Funding search · EIN 363339339 · Mankato, MN

Valley News Foundation

Name: Valley News 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.

173
grants reported: $192,421
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $700
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

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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.

Mankato Youth Place4 grants · $25,167
Minnesota State University Foundation4 grants · $13,115
Ronald McDonald House3 grants · $12,500
Minnesota State University3 grants · $11,600
Mankato Area United Way4 grants · $11,500
Tee It Up for the Troops4 grants · $9,412
Minnesota State Athletics1 grant · $7,000
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota4 grants · $5,605
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts4 grants · $5,000
On Course Foundation1 grant · $4,888

Giving over time

$43,113

2022

$51,602

2023

$46,822

2024

$50,884

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 173 grants.

$11,250
Mankato Youth Place · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$8,417
Mankato Youth Place · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$7,000
Minnesota State Athletics · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$5,400
Minnesota State University · Mankato, MN · 2024
Athletic Department
$4,888
On Course Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
Unrestricted General Use
$4,800
Ronald McDonald House · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$4,500
Mankato Youth Place · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$4,115
Minnesota State University Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$4,000
Ronald McDonald House · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,750
Minnesota State University · Mankato, MN · 2023
Athletic Department
$3,700
Ronald McDonald House · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,500
Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,000
Minnesota State University Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,000
Minnesota State University Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,000
Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$3,000
Minnesota State University Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,700
Tee It Up for the Troops · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,694
B the Light Foundation (Breast Cancer) · New Ulm, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,500
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,500
Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,500
Mankato Area United Way · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,450
Minnesota State University · Mankato, MN · 2022
Athletic Department
$2,412
Tee It Up for the Troops · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,400
Tee It Up for the Troops · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$2,000
South Central College - Mankato Foundation · North Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,900
Tee It Up for the Troops · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,500
Educare Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,500
Educare Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,500
Educare Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,500
Bethany Lutheran College & Seminary · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Use
$1,500
Feeding Our Communities Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Kiwanis Holiday Lights · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Kiwanis Holiday Lights · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Kiwanis Club of Ne Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Kiwanis Club of Ne Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,250
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,105
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Bethany Lutheran College & Seminary · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Use
$1,000
Feeding Our Communities Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Bethany Lutheran College & Seminary · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Use
$1,000
Feeding Our Communities Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Best Christmas Ever · Cloquet, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Use
$1,000
Bethany Lutheran College & Seminary · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Use
$1,000
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Feeding Our Communities Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
One Bright Star · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
South Central College - Mankato Foundation · North Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund & Hockey Day
$1,000
Mankato Youth Place · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$1,000
One Bright Star · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$800
Junior Achievement · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$800
Junior Achievement · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$800
Junior Achievement · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Best Christmas Ever · Cloquet, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Use
$750
Bridges School Advisory Committee · North Mankota, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
One Bright Star · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Open Door Health Center · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Salvation Army of Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Vine · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Best Christmas Ever · Cloquet, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Holiday Sharing Tree · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
One Bright Star · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Open Door Health Center · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Salvation Army of Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Vine · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Cada · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Holiday Sharing Tree · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Open Door Health Center · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Salvation Army of Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Southern Mn Independent Living Enterprises & Services (Smiles) · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Vine · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Cada · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Echo Food Shelf · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Holiday Sharing Tree · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
House of Hope · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Mankato Rehabilitation Center Inc Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Open Door Health Center · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Salvation Army of Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$750
Vine · Mankato, MN · 2022
Unrestricted General Fund
$740
South Central College - Mankato Foundation · North Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$740
Mankato Area Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2023
Unrestricted General Fund
$700
Minnesota State University Athletics Sponsorship · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$700
Junior Achievement · Mankato, MN · 2024
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Blue Earth County Historical Society · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Cada · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Echo Food Shelf · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Greater Mankato Rotary Foundation · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Holiday Sharing Tree · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
House of Hope · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Lake Washington Fireworks Association · Mankato, MN · 2025
unrestricted General FUND
$500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Mankato Area Hockey Association · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Mankato Ywca · Mankato, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Minnesota Pheasants · Good Thunder, MN · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund
$500
Smiles · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted General Fund

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