Funding search · EIN 416020204 · Wayzata, MN

Bentson Foundation

Name: Bentson 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.

184
grants reported: $32.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $25,000
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.

University of Minnesota Foundation3 grants · $10.2M
University of Calif Santa Barbara1 grant · $3.1M
Allina Health1 grant · $2.5M
University of Minnesota - Pell Challenge Grant1 grant · $2.5M
Children'S Minnesota3 grants · $1.5M
U of M - Community-University Health Care Center1 grant · $1.0M
University of Minnesota - Cehd1 grant · $1.0M
Second Harvest Heartland2 grants · $800,000
People3 grants · $800,000
Prodeo Academy4 grants · $705,000

Giving over time

$7.2M

2022

$4.5M

2023

$7.5M

2024

$13.5M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 184 grants.

$7.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$3.1M
University of Calif Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General
$3.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$2.5M
Allina Health · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$2.5M
University of Minnesota - Pell Challenge Grant · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$1.0M
U of M - Community-University Health Care Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$1.0M
University of Minnesota - Cehd · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$550,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022
General
$515,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$500,000
Children'S Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$500,000
Hope Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$500,000
Children'S Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
General
$500,000
Children'S Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
General
$450,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$420,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General
$405,328
U of M Pell Grant Challenge · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$365,500
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$300,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$300,000
People · Eagan, MN · 2024
General
$300,000
U of M - Cidrap (Infectious Disease Research) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$300,000
University of Minnesota - Cidrap · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$278,000
Touchstone Mental Health · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$275,000
People · Eagan, MN · 2023
General
$250,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General
$250,000
Upmc Children'S Hospital Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
$250,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024
General
$250,000
University of Mn - President'S Emerging Scholars · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$225,000
Aclu of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$225,000
People · Eagan, MN · 2022
General
$210,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$200,000
Iowa Law School Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2025
General
$150,000
Hope Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$140,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$125,000
Duluth Regional Care Center · Duluth, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Chabad Jewish Center · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General
$100,000
Connected Families · Plymouth, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Friends of Education · Greenfield, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
$100,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General
$100,000
New Impact Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$100,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
General
$100,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General
$100,000
Nami Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
General
$90,000
Normandale Housing Corporation · Edina, MN · 2025
General
$80,000
Avivo · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$70,000
Normandale Lutheran Church · Edina, MN · 2025
General
$70,000
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General
$68,000
Regions Hospital Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$60,000
The Guild · St Paul, MN · 2023
General
$60,000
Augsburg Fostering Graduate Scholarships · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$60,000
Planned Parenthood · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$55,000
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$50,000
Community Emergency Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Minnesota Urban Debate League · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$50,000
Guild Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Illuminate the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
$50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$50,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General
$50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2025
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2024
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2023
General
$40,000
Winona State University Foundation · Winona, MN · 2022
General
$37,500
Friends of Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$35,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
General
$35,000
Friends of Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$35,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$35,000
Santa Barbara International Film Festival · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
$35,000
University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$32,500
Upmc Children'S Hospital of Pittburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
$30,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$30,000
Anishinabe Legal Services · Cass Lake, MN · 2024
General
$30,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
General
$30,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General
$30,000
Augustana University · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
General
$25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General
$25,000
Guild · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Metro Meals On Wheels · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Mount Zion Temple · 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
St Anthony Park Lutheran Church · St Paul, MN · 2025
General
$25,000
Duluth Regional Care Center · Duluth, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, 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
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$25,000
Living Well Disability Services · Mendota Heights, MN · 2023
General
$25,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General
$25,000
Anishinabe Legal Services · Cass Lake, MN · 2022
General
$25,000
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General
$20,000
Riverworks · Rockford, MN · 2025
General
$20,000
Prodeo Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$20,000
Hope Farm School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$20,000
Notes for Notes · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General
$20,000
The Guild · St Paul, MN · 2022
General
$16,270
Lutheran Social Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General

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