Graco Foundation
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-6023537 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Graco Foundation
612grants reported
$500median award
$200lower quartile
$20smallest grant
$4.9Mtotal paid
36states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 39 of its 612 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $31K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1441
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1441
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Independence College | Richfield, MN | $250,000 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | $214,000 |
| Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls, SD | $200,000 |
| Twin Cities Rse | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | $196,500 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | $196,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf GIFT MATCHING | Newark, DE | $192,964 |
| American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf GIFT MATCHING | Newark, DE | $172,865 |
| Alexandria Technical College | Alexandria, MN | $150,635 |
| East Side Neighborhood Services | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 |
| Avenues for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 |
| Minnesota Diversified Industries | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $140,000 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $113,000 |
| American Indian Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf DOLLAR FOR DOERS | Newark, DE | $96,214 |
| Accessability | Minneapolis, MN | $95,738 |
| Twin Cities Rse | Minneapolis, MN | $95,000 |
| Eastside Neighborhood Services | Minneapolis, MN | $85,000 |
| Accessability | Minneapolis, MN | $80,335 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | $80,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation - Aogf DOLLARS FOR DOERS | Newark, DE | $70,727 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | $68,496 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hosp | Memphis, TN | $56,626 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | $43,500 |
| Minnesota Private Colleges | St Paul, MN | $42,500 |
| Minnesota Private College Fund | St Paul, SD | $42,500 |
| Minnesota Private Colleges | St Paul, MN | $42,500 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Achieve Minneapolisstep UP | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Hearts & Hammers | St Paul, MN | $15,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Dunwoody Pce (ycap) | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| University of MN Mechanical Engineering | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey High School (for First Robotics) | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Hearts & Hammers | St Paul, MN | $15,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Hearts& Hammers | St Paul, MN | $14,000 |
| First Robotics | MacHester, NH | $12,500 |
| Edison High School (for First Robotics) | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 |
| Edison High School Robotics Team | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 |
| Alexandria Technical College | Alexandria, MN | $10,000 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | $10,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Erie Institute of Technology | Erie, PA | $10,000 |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | $10,000 |
| Lake Area Technical College | Watertown, SD | $10,000 |
| Minneapolis Community & Technical College | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Mountainland Tech | Lehi, UT | $10,000 |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $10,000 |
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