· Private foundation
Fox 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k4 grants · $11k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Global Minnesota | $30,000 |
| VocalEssence | $25,000 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvment Association | $10,000 |
| Lake Minnetonka Garden Club | $5,000 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | $2,500 |
| Wayzata Community Church | $2,500 |
| Boca Grande Women's Club | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BGBOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC2× · 2020–2024 · $101k · revenue +311%
- GMGLOBAL MINNESOTA3× · 2020–2025 · $40k · revenue +6%
- SDST DAVID'S CENTER3× · 2017–2023 · $20k · revenue +35%
Funded once
- GCGerald C Fox Foundationgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $205k · revenue ×25 · 100% of their budget
- FCFAMILY CENTERS INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +141%
- FOFriends of the Institute - Minneapolis Institute of Artone grant, 2021 · $5k
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.
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.
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
The gordon research conferences, inc. provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, physical and engineering sciences and their interfaces. *see schedule o*
Mcad provides a transformative education within a community of support for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected world.
Senior friendship centers, inc. (sfc) was founded in 1974 to reduce isolation & loneliness & to help seniors maintain their independence, preventing premature institutionalization. the mission is to support health, dignity & quality…
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…
Gic brings together a network of international experts in policymaking, central banking, industry, and academia to explore issues and policies concerning global interdependence that impacts world economies and quality of life. we provide a…
The mission of envision greater fond du lac foundation, inc. is to inspire our community to work in partnership and cultivate a vibrant economic future.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
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…
The purpose of american gastroenterological association, inc. is to promote the common business interests of its members by promoting the image of the industry as a whole; to serve as a central, unified voice for the specialty of…
To inform and enrich the intellectual lives of 20,000 alumni of harvard university in the washington, dc area and to assist harvard university with respect to applicants and undergraduates from the dc area.
We strive to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and flower arranging, promote education in conservation and aid the protection of native plants and birds. we also foster the interest and education of young people in nature while…
How this is measured
10 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. 10 of the 34 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Gerald C Fox Foundation ↗
- Who funds BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC ↗
- Who funds VOCALESSENCE ↗
- Who funds GLOBAL MINNESOTA ↗
- Who funds GASPARILLA ISL CONSER & IMPROVE ASSN ↗
- Who funds ST DAVID'S CENTER ↗
- Who funds MINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS DBA MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS ↗
- Who funds LAKE MINNETONKA GARDEN CLUB ↗
- Who funds FAMILY CENTERS INC ↗
- Who funds BOCA GRANDE WOMAN'S CLUB INC ↗
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: Martha Elizabeth Macmillan Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Fox Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fox Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Family Centers Inc: 20% of income from government
How this is measured
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