Schools Center of Excellence | Edina, MN | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mnprairie County Alliance | Owatonna, MN | $123,555 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connect Our Kids | Falls Church, VA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $119,252 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connections to Independence | Minneapolis, MN | $117,352 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Well Ministries (dba Treehouse of Scott County) | New Prague, MN | $112,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peris Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $111,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornerhouse | Minneapolis, MN | $110,370 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Children's Alliance | Roseville, MN | $106,740 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ascension Academies | Minneapolis, MN | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascention Catholic School | Minneapolis, MN | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Star House | Saint Paul, MN | $102,484 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| African American Child Wellness Institute | Plymouth, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspiremn | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Division of Indian Work | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Education | Minnetonka, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodwill-Easter Seals | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lee Carlson Center | Fridley, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St David's Center for Children | Minnetonka, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown County | New Ulm, MN | $99,640 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | New York, NY | $93,717 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Raising Hands Tutoring | Highland Park, NJ | $92,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $92,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baby's Space a Place to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Bridge for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $87,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Mn Crisis Nursery | New Ulm, MN | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of Mn | Saint Paul, MN | $83,915 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Mankato, MN | $83,872 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clay County | Green Cove Springs, FL | $83,025 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Western Prairie Human Services | Glenwood, MN | $82,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Indian Family Center | Saint Paul, MN | $80,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anoka County | Anoka, MN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Better Family Life Minnesota Inc | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lda Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Domestic Abuse Project | Minneapolis, MN | $78,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Proof Alliance | St Paul, MN | $76,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Minneapolis at Blake (formerly Learningworks) | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peacemaker Minnesota | Roseville, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Relate Inc | Minnetonka, MN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul, MN | $72,615 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dwelling Place | Columbia Heights, MN | $70,365 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Before Racism | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $67,272 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hill-Murray | Maplewood, MN | $67,240 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Family Partnership | Minneapolis, MN | $66,319 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canvas Health | Bloomington, MN | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Paul Public Schools | Saint Paul, MN | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Service Rochester | Rochester, MN | $63,108 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebound Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $62,725 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Family Unity | Owatonna, MN | $62,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Matters Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $61,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child's Place | Redwood Falls, MN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parenting With Purpose | Brooklyn Park, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Think Small | Saint Paul, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mahtomedi Public Schools | Mahtomedi, MN | $59,270 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota Dba Mentor Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $57,887 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Reel Hope Project | Minneapolis, MN | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Recovery Connection | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sherburne County Health & Human Services | Elk River, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Central Initiative | Fergus Falls, MN | $47,918 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellison Center | St Cloud, MN | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tickets for Kids Charities | St Paul, MN | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $41,730 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Chance to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $41,649 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Attach | Santa Fe, NV | $40,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ostara Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Risen Christ Catholic School | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul School of Northern Lights | Saint Paul, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northeast Youth & Family Services | Shoreview, MN | $39,903 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arrows Family Services | Milaca, MN | $39,727 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Link | Minneapolis, MN | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Journey School | St Paul, MN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Headway Emotional Health Services | Richfield, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hiawatha Academies | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Children & Families Collaborative | Duluth, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mediation and Restorative Services | Blaine, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Education Equity Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Foster and Adoptive Families | St Stephen, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unprison Project | Minneapolis, MN | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Familymeans | Stillwater, MN | $28,805 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $27,375 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Change Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fraser | Minneapolis, MN | $26,887 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Minnesota | Edina, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learningworks at Blake | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Very Own Bed | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southside Family Nurturing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fridley Public School | Fridley, MN | $24,907 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foster Together Mn | Lakeville, MN | $23,850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hallie Q Brown Community Center Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $22,724 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Frazee | Frazee, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobile Hope | Corcoran, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stand Up Minnesota Parents United | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Saint Paul Public Schools | St Paul, MN | $17,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Annex Teen Clininc | Robbinsdale, MN | $16,678 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power of Story | Minneapolis, MN | $16,180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health | Saint Paul, MN | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Attach | Bloomington, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evolve Adoption & Family Services | Stillwater, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunt Institute | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James B Hunt JR Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Fdn | Cary, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Free Library | Hudson, WI | $6,860 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Earth Residents Association | Minneapolis, MN | $6,850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care in Action Minnesota | Oakdale, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macsa | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | St Paul, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
111 of 199 (56%) 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 66%, 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.
- Foundation for the Arts and Trauma Inc
BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS - University of Mn Foundation
BUILDING RESILIENCY TO TRAUMA - Ascension Academies
BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS - Minnesota State University Mankato
BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 232 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | $5,017,609 | $40,364 |
| 2022 | 80 | $5,486,302 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 114 | $12.5M | $65,443 |
| 2024 | 125 | $21.2M | $80,000 |
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. 73% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $58,964. 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 The Sauer 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: 952 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN, 55105. 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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