John and Clara Dolan Foundation
Private foundation · Minnetonka, MN · EIN 36-3321532 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John & Clara Dolan Foundation
90grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$384Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 90 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $28K 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
15901 Dawn Dr
Minnetonka, MN 55345-5659
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross Society Hurrican CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Boone, IA | $40,000 |
| Elevate Life CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Eagan, MN | $18,100 |
| Elevate Life CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Eagan, MN | $13,700 |
| Elevate Life CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Eagan, MN | $13,100 |
| St Judes Children Research Hospital CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Louis Park, MN | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Society Hurrican CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Boone, IA | $10,000 |
| St Judes Children Research Hospital CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Louis Park, MN | $10,000 |
| American Cancer Society CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| Benilde-St Margarets EDUCATION | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Catherine EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Benedicts HIGHER EDUCATION | St Joseph, MN | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Marquette University HIGHER EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| University of St Thomas EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Benilde-St Margarets EDUCATION | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Catherine EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Benedicts HIGHER EDUCATION | St Joseph, MN | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Marquette University HIGHER EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| San Lucas Toliman Missions CHARITABLE ACTIOVITIES | New Ulm, MN | $5,000 |
| St Judes Children Research Hospital CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 |
| University of St Thomas EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| Benilde-St Margarets EDUCATION | St Louis Park, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Catherine EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| College of St Benedicts HIGHER EDUCATION | St Joseph, MN | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Marquette University HIGHER EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| University of St Thomas EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Hope for Uganda CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minnetonka, MN | $4,000 |
| Hope for Uganda CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minnetonka, MN | $4,000 |
| Hope for Uganda CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minnetonka, MN | $4,000 |
| Catholic Eldercare CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 |
| San Alfonso Mission CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | EL Paso, TX | $3,000 |
| The Trevor Project CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | West Hollywood, CA | $3,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 |
| Catholic Eldercare CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 |
| San Alfonso Mission CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | EL Paso, TX | $3,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 |
| Catholic Eldercare CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 |
| San Alfonso Mission CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | EL Paso, TX | $3,000 |
| The Trevor Project CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | West Hollywood, CA | $3,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 |
| Convoy of Hope CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Springfield, MO | $2,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Minnesota Childrens Hospital Founda CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | St Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Oxfam America CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| San Lucas Toliman Missions CHARITABLE ACTIOVITIES | New Ulm, MN | $2,000 |
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