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McGlynn Family 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.

$820k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
56
Grants FY2025
52
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$85,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 52
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$7.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations McGlynn Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving54$730k15%
FY202452$670k19%
FY202342$600k17%
FY202241$760k15%
FY202144$711k18%
FY202047$710k30%
FY201950$605k36%
FY201842$795k45%
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.8MHealth$1.5MHuman Services$1.2MPhilanthropy$635kHousing & Shelter$591kReligion$438kPublic Safety & Disaster$182kFood & Nutrition$147kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
MN
IL
NY
MA
IN
CT
CA
CO
KY
MD
TN
NC
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 90 grantees
All grantees of McGlynn Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Matthews House Inc$561,50061%
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation$540,00090%
Nmdp Foundation$427,00090%
College of Saint Benedict$305,00010%
Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul$265,00051%
Greater Twin Cities United Way$227,00040%
St Catherine University$200,00010%
Connecticut College$190,00080%
Sharing and Caring Hands Inc$145,00060%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$143,00060%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$129,00090%
Perspectives Inc$125,00071%
Children's Foundation of America$110,00046%
Gary Sinise Foundation$107,00070%
The United Way of Lee County Inc$77,00080%
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$75,00021%
Breck School$73,50040%
Teamwomenmn$56,00055%
Nami Minnesota$52,50090%
Hammer Residences Inc$51,50090%
University of Denver$50,00020%
Macphail Center for Music$50,00010%
Naples Children Foundation Inc$47,50030%
Animal Humane Society$42,00090%
Minnehaha Academy$34,00020%
Providence Academy$34,00070%
Somerset Country Club$34,00090%
Bethlehem Academy Corporation$33,0004n/a
Project Success$33,00030%
Operation Second Chance Inc$30,00030%
Gilda's Club Twin Cities Inc$30,00061%
Forman School Inc$25,00010%
The Junior League of Saint Paul Inc$25,00019%
The Lift Garage$25,00021%
American Camping Association Inc$24,50050%
Breaking Free Inc$23,00070%
Saint John's University$22,00050%
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery$21,80211%
Equal Justice Initiative$21,00060%
Shelter Inc$20,00010%
Boca Grande Woman's Club Inc$20,00021%
Divine Mercy Catholic School$19,0002n/a
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$15,00090%
Operation Open Arms Inc$15,00023%
International Wagr Syndrome Association$15,00039%
UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children Inc$15,00020%
Thomas E Smith Foundation Inc$12,00090%
Hold Your Horses$10,00022%
Bay Lake Improvement Association Environmental Fund$10,00023%
Wells College$10,00010%
St Clements Episcopal Church$10,0001n/a
Minnesota Land Trust$10,00040%
Second Harvest Heartland$10,00020%
Minnesota Recovery Connection$10,00021%
Closing the Gap Foundation Inc$7,00056%
Cottagewood Community Foundation$5,50031%
Wishes & More$5,00010%
The Shelton Foundation$5,00011%
N C Little Memorial Hospice Inc$5,00010%
Gobi Support Inc$5,00013%
Walker Art Center$5,00010%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$5,00010%
Wayzata Community Church$5,0001n/a
Figure Skating in Harlem Inc$5,00010%
Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church$5,0001n/a
Misericordia Home$5,00010%
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts$5,00010%
Cathedral of the Pines Inc$5,00010%
Fairview Foundation$5,00010%
Achieve Twin Cities$5,00010%
Children's Cancer Research Fund$5,00010%
Community Cooperative Inc$5,00010%
United States Figure Skating Foundation$5,00010%
Trinity College$4,00010%
Hearts & Homes for Veterans Inc$4,00011%
Dallas Symphony Association$4,00010%
Western Hennepin County Pioneer Association$3,7502n/a
Brighter Days Family Grief Center$3,50020%
Lake Minnetonka Association$3,00030%
Glenna Kohl Fund for Hope Inc$3,00039%
Simpson Housing Services Inc$2,50010%
Family Gateway Inc$2,50010%
The Episcopal School of Dallas Inc$2,50010%
Corporation of Gonzaga University$2,50010%
Letters of Love$2,5001n/a
Every Meal$2,5001n/a
South Shore Peer Recovery Inc$2,00011%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Northern Starz Theatre Company$1,0001n/a
Junior League of Minneapolis Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget McGlynn Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSt Matthews House Inc: $561,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetHazelden Betty Ford Foundation: $540,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNmdp Foundation: $427,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetCollege of Saint Benedict: $305,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor of St Paul: $265,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetGreater Twin Cities United Way: $227,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Catherine University: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut College: $190,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSharing and Caring Hands Inc: $145,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $143,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeed My Starving Children Inc: $129,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPerspectives Inc: $125,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetChildren's Foundation of America: $110,000 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $107,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe United Way of Lee County Inc: $77,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBreck School: $73,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTeamwomenmn: $56,000 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetNami Minnesota: $52,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHammer Residences Inc: $51,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Denver: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMacphail Center for Music: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNaples Children Foundation Inc: $47,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Humane Society: $42,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMinnehaha Academy: $34,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence Academy: $34,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSomerset Country Club: $34,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetProject Success: $33,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOperation Second Chance Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGilda's Club Twin Cities Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetForman School Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Junior League of Saint Paul Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetThe Lift Garage: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Camping Association Inc: $24,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBreaking Free Inc: $23,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSaint John's University: $22,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery: $21,802 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetShelter Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoca Grande Woman's Club Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Open Arms Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetInternational Wagr Syndrome Association: $15,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetUNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThomas E Smith Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetHold Your Horses: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBay Lake Improvement Association Environmental Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetWells College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 81.

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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.

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN34.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · Otto Bremer Trust · Mithun Family Foundation · Richard G Jacobus Family Foundation · Fr Bigelow 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.

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About McGlynn Family Foundation

How much does McGlynn Family Foundation give?
McGlynn Family Foundation reported 56 grants totaling $820,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 52 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does McGlynn Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Health (21%), Human Services (16%).
Who are McGlynn Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Matthews House Inc ($562k), Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation ($540k), Nmdp Foundation ($427k).
Does McGlynn Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does McGlynn Family 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 McGlynn Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation, Mightycause Charitable Foundation.
Where is McGlynn Family Foundation based?
McGlynn Family Foundation is based in MN.

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 131 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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