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Botsford Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$28k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$76kEducation$25kHealth$20kFood & Nutrition$10kHuman Services$8kPhilanthropy$7kEmployment$6kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k31 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$500
Median grant
3
States reached
$556k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRAND FORKS CHILDRENS MUSEUM$10,000
EMPIRE ARTS CENTER$1,000
UND SMHS ENDOWMENT FUND$1,000
MY ALLY HEALTH$1,000
THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK$1,000
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION$1,000
FIREHALL THEATER$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
MY VERY OWN BED$900
ICA FOOD SHELF$750
EVERY MEAL$750
PROP SHOP OF EDEN PRAIRIE$500
SANNEH FOUNDATION$500
Individual grant recipient$500
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%ICA FOOD SHELF: $750 → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $500 → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $500 → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $500 → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $500 → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $250 → 11%APPETITE FOR CHANGE INC: $1k → 11%APPETITE FOR CHANGE INC: $1k → 11%ALTRU FAMILY YMCA: $300 → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$148k · 41 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
21

Total granted

$148k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+14%

Still filing today

49%
24%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • EA
    EMPIRE ARTS CENTER
    8× · 2018–2025 · $10k · revenue +13%
  • MH
    MYALLY HEALTH
    8× · 2018–2025 · $9k · revenue +35%
  • EM
    EVERY MEAL
    6× · 2020–2025 · $4k · revenue +558%

Funded once

  • UA
    UND Alumni Association and Foundation
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue +9%
  • AH
    ALTRU HEALTH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +211%
  • JD
    JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
2
Northland Foundation

The northland foundation supports northeastern minnesota people and communities working toward a future where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.

Philanthropy
3
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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4
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

Engaging the community to end hunger

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5
Mn Community Measurement

Mn community measurement empowers stakeholders with meaningful information to drive improvement.

Health
6
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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7
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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8
Northern Minnesota Public Television Inc

Lakeland pbs' mission is to educate, entertain, enrich and enlighten our "community" with the programming we produce right here in northern minnesota and the nationally available programming we choose to air on our channels. lakeland pbs'…

Arts & Culture
9
Mill City Farmers Market Inc

Mission: to inspire and nurture a healthy community by building a local, sustainable, and organic food economy in a vibrant experiential marketplace.vision: to be a nationally recognized marketplace model that connects, educates, and…

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10
The Open Door

The open door is a leading hunger-relief organization serving dakota county, minnesota, where food insecurity is a growing challenge. the open door is dedicated to ending local hunger by providing access to healthy, fresh, and nutritious…

Food & Nutrition
11
United Way of Ne Minnesota

United way of northeastern minnesota invests in nonprofits, programs, and collaborations that equip and empower, creating opportunities for people to thrive in our communities.

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12
Great River Childrens Museum

Great river children's museum (grcm) shines a bright light on the power of play to spark children's learning, strengthen families, and build community connections. its dynamic, interactive environments and experiences are a gateway to the…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northwest Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Grand Forks Curling Club Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 68 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
22/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRAND FORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $30,000 · OtherGRAND FORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INCUND ALUMNI FOUNDATION: $22,700 · OtherUND ALUMNI FOUNDATIONUND ALUMNI FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT CON: $6,250 · OtherUND ALUMNI FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT CONFIREHALL THEATER: $5,100 · Other+47 more: $52,435 · Other+47 moreEMPIRE ARTS CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & CultureEMPIRE ARTS C…PAUL BUNYAN PLAYHOUSE INC: $4,950 · Arts & CulturePAUL BUNYAN P…ARTWISE: $2,750 · Arts & CultureARTWISEMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $1,750 · Arts & CultureMINNESOTA PUB…Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc: $950 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureMYALLY HEALTH: $8,600 · HealthMYALLY HE…ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM: $2,100 · HealthALTRU HEA…MAYO CLINIC: $2,000 · HealthMAYO CLIN…REGIONS HOSPITAL: $1,000 · HealthREGIONS H…UND Alumni Association and Foundation: $6,000 · EducationNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Public BenefitINTERCONGREGATION COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesAPPETITE FOR CHANGE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $300 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $2,500 · PhilanthropyTHE PROP SHOP OF EDEN PRAIRIE: $1,500 · Philanthropy
Other$116,485Arts & Culture$20,900Health$13,700Education$6,000Public Benefit$6,000Human Services$5,300Philanthropy$4,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGRAND FORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $30,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetEMPIRE ARTS CENTER: $10,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetMYALLY HEALTH: $8,600 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPAUL BUNYAN PLAYHOUSE INC: $4,950 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetEVERY MEAL: $3,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND FORKS CURLING CLUB INC: $3,535 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetINTERCONGREGATION COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetARTWISE: $2,750 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMy Very Own Bed: $2,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAPPETITE FOR CHANGE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALTRU HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF GRAND FORKS DBA CIRCLE OF FRIENDS ANIMAL SHELTER: $2,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $1,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PROP SHOP OF EDEN PRAIRIE: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA CLAUS GIRLS: $1,200 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SANNEH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREGIONS HOSPITAL: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPrairie Public Broadcasting Inc: $950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND THE AREA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHLANDS RESCUE MISSION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds GRAND FORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds EMPIRE ARTS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MYALLY HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds UND Alumni Association and Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PAUL BUNYAN PLAYHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERY MEAL ↗
  • Who funds GRAND FORKS CURLING CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERCONGREGATION COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTWISE ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA ↗
  • Who funds My Very Own Bed ↗
  • Who funds ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds APPETITE FOR CHANGE INC ↗
  • Who funds ALTRU HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF GRAND FORKS DBA CIRCLE OF FRIENDS ANIMAL SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds THE PROP SHOP OF EDEN PRAIRIE ↗
  • Who funds SANTA CLAUS GIRLS ↗
  • Who funds THE SANNEH FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Myra FoundationCommunity Foundation …Xcel Energy FoundationOtto Bremer TrustBnsf Railway Foundati…Midcontinent Foundati…Blue Cross Blue Shiel…United Way of Grand F…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Hal and Kathleen …The Minneapolis Found…Mightycause Charitabl…
Myra FoundationND30.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Myra Foundation · Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region · Xcel Energy Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation · United Way of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and the Area Inc · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Hal and Kathleen Gershman Family Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Botsford Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Botsford Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Botsford Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Botsford Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 68 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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