Minnesota · Private foundation
Alfred W Erickson Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $36k
- Granted FY2018
- 5
- Grants FY2018
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Total assets, FY2018
- $83
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 60% of the organizations Alfred W Erickson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 5 | $36k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $227k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation | $104,356 | 1 | 1% |
| Children's Cancer Research Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Youth & Families Determined to Succeed | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| The Hendrickson Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Agate Housing & Services Inc | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sharing and Caring Hands Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $2,094 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Minnesota Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($31k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Alfred W Erickson Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About Alfred W Erickson Foundation
- How much does Alfred W Erickson Foundation give?
- Alfred W Erickson Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $36,094 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Alfred W Erickson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (63%), Education (17%), Philanthropy (6%).
- Who are Alfred W Erickson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation ($104k), Children's Cancer Research Fund ($50k), University of Minnesota Foundation ($45k).
- Does Alfred W Erickson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Alfred W Erickson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Alfred W Erickson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Alfred W Erickson Foundation based?
- Alfred W Erickson Foundation is based in MN.
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