Thomson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Faribault, MN · EIN 95-6189522 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Thomson Family Foundation -XX
29grants reported
$7,200median award
$4,100lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$220Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K 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
1110 5TH St SE
Faribault, MN 55021-6432
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shoot Basketballs Not People | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 |
| Shattuck-St Mary's School | Faribault, MN | $14,000 |
| Project Able | Northfield, MN | $13,000 |
| American Legion Auxiliary Unit 43 | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 |
| Ft Knox Middle High School | Fort Knox, KY | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Project Able | Northfield, MN | $10,000 |
| Music Maker Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Wildflyer Coffee | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Project Able | Northfield, MN | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $9,900 |
| Fourth Avenue United Methodist Chur | Faribault, MN | $7,800 |
| Rural Evangelism Mission | Faribault, MN | $7,200 |
| Tidewater Winds | Virginia Beach, VA | $6,667 |
| Doorway Singers | Hampton Roads, VA | $6,667 |
| Rhythm Project of Virginia Arts Fes | Norfolk, VA | $6,666 |
| Faribault Foundation | Faribault, MN | $5,000 |
| Grace & Glory | Faribault, MN | $5,000 |
| Supports of Portsmouth Public Art | Portsmouth, VA | $5,000 |
| Paws With A Cause | Wayland, MI | $5,000 |
| Ft Knox Middle High School | Fort Knox, KY | $4,100 |
| Believet Canine Service Partners | Northfield, MN | $4,000 |
| Believet Canine Service Partners | Northfield, MN | $3,000 |
| Believet Canine Service Partners | Northfield, MN | $2,900 |
| NA Council on Adoptable Children | St Paul, MN | $1,000 |
| NA Council on Adoptable Children | St Paul, MN | $1,000 |
| Park Avenue United Methodist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $100 |
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