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Jab Foundation

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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$401k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.4MReligion$1.0MPublic Safety & Disaster$406kHuman Services$248kCommunity Improvement$210kCrime & Legal$101kEmployment$94kEnvironment$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $233k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $617k
  • $250k+1 grant · $401k
$10,100
Median grant
6
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$401,000
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES$135,000
CRISTO REY$125,000
AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION$100,000
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$100,000
SERVE MINNESOTA$80,000
EDALLIES$77,000
Individual grant recipient$42,042
THINK SMALL$25,000
GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION$15,000
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE$13,500
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL$12,000
THE READING LEAGUE$10,100
BLACK MEN TEACH$10,000
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 (FY20–25, $137k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SPOON FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%SPOON FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%SPOON FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%SPOON FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%SPOON FOUNDATION: $2k → 12%BLACK MEN TEACH: $10k → 14%THINK SMALL: $25k → 14%THINK SMALL: $25k → 14%YMCA OF THE NORTH: $50k → 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

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IA
CA
MD
NC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.7M · 34 repeat orgs$395k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
23

Total granted

$5.7M
$345k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+26%

Still filing today

47%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementReligionPhilanthropyEmploymentOther
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

  • UO
    University of St Thomas
    6× · 2020–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +34%
  • BC
    BARR CENTER
    4× · 2020–2023 · $556k · revenue +224%
  • GM
    GREAT MN SCHOOLS
    5× · 2020–2024 · $290k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
  • YM
    YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +31%
  • JB
    JAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN
    one grant, 2022 · $48k · revenue +3%
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
Minnesota State University Student Association Inc

Led by minnesota state university students, we are the inclusive voice for all future, current, and former students. we actively work to represent and support minnesota state university students and advocate at a campus, state, and federal…

Education
2
Grand View University

Engages, equips and empowers learners to explore their vocations, fulfill their potential and serve the world.

Education
3
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
4
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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5
Minnesota State Council On Economic Education

Mcee equips minnesotans with the economic and personal financial knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and thrive in our complex world. we fulfill our mission by teaching teachers through top quality professional development and…

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6
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
7
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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8
Drake University

See schedule o.drake's mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. the drake experience is distinguished…

Education
9
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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10
Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell hamline school of law is an independent law school that advances its mission through a combination of legal education, public service, and community engagement. it is dedicated to preparing students to practice law, while also…

Education
11
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
12
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Marquette University. 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

29 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. 29 of the 63 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
23/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of St Thomas: $1,141,000 · EducationUniversity of St ThomasBARR CENTER: $555,747 · EducationBARR CENTERGREAT MN SCHOOLS: $290,000 · EducationGREAT MN SCHOOLSEd Allies: $228,099 · EducationEd AlliesMarquette University: $175,000 · EducationMarquette UniversityMinnesota Parent Union: $100,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $99,264 · Education+10 more: $190,473 · Education+10 moreBENILDE ST MARGARETS HIGH SCHOOL: $450,315 · OtherBENILDE ST MARGARETS HIGH SCHOOLCRISTO REY: $430,000 · OtherCRISTO REYCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $370,000 · OtherCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESIndividual grant recipient: $325,042 · OtherIndividual grant recipientDOUGHERTY FAMILY COLLEGE: $120,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES: $110,980 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · Other+28 more: $548,720 · Other+28 moreAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $318,225 · ReligionSERVEMINNESOTA: $195,000 · Community ImprovementGREENLIGHT FUND INC: $10,000 · Community Improvement+1 more: $250 · Community ImprovementThink Small: $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $50,000 · Human ServicesSPOON FOUNDATION: $27,000 · Human ServicesBlack Men Teach: $10,000 · Human ServicesNORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE: $100,640 · Crime & LegalTwin Cities Rise: $94,000 · EmploymentRIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION: $500 · Philanthropy
Education$2,779,583Other$2,455,057Religion$318,225Community Improvement$205,250Human Services$137,000Crime & Legal$100,640Employment$94,000Philanthropy$500

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 budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $1,141,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBARR CENTER: $555,747 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $318,225 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetGREAT MN SCHOOLS: $290,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetEd Allies: $228,099 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetSERVEMINNESOTA: $195,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMarquette University: $175,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE: $100,640 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Parent Union: $100,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $99,264 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTwin Cities Rise: $94,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThink Small: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN: $47,873 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGROVES ACADEMY: $35,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSPOON FOUNDATION: $27,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHER RESIDENCIES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlack Men Teach: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLITERACY MINNESOTA: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEACON INTERFAITH HOUSING COLLABORATIVE: $250 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.

  • Who funds University of St Thomas ↗
  • Who funds BARR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GREAT MN SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds Ed Allies ↗
  • Who funds SERVEMINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds Marquette University ↗
  • Who funds NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE ↗
  • Who funds Minnesota Parent Union ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Twin Cities Rise ↗
  • Who funds Think Small ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH ↗
  • Who funds JAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN ↗
  • Who funds GROVES ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds SPOON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHER RESIDENCIES ↗
  • Who funds BETHEL UNIVERSITY ↗

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…Ciresi Walburn Founda…The Sauer Family Foun…Mortenson Family Foun…Otto Bremer TrustJohn and Denise Grave…Margaret a Cargill Fo…The Richard M Schulze…Frey FoundationWem FoundationThe McKnight Foundati…
The Minneapolis FoundationMN34.3× affinity16 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 · Ciresi Walburn Foundation · The Sauer Family Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · John and Denise Graves Foundation · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Frey Foundation · Wem Foundation · The McKnight 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jab Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jab Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Jab Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jab Foundation 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.

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 63 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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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home