Funding search · EIN 416023537 · Minneapolis, MN

The Graco Foundation

Name: The Graco Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,121
grants reported: $6.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Scholarship America4 grants · $742,487
American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf4 grants · $532,770
Dunwoody College of Technology8 grants · $390,000
Twin Cities Rse2 grants · $295,000
Minnesota Independence College1 grant · $250,000
Anoka Technical College6 grants · $221,996
University of St Thomas8 grants · $213,500
Southeast Technical College2 grants · $210,000
Summit Academy Oic4 grants · $201,700
Alexandria Technical College5 grants · $190,635

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.7M

2023

$1.6M

2024

$1.6M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,121 grants.

$250,000
Minnesota Independence College · Richfield, MN · 2023
General operating support
$214,000
Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2025
Scholarships
$200,000
Southeast Technical College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General operating support
$200,000
Twin Cities Rse · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$200,000
Summit Academy Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$196,500
Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$196,000
Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$192,964
American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf · Newark, DE · 2024
Gift matching
$172,865
American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf · Newark, DE · 2025
Gift matching
$150,635
Alexandria Technical College · Alexandria, MN · 2023
General operating support
$150,000
Avenues for Youth · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
Minnesota Diversified Industries · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
East Side Neighborhood Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$150,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$150,000
Summit Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$140,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$135,987
Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2022
General operating support
$113,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
American Indian Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$96,214
American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf · Newark, DE · 2024
Dollar for doers
$95,738
Accessability · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$95,000
Twin Cities Rse · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$85,000
Eastside Neighborhood Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$80,335
Accessability · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$80,000
Anoka Technical College · Anoka, MN · 2024
General operating support
$70,727
American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf · Newark, DE · 2025
Dollars for doers
$68,496
Anoka Technical College · Anoka, MN · 2023
General operating support
$60,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2022
General operating support
$56,626
St Jude Children'S Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$43,500
Anoka Technical College · Anoka, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$42,500
Minnesota Private Colleges · St Paul, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$42,500
Minnesota Private Colleges · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$42,500
Minnesota Private College Fund · St Paul, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$42,500
Minnesota Private College Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$30,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$30,000
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Achieve Minneapolisstep Up · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$20,000
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Cristo Rey High School · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating support
$15,000
Hearts & Hammers · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operating support
$15,000
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$15,000
Cristo Rey High School (for First Robotics) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Hearts & Hammers · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$15,000
Cristo Rey High School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Dunwoody Pce (Ycap) · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
University of Mn Mechanical Engineering · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
$14,000
Hearts& Hammers · St Paul, MN · 2023
General operating support
$14,000
Hearts & Hammers · Langley, WA · 2022
General operating support
$12,500
Edison High School (for First Robotics) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Edison High School Robotics Team · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
First Robotics · Machester, NH · 2023
General operating support
$12,500
First Robotics · Machester, NH · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Alexandria Technical College · Alexandria, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Anoka Technical College · Anoka, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Erie Institute of Technology · Erie, PA · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Kettering University · Flint, MI · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Lake Area Technical College · Watertown, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Minneapolis Community & Technical College · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Mountainland Tech · Lehi, UT · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Saint Paul College · St Paul, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Soiutheast Technical College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
South Dakota School of Mines · Rapid City, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Minnesota - Duluth · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Alexandria Technical College · Alexandria, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Erie Institute of Technology · Erie, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Lake Area Technical Institute · Watertown, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Minneapolis College (McTc) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Mountainland Technical College · Lehi, UT · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association · Fargo, ND · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Saint Paul College · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Southeast Technical College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
The University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Minnesota - Duluth · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Alexandria Technical College · Alexandria, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Anoka Technical College · Anoka, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Ganon University · Erie, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Lake Area Technical Institute · Watertown, SD · 2023
Scholarships

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