Funding search · EIN 411917226 · Saint Cloud, MN

Alton Foundation

Name: Alton 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.

113
grants reported: $597,300
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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.

Mayo Clinic8 grants · $206,000
Alumnae Association of Smith College4 grants · $57,000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law4 grants · $40,000
Great River Children'S Museum4 grants · $40,000
Allina Health Foundation3 grants · $30,000
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $30,000
Cleveland Clinic Florida3 grants · $20,000
Palm Beach Day Academy4 grants · $20,000
Alzheimer Disease Research4 grants · $20,000
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$152,200

2022

$154,800

2023

$144,900

2024

$145,400

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 113 grants.

$50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Alton fund for cancer research
$50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Alton fund for cancer research
$31,400
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Ai innovation support
$30,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Ai innovation support
$20,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Alton fund for cancer research
$20,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Alton fund for cancer research
$15,000
Alumnae Association of Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2025
Program support
$15,000
Alumnae Association of Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Alumnae Association of Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2023
Program support
$12,000
Alumnae Association of Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2022
Program support
$10,000
Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Great River Children'S Museum · St Cloud, MN · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law · St Paul, MN · 2025
Educational program support
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Great River Children'S Museum · St Cloud, MN · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law · St Paul, MN · 2024
Educational program support
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Great River Children'S Museum · St Cloud, MN · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law · St Paul, MN · 2023
Educational program support
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Adolescent mental health
$10,000
Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Program support
$10,000
Great River Children'S Museum · St Cloud, MN · 2022
Program support
$10,000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law · St Paul, MN · 2022
Educational support
$10,000
Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Alzheimer Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2025
Program support
$5,000
Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2025
Program support
$5,000
La Pointe Community Clinic · La Pointe, WI · 2025
Program support
$5,000
Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Program support
$5,000
Alzheimer Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Cleveland Clinic Florida · Weston, FL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Lapointe Community Clinic · Lapointe, WI · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Alzheimer Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Lapointe Community Clinic · Lapointe, WI · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Alzheimer Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Lapointe Community Clinic · La Pointe, WI · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Palm Beach Day Academy · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Program support
$3,000
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2023
Program support
$3,000
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2022
Program support
$2,600
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Ducks Unlimited · Stillwater, MN · 2025
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer · Congers, NY · 2025
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2025
Program support
$2,000
Ducks Unlimited · Stillwater, MN · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers · St Paul, MN · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer · Congers, NY · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Ducks Unlimited · Stillwater, MN · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers · St Paul, MN · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer · Congers, NY · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Orono Alliance for Education · Long Lake, MN · 2023
Educational program support
$2,000
Ducks Unlimited · Stillwater, MN · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers · St Paul, MN · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer · Congers, NY · 2022
Program support
$2,000
Orono Alliance for Education · Long Lake, MN · 2022
Educational support
$1,000
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department · Grand Marais, MN · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Gustavus Adolphus College · Saint Peter, MN · 2025
Educational program support
$1,000
Interfaith Outreach and Comm Partners · Plymouth, MN · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Jacksonville University · North Jacksonville, FL · 2025
Educational program support
$1,000
La Pointe Volunteer Fire Department · La Pointe, WI · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District · Mound, MN · 2025
Support for "save the lake"
$1,000
Madeline Island Public Library · La Pointe, WI · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Minnetonka Center for the Arts · Wayzata, MN · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Orono Alliance for Education · Long Lake, MN · 2025
Educational program support
$1,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2025
Program support - purple ride
$1,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2025
Educational program support
$1,000
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2025
Educational program support
$1,000
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Program support
$1,000
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department · Grand Marais, MN · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Interfaith Outreach and Comm Partners · Plymouth, MN · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Jacksonville University · North Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Educational program support
$1,000
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District · Mound, MN · 2024
Support for "save the lake"
$1,000
Lapointe Volunteer Fire Department · Lapointe, WI · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Madeline Island Public Library · Lapointe, WI · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Minnetonka Center for the Arts · Wayzata, MN · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Orono Alliance for Education · Long Lake, MN · 2024
Educational program support
$1,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Program support - purple ride
$1,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Educational program support
$1,000
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program support
$1,000
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department · Grand Marais, MN · 2023
Help fund equipment and/or repairs, building expansions and training expenses for volunteer firefighters, emt, and emr personnel
$1,000
Interfaith Outreach and Comm Partners · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Support for sleep out 2023
$1,000
Jacksonville University · North Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Educational program support
$1,000
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District · Mound, MN · 2023
Support for "save the lake"
$1,000
Lapointe Volunteer Fire Department · Lapointe, WI · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Madeline Island Public Library · Lapointe, WI · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Minnetonka Center for the Arts · Wayzata, MN · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres · Chahassen, MN · 2023
Program support
$1,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2023
Program support - purple ride
$1,000
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program support
$1,000
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2023
Educational program support
$1,000
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department · Grand Marais, MN · 2022
Help fund equipment and/or repairs, building expansions and training expenses for volunteer firefighters, emt, and emr personnel
$1,000
Interfaith Outreach and Comm Partners · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Religious
$1,000
Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Educational program support
$1,000
La Pointe Volunteer Fire Department · La Pointe, WI · 2022
Program support

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