Think Small
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1260581. Reported 676 grants totalling $67.3M to 334 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
334organizations funded
$22,050median reported grant
$67.3Mgranted, 2021-2023
76%of grantees funded again the next year
31%of dollars to its largest recipient
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 Think Small, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P33I) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 334 distinct organizations, with 31% 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. 76% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $22,050. Half of what it reported fell between $10,463 and $54,088; the smallest was $5,003 and the largest $7,740,094. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 334 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizon Child Care Inc | Plymouth, MN | $21.1M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kuehg Corp | Lake Oswego, OR | $7,518,969 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parents in Community Action | Minneapolis, MN | $3,162,967 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties | Saint Paul, MN | $2,483,114 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lacreche Early Childhood Centers Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $1,548,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | Minneapolis, MN | $1,363,891 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul & Mpls | Minneapolis, MN | $1,217,534 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Babys Space - a Place to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $1,173,695 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials | Los Angeles, CA | $1,156,736 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $1,112,001 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Khcd II Inc | Plymouth, MN | $988,391 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Family Partnership | Minneapolis, MN | $795,793 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Brooklyn Park | Plymouth, MN | $748,354 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 3 Rs Early Childhood Learning Center | Brooklyn Park, MN | $729,841 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $659,368 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tutor Time Learning Center LLC | Chicago, IL | $630,736 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Especially for Children Inc | Edina, MN | $492,803 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Creations Child Care & Learning Center LLC - Coon Rapids | St Paul, MN | $486,931 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cedar Riverside Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $471,481 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Torah Academy of Minneapolis | St Louis Park, MN | $438,761 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Olus Center LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $432,202 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Todays Life Brooklyn Park LLC | Brooklyn Park, MN | $398,960 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summit Early Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $374,438 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A New Dimension Child Enrichment Center | Minneapolis, MN | $371,122 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $326,509 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| People Serving People Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $322,661 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Child Development Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $297,588 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smiling Faces Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $294,718 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nakia Howard | Oakdale, MN | $291,901 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creative Kids Academy Village Center Drive | Maplewood, MN | $291,297 | 11 | 3 | 2023 |
| Church of St Jerome | Maplewood, MN | $287,501 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Discovery Child Care and Learning Inc | Vadnais Heights, MN | $285,957 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hooyo Child Care | Minneapolis, MN | $284,694 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creekside Montessori School | Minneapolis, MN | $244,880 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| School Readiness Learning Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $243,542 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nc Properties at Andover LLC | Maple Grove, MN | $228,271 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mis Amigos Spanish Immersion LLC | Golden Valley, MN | $227,362 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Angels Learning Center LLC | Brooklyn Park, MN | $225,825 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Richfield Evangelical Lutheran Church | Minneapolis, MN | $224,816 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jrp Childrens Services Inc - Maple Grove | Maple Grove, MN | $224,772 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Moin Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $224,666 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Close to My Heart | Maplewood, MN | $221,276 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | $214,252 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zakia Inc | Lakeville, MN | $202,208 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tendercare Learning Center LLC | Bloomington, MN | $199,108 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 273 - Edina | Edina, MN | $193,829 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Machupichu 7 LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $190,835 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noahs Ark Child Development Centers Inc | Shoreview, MN | $187,586 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeanette Thao | St Paul, MN | $187,357 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $183,533 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Church of New Life Christian Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $177,778 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hallie Q Brown Community Center Incorporated | Saint Paul, MN | $176,926 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 272 - Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie, MN | $170,506 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Steps Childcare LLC | St Paul, MN | $159,491 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Chance to Grow Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $155,478 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Childcare Plus Inc | St Paul, MN | $154,779 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tiffany Colette Roberts | St Paul, MN | $153,861 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Early Steps Learning Foundation | Crystal, MN | $143,712 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Excell Academy for Higher Learning Inc | Brooklyn Park, MN | $137,349 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bloom Early Learning | Minneapolis, MN | $136,803 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eastern Heights Lutheran Church | Saint Paul, MN | $135,491 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| US Toy Co Inc | Grandview, MO | $135,021 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Ages and Faces Academy | Saint Paul, MN | $130,932 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $128,560 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Maple LLC | Plymouth, MN | $127,828 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $124,426 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs St Anthony LLC | Plymouth, MN | $124,220 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Southdale LLC | Plymouth, MN | $122,072 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $116,928 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA De Corazon Inc | Maple Grove, MN | $116,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Area Discovery Center | White Bear Lk, MN | $115,904 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joyce Preschool | Minneapolis, MN | $112,324 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spiritual Life Bible College | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $112,304 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mes Amis French School LLC | Chaska, MN | $112,282 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Child Care Center Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $111,774 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brookdale Christian Center Daycare | Brooklyn Center, MN | $111,704 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fraser | Richfield, MN | $111,596 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Garden Daycare | Saint Paul, MN | $111,094 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $110,428 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perspectives Inc | St Louis Park, MN | $106,215 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Church of St Francis De Sales | St Paul, MN | $105,804 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Day Family Child Care Center LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $102,723 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mi Familia Child Care Center | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $101,113 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| It