How much does GHR Foundation give?

GHR Foundation reported 155 grants totaling $36,431,731 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 118 and 141 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.

What does GHR Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (38%), Health (15%), International (13%).

Who are GHR Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: University of St Thomas ($39M), St Catherine University ($18M), Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc ($12M).

Does GHR Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Does GHR Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

Which funders back the same organizations as GHR Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation.

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Minnesota · Private foundation

GHR Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$36M
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 155
Grants FY2024: 118
Organizations funded FY2023: 22%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Median grant, FY2024: $100,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $2,050,000
Organizations funded a year: 118 to 141; FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 21
Total assets, FY2024: $1.1B
Applications: Preselected organizations only; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations GHR Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.1M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

EducationHealthInternationalPhilanthropyHuman ServicesArts & 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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	117	$31M	28%
FY2023	118	$32M	22%
FY2022	141	$49M	27%
FY2021	139	$29M	27%
FY2020	131	$36M	39%
FY2019	129	$32M	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$89MHealth$36MInternational$31MPhilanthropy$20MHuman Services$12MReligion$12MPublic Safety & Disaster$9.5MCommunity Improvement$7.3MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
University of St Thomas	$38,962,015	6	3%
St Catherine University	$17,646,030	6	2%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc	$12,450,000	5	1%
Catholic Relief Services	$8,375,563	6	n/a
Marquette University	$6,330,000	6	0%
Ascension Catholic Grade School	$3,410,924	3	n/a
Georgetown University	$3,241,216	6	0%
La Jolla Institute for Immunology	$3,133,904	4	2%
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc	$2,517,700	6	28%
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital	$2,400,000	3	14%

