Open Foundations · Minnesota

Medtronic Communities Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 411306950. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $15.6M across 17 grants in 2024, a median of $253K each.

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$15.6M
paid in 2024
17
grants paid
$253K
median grant
5%
to first-time recipients
$13.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GRANT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMIT
Address
710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55432
Phone
7635052643
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
ORGANIZATIONS MUST APPLY FOR GRANTS USING THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM. THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: - PROJECT BUDGET FORM (A TEMPLATE WILL BE PROVIDED ONLINE) - INTERIM/FINAL REPORT ON THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENT GRANT FROM MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION (FKA MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION) (ONLY REQUIRED IF THE GRANT APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE FOUNDATION) - LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS - LATEST ANNUAL REPORT (ONLY REQUIRED IF AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY) - FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR (WHETHER AUDITED OR NOT) - IRS DETERMINATION LETTER VERIFYING THE GRANT APPLICANT'S 501(C)(3) STATUS (ONLY REQUIRED FOR U.S. ORGANIZATIONS)
Submission deadline
DEADLINES VARY. MOST PROGRAMS ARE DUE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 15 - JANUARY 31.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION FUNDS: - IN THE U.S.: 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS - OUTSIDE THE U.S.: ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED AS NONPROFITS, OR IN SOME CASES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT FUNCTION AS NONPROFITS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND: CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) GRANTS; 501(C)(3) TYPE 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS; CAPITAL OR CAPITAL PROJECTS; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; INDIVIDUALS; LOBBYING, POLITICAL OR FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM COUNSELING OR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS; PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS); RELIGIOUS GROUPS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES; PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; RESEARCH.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202610719349100026. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

milestone basedbased paymentdonor advisedemergency aidfocusing emergencyadvised focusing

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 17 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The Blackbaud Giving FundSC$7,119,681DONOR ADVISED FUND FOR US MATCH GIVING AND VOLUNTEER GRANTS
2Thurgood Marshall College FundDC$4,155,185MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
3Charities Aid Foundation AmericaVA$780,000DONOR ADVISED FUND FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY AID
4International Medical CorpsCA$765,000DONOR ADVISED FUND FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY AID
5Emergency Assistance Foundation IncFL$750,000DONOR ADVISED FUND FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY AID
6Americares Foundation IncCT$665,000DONOR ADVISED FUND FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY AID
7BakkenMN$500,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
8Northside Achievement ZoneMN$310,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
9Project HopeVA$253,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
10Wallin Education PartnersMN$252,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
11University of Minnesota FoundationMN$25,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
12Childrens HeartlinkMN$10,000MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT
13Southeast Service CooperativeMN$10,000UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
14Jobs for the FutureMA$5,000UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
15Smithsonian InstitutionDC$5,000UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201939$23.7M
202070$29.9M
202152$21.4M
202253$24.8M
202312$13.6M
202417$15.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota35%
District of Columbia12%
Virginia12%
Massachusetts12%
South Carolina6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Geoff MarthaMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Ira BindraMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Ivan FongMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Kacie DewolfTREASURER · 2024
Karen ParkhillMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Linnea BurmanMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Liz LundASSISTANT SECRETARY · 2024
Michael MarinaroMEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS · 2024
Monica HoffmannTREASURER · 2024
Nick BenjaminASSISTANT SECRETARY · 2024
Sally SabaPRESIDENT AND VICE CHAIR · 2024
Tamika SpearsSECRETARY · 2024
Torod NeptuneCHAIR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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