The Thielen Foundation

What they fund

familiesyouthchildrenequipmentathleteshealthdonatedfitness

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.

• V3 Sports1 grant · $250,000
• Masonic Childrens Hospital1 grant · $200,000
• Humboldt High School1 grant · $169,293
• Urban Ventures1 grant · $150,000
• Nexus-Gerard Family Healing1 grant · $150,000
• Salvation Army - Northern Division Hq2 grants · $124,489
• Johnson Fitness & Wellness2 grants · $111,177
• City of Brooklyn Park1 grant · $100,000
• Northside Achievement Zone1 grant · $100,000
• Second Harvest Heartland1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

• $250,000

  V3 Sports · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  V3 center, health and wellness facility in north minneapolis

• $200,000

  Masonic Childrens Hospital · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  To upgrade workout room for behavioral youth health patients

• $169,293

  Humboldt High School · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

  Aid to families and children

• $150,000

  Nexus-Gerard Family Healing · Plymouth, MN · 2022

  Health, wellness, and recreation initiatives

• $150,000

  Urban Ventures · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  Aid to families and children

• $105,064

  Salvation Army - Northern Division Hq · Roseville, MN · 2022

  Aid to families and children

• $100,000

  City of Brooklyn Park · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024

  Teen center - equipment and programs for youth that promote physical fitness

• $100,000

  Northside Achievement Zone · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  Offers support to children of color and their familis on the northside to ensure scholars graduate from hs and ready for college

• $100,000

  Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Part, MN · 2022

  Aid to families and children

• $59,582

  Johnson Fitness & Wellness · Cottage Grove, MN · 2023

  Fitness equipment for a newly renovated weight room at red lake high school to assure safety and wellness of staff, athletes, coaches, and student body

• $51,595

  Johnson Fitness & Wellness · Cottage Grove, MN · 2024

  Fitness equipment for a newly renovated weight room at red lake high school to assure safety and wellness of staff, athletes, coaches, and student body

• $50,000

  Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  Transformational mentoring organization for at-promise youth

• $50,000

  Goliath Project · Prior Lake, MN · 2022

  To empower and restore student athletes who have been affected by and recovered from cancer safe personal training program

• $45,000

  Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2024

  Donated funds to help out families with kids who need assistance with rent, food and clothing in charlotte area.

• $45,000

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

  Donation from celeb softball game to support bbbs youth programming in the twin cities.

• $40,000

  Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2023

  Donated funds to help out families with kids who need assistance with rent, food and clothing in charlotte area.

• $36,715

  Med City Installation · Dexter, MN · 2023

  New commercial padded & turf flooring for red lake hs renovated weight room for athletes and entire student body to use in a safe and healthy manner.

• $25,000

  Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation · Duluth, MN · 2024

  Ham family scholarship fund

• $25,000

  Bio Girls · Fargo, ND · 2022

  Aid to families and children

• $25,000

  Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022

  Aid to coaches and athletes

• $25,000

  First Tee - Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

  Assistance for funding for families and children in undereserved communities.

• $25,000

  Legacy Children'S Hospital · Fargo, ND · 2022

  Educating vulnerable teens today to be successful leaders' tomorrow

• $21,557

  Med City Installation · Dexter, MN · 2024

  New commercial padded & turf flooring for red lake hs renovated weight room for athletes and entire student body to use in a safe and healthy manner.

• $20,000

  Isd #317 Deer River Public School District · Deer River, MN · 2023

  Tf provided funding for an outdoor scoreboard for the school district to be eligible to hold home football, soccer, and lacrosse games at their school.

• $19,425

  Salvation Army - Northern Division Hq · Roseville, MN · 2023

  Aid to families and children

• $15,705

  Kcb Companies · Lakeville, MN · 2024

  Related to the gym revovation project in charlotte.

• $10,000

  Children'S Minnesota · Edina, MN · 2024

  Donated funds to support juvenile patients with mental health issues; and to raise awareness for mental health programs.

• $10,000

  Fca Minnesota · Arden Hills, MN · 2024

  Mn mpls urban ministry operating expenses

• $10,000

  First Tee Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024

  Golf lessons for kids in community

• $10,000

  Mvl Gala · Mankato, MN · 2024

  Christian education for youth

• $10,000

  Bchs · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2023

  Support for equipment for athletic programs to continue

• $10,000

  Crookston Youth Foundation · Crookston, MN · 2023

  General funding for sports equipment to keep the doors open for youth in crookston and keep them healthy and off the streets.

• $10,000

  Girls On the Run - Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023

  Provided funds to assist with fees for girls to participate in fitness events who are unable to pay the participation fee

• $10,000

  Impact Philanthropy Group · View Park, CA · 2023

  Donated funds to assist families who were displaced during the massive fires in lahaina, hi -- was applied for food, clothing and shelter

• $10,000

  Red Lake Schools #38 · Red Lake, MN · 2023

  Team football equipment for practice and games, also headsets for the coaching staff

• $10,000

  New Life Academy Educational Foundation · Woodbury, MN · 2022

  Annual giving fund

• $10,000

  We All We Got · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  Minnesota jays youth football to purcahse needed youth football equipment, assist with travel fees and cover athletic fees for families unable to pay them.

• $8,000

  Minnesota Chill Foundation · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024

  Youth programs that promote physical fitness and/or mentoring

• $8,000

  Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

  Funds to purchase comfort and care items for youth patients with mental health issues, included apparel, toys, journals, water bottles, and weighted blankets.

• $8,000

  Children'S Minnesota · Edina, MN · 2023

  Donated funds to support juvenile patients with mental health issues; and to raise awareness for mental health programs.

• $7,500

  Yes Network · St Cloud, MN · 2024

  Fund youth organization with equipment and fees to keep kids healthy

• $7,211

  Print Lab · Lakeville, MN · 2022

  Branding for walls of renovated hs weight rooms

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