Funding search · EIN 411953881 · Edina, MN
Hognander Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 80
- grants reported
- $840,272
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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3 grants matching “essence” · $10,000
- $3,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $4,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- American Swedish Institute3 grants · $414,850
- Minnesota Public Radio3 grants · $66,360
- Minnesota Orchestra Association3 grants · $50,000
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts3 grants · $43,000
- Twin Cities Public Television3 grants · $37,000
- Minnesota Historical Society3 grants · $30,000
- Franklin & Marshall College3 grants · $29,000
- Minnehaha Academy2 grants · $23,412
- St Paul Chamber Orchestra3 grants · $17,500
- Stevenson School3 grants · $16,700
Giving over time
Grant history
All 80 reported grants, largest first.
- $406,850
American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
New employee elevator in the building
- $23,939
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $21,925
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $20,496
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $17,000
Minnesota Orchestra Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $17,000
Minnesota Orchestra Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $16,000
Minnesota Orchestra Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $15,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds & exhibition
- $14,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds & exhibition
- $14,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds & exhibition
- $13,000
Twin Cities Public Television · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $12,700
Stevenson School · Pebble Beach, CA · 2022
Operating funds
- $12,412
Minnehaha Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $12,000
Twin Cities Public Television · St Paul, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $12,000
Twin Cities Public Television · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $11,000
Minnehaha Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $10,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Operating funds
- $10,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $10,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operating funds
- $10,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $10,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $9,000
Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Operating funds
- $6,000
St Paul Chamber Orchestra · St Paul, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $6,000
St Paul Chamber Orchestra · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $5,500
St Paul Chamber Orchestra · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $5,000
American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $5,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $5,000
Science Museum of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $5,000
Science Museum of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $5,000
Science Museum of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $4,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $4,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $3,500
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,500
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $3,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Global Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Magnum Chorum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
Way To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $3,000
American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,000
Global Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $3,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $3,000
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2022
Operating funds
- $2,400
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $2,400
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $2,000
Stevenson School · Pebble Beach, CA · 2024
Operating funds
- $2,000
Stevenson School · Pebble Beach, CA · 2023
Operating funds
- $2,000
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $2,000
Global Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,800
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,500
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,500
Edina Community Foundation · Edina, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,500
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,500
Rockford University · Rockford, IL · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,400
Edina Community Foundation · Edina, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,400
Edina Community Foundation · Edina, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,000
Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,000
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,000
Church in the Forest · Pebble Beach, CA · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,000
Ebenezer Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,000
Minnesota Military Museum · Little Falls, MN · 2024
Operating funds
- $1,000
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,000
Church in the Forest · Pebble Beach, CA · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,000
Ebenezer Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,000
Minnesota Military Museum · Little Falls, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $1,000
Ebenezer Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,000
Minnesota Military Museum · Little Falls, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $1,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $800
Luther Seminary · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
- $750
Church in the Forest · Pebble Beach, CA · 2022
Operating funds
- $500
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating funds
- $500
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating funds
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