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All grantees of GHR Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
University of St Thomas	$38,962,015	6	3%
St Catherine University	$17,646,030	6	2%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc	$12,450,000	5	1%
Catholic Relief Services	$8,375,563	6	n/a
Marquette University	$6,330,000	6	0%
Ascension Catholic Grade School	$3,410,924	3	n/a
Georgetown University	$3,241,216	6	0%
La Jolla Institute for Immunology	$3,133,904	4	2%
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc	$2,517,700	6	28%
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital	$2,400,000	3	14%
NEO Philanthropy Inc	$2,347,510	6	0%
Laudato Si Movement	$2,200,000	5	n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated	$2,000,000	3	n/a
All Square	$1,840,000	4	34%
Washington University	$1,739,380	4	0%
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc	$1,734,330	6	0%
Pillsbury United Communities	$1,655,000	3	7%
Trustees of Boston College	$1,645,824	6	0%
Alliance for Children Everywhere	$1,637,605	6	23%
Risen Christ School	$1,574,812	6	n/a
Christian Alliance for Orphans	$1,493,000	6	21%
Spoon Foundation	$1,376,780	6	58%
Save The Children Federation Inc	$1,250,000	6	0%
The Achievement Network Ltd	$1,175,817	5	1%
Sahan Journal	$1,160,000	3	22%
Center for Economic Inclusion	$1,000,000	1	23%
Gates Philanthropy Partners	$1,000,000	1	1%
Global Solidarity Fund	$1,000,000	2	13%
Holt International Children's Services Inc	$942,912	6	1%
Alliance for Peacebuilding	$895,000	4	16%
African American Leadership Forum	$810,000	4	30%
Neighborhood Development Center Inc	$750,000	2	4%
Family Health International Inc	$729,770	6	0%
Nexus Community Partners	$700,000	3	12%
Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities	$650,000	4	38%
Opportunity for All Kids Foundation	$650,000	4	95%
Mexican American Catholic College Inc	$645,000	2	19%
Search for Common Ground	$644,000	3	1%
Nonviolent Peaceforce	$625,000	3	14%
Blessed Trinity Catholic School	$530,606	6	n/a
Church of the Immaculate Conception	$520,546	6	n/a
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Inc	$500,000	3	n/a
Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc	$500,000	1	11%
Amherst H Wilder Foundation	$500,000	1	1%
University of California San Francisco Foundation	$500,000	1	0%
Healey Education Foundation Inc	$475,654	3	11%
Johns Hopkins University	$462,024	3	0%
Ed Allies	$460,055	5	11%
TWIN CITIES SOCIAL COHESION INITIATIVE DBA Richfield Leadership Network	$460,000	4	80%
A Nuns Life Ministry	$430,400	4	65%
The Miracle Foundation Inc	$430,000	2	5%
Community of Saints Regional Catholic School	$417,322	6	n/a
Disability Rights International Inc	$400,000	1	23%
National Religious Vocation Conference	$378,339	4	n/a
World Without Orphans Global	$350,000	3	26%
Healing Justice Foundation	$325,000	2	22%
The Catholic University of America	$324,000	1	0%
St Pascal Regional Catholic School	$322,390	3	n/a
Minnesota Council of Churches	$300,000	3	n/a
Great Mn Schools	$300,000	3	4%
Minnesota Council on Foundations	$285,000	2	4%
Alight	$253,000	4	0%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis	$250,000	6	0%
Aim Higher Foundation	$236,111	2	4%
Five One Labs Inc	$230,397	3	23%
Carmelite Communities Associated Inc	$230,000	4	98%
FaithAction International House	$206,000	2	20%
Talent Beyond Boundaries Inc	$204,563	2	20%
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation	$200,000	1	2%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	$200,000	1	n/a
Mercy Corps	$200,000	1	0%
Project for Pride in Living Inc	$190,000	5	0%
Every Meal	$180,000	3	0%
Endowment of the US Institute of Peace	$165,200	1	3%
The Given Institute Inc	$155,000	1	26%
Minndependent	$150,000	2	13%
Wisconsin Religious Collaborative Inc	$140,000	3	n/a
Jesuit Refugee Service USA	$135,000	5	n/a
Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer	$125,000	2	n/a
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School	$118,000	2	n/a
University of Portland	$115,000	5	0%
Indiana University School of Medicine	$107,000	1	n/a
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College	$100,000	1	0%
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	$100,000	3	n/a
St Joan of Arc Catholic Church	$90,000	1	n/a
Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners	$75,000	6	0%
National Catholic Educational Association	$75,000	3	n/a
Way to Grow	$75,000	6	0%
St Alphonsus Parish School	$72,099	3	n/a
Firelight Foundation	$72,000	1	4%
Catholic Charities USA	$70,000	2	n/a
Treehouse Inc	$62,000	5	1%
University of Minnesota Foundation	$61,500	3	0%
All Africa Conference - Sister to Sister Inc	$61,257	1	11%
Peace Direct Inc	$60,000	2	7%
The Open Door	$60,000	6	0%
Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media	$60,000	2	0%
Alia	$56,000	2	2%
Detroit Children's Fund	$55,000	3	0%
Good Shepherd Mission Development Corporation	$54,000	1	n/a
The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co	$50,880	2	1%
Camelback Ventures	$50,000	1	1%
Scalabrini International Migration Network Inc	$50,000	1	5%
Jeremiah Program	$50,000	4	0%
Council on Foundations Inc	$50,000	1	0%
Vail Christian Academy	$50,000	1	3%
Center for Religion and Diplomacy Inc	$50,000	1	3%
Macphail Center for Music	$37,000	6	0%
International Catholic Migration Commission Inc	$35,000	1	n/a
Mujeres Latinas En Accion	$35,000	2	0%
Detroit Parent Network	$35,000	2	3%
