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Grotto Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 24
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$32M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Grotto Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyReligionOther
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 arriving28$1.1M32%
FY202422$582k32%
FY202320$918k30%
FY202224$1.2M29%
FY202124$1.2M29%
FY202023$870k30%
FY201913$728k38%
FY201818$834k44%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$2.3MEducation$1.8MHuman Services$1.5MFood & Nutrition$530kEmployment$349kHousing & Shelter$335kArts & Culture$301kPublic Safety & Disaster$269kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Project Success$398,50065%
One2One$360,000470%
Wallin Education Partners$323,00071%
Jeremiah Program$315,00060%
Appetite for Change Inc$300,00042%
Bolder Options$299,00075%
The Sanneh Foundation$280,00052%
Breakthrough Twin Cities$275,00066%
Saint Paul Police Foundation$258,500347%
Isuroon$242,84658%
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All grantees of Grotto Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Project Success$398,50065%
One2One$360,000470%
Wallin Education Partners$323,00071%
Jeremiah Program$315,00060%
Appetite for Change Inc$300,00042%
Bolder Options$299,00075%
The Sanneh Foundation$280,00052%
Breakthrough Twin Cities$275,00066%
Saint Paul Police Foundation$258,500347%
Isuroon$242,84658%
Red Cloud Indian School$225,0004n/a
Elpis Enterprises$220,000512%
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library$218,00061%
Project for Pride in Living Inc$200,00040%
Dunwoody College of Technology$200,00040%
Mobile Hope$195,000416%
All Square$190,00044%
Community Partners with Youth$173,000412%
Ujamaa Place$160,00041%
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis$152,50050%
The Tiwahe Foundation$128,500211%
Amherst H Wilder Foundation$125,00020%
Women's Advocates Inc$120,00041%
Youth Farm and Market Project$115,00029%
Big Ideas Inc$105,00035%
Normandale Community College Foundation Inc$100,00012%
Foster Advocates$95,00026%
The Link$90,00021%
Neighborhood House$87,50030%
Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund$85,00023%
Ka Joog Nonprofit Organization$80,0002n/a
East Side Neighborhood Services Inc$77,50021%
Page Education Foundation$70,00031%
Black Men Teach$70,00031%
Friends of Saint Paul College$65,00024%
Urban Boatbuilders Inc$65,00024%
Tree Trust$60,00020%
Propel Nonprofits$50,00020%
Youthlink$50,00011%
The Brandlab$50,00012%
Mentoring Young Adults$50,0001n/a
Multiplying Good Inc$50,00011%
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Inc$50,0001n/a
Hallie Q Brown Community Center Inc$47,50021%
Goodwill Industries Inc$43,90010%
Reach for Resources Inc$35,00011%
Urban Roots Mn$30,00011%
The Urban Village Inc$30,0001n/a
St Paul Youth Services$25,00012%
Studio-180$25,00015%
St Paul City School$25,00010%
Wildflyer Coffee$25,00012%
YWCA of Minneapolis$25,00010%
Minnesota Parent Union$25,00018%
Bravo Zulu House$23,0001n/a
Gigis Playhouse Inc$23,0001n/a
Minnesota Council on Foundations$21,00040%
Way to Grow$20,00011%
Partnerships for Permanence$20,000113%
Mentor North$20,0001n/a
Prepare and Prosper$15,00011%
Haven Housing$15,0001n/a
Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc$10,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($965k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Grotto Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 53 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetProject Success: $398,500 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetOne2One: $360,000 over 4y, 70% of budgetWallin Education Partners: $323,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetJeremiah Program: $315,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAppetite for Change Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetBolder Options: $299,000 over 7y, 4.6% of budgetThe Sanneh Foundation: $280,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetBreakthrough Twin Cities: $275,000 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetSaint Paul Police Foundation: $258,500 over 3y, 47% of budgetIsuroon: $242,846 over 5y, 7.7% of budgetElpis Enterprises: $220,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetHill Museum & Manuscript Library: $218,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetProject for Pride in Living Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDunwoody College of Technology: $200,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMobile Hope: $195,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetAll Square: $190,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetCommunity Partners with Youth: $173,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetUjamaa Place: $160,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetJewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis: $152,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Tiwahe Foundation: $128,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetAmherst H Wilder Foundation: $125,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWomen's Advocates Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetYouth Farm and Market Project: $115,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetBig Ideas Inc: $105,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetNormandale Community College Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFoster Advocates: $95,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetThe Link: $90,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNeighborhood House: $87,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMinnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund: $85,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetEast Side Neighborhood Services Inc: $77,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPage Education Foundation: $70,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBlack Men Teach: $70,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetFriends of Saint Paul College: $65,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetUrban Boatbuilders Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetTree Trust: $60,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPropel Nonprofits: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYouthlink: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Brandlab: $50,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMultiplying Good Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHallie Q Brown Community Center Inc: $47,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGoodwill Industries Inc: $43,900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetReach for Resources Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUrban Roots Mn: $30,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSt Paul Youth Services: $25,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetStudio-180: $25,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetSt Paul City School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWildflyer Coffee: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetYWCA of Minneapolis: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 53.

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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 & Minnesot…Otto Bremer TrustThe Minneapolis Found…Fr Bigelow FoundationThe Richard M Schulze…Greater Twin Cities U…Mortenson Family Foun…YouthprisePohlad Family Foundat…The Walser FoundationHardenbergh FoundationXcel Energy Foundation
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN74.1× affinity43 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Minneapolis Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Greater Twin Cities United Way · Mortenson Family Foundation · Youthprise · Pohlad Family Foundation · The Walser Foundation · Hardenbergh Foundation · 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.

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How do I get to Grotto Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Grotto Foundation Inc 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.

About Grotto Foundation Inc

How much does Grotto Foundation Inc give?
Grotto Foundation Inc reported 28 grants totaling $1,073,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Grotto Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (28%), Education (21%), Human Services (18%).
Who are Grotto Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Project Success ($399k), One2One ($360k), Wallin Education Partners ($323k).
Does Grotto Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Grotto Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Grotto Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, The Minneapolis Foundation.
Where is Grotto Foundation Inc based?
Grotto Foundation Inc 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 81 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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