Funding search · EIN 843973820 · Fort Myers, FL
Surefire Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 79
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Compassion Child Care4 grants · $435,500
- Pequot Lakes Babtist Church4 grants · $181,050
- Turning Point4 grants · $141,450
- St Francis Xavier School4 grants · $103,748
- Holy Name of Jesus Church4 grants · $80,000
- Gospel Baptist Church4 grants · $49,450
- 2nd Chance Youth Ranch4 grants · $40,000
- Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $40,000
- St Christopher4 grants · $40,000
- Viterbo University4 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 79 reported grants, largest first.
- $123,000
Compassion Child Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
General fund
- $122,500
Compassion Child Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
General fund
- $105,000
Compassion Child Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
General fund
- $89,050
Pequot Lakes Babtist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General fund
- $85,000
Compassion Child Care · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
General fund
- $65,500
Pequot Lakes Babtist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General fund
- $56,400
Turning Point · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General fund
- $32,250
Turning Point · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General fund
- $28,748
St Francis Xavier School · Buffalo, MN · 2025
General fund
- $26,400
Turning Point · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General fund
- $26,400
Turning Point · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
St Francis Xavier School · Buffalo, MN · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
St Francis Xavier School · Buffalo, MN · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
St Francis Xavier School · Buffalo, MN · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Holy Name of Jesus Church · Wayzata, MN · 2025
General fund
- $20,000
Holy Name of Jesus Church · Wayzata, MN · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Holy Name of Jesus Church · Wayzata, MN · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Holy Name of Jesus Church · Wayzata, MN · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Loretto, MN · 2022
General fund
- $15,200
Gospel Baptist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General fund
- $14,000
Pequot Lakes Babtist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General fund
- $12,500
Pequot Lakes Babtist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General fund
- $12,400
Gospel Baptist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General fund
- $11,500
Gospel Baptist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General fund
- $10,350
Gospel Baptist Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
2nd Chance Youth Ranch · Ramsey, MN · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
St Christopher · Nisswa, MN · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
2nd Chance Youth Ranch · Ramsey, MN · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
St Christopher · Nisswa, MN · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
2nd Chance Youth Ranch · Ramsey, MN · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
St Christopher · Nisswa, MN · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
2nd Chance Youth Ranch · Ramsey, MN · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
St Christopher · Nisswa, MN · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI · 2022
General fund
- $8,800
Samaritans Purse · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General fund
- $6,000
For the Love of 4 Paws · Medina, MN · 2025
General fund
- $6,000
For the Love of 4 Paws · Medina, MN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Lakes Area Food Shelf · Pequot Lakes, MN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Loretto, MN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Ideal Fire Department · Pequot Lakes, MN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Loretto, MN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
For the Love of 4 Paws · Medina, MN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Loretto, MN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
For the Love of 4 Paws · Medina, MN · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2025
General fund
- $4,000
Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Preborn · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Rising Hope Foundation · Solway, MN · 2024
General fund
- $1,100
Lakes Area Food Shelf · Pequot Lakes, MN · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Preborn · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Mn Adult & Teen Challenge · Rochester, MN · 2022
General fund
- $500
Preborn · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General fund
- $500
Preborn · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General fund
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