Funding search · EIN 274741901 · Minneapolis, MN

The Oak Foundation

Name: The Oak 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.

58
grants reported: $519,917
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

colorado dogs expansion gold national northwest lonely whale

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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.

Trout Unlimited3 grants · $90,000
Our Lady of Peace3 grants · $62,000
Wild Salmon Center2 grants · $57,500
Etown3 grants · $43,750
There With Care3 grants · $41,667
Colorado Horse Rescue3 grants · $27,500
Kenzi'S Causes3 grants · $18,000
Taking the Reins3 grants · $15,000
Growing Gardens of Boulder2 grants · $15,000
Small Sums3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$232,917

2022

$149,500

2023

$137,500

2024

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

$70,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Colorado gold project + other
$32,500
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Our Lady of Peace · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Unrestricted
$22,500
Our Lady of Peace · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
$18,750
Etown · Boulder, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$16,667
There With Care · Boulder, CO · 2022
National expansion program
$14,500
Our Lady of Peace · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
$12,500
Etown · Boulder, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$12,500
There With Care · Boulder, CO · 2024
National expansion program
$12,500
Etown · Boulder, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
$12,500
There With Care · Boulder, CO · 2023
National expansion program
$10,000
Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Kenzi'S Causes · Aurora, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
Colorado gold program
$10,000
Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Colorado gold project + other
$7,500
Growing Gardens of Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,500
Amp the Cause · Denver, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Growing Gardens of Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
Go4thegoal Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Always Choose Adventures · Idaho Springs, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii · Makawao, HI · 2024
Assistance dogs northwest
$5,000
Converge 45 · Portland, OR · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Minnesota Independence College and Community · Richfield, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Ocean Defenders Alliance · Huntington Beach, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Small Sums · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Taking the Reins · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Trees That Feed Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii · Makawao, HI · 2023
Assistance dogs northwest
$5,000
Freedomworks Incorporated · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Help America Hear · Smithtown, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mn Independent Community College · Richfield, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Ocean Defenders Alliance · Huntington Beach, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
One Tree Planted · Shelburne, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Small Sums · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Taking the Reins · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Trees That Feed Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii · Makawao, HI · 2022
Assistance dogs northwest
$5,000
Colorado Non-Profit Development Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mn Independence College and Community · Richfield, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2022
Funds to support lonely whale
$5,000
Small Sums · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Taking the Reins · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Go4thegoal Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted
$4,000
Kenzi'S Causes · Aurora, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
$4,000
Kenzi'S Causes · Aurora, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
Go4thegoal Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Funds to support lonely whale
$2,500
Sock It To Em Sock Campaign · Highlands Ranch, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,000
Isla Urbana USA · San Diego, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Isla Urbana USA · San Diego, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,500
Sock It To Em Sock Campaign · Highlands Ranch, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Sock It To Em Sock Campaign · Highlands Ranch, CO · 2023
Unrestricted

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