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Hedberg Family Charitable Fdn at a glance

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Hedberg Family Charitable Fdn

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.

$82k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$184kHealth$58kAnimals$31kHuman Services$26kRecreation & Sports$22kCrime & Legal$7kScience & Tech$5kEnvironment$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDREN'S PLACE INC$20,000
CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND$10,000
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$10,000
N C LITTLE MEMORIAL HOSPICE INC$10,000
WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER$5,000
FOOTHOLD TWIN CITIES$5,000
APOPO US INC$5,000
LANAI CAT SANCTUARY$5,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$3,000
PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION$3,000
THE LOPPET FOUNDATION$3,000
YMCA$1,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,000
HILLSDALE COLLEGE$1,000
02The need
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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 (FY25–25, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 55% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%APOPO US INC: $5k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%FOOTHOLD TWIN CITIES: $5k → 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

WA
MN
MI
NY
CT
CA
VA
SC
DC
HI
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$252k · 6 repeat orgs$85k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
3

Total granted

$252k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+70%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’23’24’25
EducationAnimalsHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • HA
    HOPE ACADEMY INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $175k · revenue +240%
  • WR
    WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF MINNESOTA
    3× · 2020–2025 · $14k · revenue +70%
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
    2× · 2021–2023 · $7k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • HI
    HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +70%
  • PU
    PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +12%
  • ML
    MINNESOTA LAND TRUSTgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +155%
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
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
2
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
3
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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4
The Foundation for Health Care Continuums

The mission of the foundation for health care continuums is to strengthen each community we serve by providing a wide spectrum of housing and health care services that honor the evolving, aging population.

Health
5
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
6
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
7
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
8
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
9
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
10
Mount Sinai Health System Inc

The mission of the mount sinai health system is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Human Services
11
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
12
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Loppet Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. 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

19 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. 19 of the 21 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
9/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOPE ACADEMY INC: $175,000 · EducationHOPE ACADEMY INC+3 more: $9,000 · EducationCHILDREN'S PLACE INC: $20,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S PLACE I…CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: $10,000 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITALTWIN CITIES ADAPTIVE CYCLING: $9,000 · OtherTWIN CITIES ADAPTI…PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION: $3,000 · OtherPARK NICOLLET FOUN…INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $7,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR JUST…MINNESOTA LAND TRUST: $4,000 · OtherMINNESOTA LAND TRU…+1 more: $1,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $35,000 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S …WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF MINNESOTA: $14,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE R…Animal Humane Society: $12,000 · AnimalsAnimal Hum…LANAI CAT SANCTUARY: $5,000 · AnimalsLANAI CAT …HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE LOPPET FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsAPOPO US INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesFOOTHOLD TWIN CITIES: $5,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 · Human ServicesN C LITTLE MEMORIAL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 · Health
Education$184,000Other$54,000Philanthropy$35,000Animals$31,000Recreation & Sports$13,000Human Services$11,000Health$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHOPE ACADEMY INC: $175,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF MINNESOTA: $14,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAnimal Humane Society: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetN C LITTLE MEMORIAL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTWIN CITIES ADAPTIVE CYCLING: $9,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAPOPO US INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLANAI CAT SANCTUARY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOOTHOLD TWIN CITIES: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA LAND TRUST: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOPPET FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 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.

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…The Blackbaud Giving …Mightycause Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Natl Christian Charit…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…
The Minneapolis FoundationMN14.9× affinity5 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 · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Hedberg Family Charitable Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hedberg Family Charitable Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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 21 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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