Starts With Luv Childcare LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $99,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $99,356 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Luthern Church | Minneapolis, MN | $99,304 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Plymouth LLC | Plymouth, MN | $98,325 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special School Dist 1 - Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $98,306 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Arms Education & Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $97,510 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Apple Academy Learning Center | Centerville, MN | $94,264 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 270 - Hopkins | Hopkins, MN | $92,325 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Around US Child Care | North St Paul, MN | $91,762 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Room for Growing Inc | Forest Lake, MN | $86,962 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jain Enterprises | Maple Grove, MN | $84,305 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Como Early Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $80,628 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Alphonsus Parish School | Brooklyn Center, MN | $80,467 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $80,387 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Crayon Box Child Care Center | Fridley, MN | $79,213 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playhouse Child Care of Monticello Inc | St Cloud, MN | $77,174 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | Saint Paul, MN | $75,297 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Wayzata LLC | Plymouth, MN | $73,668 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christina's Child Care Center | Crystal, MN | $72,171 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wooddale Church | Eden Prairie, MN | $69,721 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| IHM-St Lukes | St Paul, MN | $69,628 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woodbury Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy | Woodbury, MN | $67,111 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Serephim Montessori LLC | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $66,977 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Audrey Neal | Saint Paul, MN | $64,015 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Creations Child Care & Learning Center at Maple Grove | Maple Grove, MN | $62,934 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hazel Park Learning Center | St Paul, MN | $62,651 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Independent School District No 283 | St Louis Park, MN | $62,044 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ikram Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $61,162 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tlc Childcare & Discovery Lrn Ctr | Saint Paul, MN | $60,283 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $59,336 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Agape Child Development Center | Minneapolis, MN | $58,644 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Gods Children Learning Center | Golden Valley, MN | $58,286 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muna Ali | St Paul, MN | $57,704 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wecare Childcare Center | Minneapolis, MN | $56,823 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kid Zone Child Care Center | Hopkins, MN | $56,498 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tlc Childcare & Discovery Lrn Ctr | St Paul, MN | $56,286 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seward Child Care Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $55,118 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Valley Montessori School Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $54,938 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Living Word Church and World Outreach Ministries | Minneapolis, MN | $54,782 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Four & No More LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $54,452 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thomas Irvine Dodge Foundation | West St Paul, MN | $54,375 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sarah L Holliday | Minneapolis, MN | $54,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Petite Academy Inc | Chicago, IL | $52,838 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A & M Chanhassen Childcare Inc | Chanhassen, MN | $52,525 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Train Em' Up Childcare LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $52,519 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Golden Valley Lutheran Church | Golden Valley, MN | $52,211 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Robbinsdale Area Schools | Plymouth, MN | $51,175 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prodeo Academy | Columbia Hts, MN | $48,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Abc Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $48,073 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Montessori LLC | Bloomington, MN | $47,541 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roxanne Williams | Saint Paul, MN | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shyam LLC | Maple Grove, MN | $45,877 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Isd 278 - Orono | Maple Plain, MN | $45,622 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Happy Hearts Early Learning Childcare | Minneapolis, MN | $45,121 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Wonders Childcare | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $44,593 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Voices | Roseville, MN | $44,054 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Little Voyageurs Montessori School Inc | Columbia Hts, MN | $43,254 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 276 - Minnetonka | Excelsior, MN | $42,818 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| ABC123 Child Enrichment Center LLC | Dilworth, MN | $42,323 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 284 - Wayzata | Plymouth, MN | $40,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Millennium Learning Center II | Blaine, MN | $39,460 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Familywise Services | Minneapolis, MN | $39,358 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Love to Grow on | Circle Pines, MN | $38,771 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metro Learning Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $38,485 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rise N Shine Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $36,854 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isd 623 - Roseville Area Schools | Roseville, MN | $36,484 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plymouth Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $35,973 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Hopes Childcare Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $35,582 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learn and Grow Child Care Center South Inc | Blaine, MN | $34,717 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Millennium Learning Center Inc - Maple Knoll Way | Maple Grove, MN | $34,715 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community of Saints Regional Catholic School | West St Paul, MN | $34,430 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Day Care LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $33,963 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nicole Minke | Bloomington, MN | $33,762 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isd 621-Silver View Education Center | New Brighton, MN | $33,405 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunrise Child Care Center LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $33,229 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kinderplatz Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $32,069 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Isd 624 - White Bear Lake | White Bear Lake, MN | $32,059 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Church of St Peter of North St Paul | North St Paul, MN | $32,030 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heartwood Montessori School - Northeast | Minneapolis, MN | $31,093 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Apple Lane Community Child Care Center | Austin, MN | $30,970 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $30,456 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Living Christ Lutheran Church | Chanhassen, MN | $30,194 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lee Yang | Saint Paul, MN | $30,160 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christ Memorial Lutheran Church | Minneapolis, MN | $29,939 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renew Heights Lcc | Woodbury, MN | $28,728 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maternity of Mary St Andrew School | St Paul, MN | $28,226 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Child Development Center | Plymouth, MN | $27,099 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Day Care Center LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $26,980 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Future Leaders Early Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $26,610 