Raft Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · EIN 37-6439235 · reported 2023–2025
95grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$4.7Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 95 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $220K 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
401 E 8TH St Ste 319
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-7031
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamline University of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $260,000 |
| Hamline University of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $260,000 |
| Hamline University of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $260,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $230,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $230,000 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $230,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $100,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio WSCN IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $100,000 |
| Many Rivers Montessori GENERAL OPERATING; BUILDING | Duluth, MN | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross DULUTH-AREA SUPPORT; | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $100,000 |
| Many Rivers Montessori GENERAL OPERATING; BUILDING | Duluth, MN | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross DULUTH-AREA SUPPORT; | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $100,000 |
| Many Rivers Montessori GENERAL OPERATING; BUILDING | Duluth, MN | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross DULUTH-AREA SUPPORT; | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Duluth PASTOR'S FUND; GENERAL | Duluth, MN | $50,000 |
| United Fund of Cumberland Inc | Cumberland, WI | $50,000 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Duluth PASTOR'S FUND; GENERAL | Duluth, MN | $50,000 |
| United Fund of Cumberland Inc | Cumberland, WI | $50,000 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio WSCN IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Duluth PASTOR'S FUND; GENERAL | Duluth, MN | $50,000 |
| United Fund of Cumberland Inc | Cumberland, WI | $50,000 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio WSCN IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation UMF GLENSHEEN CONSERVATION | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| Cumberland Tsap Library Foundation | Cumberland, WI | $40,000 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc WDSE/WRPT IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Churches United in Ministry | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Safe Haven Shelter & Resource Center | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Children's Shelter of Cebu | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Duluth Library Foundation | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Washington County Library | Woodbury, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Washington County Library Partners | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Allina Health Foundation COURAGE-KENNEY | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc WDSE/WRPT IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Children's Shelter of Cebu | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Duluth Library Foundation | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation UMD GLENSHEEN CONSERVATION | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Cumberland Tsap Library Foundation | Cumberland, WI | $30,000 |
| Allina Health Foundation COURAGE-KENNEY | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc WDSE/WRPT IN DULUTH | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Children's Shelter of Cebu | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries | Shoreview, MN | $30,000 |
| Duluth Library Foundation | Duluth, MN | $30,000 |
| Washington County Library | Woodbury, MN | $30,000 |
| Friends of the St Paul Public Library | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation UMF GLENSHEEN CONSERVATION | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 |
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