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Bloomington Community Foundation
The BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is a publicly supported philanthropic institution governed by a board of private citizens chosen to be representative of the public interest and for their knowledge of the community. The foundation administers individual funds contributed or bequethed to it by individuals, families, other agencies,…
- $130k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2026
- $125k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations Bloomington Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 2 | $125k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $30k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $17k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $39k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $36k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington School Dist | $123,050 | 3 | n/a |
| Bloomington Heritage Days | $45,255 | 3 | 22% |
| Bridging Inc | $19,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Advocacy Service | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| VEAP Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bloomington Theatre and Art Center | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Medalist Fine Arts Association | $7,650 | 1 | n/a |
| Loaves and Fishes Too | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Life | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Bloomington Community Foundation
- How much does Bloomington Community Foundation give?
- Bloomington Community Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $125,000, out of $130,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Bloomington Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (45%), Education (16%), Housing & Shelter (13%).
- Who are Bloomington Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Bloomington School Dist ($123k), Bloomington Heritage Days ($45k), Bridging Inc ($19k).
- Does Bloomington Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bloomington Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Bloomington Community Foundation based?
- Bloomington Community Foundation is based in MN.
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