Minnesota · Private foundation
Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation
THE MTJJHLF IS A GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION, INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF ITS FOUNDERS, WHOSE CHARITABLE PURPOSE IS TO SPUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUPPORT NEW AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS IN SAINT PAUL, MN. Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before…
- $995k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $170,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $17M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $295k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $995k | 30% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $800k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $617k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $546k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $75k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $1.0M | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine University | $1,518,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Market Entry Fund The | $320,000 | 3 | 44% |
| Metropolitan State University Foundation | $270,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Connectup Institute | $200,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Lunar Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Junior Achievement USA | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Impact Hub Msp | $120,000 | 1 | 32% |
| Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Friends of Saint Paul College | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| The Cookie Cart | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine University | $1,518,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Market Entry Fund The | $320,000 | 3 | 44% |
| Metropolitan State University Foundation | $270,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Connectup Institute | $200,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Lunar Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Junior Achievement USA | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Impact Hub Msp | $120,000 | 1 | 32% |
| Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Friends of Saint Paul College | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
| The Cookie Cart | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of St Thomas | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban Roots Mn | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Saint Paul Parks Conservancy | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($970k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Fr Bigelow Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Minneapolis Foundation · Hardenbergh Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Bush Foundation · Youthprise · Target Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Mightycause Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation with peer funders
About Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation
- How much does Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation give?
- Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $995,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (54%), Community Improvement (27%), Science & Tech (5%).
- Who are Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: St Catherine University ($1.5M), Market Entry Fund The ($320k), Metropolitan State University Foundation ($270k).
- Does Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mary T and James J Hill Library 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 Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fr Bigelow Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust.
- Where is Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation based?
- Mary T and James J Hill Library Foundation is based in MN.
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