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 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$351,200
2022
$297,600
2023
$380,800
2024
$323,498
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.