The Irish Repertory Theatre Companyinc	$35,000	6	0%
Cornerhouse	$35,000	4	1%
Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic Inc	$35,000	2	n/a
Visitation Monastery	$30,000	3	n/a
The Convent and Academy of the Visitation	$30,000	3	n/a
Global Minnesota	$30,000	1	2%
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc	$30,000	2	0%
Council on Foreign Relations Inc	$28,500	6	0%
Giving Voice Initiative	$26,000	6	5%
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc	$25,000	2	0%
The Kansas University Endowment Association	$25,000	1	0%
St Marys Episcopal Church	$25,000	1	n/a
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding	$25,000	1	2%
A Mothers Love Initiative	$25,000	1	n/a
El Valor Corporation	$25,000	1	0%
Greater Twin Cities United Way	$25,000	1	0%
Shorecrest Preparatory School Inc	$25,000	1	0%
The Philanthropy Roundtable	$20,000	2	0%
Kino Border Initiative Inc	$20,000	1	1%
Vincentian Family Office	$20,000	1	n/a
Education Foundation of Eagle Cnty	$20,000	1	2%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations	$20,000	1	0%
Loyola University of Chicago	$20,000	1	0%
TeamLift Inc	$18,000	2	2%
Hennepin History Museum	$17,500	5	1%
St Raphael Catholic School	$16,722	1	n/a
Commonweal Foundation	$15,000	1	0%
Hope Border Institute	$15,000	1	6%
The Edina Crime Prevention Fund Inc	$15,000	1	10%
The Rivers School Corporation	$15,000	1	0%
Latinos Progresando	$15,000	1	0%
Xavier University of Louisiana	$15,000	1	0%
St Joseph Services Inc	$15,000	2	1%
Proyecto Juan Diego Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation	$15,000	1	0%
Second Harvest Heartland	$12,500	5	0%
Fund for Constitutional Government	$12,500	1	0%
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness	$11,500	2	0%
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society	$11,500	3	0%
Augsburg University	$11,000	5	0%
Brightfocus Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
YWCA of Minneapolis	$10,000	3	0%
Minneapolis American Indian Center	$10,000	1	0%
Ascension DePaul Services	$10,000	1	0%
Steamboat Christian Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Sabathani Community Center	$10,000	1	0%
Ashoka	$10,000	1	0%
Family Fest Inc Christian Ministry Non Profit Org	$10,000	1	4%
Equal Justice Initiative	$10,000	1	0%
Villanova University	$10,000	1	0%
The Reformed Church	$10,000	1	n/a
Pacem in Terris	$10,000	1	1%
Pear	$10,000	1	1%
Tubman	$10,000	1	0%
Guthrie Theater Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Dominican Sisters of Peace Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Minnesota Boychoir	$10,000	1	2%
Church of Lumen Christi	$9,204	1	n/a
Black Men Teach	$8,000	3	0%
The Carter Center Inc	$7,500	4	0%
International Rescue Committee INC	$7,000	3	0%
Elizabeth Seton High School	$5,000	1	n/a
Project Success	$5,000	1	0%
Build Wealth MN Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Minneapolis College of Art and Design	$5,000	1	0%
Ann Bancroft Foundation	$5,000	1	1%
Women's Advocates Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Public Functionary	$5,000	1	n/a
Grace Fellowship	$5,000	1	n/a
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation	$5,000	1	n/a
Children's Theatre Company and School	$5,000	2	0%
United Way of Eagle River Valley	$5,000	1	2%
Penumbra Theatre Company Inc	$5,000	1	0%
St Stephens Episcopal Church	$5,000	1	n/a
(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico	$5,000	1	1%
Agate Housing & Services Inc	$4,500	2	0%
Camp Fire Minnesota	$3,000	1	0%
Walker Art Center	$3,000	2	0%
Mint Theater Company Inc	$2,500	1	0%
Our Savior Lutheran Church	$2,500	1	n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc	$1,000	1	0%
Access Press Ltd	$1,000	1	n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc	$500	1	0%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 121 recipients with no EIN on record ($59M), not named here.

GHR Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 11 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 151 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

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 151.

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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 FoundationMN55.7× affinity43 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · Fr Bigelow Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Pohlad Family Foundation · Target Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · The Hubbard Broadcasting 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.

Compare GHR Foundation with peer funders

About GHR Foundation

How much does GHR Foundation give?: GHR Foundation reported 155 grants totaling $36,431,731 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 118 and 141 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does GHR Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (38%), Health (15%), International (13%).
Who are GHR Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: University of St Thomas ($39M), St Catherine University ($18M), Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc ($12M).
Does GHR Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does GHR Foundation accept unsolicited applications?: Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as GHR Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation.
Where is GHR Foundation based?: GHR Foundation is based in MN.