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Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation at a glance

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Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$658k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.8MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.5MReligion$383kHuman Services$175kRecreation & Sports$165kHousing & Shelter$99kPhilanthropy$72kHealth$33kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+2 grants · $500k
$20,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES$250,000
AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION$250,000
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY$50,000
AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME$25,000
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL FOUNDATION$20,000
HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH$15,000
RISEN CHRIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL$10,000
INTERFAITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS$5,000
CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS$5,000
ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY$2,000
CEDAR VALLEY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $53k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING: $5k → 11%SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET MINISTRIES FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING: $2k → 11%SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET MINISTRIES FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNEAPOLIS: $5k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $5k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $5k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $3k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $2k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $1k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAIT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS: $10k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAIT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS: $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

MN
IL
WI
IA
IN
NJ
CO
NE
MD
NC
SC
DC
TX
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.8M · 34 repeat orgs$170k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
24

Total granted

$4.8M
$155k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+20%

Still filing today

44%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationReligionInternationalHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • SC
    ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $228k · revenue +6%
  • CU
    Creighton University
    7× · 2017–2024 · $187k · revenue +48%
  • COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES
    5× · 2017–2022 · $90k · revenue +166%

Funded once

  • LR
    LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -1%
  • SP
    ST PASCAL BAYLON CATHOLIC SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • MM
    MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +93%
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
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
2
Catholic Charities North Dakota

Guided by our values, Catholic Charities North Dakota serves people in need and advocates for the common good of all.

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3
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
4
Ecumen

We empower individuals and families to confidently navigate aging so that it is a purposeful journey filled with dignity and support.

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5
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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6
Benedictine Living Community of St Peter

Benedictine living community - st. peter is a catholic organization entrusted with advancing the health care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. our mission is to witness to god's love by providing compassionate,…

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7
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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8
University of Mary

The University of Mary exists to serve the religious, academic and cultural needs of the people in this region and beyond.(Continued on Schedule O)

Education
9
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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10
Augsburg University

Augsburg university educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.the augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community that is committed to intentional diversity in its…

Education
11
Benedictine Living Communities - Bismarck Inc Dba St Gabriels Community

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

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12
Catholic Residential Services Inc Dba Benedictine Living Communities of Wi

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners; the most unlike its peers is Launch Network. 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

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 61 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $1,410,968 · OtherCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESHOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY: $122,000 · OtherRISEN CHRIST SCHOOL: $116,380 · OtherCATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL FOUNDATION: $111,500 · OtherCOMMONBOND COMMUNITIES: $90,000 · OtherHOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH OF MEDINA: $81,000 · Other+37 more: $492,800 · Other+37 moreAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $1,978,000 · ReligionAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION+2 more: $7,000 · ReligionST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $228,000 · EducationST CATHERINE U…Creighton University: $187,000 · EducationCreighton Univ…University of Notre Dame du Lac: $165,000 · EducationUniversity of …LAUNCH NETWORK: $45,000 · EducationLAUNCH NETWORKLEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE INC: $25,000 · EducationFoundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc: $42,000 · PhilanthropySAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyHammer Residences Inc: $16,000 · Human ServicesCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: $15,000 · Human ServicesCSJ Ministries Foundation: $10,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNEAPOLIS: $5,000 · Human ServicesMINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $15,000 · Arts & CultureWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $8,000 · InternationalCarmen Pampa Fund: $3,000 · International
Other$2,424,648Religion$1,985,000Education$650,000Philanthropy$62,000Human Services$53,000Arts & Culture$15,000International$11,000

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 budgetAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $1,978,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $228,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCreighton University: $187,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $165,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMONBOND COMMUNITIES: $90,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetINTERFAITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $47,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetLAUNCH NETWORK: $45,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFoundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc: $42,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetLEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHammer Residences Inc: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPINE RIVER-BACKUS FAMILY CENTER: $14,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Bible Study: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNEAPOLIS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCarmen Pampa Fund: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY LIFE-CARE CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIMMACULATE HEART MEDIA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY SOBER HOMES: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROGRESS VALLEY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Morristown Medical Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHI HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS LEAGUE OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: $500 over 1y, 0.4% 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 AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Creighton University ↗
  • Who funds University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
  • Who funds COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds LAUNCH NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc ↗
  • Who funds LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Hammer Residences Inc ↗
  • Who funds Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ↗
  • Who funds PINE RIVER-BACKUS FAMILY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CSJ Ministries Foundation ↗
  • Who funds WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC ↗

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.

Catholic Community Fo…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Minneapolis Found…The Richard M Schulze…Mightycause Charitabl…United Way WorldwideSt Agnes Catholic Edu…GHR FoundationXcel Energy FoundationThe Reiling Family Fo…Opus FoundationBaird Foundation Inc
Catholic Community Foundation of MinnesotaMN39.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · United Way Worldwide · St Agnes Catholic Education Foundation · GHR Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Reiling Family Foundation Inc · Opus Foundation · Baird Foundation 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 Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation. 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
    4report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Mark and Karen Rauenhorst 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 61 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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