Open Foundations · Minnesota

F R Bigelow Foundation Trust 555

Saint Paul, Minnesota · EIN 510232651. 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 $7.6M across 213 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each.

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$7.6M
paid in 2024
213
grants paid
$30K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$180.8M
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
ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST REGISTE
Address
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH SUITE 300, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102
Phone
6512245463
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
BEFORE APPLYING, ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL A MEMBER OF OUR GRANTS TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT PROGRAM FITS YOUR NEEDS.
Submission deadline
WE HAVE TWO GRANT ROUNDS EACH YEAR. KEY APPLICATION DATES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
Restrictions on awards
OUR PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS IS THE GREATER SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH INCLUDES DAKOTA, RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SERVING PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL. F.R. BIGELOW FOUNDATION FUNDS NONPROFITS THAT SEEK TO ACHIEVE RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF ART & CULTURE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533159349102528. 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.

east metrobuildinghousingpaulcommunityyouth

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 213 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Coalition of Asian American LeadersMN$600,000LINKING LEADERS PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT
2Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN$500,000COLLEGEBOUND ST. PAUL FUND FOR THE FUTURE
3Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN$100,000MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT FUND
4Amherst H Wilder FoundationMN$75,000CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT
5Commonbond CommunitiesMN$75,00015000TORRE DE SAN MIGUEL REHAB: ENHANCED COMMUNITY SPACES
6Community Dental CareMN$75,000COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE
7Family Values for LifeMN$75,000CAPITAL PROJECT TO SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPANSION
8FilmnorthMN$75,000FILMNORTH AT 2441 UNIVERSITY AVE. W., ST. PAUL
9Friends of the Mississippi RiverMN$75,000OUR RIVER CAMPAIGN
10Friends of the Saint Paul Public LibraryMN$75,000TRANSFORMING LIBRARIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
11Hmong American Farmers AssociationMN$75,000INCREASING HMONG FARMERS' PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND WEALTH BUILDING WITH NEW PROCESSING FACILITY
12Montessori American Indian Childcare Center IncorporatedMN$75,000MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER RENOVATIONS
13Montessori Training Center of Minnesota IncMN$75,000MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTA: CAPITAL PROJECT
14Regions Hospital FoundationMN$75,000UPGRADE AND EXPANSION OF EMERGENCY CENTER ARRIVAL AREA
15Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN$75,000EAST SIDE FUNDERS GROUP - EAST SIDE WEALTH BUILDING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020230$7.3M
2021235$7.2M
2022265$8.2M
2023252$7.8M
2024213$7.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Minnesota99%
Illinois1%
Ohio1%

Who decides

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

Alicia Kunin-batson MdDIRECTOR · 2024
Amala Thakkar CfaTREASURER · 2024
Ambar Cristina HansonCHAIR · 2024
Deborah WeissDIRECTOR · 2024
Eric JollySECRETARY · 2024
Erik TakeshitaVICE CHAIR · 2024
Jonathan LiangDIRECTOR · 2024
Kathy MouacheupaoDIRECTOR · 2024
Maggie LorenzDIRECTOR · 2024
Mary TingerthalDIRECTOR · 2024
Meredith MooreDIRECTOR · 2024
Morris Goodwin JrDIRECTOR · 2024
Mumtaz Taj Mustapha MdDIRECTOR · 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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