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Granite Foundation Agency (Plg)

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$887k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
117
Grants FY2025
93
Organizations funded FY2024
63%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,410
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
64 to 144
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
23
Total assets, FY2025
$19M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 63% of the organizations Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $192k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving116$837k65%
FY202493$656k63%
FY2023110$569k83%
FY2022144$544k83%
FY202164$462kn/a
60% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$311kHealth$273kPhilanthropy$207kArts & Culture$207kEducation$180kInternational$132kReligion$109kAnimals$101kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
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MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
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TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hope Academy Inc$125,85050%
Church of Corpus Christi$110,5005n/a
30-Days Foundation$105,470315%
Mother Africa$100,00023%
La Paz Global$85,00021%
Hope Inc$80,750415%
The Next Edison$75,000338%
Tilly's Life Center$73,48822%
Dallas Safari Club$70,11351%
Safari Club International$60,16940%
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All grantees of Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hope Academy Inc$125,85050%
Church of Corpus Christi$110,5005n/a
30-Days Foundation$105,470315%
Mother Africa$100,00023%
La Paz Global$85,00021%
Hope Inc$80,750415%
The Next Edison$75,000338%
Tilly's Life Center$73,48822%
Dallas Safari Club$70,11351%
Safari Club International$60,16940%
Mains'L Foundation$50,000157%
Cretin-Derham Hall$40,0003n/a
The Ocean Foundation$40,00010%
Cure Addiction Now Can$29,50918%
Order of the Royal Guard Inc$26,8003n/a
Community of Saints Regional Catholic School$23,5002n/a
Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center$22,17520%
The House Institute Foundation$20,0002n/a
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$20,0001n/a
Wiseplace$20,00020%
Harry's Heroes$18,310122%
Ach Ridgeview Fdn Share R$15,635317%
Womens Journey Foundation$15,000124%
Whyhunger Inc$13,41430%
Musicians on Call Inc$13,33910%
Filmnorth$10,0001n/a
Human Options Inc$10,00010%
Every Kid Swims Inc$9,78520%
Leaving Legacies Foundation$9,51011%
Playwrights Horizons Inc$9,26010%
Starlight Children's Foundation$9,01510%
Good Shepherd Catholic Church$7,1311n/a
Wellness in the Schools Inc$6,26011%
Peacemaker Minnesota$6,00051%
Lewis Sports Foundation$5,91033%
Ancor Foundation Inc$5,70020%
Team Goose Foundation Inc$5,6281n/a
Keen Theater Company Inc$5,48711%
Carmen Pampa Fund$5,00011%
Rondo Center of Diverse Expression$5,00016%
Open Arms of Minnesota$5,00010%
Marquette University$5,00010%
Edina Lacrosse Association$5,00013%
Neighborhood Greening$5,0001n/a
Black Artistsdesigners Guildinc$4,76111%
Unbridled Charitable Foundation Inc$4,2521n/a
One Drop Foundation Inc$4,0001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,58030%
Leadership Spokane$3,45011%
Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc$3,27520%
Hennepin Theatre Trust$3,20010%
Inspiring Children Foundation$3,06011%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$3,00010%
Royal Order of Klondike Kates$3,0002n/a
Highland Friendship Club$3,00020%
Promise Project Inc$3,0002n/a
Hendrickson Family Foundation Uad April 27$3,00020%
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Inc$2,86010%
Muttville$2,7001n/a
Idts Medical Foundation Inc$2,65024%
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$2,56010%
Imperial Order of Fire and Brimstone$2,50012%
Tourism Cares Inc$2,2611n/a
Maestra Music Inc$2,24310%
Los Angeles Ballet Inc$2,21010%
Theatre Development Fund Inc$2,20010%
Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc$2,17020%
National Tennis Foundation Inc$2,11011%
The Arc of Indiana Inc$2,00010%
Plymouth Christian Youth Center$2,00010%
Merrick Inc$2,00010%
Oneota Cemetery Assocations$2,0001n/a
Transformation$2,0002n/a
Arts Ignite Inc$1,90810%
Roseville Vistors Association$1,78010%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1,53010%
Move for Hunger Inc$1,50010%
54 Below Inc$1,36010%
2 Walk on Water$1,3001n/a
George Mark Childrens Fund$1,26010%
Bailey House Inc$1,20010%
Twin Cities in Motion$1,06130%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,05020%
Private School Village$1,03510%
Beacon Inc$1,00010%
Social & Learning Institute Inc$1,00011%
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation$1,00010%
Pelotonia$1,0001n/a
Corpus Christi House Inc$1,0001n/a
Al-Anon$1,0001n/a
Lord of Life Lutheran Church$1,0001n/a
Cassia$1,0001n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
French Institute - Alliance Francaise$93510%
The McCourt Foundation Inc$78920%
Housing Works$72510%
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Inc$72510%
University of Minnesota Foundation$68710%
H2o for Life$62210%
Linden Hills Neighborhood Council$55511%
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society$50010%
Eastside Meals on Wheels Inc$50010%
Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Charity$50011%
Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota$50010%
Twin Cities Public Television Inc$48010%
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc$25010%
