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Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$492k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
37%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$40,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 31
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$6.9M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 37% of the organizations Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving35$467k23%
FY202430$418k37%
FY202327$411k11%
FY202229$433k24%
FY202122$390k23%
FY202027$386k19%
FY201931$446k48%
FY201720$256kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.5MFood & Nutrition$276kReligion$275kRecreation & Sports$215kArts & Culture$191kPhilanthropy$191kYouth Development$160kHuman Services$152kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
IN
OH
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
TN
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Delta Gamma Foundation$420,99883%
Second Harvest Heartland$266,20080%
St Thomas Academy$230,0007n/a
Meetinghouse Church$145,0008n/a
South Kent School Corporation$130,00070%
Southern Methodist University$115,00080%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$110,00060%
Wilderness Inquiry Inc$110,00051%
Hope Academy Inc$101,00060%
Union Gospel Mission Inc$95,00064%
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All grantees of Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Delta Gamma Foundation$420,99883%
Second Harvest Heartland$266,20080%
St Thomas Academy$230,0007n/a
Meetinghouse Church$145,0008n/a
South Kent School Corporation$130,00070%
Southern Methodist University$115,00080%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$110,00060%
Wilderness Inquiry Inc$110,00051%
Hope Academy Inc$101,00060%
Union Gospel Mission Inc$95,00064%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$90,00050%
Young Men's Christian Association - Camp Olson$75,00031%
Suffield Academy$65,00030%
Hope Farm School$65,00052%
Jeremiah Program$65,00060%
Institute for Shipboard Education$55,00070%
University of Northwestern - St Paul$50,00020%
Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul Inc$40,00020%
N C Little Memorial Hospice Inc$36,00040%
The Blake School$30,00060%
Junior League of Minneapolis Inc$24,00064%
Bible League$20,0002n/a
Children's Cancer Research Fund$20,00020%
Lynn University Inc$20,00030%
Science Museum of Minnesota$20,00020%
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc$15,00030%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$15,00020%
Global Volunteers$10,00010%
Good Grocer$10,00020%
Minnesota Children's Museum$10,00010%
Junior Achievement North Foundation$10,00020%
Think Small$10,00020%
Edina Give and Go$10,00021%
Operation Red Wings Foundation$10,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$10,00020%
Northland Area Family Service Ctr$8,00012%
Texas Christian University$6,00020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,00020%
University of Miami$6,00020%
Jack's Basket$5,00010%
Laketrails Base CampInc$5,00012%
Kingdom Pathways$5,0001n/a
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs$5,00012%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities$5,00010%
Hackensack Game Changers$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($646k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDelta Gamma Foundation: $420,998 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Heartland: $266,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Kent School Corporation: $130,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $115,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $110,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWilderness Inquiry Inc: $110,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetHope Academy Inc: $101,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnion Gospel Mission Inc: $95,000 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $90,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association - Camp Olson: $75,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetSuffield Academy: $65,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHope Farm School: $65,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetJeremiah Program: $65,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Shipboard Education: $55,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Northwestern - St Paul: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnion Gospel Mission Association of St Paul Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetN C Little Memorial Hospice Inc: $36,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Blake School: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJunior League of Minneapolis Inc: $24,000 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetChildren's Cancer Research Fund: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLynn University Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetScience Museum of Minnesota: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAdopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Volunteers: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGood Grocer: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Children's Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement North Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThink Small: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEdina Give and Go: $10,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthland Area Family Service Ctr: $8,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTexas Christian University: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJack's Basket: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLaketrails Base CampInc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHackensack Game Changers: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN23.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Schmoker Family Foundation · Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · William C Schmoker Family Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Susan Stuart Seiler Family Foundation · Pentair Foundation · The Jamf Nation Global Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher 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.

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About Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation

How much does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation give?
Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $492,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (44%), Food & Nutrition (8%), Religion (8%).
Who are Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Delta Gamma Foundation ($421k), Second Harvest Heartland ($266k), St Thomas Academy ($230k).
Does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Schmoker Family Foundation, Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation.
Where is Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation based?
Catherine Marie Schmoker Family Foundation is based in MN.

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 75 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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