Sauer Family Foundation
Private foundation · St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1859711 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Sauer Family Foundation
349grants reported
$75Kmedian award
$39Klower quartile
$200smallest grant
$47.6Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 349 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.0M 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
952 Grand Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105-3014
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Trust NONE | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000,000 |
| V3 Sports NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | St Paul, MN | $900,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Saint Paul, MN | $774,830 |
| Mobile Hope BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Corcoran, MN | $685,000 |
| Black Men Teach BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE | St Paul, MN | $530,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $528,000 |
| Serveminnesota BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Minneapolis, MN | $440,000 |
| University of MN Foundation NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $420,706 |
| Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare NONE | Shakopee, MN | $399,233 |
| Wayside Recovery Center NONE | St Louis Park, MN | $378,561 |
| University of MN Foundation BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Minneapolis, MN | $372,732 |
| Neighborhood House NONE | St Paul, MN | $370,779 |
| Keeping Families Connected MN BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Minneapolis, MN | $366,500 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Child Protection Program NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $362,025 |
| Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Shakopee, MN | $345,077 |
| Wallin Education Partners BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE | Saint Paul, MN | $345,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $345,000 |
| Scott County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare NONE | Shakopee, MN | $337,444 |
| Bellis BUILDING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | St Paul, MN | $300,000 |
| West Central Initiative BUILDING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | Fergus Falls, MN | $300,000 |
| Serveminnesota NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $270,000 |
| Minneapolis American Indian Center NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $268,500 |
| Wayside Recovery Center BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | St Louis Park, MN | $258,561 |
| Wayside Recovery Center NONE | St Louis Park, MN | $258,561 |
| Foster Advocates NONE | St Paul, MN | $242,560 |
| The Global Orphan Project (aka Careportal) BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Kansas City, MO | $240,000 |
| The Sanneh Foundation BUILDING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | St Paul, MN | $236,250 |
| Washburn Center for Children BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE | Minneapolis, MN | $225,000 |
| Canine Inspired Change NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $225,000 |
| Swift County Human Services BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Benson, MN | $223,300 |
| Morrison County Health and Human Services NONE | Little Falls, MN | $223,300 |
| Minnesota Judicial Branch NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $211,936 |
| Hennepin County BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Minneapolis, MN | $208,500 |
| Augsburg University BUILDING SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| Carver County Health & Human Services BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Chaska, MN | $200,000 |
| Star House BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Saint Paul, MN | $200,000 |
| The Global Orphan Project (aka Careportal) NONE | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 |
| Great MN Schools BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Minneapolis, MN | $195,000 |
| University of MN Foundation NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $193,788 |
| Minnesota Judicial Branch NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $191,396 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $191,000 |
| Carver County NONE | Chaska, MN | $190,200 |
| Dakota County NONE | Hastings, MN | $185,000 |
| Way to Grow NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $185,000 |
| St Louis County Phhs NONE | Duluth, MN | $184,400 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Minneapolis, MN | $182,780 |
| Merrick Community Services NONE | St Paul, MN | $180,650 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $177,500 |
| Friends of the Children BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 |
| Bellis NONE | Elk River, MN | $175,000 |
| Groves Academy NONE | St Louis Park, MN | $175,000 |
| Kipp Minnesota NONE | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation NONE | Saint Paul, MN | $173,000 |
| University of St Thomas BUILDING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | St Paul, MN | $169,000 |
| University of St Thomas NONE | St Paul, MN | $167,500 |
| Ampersand Families NONE | Roseville, MN | $167,400 |
| National Association of Social Workers MN Chapter NONE | Eden Prairie, MN | $166,895 |
| The Sanneh Foundation NONE | St Paul, MN | $164,066 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities BUILDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | Saint Paul, MN | $155,000 |
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