Takeaction Mn Education Fund
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1635130. Reported 91 grants totalling $20.0M to 77 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Takeaction Mn Education Fund, the IRS classifies it under public & societal benefit rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE W06Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 77 distinct organizations, with 39% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 9% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $30,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,750 and $75,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $7,192,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
44 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $10.0M in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Visions | Minneapolis, MN | $7,875,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nexus Community Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $7,192,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yes 4 Minneapolis | St Paul, MN | $725,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Isaiah | Saint Paul, MN | $371,666 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Little Earth Residents Association Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Access Philanthropy Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Family Tree Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Awood Center | St Paul, MN | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arab Americans for Progress | Detroit, MI | $174,565 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Power | Minneapolis, MN | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities United Against Police Brutality | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | St Paul, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Career Education & Resources | Minneapolis, MN | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bryant Neighborhood Organization Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unidos Mn Education Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | Walnut, CA | $92,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| White Earth Land Recovery Project | Callaway, MN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isuroon | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Service Employees International Union | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southside Harm Reduction Services | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tending the Soil Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bloc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sead Project | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Youth Collective Education Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Protect Minnesota | Plymouth, MN | $55,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spiral Collective | Saint Paul, MN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 612 Mash | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 846S Org | Bloomington, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gfs Operations | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Community Action | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainbow Research Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Take Action Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise and Remember | Minneapolis, MN | $46,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha | Minneapolis, MN | $43,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Juxtaposition Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congregations Caring for Creation | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southside Harm Reduction Services | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for a Just Society | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arcata Press | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brothers Empowered | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Training Partnership Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power of People Leadership Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sir Ceresso Fort Boxing & Fitness Club | St Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Socialwise Media Group | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Springboard for the Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Twin Cities Innovation Alliance | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 1 Day at a Time | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dakota Child & Family Clinic | Burnsville, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leanai Na Deithe Community Center | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers - Roc-United | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Swop Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YES4MINNEAPOLIS Education Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Functionary | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women for Political Change - Education & Advocacy Fund | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mn Wrongfully Convicted Judicial Reform | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Take a Knee Nation | St Paul, MN | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Avivo | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circle of Discipline Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domestic Abuse Project Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dont Shoot Guns Shoot Hoops | Burnsville, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justic | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Rights Center Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mn Teen Activists | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opencollective Foundation | Covina, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Revolution Dance Works | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters Camelot | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bridge for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Win Institute Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildflyer Coffee | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youthlink | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyndale Ucc Obo March Co Center for Sustainable Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
13 of 77 (17%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Nexus Community Partners
COMMUNITY SAFETY GRANT FROM BLACKVISION/RECLAIM THE BLOCK - Black Visions
DISBURSEMENT OF ASSETS HELD WHEN FISCAL SPONSOR PER SEPARATION AGREEMENT - Little Earth Residents Association Inc
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY CONVERSATIONS - Isaiah
100% CAMPAIGN SUPPORT, GREEN NEW DEAL ORGANIZING, MCKNIGHT REGRANT - Arab Americans for Progress
C3 ELIGIBLE COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES - Awood Center
GREEN NEW DEAL ORGANIZING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 59 of 77 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $10.0M | $38,250 |
| 2021 | 6 | $315,000 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 8 | $1,003,333 | $90,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $1,715,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 8 | $6,923,065 | $45,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $30,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Takeaction Mn Education Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 7 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2356 University Avenue W 401A, St Paul, MN, 55114.
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