A Race Against Blindness$20010%
Shane McConkey Foundation$10010%
Minnesota Valley Country Club Inc$2010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 300 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHope Academy Inc: $125,850 over 5y, 0.2% of budget30-Days Foundation: $105,470 over 3y, 15% of budgetMother Africa: $100,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetLa Paz Global: $85,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHope Inc: $80,750 over 4y, 15% of budgetThe Next Edison: $75,000 over 3y, 38% of budgetTilly's Life Center: $73,488 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetDallas Safari Club: $70,113 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSafari Club International: $60,169 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMains'L Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 57% of budgetThe Ocean Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCure Addiction Now Can: $29,509 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetThomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center: $22,175 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWiseplace: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHarry's Heroes: $18,310 over 1y, 22% of budgetAch Ridgeview Fdn Share R: $15,635 over 3y, 17% of budgetWomens Journey Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetWhyhunger Inc: $13,414 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMusicians on Call Inc: $13,339 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHuman Options Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEvery Kid Swims Inc: $9,785 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLeaving Legacies Foundation: $9,510 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPlaywrights Horizons Inc: $9,260 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStarlight Children's Foundation: $9,015 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWellness in the Schools Inc: $6,260 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPeacemaker Minnesota: $6,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetLewis Sports Foundation: $5,910 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetAncor Foundation Inc: $5,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKeen Theater Company Inc: $5,487 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCarmen Pampa Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRondo Center of Diverse Expression: $5,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetOpen Arms of Minnesota: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarquette University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdina Lacrosse Association: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBlack Artistsdesigners Guildinc: $4,761 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,580 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Spokane: $3,450 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc: $3,275 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHennepin Theatre Trust: $3,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInspiring Children Foundation: $3,060 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHighland Friendship Club: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHendrickson Family Foundation Uad April 27: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for Prader-Willi Research Inc: $2,860 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIdts Medical Foundation Inc: $2,650 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetRoundabout Theatre Company Inc: $2,560 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImperial Order of Fire and Brimstone: $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMaestra Music Inc: $2,243 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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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 85.

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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.

Pledgeling FoundationCA33.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pledgeling Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Slaggie Family Foundation · The Poses Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · The K Foundation · Greater Horizons · Ch Robinson Worldwide 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.

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About Granite Foundation Agency (Plg)

How much does Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) give?
Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) reported 117 grants totaling $887,391 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 64 and 144 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (11%), Health (10%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Granite Foundation Agency (Plg)'s largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Hope Academy Inc ($126k), Church of Corpus Christi ($111k), 30-Days Foundation ($105k).
Does Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Granite Foundation Agency (Plg)?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pledgeling Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust.
Where is Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) based?
Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) is based in MN.

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 410 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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