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Communicating for Agriculture Scholarship and Education Foundatio

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, INCLUDING TRAINING AND INTERNSHIPS, TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN CAREERS THAT WILL SERVE THE RURAL AREA.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$1.2MArts & Culture$80kHealth$67kEducation$48kFood & Nutrition$41kCommunity Improvement$20kHuman Services$19kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $1k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.2M
$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$280k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SMEDSRUD FOUNDATION INC$1,211,893
SONOMA COUNTY GRAPE GROWERS$20,000
GIVING VOICE INITIATIVE$20,000
TEXAS EXES$20,000
UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT$15,000
PIONEER CARE FOUNDATION$10,000
DOUGH 4 JOE$1,000
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 (FY23–25, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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%GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSEY: $5k → 11%GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSEY: $5k → 11%UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT: $22k → 9%UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT: $15k → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ND
MN
NY
IA
IN
CA
NC
SC
TX
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.

13%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$205k · 10 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
17

Total granted

$205k
$117k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+17%

Still filing today

70%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 3% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Food & NutritionEducationInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthOther
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

  • MC
    MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $22k · revenue +37%
  • GM
    GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $10k · revenue +10%
  • GM
    GLOBAL MINNESOTA
    2× · 2021–2022 · $10k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • WF
    WORLD FAIR BID COMMITTEE
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • FA
    FF AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
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
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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2
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
3
Minnesota Grocers Association

The minnesota grocers association advances the common interest of those engaged in all aspects of the food industry of mn as a leadership resource. the mga encourages and sponsors educational seminars, conventions and fosters the exchange…

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4
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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5
Minnesota Hospital Association

Advance the health of individuals and communities through leadership, advocacy and collaboration on behalf of minnesota hospitals and health systems. vision: minnesotans are healthy and have access to the right care at the right time in…

Community Improvement
6
Minnesota Hospital Foundation

The minnesota hospital foundation works on strategies that include data-led quality and safety improvement, education, research, training and leadership to improve the health of minnesotans.

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7
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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8
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

Creating powerful advocacy to enhance economic vitality in the minneapolis-st. paul region.

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9
Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation

The mission of the minneapolis regional chamber development foundation is to offer innovative ways of reducing unemployment, improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth, initiate and conduct leadership development programs…

Community Improvement
10
Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Inc

The mission of the minnesota agri-growth council is to advocate for minnesota's food and agriculture industry by serving as a unified voice and promoting relationships with allied industries.

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11
Minnesota Chamber Foundation

The organization's mission is to bring stakeholders together to promote prosperity and long-term growth of minnesota's economy.

Public Benefit
12
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership

The mission of the greater msp partnership is to accelerate regional competitiveness and inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment and execution of strategic initiatives. the partnership works to strengthen our…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lake Region Healthcare Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Friends and Allies Project Corp. 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

18 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. 18 of the 32 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
9/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SMEDSRUD FOUNDATION INC: $1,211,893 · PhilanthropySMEDSRUD FOUNDATION INCIndividual grant recipient: $74,126 · OtherIndividual gra…WORLD FAIR BID COMMITTEE: $25,000 · OtherWORLD FAIR BID…Individual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual gra…FF AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $15,163 · OtherFF AREA COLLEG…PIONEER CARE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherLAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherMUSM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherGREATER FERGUS FALLS CORP: $10,000 · Other+12 more: $23,650 · Other+12 moreGIVING VOICE INITIATIVE: $30,000 · Arts & CultureMACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC: $22,000 · Arts & CultureMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $37,000 · Human ServicesGREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY: $10,000 · Human ServicesSonoma County Grape Growers Foundation: $20,000 · Food & NutritionREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $10,000 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $7,500 · Food & NutritionEX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF UT: $20,000 · EducationFERGUS AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationGLOBAL MINNESOTA: $10,000 · InternationalFRIENDS AND ALLIES PROJECT CORP: $7,500 · International
Philanthropy$1,211,893Other$197,939Arts & Culture$52,000Human Services$47,000Food & Nutrition$37,500Education$30,000International$17,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSMEDSRUD FOUNDATION INC: $1,211,893 over 1y, 90% of budgetMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $37,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGIVING VOICE INITIATIVE: $30,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetMACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC: $22,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSonoma County Grape Growers Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetEX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF UT: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetGREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER FERGUS FALLS CORP: $10,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetGLOBAL MINNESOTA: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS AND ALLIES PROJECT CORP: $7,500 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLON CANCER COALITION INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHERN LIGHTS COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC: $300 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.

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.

Roger L & Agnes C Del…Otter Tail Power Comp…Otto Bremer TrustAmerican Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable TrustND13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable Trust · Otter Tail Power Company Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Communicating for Agriculture Scholarship and Education Foundatio funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Communicating for Agriculture Scholarship and Education Foundatio. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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 32 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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