Minnesota · Community foundation
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
Inspire individuals and organizations to invest in their community to improve the quality of life.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 51
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $11,780
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $128,446
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 50
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $34M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsHealthYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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 | 46 | $1.1M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 28 | $580k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 50 | $1.1M | 36% |
| FY2021 | 37 | $761k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 42 | $1.3M | 60% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $355k | 65% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $144k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $267k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Recreation & Sports$896kHealth$852kArts & Culture$702kEducation$701kHuman Services$581kFood & Nutrition$573kCommunity Improvement$385kYouth Development$266kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isd #318 | $759,348 | 4 | n/a |
| Second Harvest North Central Food Bank | $411,210 | 8 | 1% |
| Eldercircle | $254,062 | 7 | 10% |
| First Call for Help of Itasca County | $234,377 | 4 | 2% |
| Reif Arts Council | $205,693 | 6 | 5% |
| Great Tails Animal Rescue | $201,545 | 6 | 26% |
| Grand Itasca Foundation | $176,098 | 7 | 14% |
| District 318 Endowment Fund | $159,459 | 4 | n/a |
| Kootasca Community Action Inc | $156,363 | 6 | 1% |
| Northland Counseling Center Inc | $137,650 | 5 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isd #318 | $759,348 | 4 | n/a |
| Second Harvest North Central Food Bank | $411,210 | 8 | 1% |
| Eldercircle | $254,062 | 7 | 10% |
| First Call for Help of Itasca County | $234,377 | 4 | 2% |
| Reif Arts Council | $205,693 | 6 | 5% |
| Great Tails Animal Rescue | $201,545 | 6 | 26% |
| Grand Itasca Foundation | $176,098 | 7 | 14% |
| District 318 Endowment Fund | $159,459 | 4 | n/a |
| Kootasca Community Action Inc | $156,363 | 6 | 1% |
| Northland Counseling Center Inc | $137,650 | 5 | 0% |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital | $132,107 | 6 | n/a |
| Wabana Township | $128,446 | 1 | n/a |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College | $125,601 | 4 | n/a |
| Northern Community Radio Inc | $125,034 | 6 | 2% |
| Itasca Economic Development Corpor | $125,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Community Cafe Inc | $123,750 | 5 | 31% |
| Itasca County Family YMCA Inc | $117,260 | 5 | 1% |
| Grand Rapids Area Library Found | $115,524 | 4 | n/a |
| Itasca Community Television Inc | $110,044 | 2 | 13% |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $102,333 | 5 | n/a |
| Itasca Orchestra & Strings Program | $90,340 | 5 | 13% |
| Itasca Community College Foundation | $89,274 | 1 | 11% |
| Itasca County Land Dept | $88,920 | 5 | n/a |
| Boys' Club of Duluth | $78,522 | 5 | 2% |
| Itasca Hospice Foundation | $72,313 | 3 | 67% |
| Itasca Youth for Christ | $64,136 | 6 | 13% |
| North Homes Inc | $53,131 | 2 | 0% |
| Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation | $47,761 | 2 | 98% |
| Westwood Lutheran Church | $43,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Itasca County Habitat for Humanity | $42,100 | 4 | 3% |
| Itasca County Historical Society | $40,256 | 6 | 5% |
| Forward Health Foundation | $36,047 | 4 | 6% |
| United Way of 1000 Lakes | $35,273 | 2 | 7% |
| Deer River Schools-Isd #317 | $34,944 | 4 | n/a |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | $32,464 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Deer River | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Itasca Driftskippers Snowmobile Club Inc | $30,500 | 2 | 12% |
| Grand Rapids Band Boosters Association | $30,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Nashwauk-Keewatin Schools - Isd #319 | $29,353 | 3 | n/a |
| Deer Lake Association of Itasca County | $27,300 | 2 | 7% |
| Itasca County Housing and Redevelopment Authority | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Lights Nordic Ski Club Incorporated | $24,900 | 3 | 14% |
| Nashwauk | $24,840 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Hill City | $23,406 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $22,534 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Care Free Clinic | $22,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $21,660 | 2 | n/a |
| Great Minds Learning Center | $21,066 | 2 | 10% |
| Wilderness Wheelers | $20,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Grand Rapids United Methodist Church | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Grace Bible Chapel | $18,610 | 3 | n/a |
| Support Within Reach | $18,084 | 3 | n/a |
| Swampsiders Snowmobile and Atv Club | $18,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Grace House of Itasca County | $17,750 | 2 | 2% |
| Marcell Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club | $17,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital | $16,769 | 2 | 0% |
| Macrostie Art Center | $16,587 | 2 | 3% |
| University of North Dakota-College of Business & Public Admin | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $14,500 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Nashwauk | $13,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Buck Lake Improvement Club | $12,800 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $12,340 | 2 | 0% |
| North Dakota State University | $12,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Smart North | $12,210 | 1 | 2% |
| Grand Rapids Farmers Market | $11,850 | 2 | 6% |
| Sciotoville Christian Church | $11,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $11,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Cuyuna Iron Range Riders Atv-Ohv Club | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnesota Deer Hunters Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lawron Trail Riders | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| 38 Ers Snowmobile Club Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Isd 002 | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Bovey | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Itasca Life Options | $9,837 | 1 | 0% |
| Deer River Volunteer Firemen's Relief Association | $9,500 | 1 | 16% |
| Free Range Food Co-op | $9,374 | 1 | n/a |
| Loon Country Quilters | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College of St Scholastica Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Palisade Event Committee | $8,200 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Coleraine | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Judy Garland Childrens Museum | $7,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Affinity Plus Fcu | $7,171 | 1 | n/a |
| Advocates for Family Peace | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center Dba New Beginnings Pregnancy & Family Su | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Goodland Township | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency Incorporated | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Aitkin County | $6,405 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Assoc Inc | $6,151 | 1 | 1% |
| St James Lutheran Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Majority in the Middle | $6,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Community Presbyterian Church | $5,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Ind School Dist 4 | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Superior College Foundation Inc | $5,486 | 1 | 1% |
| Minnesota Zoo | $5,409 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Keewatin | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 53 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 53.
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.
C K Blandin FoundationMN79.5× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: C K Blandin Foundation · Minnesota Power Foundation · Northland Foundation · United Way of 1000 Lakes · Second Harvest Northland · Second Harvest North Central Food Bank · Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Smdc Medical Center · United Way of Ne Minnesota · Propel Nonprofits
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 Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
- How much does Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation give?
- Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation reported 51 itemized grants totaling $1,108,999, out of $1,653,430 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 50 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (15%), Health (14%), Arts & Culture (12%).
- Who are Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Isd #318 ($759k), Second Harvest North Central Food Bank ($411k), Eldercircle ($254k).
- Does Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include C K Blandin Foundation, Minnesota Power Foundation, Northland Foundation.
- Where is Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation based?
- Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation is based in MN.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
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The camps
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By state
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