Funding search · EIN 416020204 · Wayzata, MN

Bentson Foundation

$32.7M
in grants paid: 184
grants: 129
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$7.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$3.1M
University of Calif Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General
$450,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$420,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General
$250,000
Upmc Children'S Hospital Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
$250,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General
$225,000
Aclu of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$200,000
Iowa Law School Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2025
General
$125,000
Duluth Regional Care Center · Duluth, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Connected Families · Plymouth, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
$100,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General
$100,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
General
$100,000
New Impact Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Chabad Jewish Center · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General
$100,000
Friends of Education · Greenfield, MN · 2025
General
$90,000
Normandale Housing Corporation · Edina, MN · 2025
General
$70,000
Normandale Lutheran Church · Edina, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Minnesota Urban Debate League · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Community Emergency Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2025
General
$30,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Guild · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2025
General
$25,000
Redeemer Lutheran Church · McLaughlin, SD · 2025
General
$25,000
Mount Zion Temple · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Metro Meals On Wheels · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
St Anthony Park Lutheran Church · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General
$20,000
Riverworks · Rockford, MN · 2025
General
$15,000
North Metro Blazers · Plymouth, MN · 2025
General
$15,000
Nami Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$15,000
West Homeschool Cooperative · Otsego, MN · 2025
General
$10,000
Lifeworks · Richfield, MN · 2025
General
$5,000
The Dwelling Place · Columbia Heights, MN · 2025
General
$2.5M
Allina Health · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$1.0M
U of M - Community-University Health Care Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$515,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$500,000
Hope Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$500,000
Children'S Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$405,328
U of M Pell Grant Challenge · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$300,000
People · Eagan, MN · 2024
General
$300,000
U of M - Cidrap (Infectious Disease Research) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$300,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$250,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024
General
$210,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$68,000
Regions Hospital Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Illuminate the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
$50,000
Guild Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2024
General
$35,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$35,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
General
$35,000
Friends of Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$35,000
Santa Barbara International Film Festival · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$30,000
Anishinabe Legal Services · Cass Lake, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Planned Parenthood · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
St Anthony Park Lutheran Church · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Duluth Regional Care Center · Duluth, MN · 2024
General
$16,270
Lutheran Social Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$15,000
Notes for Notes · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$12,500
Old Spanish Days · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
World Savvy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$10,000
Alpena Community College · Alpena, MI · 2024
General
$10,000
Catholic Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$10,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
General
$10,000
Nature Conservancy - Channel Islands · Ventura, CA · 2024
General
$10,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2024
General
$10,000
The Guild · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$10,000
Upmc Children'S Hospital Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
$10,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024
General
$7,500
Foodbank of Sb County · Goleta, CA · 2024
General
$5,000
North Metro Blazers · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$5,000
West Homeschool Maple Grove · Maple Grove, MN · 2024
General
$5,000
The Dwelling Place · Columbia Heights, MN · 2024
General
$5,000
One Heartland Center · Willow River, MN · 2024
General
$3.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$500,000
Children'S Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
General
$275,000
People · Eagan, MN · 2023
General
$60,000
The Guild · St Paul, MN · 2023
General
$55,000
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2023
General
$37,500
Friends of Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$32,500
Upmc Children'S Hospital of Pittburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
$30,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General
$30,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
General
$25,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$25,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$25,000
Living Well Disability Services · Mendota Heights, MN · 2023
General
$20,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$15,000
Notes for Notes · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$15,000
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General
$12,500
Old Spanish Days · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$12,500
Reach for Resources · Minnetonka, MN · 2023
General
$10,000
Nocca Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.