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Minnesota Private College Fund

The MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE FUND serves the shared needs of its members by seeking philanthropic support from corporations, foundations, and others for the benefit of its member colleges and universities and the students they educate.

$919k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$133k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$8.5M
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $217k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $715k
$51,449
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$132,988
AUGSBURG COLLEGE$67,652
ST OLAF COLLEGE$66,776
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY$63,394
ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY$62,099
MACALESTER COLLEGE$57,002
CONCORDIA COLLEGE$56,510
COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA$55,883
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE$51,449
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY$50,886
SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY$50,747
CARLETON COLLEGE$41,824
MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN$41,001
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT$36,701
BETHEL UNIVERSITY$34,943
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 83% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $242k → 6%GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: $80k → 9%CARLETON COLLEGE: $69k → 11%SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $69k → 11%CONCORDIA COLLEGE: $94k → 11%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $80k → 14%SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $61k → 14%COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA: $59k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $198k → 6%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $67k → 11%SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $62k → 11%CONCORDIA COLLEGE: $67k → 11%CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: $76k → 14%SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $58k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $176k → 6%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $63k → 11%CONCORDIA COLLEGE: $61k → 11%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $63k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $175k → 6%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $60k → 11%CONCORDIA COLLEGE: $57k → 11%CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: $62k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $169k → 6%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $61k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $167k → 6%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $60k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $135k → 6%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $58k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS: $133k → 6%HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: $57k → 14%university of St Thomas: $83k → 6%Concordia University: $57k → 14%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $195k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $163k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $154k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $102k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $102k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $85k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $78k → 11%Augsburg College: $71k → 11%AUGSBURG COLLEGE: $68k → 11%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $77k → 14%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $72k → 14%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $72k → 14%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $64k → 14%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $62k → 14%ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $61k → 14%MACALESTER COLLEGE: $57k → 14%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.
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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.5M · 17 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
0

Total granted

$8.5M
$0

Still filing today

100%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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

  • UO
    University of St Thomas
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.5M · revenue +49%
  • AU
    AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.0M · revenue +30%
  • SC
    ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $540k · revenue +6%

Funded once

    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
    California Lutheran University

    The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

    Education
    2
    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.

    —
    3
    Luther College

    Founded by the norwegian evangelical lutheran church in 1861, luther college is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution. luther welcomes students of all backgrounds to engage in a way of learning that moves beyond immediate…

    Education
    4
    Augustana University Association

    Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

    Education
    5
    College of St Scholastica Inc

    Shaped by the catholic benedictine heritage, the college of st. scholastica provides intellectual and moral preparation for responsible living and meaningful work. in conjunction with this mission statement, the college's vision statement…

    Education
    6
    Mcdaniel College Inc

    Mcdaniel college is a diverse student-centered community committed to excellence in the liberal arts & sciences and professional studies with careful mentoring and attention to the individual. mcdaniel changes lives. we challenge students…

    Education
    7
    Columbia College Chicago

    The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

    Education
    8
    The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame

    The corporation of saint mary's college, notre dame (saint mary's) is a catholic, residential, women's, liberal arts college offering undergraduate degrees and co-educational graduate programs. (continued in schedule o)

    Education
    9
    The Catholic University of America

    As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

    Education
    10
    Carthage College

    Seeking truth, building strength, inspiring service - together

    Education
    11
    Lafayette College

    Chartered in 1826, lafayette college is dedicated to excellence in undergraduate education. students are engaged in a transformative educational experience that bridges the liberal arts, engineering, and interdisciplinary study. the…

    Education
    12
    Cornell College

    Cornell college offers an innovative and rigorous learning community where faculty and staff collaborate with students to develop the intellectual curiosity, creativity and moral courage necessary for a lifetime of learning and engaged…

    Education
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bethany Lutheran College Inc; the most unlike its peers is Concordia University St Paul. 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

    17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

    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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

    Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    0
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    17/17
    Grantees still filing
    13/17
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    University of St Thomas: $1,477,866 · EducationUniversity of St ThomasAUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: $1,016,823 · EducationAUGSBURG UNIVERSITYST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $539,571 · EducationST CATHERINE UNIVERSITYST OLAF COLLEGE: $506,999 · EducationST OLAF COLLEGETRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $501,156 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: $444,145 · EducationGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGECARLETON COLLEGE: $397,853 · EducationCARLETON COLLEGECOLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA INC: $361,104 · EducationST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $358,321 · EducationMACALESTER COLLEGE: $351,471 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $330,551 · EducationBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $323,267 · EducationMINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $290,328 · EducationBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $241,059 · EducationCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $504,348 · OtherCONCORDIA COLLEGE …CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $452,094 · OtherCONCORDIA UNIVERSI…SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $440,264 · OtherSAINT JOHN'S UNIVE…
    Education$7,140,514Other$1,396,706

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $1,477,866 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: $1,016,823 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $539,571 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetST OLAF COLLEGE: $506,999 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $504,348 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $501,156 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $452,094 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: $444,145 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $440,264 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCARLETON COLLEGE: $397,853 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA INC: $361,104 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $358,321 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMACALESTER COLLEGE: $351,471 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $330,551 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $323,267 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $290,328 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $241,059 over 9y, 0.1% 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 University of St Thomas ↗
    • Who funds AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds ST OLAF COLLEGE ↗
    • Who funds CONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION ↗
    • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ↗
    • Who funds CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL ↗
    • Who funds GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE ↗
    • Who funds SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds CARLETON COLLEGE ↗
    • Who funds COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA INC ↗
    • Who funds ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ↗
    • Who funds MACALESTER COLLEGE ↗
    • Who funds COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT ↗
    • Who funds BETHEL UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ↗
    • Who funds BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE 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.

    Alliss Educational Fo…Boston Scientific Fou…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Minneapolis Found…Ibm International Fou…United Way WorldwideThe Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
    Alliss Educational Foundation-EquityWI13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: Alliss Educational Foundation-Equity · Boston Scientific Foundation Inc · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

    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 Minnesota Private College Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Minnesota Private College Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

    2025
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
      no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
      0get no government money at all
      5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
      0rely on government for over half their income
      ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
      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.

      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 17 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 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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