Minnesota · Private foundation
John J and Nora a Foster 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.
- $40k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $6,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 16
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $655k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations John J and Nora a Foster Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 20 | $40k | 30% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $36k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $27k | 58% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $19k | 42% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $25k | 31% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $22k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $22k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $23k | 21% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Health Foundation | $18,000 | 9 | 0% |
| New Life Family Services | $11,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Bethany Fellowship Inc | $9,000 | 2 | n/a |
| One Collective | $8,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Woodbury Lutheran Church | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Granite House Inc | $7,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Five Oaks Community Church | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Minnesota Family Institute | $6,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Birthright of Hutchinson Inc | $5,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Trinity First Lutheran Church | $4,500 | 4 | n/a |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Health Foundation | $18,000 | 9 | 0% |
| New Life Family Services | $11,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Bethany Fellowship Inc | $9,000 | 2 | n/a |
| One Collective | $8,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Woodbury Lutheran Church | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Granite House Inc | $7,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Five Oaks Community Church | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Minnesota Family Institute | $6,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Birthright of Hutchinson Inc | $5,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Trinity First Lutheran Church | $4,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Glean Ministries | $3,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Together for Good | $2,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Specialty Crop Collaborative | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Enkrateia House of Hope | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Martin Luther College | $2,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Beyond Limits Inc | $1,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Feed My Starving Children Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Victory Christian Academy | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bride Ministries Inc | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| Life Church Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cityjoy | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($129k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John J and Nora a Foster Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About John J and Nora a Foster Foundation
- How much does John J and Nora a Foster Foundation give?
- John J and Nora a Foster Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $40,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 16 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does John J and Nora a Foster Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (21%), Religion (20%), Human Services (17%).
- Who are John J and Nora a Foster Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lakeview Health Foundation ($18k), New Life Family Services ($12k), Bethany Fellowship Inc ($9k).
- Does John J and Nora a Foster Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John J and Nora a Foster Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John J and Nora a Foster Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing, The US Charitable Gift Trust, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
- Where is John J and Nora a Foster Foundation based?
- John J and Nora a Foster Foundation is based in MN.
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