Open Foundations · Minnesota

The Mortenson Family Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 411958621. 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 $6.3M across 242 grants in 2023, a median of $15K each.

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$6.3M
paid in 2023
242
grants paid
$15K
median grant
26%
to first-time recipients
$141.8M
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
AMBAR HANSON
Address
700 MEADOW LANE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55422
Phone
7632875770
Form the request should take
ONLINE APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MORTENSONFAMILY.ORG
Submission deadline
SUBMISSION DEADLINES VARY
Restrictions on awards
GUIDELINES MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MORTENSONFAMILY.ORG

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202403209349101935. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 242 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Minnesota FoundationMN$500,000DRIVEN: THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CAMPAIGN
2Hawaiian Islands Land Trust (dba Hawaii Land Trust)HI$250,000OLA MAHUKONA
3Regents of the University of ColoradoCO$200,000MORTENSON CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGINEERING
4Allina Health FoundationMN$100,000COURAGE KENNY
5Eastern Congo Initiative (aka Asili)MN$100,000UNRESTRICTED
6Northside Achievement ZoneMN$100,000UNRESTRICTED
7Neighborhood HealthsourceMN$80,000MENTAL HEALTH NAVIGATION IN NORTHSIDE SCHOOLS
8Thousand CurrentsCA$75,000UNRESTRICTED
9Way to GrowMN$75,000UNRESTRICTED
10Anishinaabe Agriculture InstituteMN$70,000HEMP-BASED HOUSING ECO.
11Community Members for Environmental Justice (fiscal Sponsor Tides Center)CA$70,000UNRESTRICTED
12Dream of Wild HealthMN$70,000UNRESTRICTED
13East Phillips Neighborhood InstituteMN$70,000UNRESTRICTED
14Hmong American Farmer AssociationMN$70,000UNRESTRICTED
15Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi (fka Lower Phalen Creek Project)MN$70,000DAYLIGHTING OF PHALEN CREEK

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020164$5.0M
2021187$9.7M
2022284$8.7M
2023242$6.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota82%
California4%
New York2%
Florida2%
Hawaii1%

Who decides

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

Alice D MortensonPRESIDENT/CHAIR · 2023
Ambar HansonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2023
Christopher D MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
Dana L MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
David C MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
Kate M MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
Katie M MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
Mark a MortensonSECRETARY · 2023
Mathias H MortensonDIRECTOR · 2023
Nathalie G MortensonVICE PRESIDENT · 2023
Randy JensonTREASURER · 2023

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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