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Minnesota Independent School Forum
Minndependent connects and strengthens minnesota's private and independent schools through programming, partnerships and public policy so members can be student-centered and mission-driven.our vision is a vibrant educational ecosystem that promotes success for all minnesota students.we create meaningful professional development…
- $196k
- Granted FY2020
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $33k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $6,615
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $6,915
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $960k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 40% of the organizations Minnesota Independent School Forum funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 5 | $33k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $27k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $27k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $28k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Center | $21,949 | 3 | 0% |
| Southwest Christian High School Inc | $19,462 | 3 | 0% |
| Benilde St Margarets High School | $13,365 | 2 | n/a |
| West Lutheran High School | $12,084 | 2 | n/a |
| Church of St Joseph | $8,998 | 1 | n/a |
| New Life Academy Educational Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude of the Lake | $6,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Cotter Schools | $6,833 | 1 | 0% |
| Sacred Heart High School | $6,615 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Word Christian Center | $5,756 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Center | $21,949 | 3 | 0% |
| Southwest Christian High School Inc | $19,462 | 3 | 0% |
| Benilde St Margarets High School | $13,365 | 2 | n/a |
| West Lutheran High School | $12,084 | 2 | n/a |
| Church of St Joseph | $8,998 | 1 | n/a |
| New Life Academy Educational Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude of the Lake | $6,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Cotter Schools | $6,833 | 1 | 0% |
| Sacred Heart High School | $6,615 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Word Christian Center | $5,756 | 1 | n/a |
| Harold and Mickey Smith Jewish Academy | $5,552 | 1 | 0% |
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: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Minnesota Independent School Forum with peer funders
About Minnesota Independent School Forum
- How much does Minnesota Independent School Forum give?
- Minnesota Independent School Forum reported 5 itemized grants totaling $33,307, out of $196,458 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Minnesota Independent School Forum fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are Minnesota Independent School Forum's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Franklin Center ($22k), Southwest Christian High School Inc ($19k), Benilde St Margarets High School ($13k).
- Does Minnesota Independent School Forum fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Minnesota Independent School Forum?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, United Way Worldwide, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
- Where is Minnesota Independent School Forum based?
- Minnesota Independent School Forum is based in MN.
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