Funding search · EIN 471300668 · Minneapolis, MN

John and Denise Graves Foundation

Name: John and Denise Graves Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

256
grants reported: $8.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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.

What they fund

discretionary education development youth community housing response rapid

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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.

Youthprise11 grants · $797,500
Lisc2 grants · $661,094
Achieve Twin Cities8 grants · $332,516
Peris Foundation7 grants · $329,500
The Link2 grants · $260,000
Opportunity Youth Network1 grant · $250,000
Ymca of the North1 grant · $190,000
Pillsbury United Communities6 grants · $180,200
The Minneapolis Foundation4 grants · $179,750
Foster Advocates6 grants · $170,516

Giving over time

$2.9M

2022

$2.9M

2023

$2.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 256 grants.

$332,032
Lisc · New York, NY · 2023
Community development
$329,062
Lisc · New York, NY · 2022
Community development grant
$250,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$250,000
Opportunity Youth Network · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$250,000
The Link · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Housing grant
$250,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$225,000
Peris Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Housing
$190,000
Ymca of the North · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Housing
$150,000
Venn Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Discretionary
$150,000
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$130,000
Wallin Education Partners · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$100,000
Advancing Equity Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$100,000
Thrive Ed · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$96,240
Benilde St Margaret · Saint Louis Park, MN · 2022
Discretionary grant
$86,400
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$83,316
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Discretionary
$81,000
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$75,195
Ymca · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Housing
$75,000
Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$75,000
Normandale Community College · Bloomington, MN · 2023
Education
$75,000
Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Education grant
$65,000
Peris Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Housing
$60,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$50,000
Catholic Charities Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$50,000
Ed Allies · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
Education Evolving · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
Educators 4 Excellence · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$50,000
Foster Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Youth development
$50,000
Friendship Academy of the Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
Improve Your Tomorrow · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Education
$50,000
Normandale Community College Foundation · Bloomington, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
Project for Pride and Living · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$50,000
Catholic Charities Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$50,000
Coalition of Asian American Leaders · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
Ed Allies · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
Educators for Excellence · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$50,000
Foster Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Youth development
$50,000
Hopkins Public Schools · Hopkins, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
Isd 287 · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
Lake Street Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Community development
$50,000
Project for Pride in Living · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$50,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$50,000
Chapin Hall Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2022
Youth development grant
$50,000
Coalition for Asian American Leadership · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Education grant
$50,000
Ed Allies · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$50,000
Educators for Excellence · New York, NY · 2022
Education grant
$50,000
Great Minnesota Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$50,000
Hope Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$50,000
International Institute of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Education grant
$50,000
Juxtaposition Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$50,000
Project for Pride in Living · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$45,000
Hope Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$45,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Discretionary
$44,500
Mn Alliance With Youth · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$44,123
Circle of Discipline · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$40,000
Above the Rim Youth Sports Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Access Philanthropy Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$40,000
Bridgemakers · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Chartersource · Woodbury, MN · 2024
Education
$40,000
Circle of Discipline · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Closeknit · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Discretionary
$40,000
Friends of the Hennepin County Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Legal Rights Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$40,000
Migizi · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Minnesota Alliance With Youth · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Education
$40,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$40,000
Uncommon Construction · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Why You Initiative · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Wildflyer Coffee · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Youth development
$40,000
Above the Rim · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Access Philanthropy Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Bridgemakers · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Circle of Discipline · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Closeknit · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Housing
$40,000
Connections To Independence · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Edallies · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Legal Rights Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Literacy Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Migizi · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Mn Alliance With Youth · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Partnerships for Permanence · St Paul, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Voices for Racial Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$40,000
Why You · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Wildflyer · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Youth development
$40,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Foster Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$40,000
Groves Learning Organization · Saint Louis Park, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Joyce Preschool · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Lantino Youth Development Collaborative · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$40,000
Literacy Mn · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Minnesota Host Home Network · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Housing grant
$40,000
Partnerships for Permanence · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$40,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant
$40,000
Voices for Racial Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education grant
$40,000
Why You · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth development grant

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