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Gage 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.

$78k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$607kRecreation & Sports$602kPhilanthropy$297kReligion$231kCommunity Improvement$124kYouth Development$123kAnimals$98kHealth$90kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $52k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$798k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY$24,573
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church$17,267
Hospitality House Youth Development$10,096
Individual grant recipient$9,814
INNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION$5,000
Women's Foundation of Minnesota$5,000
Pacer Center$2,500
Phi Delta Theta Foundation$1,500
University of Minnesota Foundation$1,000
Greater Twin Cities United Way$427
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church$233
Individual grant recipient$186
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 (FY17–24, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%USTA NORTHERN: $10k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF HAWAII: $2k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $4k → 14%USTA NORTHERN: $10k → 6%USTA Northern: $5k → 6%Hammer Residences Inc: $100 → 11%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

MN
IL
WI
NY
SD
OH
CA
DC
HI
FL
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 25 repeat orgs$63k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
16

Total granted

$2.2M
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+17%

Still filing today

64%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentArts & 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

  • AU
    AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $451k · revenue +30%
  • Northwestern University
    5× · 2017–2021 · $275k · revenue +41%
  • IT
    INNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $267k · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • NN
    NOMI NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +95%
  • PF
    PANDA FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $13k · revenue -97%
  • WF
    WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
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
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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5
Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell hamline school of law is an independent law school that advances its mission through a combination of legal education, public service, and community engagement. it is dedicated to preparing students to practice law, while also…

Education
6
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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7
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth

Mity's mission is to inspire and challenge intellectually curious students to pursue their passions within a diverse, inclusive community and empower them by building skills and relationships for lifelong success.

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9
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
10
Drake University

See schedule o.drake's mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. the drake experience is distinguished…

Education
11
Gustavus Adolphus College

Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized…

Education
12
Ucf Athletics Association Inc

To provide opportunity to young people and develop leaders for industry, philanthropy, education and the community through the intercollegiate athletic experience.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Nick Bollettieri Foundation 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

34 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. 34 of the 44 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/34
Grantees still filing
25/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HENNEPIN AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $230,243 · OtherHENNEPIN AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHUR…Individual grant recipient: $174,260 · OtherIndividual grant recipientURBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $123,665 · OtherURBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONLITERACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $77,065 · OtherLITERACY MATTERS FOUNDATIONMAYO CLINIC: $25,156 · Other+20 more: $123,007 · Other+20 moreNorthwestern University: $275,190 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern UniversityINNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION: $266,608 · Recreation & SportsINNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATIO…AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: $450,548 · EducationAUGSBURG UNIVERSITYTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $34,988 · EducationTHE BLAKE SCHOOL+6 more: $15,385 · EducationGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $259,402 · PhilanthropyGREATER TWIN C…Women's Foundation of Minnesota: $25,042 · PhilanthropyWomen's Founda…+1 more: $100 · PhilanthropyHOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $105,200 · Youth DevelopmentPANDA FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · Youth DevelopmentPACER CENTER INC: $61,492 · Civil RightsUSTA Northern: $25,045 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,520 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human Services
Other$753,396Recreation & Sports$541,798Education$500,921Philanthropy$284,544Youth Development$117,700Civil Rights$61,492Human Services$30,665

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 budgetAUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: $450,548 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwestern University: $275,190 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION: $266,608 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $259,402 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetURBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $123,665 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetHOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $105,200 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetLITERACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $77,065 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPACER CENTER INC: $61,492 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $34,988 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $25,156 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUSTA Northern: $25,045 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWomen's Foundation of Minnesota: $25,042 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION: $20,206 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNick Bollettieri Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetNOMI NETWORK INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPANDA FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetPhi Delta Theta Foundation: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHEART OF DANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,520 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE: $5,135 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBreck School: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDENCE ACADEMY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDINOMIGHTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSCALABRINI INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION NETWORK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI MINNESOTA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHammer Residences Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST CROIX VALLEY FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $50 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 AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds INNERCITY TENNIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY MATTERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BLAKE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds USTA Northern ↗
  • Who funds Women's Foundation of Minnesota ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Nick Bollettieri Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds NOMI NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds PANDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Phi Delta Theta Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HEART OF DANCE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds Breck School ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PROVIDENCE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DINOMIGHTS ↗
  • Who funds TEAM8 INC ↗
  • Who funds SCALABRINI INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC ↗
  • Who funds DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds NAMI MINNESOTA ↗

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.

The Minneapolis Found…Saint Paul & Minnesot…Catholic Community Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…The Richard M Schulze…United Way WorldwideMcGlynn Family Founda…The K FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Thrivent Financial fo…Otto Bremer TrustXcel Energy Foundation
The Minneapolis FoundationMN23.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · United Way Worldwide · McGlynn Family Foundation · The K Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Otto Bremer Trust · Xcel Energy 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 Gage Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gage 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Gage Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Gage 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 44 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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