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Expanding Minds Childcare LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $25,904 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Corcoran LLC | Plymouth, MN | $25,818 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Crayon Box | Coon Rapids, MN | $25,672 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circulo De Amigos Child Care Center LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $25,582 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peace of Mind Daycare Inc | Woodbury, MN | $25,489 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waynapichu LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $25,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lit'l Sprouts Child Care Center Inc | Isanti, MN | $25,067 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Church of Little Canada | Little Canada, MN | $24,849 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tayo Daycare Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $24,648 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Twin Lakes STEM Academy | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $24,530 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Andrew Lutheran Church | Eden Prairie, MN | $24,438 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isd No 2754 | Franklin, MN | $24,279 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Roots Montessori School | Saint Paul, MN | $24,189 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Little B's Learning Center LLC | Barnum, MN | $23,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rayito De Sol - Minnetonka LLC | Minnetonka, MN | $23,203 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandra M Ling | Roseville, MN | $22,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smc Ventures Inc | Afton, MN | $22,706 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gan Preschool LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $22,238 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gradepower Learning Center | Saint Paul, MN | $22,146 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edina Daycare LLC | Edina, MN | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Better Childcare | Brooklyn Center, MN | $21,971 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tiny Tots and Little Tykes Pre-School Inc | West St Paul, MN | $21,370 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memories and Milestones Academy | New Prague, MN | $21,208 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tierra Encantada Bryant | Minneapolis, MN | $21,083 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ind School District 191 | Burnsville, MN | $20,907 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jain Enterprises IV Inc | South Saint Paul, MN | $20,404 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midwest Child Development LLC | St Paul, MN | $20,372 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Faribault Child Care Center LLC | Faribault, MN | $20,206 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fun Factory Child Care Center | St Cloud, MN | $20,035 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lucky Child Care Center | Minneapolis, MN | $19,854 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Suzette Huston | Crystal, MN | $19,823 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Isd 13 - Columbia Heights | Columbia Heights, MN | $19,743 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Child Care Center | Hopkins, MN | $19,629 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Creations Child Care and Learning Center | Blaine, MN | $19,244 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaplan Early Learning Company | Charlotte, NC | $19,233 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kinder Village LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $19,140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nuur Family Child Care | Fridley, MN | $18,840 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Church & School | New Brighton, MN | $18,502 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mavis Adjei | Roseville, MN | $18,071 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Raphael Catholic Church and School | Crystal, MN | $18,069 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westwood Lutheran Church | Minneapolis, MN | $18,025 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad Academy Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $17,870 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Think Small | Saint Paul, MN | $17,868 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metrokids | Minneapolis, MN | $17,208 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Echo Yerke | Pine City, MN | $17,053 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Academia Elze | Minneapolis, MN | $16,972 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Matthews Ev Lutheran Church | Columbia Hts, MN | $16,773 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mustang Munchkins Childcare Center | Mora, MN | $16,362 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Careone Childcare Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $16,357 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Es Sbs Chaska LLC | Plymouth, MN | $16,259 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bright Start Child Center Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $16,047 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jean Lyle Childrens Center | Saint Paul, MN | $16,021 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church | Cambridge, MN | $15,936 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Un Mundo Nuevo Spanish Immersion Childrens Academy Inc | Apple Valley, MN | $15,924 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Childrens Center | Albert Lea, MN | $15,658 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diamond Daycare Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $15,043 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nativity of the Blessed Virgin | Bloomington, MN | $15,014 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Church of Our Savior | Rosemount, MN | $14,719 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robin E Riley | Minneapolis, MN | $14,545 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Little Stars Childcare Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isd 16 - Spring Lake Park | Spring Lake Park, MN | $14,448 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | Minneapolis, MN | $14,424 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coris Kidz Childcare Incorporated | Maplewood, MN | $13,880 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Anthony Park United Methodist Church | Saint Paul, MN | $13,833 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nokomis Daycare Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $13,659 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atrebla Early Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $13,510 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Videhi Larson | Edina, MN | $13,355 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Imagine That Learning Center | Oak Grove, MN | $13,307 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bright Minds Child Care Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $12,738 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnehaha Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $12,425 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isd 11 - Anoka-Hennepin | Anoka, MN | $12,005 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Learning Center | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc | Detroit Lakes, MN | $11,825 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whittier Wildflowers Preschool Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $11,760 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Amiguitos De River Heights LLC | Inver Grove Heights, MN | $11,755 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| P&c Business Enterprises Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $11,536 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concordia University St Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $11,527 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tamara Frank-Leonzal | Woodbury, MN | $11,396 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
203 of 334 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 6 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 of 334 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | $17.6M | $21,604 |
| 2022 | 235 | $23.6M | $19,959 |
| 2023 | 241 | $26.2M | $24,750 |
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
86% 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 the strongest signal available 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.
First Children's Finance113 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund57 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc56 shared recipientsSaint Paul & Minnesota Foundation49 shared recipientsThe Minneapolis Foundation45 shared recipientsMightycause Charitable Foundation35 shared recipients
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 $22,050 -- 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 Think Small's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 94 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 147 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: 10 Yorkton Court, Saint Paul, MN, 55117.
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