Funding search · EIN 411859711 · St Paul, MN

The Sauer Family Foundation

Name: The Sauer Family 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.

428
grants reported: $53.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $74,744
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

building family relationships strong being emotional well educational

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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.

Fidelity Charitable Trust1 grant · $9.0M
V3 Sports1 grant · $3.0M
Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare4 grants · $1.5M
University of Mn Foundation4 grants · $1.4M
Wallin Education Partners4 grants · $1.3M
Wayside Recovery Center4 grants · $1.2M
Amherst H Wilder Foundation3 grants · $1.1M
Lutheran Social Services2 grants · $1.0M
Serveminnesota4 grants · $890,000
Black Men Teach4 grants · $780,000

Giving over time

$5.5M

2022

$12.4M

2023

$21.2M

2024

$13.9M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 428 grants.

$9.0M
Fidelity Charitable Trust · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
None
$3.0M
V3 Sports · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$900,000
Lutheran Social Services · St Paul, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$774,830
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$685,000
Mobile Hope · Corcoran, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$530,000
Black Men Teach · St Paul, MN · 2025
Building a diverse workforce
$528,000
Wallin Education Partners · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
None
$440,000
Serveminnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building educational success
$420,706
University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$408,530
Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare · Shakopee, MN · 2022
None
$403,695
University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
None
$399,233
Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare · Shakopee, MN · 2023
None
$378,561
Wayside Recovery Center · St Louis Park, MN · 2023
None
$372,732
University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$370,779
Neighborhood House · St Paul, MN · 2024
None
$366,500
Keeping Families Connected Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$362,025
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Child Protection Program · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$350,000
Foundation for the Arts and Trauma · New Haven, CT · 2022
None
$345,077
Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare · Shakopee, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$345,000
Wallin Education Partners · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building a diverse workforce
$345,000
Wallin Education Partners · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$337,444
Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare · Shakopee, MN · 2024
None
$328,561
Wayside Recovery Center · St Louis Park, MN · 2022
None
$300,000
Bellis · St Paul, MN · 2025
Building emotional well-being
$300,000
West Central Initiative · Fergus Falls, MN · 2025
Building emotional well-being
$270,000
Serveminnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$268,500
Minneapolis American Indian Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$258,561
Wayside Recovery Center · St Louis Park, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$258,561
Wayside Recovery Center · St Louis Park, MN · 2024
None
$242,560
Foster Advocates · St Paul, MN · 2024
None
$240,000
The Global Orphan Project (Aka Careportal) · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$236,250
The Sanneh Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2025
Building emotional well-being
$225,000
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building a diverse workforce
$225,000
Canine Inspired Change · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$223,300
Swift County Human Services · Benson, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$223,300
Morrison County Health and Human Services · Little Falls, MN · 2024
None
$211,936
Minnesota Judicial Branch · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
None
$208,500
Hennepin County · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$200,000
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building support for youth in foster care
$200,000
Carver County Health & Human Services · Chaska, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$200,000
Star House · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$200,000
The Global Orphan Project (Aka Careportal) · Kansas City, MO · 2023
None
$195,000
Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building educational success
$193,788
University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$191,396
Minnesota Judicial Branch · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$191,000
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$190,200
Carver County · Chaska, MN · 2024
None
$185,000
Dakota County · Hastings, MN · 2024
None
$185,000
Way To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$184,400
St Louis County Phhs · Duluth, MN · 2024
None
$182,780
Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building educational success
$180,650
Merrick Community Services · St Paul, MN · 2024
None
$177,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
None
$175,000
Friends of the Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$175,000
Kipp Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$175,000
Bellis · Elk River, MN · 2023
None
$175,000
Groves Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2023
None
$173,000
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
None
$169,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2025
Building emotional well-being
$167,500
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2023
None
$167,400
Ampersand Families · Roseville, MN · 2023
None
$166,895
National Association of Social Workers Mn Chapter · Eden Prairie, MN · 2023
None
$164,066
The Sanneh Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
None
$155,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building educational success
$155,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$151,861
Canine Inspired Change · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
None
$151,555
Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$150,000
Canine Inspired Change · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building emotional well-being
$150,000
Edallies · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building educational success
$150,000
Goodwill Industries Inc Dba Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$150,000
Fostering Media Connections · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
None
$150,000
Foundation for the Arts and Trauma · New Haven, CT · 2024
None
$150,000
Stearns County · St Cloud, MN · 2024
None
$149,960
St Louis County Phhs · Duluth, MN · 2022
None
$147,675
Mn Counties Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$146,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2022
None
$145,000
Pine County · Pine City, MN · 2024
None
$138,945
Mn Association for Children'S Mental Health · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
None
$138,921
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building resiliency to trauma
$138,325
Mn Counties Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$136,138
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council · Glencoe, MN · 2024
None
$136,138
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council · Glencoe, MN · 2023
None
$135,430
Ywca Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$134,099
Main Street Family Services · Elk River, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$130,000
Hennepin County · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$130,000
Rice County · Fairbault, MN · 2024
None
$130,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2024
None
$130,000
Pine County Health and Human Services · Pine City, MN · 2022
None
$128,978
Main Street Family Services · Elk River, MN · 2024
None
$128,159
Family Refuge Village · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
None
$127,558
Hornets Hive Dba Cornerstone · Frazee, MN · 2024
None
$127,135
Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
None
$125,085
Volunteers of America Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None
$125,000
Rs Eden · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Building strong family relationships
$125,000
Endazhi-Nitaawiging · Red Lake, MN · 2024
None
$125,000
Endazhi-Nitaawiging · Red Lake, MN · 2023
None
$125,000
Fostering Media Connections · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
None
$125,000
Normandale Community College · Bloomington, MN · 2023
None
$125,000
Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center · St Paul, MN · 2022
None
$124,500
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
None

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