Funding search · EIN 411260581 · Saint Paul, MN

Think Small

Name: Think Small grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

811
grants reported: $76.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $19,975
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship scholarships

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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.

New Horizon Child Care4 grants · $23.6M
Kuehg Corp4 grants · $8.1M
Parents in Community Action4 grants · $3.3M
Community Action Partnerships Ramsey & Washington Counties4 grants · $2.9M
La Creche Early Childhood Centers4 grants · $1.9M
Lakeshore Learning Materials3 grants · $1.7M
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities4 grants · $1.7M
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis4 grants · $1.5M
Ywca of Minneapolis4 grants · $1.3M
Babys Space a Place To Grow4 grants · $1.2M

Giving over time

$17.6M

2021

$23.6M

2022

$26.2M

2023

$8.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 811 grants.

$7.7M
New Horizon Child Care · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$7.6M
New Horizon Child Care · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$5.8M
New Horizon Child Care · Plymouth, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$2.9M
Kuehg Corp · Lake Oswego, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$2.5M
New Horizon Child Care · Plymouth, MN · 2024
Grant and Scholarships
$2.4M
Kuehg Corp · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022
Scholarship
$2.2M
Kuehg Corp · Lake Oswego, OR · 2021
Scholarship
$1.3M
Parents in Community Action · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$1.2M
Parents in Community Action · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$1.1M
Community Action Partnerships Ramsey & Washington Counties · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$819,763
Community Action Partnerships Ramsey & Washington Counties · St Paul, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$726,659
La Creche Early Childhood Centers · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$666,773
Parents in Community Action · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$655,679
Lakeshore Learning Materials · Carson, MN · 2023
Grant
$628,962
Kuehg Corp · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024
Grant and Scholarships
$601,289
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$574,650
Community Action Partnerships Ramsey & Washington Counties · St Paul, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$563,832
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$557,548
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$549,861
Lakeshore Learning Materials · Carson, CA · 2024
Grant
$541,901
La Creche Early Childhood Centers · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$516,857
The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$501,057
Lakeshore Learning Materials · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship
$464,747
Babys Space a Place To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$458,432
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$417,109
Community Action Partnerships Ramsey & Washington Counties · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$405,928
Khcd Ii · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$396,328
La Creche Early Childhood Centers · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$377,524
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$358,565
Babys Space a Place To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$350,383
Babys Space a Place To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$334,661
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$334,298
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$324,510
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$313,738
Khcd Ii · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$312,672
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Grant and Scholarships
$299,719
Olus Center Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$291,735
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$287,724
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$282,558
Es Sbs Brooklyn Park · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$280,340
La Creche Early Childhood Centers · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$277,494
3 Rs Early Childhood Learning Center · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$276,045
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$268,725
Khcd Ii · Plymouth, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$255,051
Tutor Time Learning Center Llc · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$249,521
3 Rs Early Childhood Learning Center · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$242,511
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$235,826
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$234,872
Es Sbs Brooklyn Park · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$230,924
Es Sbs Brooklyn Park · Plymouth, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$229,009
Olus Center Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$222,061
The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Grant and Scholarships
$219,303
New Creations Child Care & Learning Center Llc - Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$212,262
Ywca of Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$210,394
Tutor Time Learning Center Llc · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$206,433
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$202,826
3 Rs Early Childhood Learning Center · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$189,660
Torah Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$186,588
Especially for Children · Edina, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$181,772
Agape Child Development Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$177,626
Summit Early Learning Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$177,046
Especially for Children · Edina, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$173,436
Todays Life Brooklyn Park Llc · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$168,532
Anew Dimension Child Enrichment Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$168,271
Cedar Riverside Child Care Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$167,584
Parents in Community Action · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$165,291
Tutor Time Learning Center Llc · Chicago, IL · 2021
Scholarship
$159,055
The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$151,619
Cedar Riverside Child Care Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$151,591
Cedar Riverside Child Care Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$149,709
Smiling Faces Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$138,185
Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$133,776
Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$132,599
Hooyo Child Care · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$131,335
Todays Life Brooklyn Park Llc · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$129,169
Especially for Children · Edina, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$127,390
Torah Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$126,732
Anew Dimension Child Enrichment Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$125,235
Rainbow Child Development · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$124,619
Close To My Heart · Maplewood, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$124,510
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$121,711
Torah Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$119,881
The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$118,905
Church of St Jerome · Maplewood, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$114,850
Nakia Howard · Oakdale, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$112,371
Rainbow Child Development · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$111,250
Childrens Discovery Child Care and Learning · Vadnais Heights, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$108,498
Nakia Howard · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$107,246
Creative Kids Academy Minnetonka · Wayzata, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$104,836
Richfield Evangelical Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$104,805
Angels Learning Center Llc · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$104,574
Smiling Faces Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$104,490
Summit Early Learning Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Scholarship
$103,863
All Ages and Faces Academy · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$103,378
Zakia · Lakeville, MN · 2023
Scholarships
$103,340
New Creations Child Care and Learning Center - Crocus Hill · St Paul, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$102,313
Mis Amigos Spanish Immersion Llc · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships
$100,752
Church of St Jerome · Maplewood, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$99,536
Moin Incorporated · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$98,170
Moin Incorporated · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Grants and Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.