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North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotary

The foundation is to be operated exclusively for the purpose of maintaining and developing the projects of the north st.

$63k
Granted FY2023
29
Grants FY2023
10
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What you fund
01

What you funded, over time

By grantee IRS cause code (NTEE).

A cause breakdown isn’t shown here: 69% of NORTH ST PAUL-MAPLEWOOD-OAKDALE ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION’s grantee dollars fall outside its nine largest cause areas, whether because the recipient carries no IRS cause code or because its cause sits in the long tail. A chart would be mostly one residual band and misrepresent the portfolio.

02FY2023 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k28 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $23k
$1,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$307k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SYLVIA'S CHILDREN$22,795
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL$4,000
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT (LITERACY)$3,150
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$3,000
THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN$3,000
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-ST PAUL$3,000
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$3,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$3,000
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA$3,000
PRIOR LAKE ROTARY CLUB$1,700
ISD #622 COMMUNITY EDUCATION$1,400
NORTH ST PAUL EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF$1,162
622 EDUCATION FOUNDATION$1,000
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL$1,000
SALVATION ARMY$1,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY21–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CANVAS HEALTH: $500 → 6%THE FREE BOOK BUGGIE: $2k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

NH
ND
MN
IL
MI
MA
SD
IA
OH
CA
SC
DC
GA

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

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Where the work is directed

The same grants, placed two ways — where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose earmarks the money.

About 25% of North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotary’s grant dollars are earmarked, by their stated purpose, for a different county than the recipient’s own address — money that lands at a nonprofit in one place but is meant to do its work in another. Read by recipient address, 35% of the giving stays in MN; read by stated purpose it is 29% — less of the work is directed home than the recipients' locations suggest.

North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotarylessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 25% directed abroad (not shown)

Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the foundation’s own 990 grant descriptions.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$92k · 17 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships — 15 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
13

Total granted

$92k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+42%

Still filing today

47%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationInternationalHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL
    2× · 2022–2023 · $6k · revenue +15%
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2022–2023 · $6k · revenue +16%
  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2021–2022 · $3k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • AU
    AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +42%
  • BU
    BETHEL UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +1%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2021 · $2k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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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
2
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
3
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
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
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
6
St Catherine University

We educate women to lead and influence. we educate at all degree levels through valuing and integrating the liberal arts and professional education within the catholic intellectual tradition, see schedule oemphasizing scholarly inquiry and…

Education
7
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
8
Saint John's University

To foster the vitality of community through learning and the pursuit of wisdom.

9
Columbia College Chicago

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

Education
10
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
11
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
12
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of St Thomas and the most unlike its peers is Free Book Buggie. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

05the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
16/19
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

SYLVIA'S CHILDREN — $25,915 · OtherSYLVIA'S CHILDRENROTARY INTERNATIONAL — $15,365 · OtherROTARY INTERNATIONALCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL — $6,000 · OtherCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAULSALVATION ARMY — $4,500 · OtherIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY — $4,500 · OtherNORTH ST PAUL EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF — $4,462 · OtherISD #622 COMMUNITY EDUCATION — $3,500 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — $3,000 · OtherXAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA — $3,000 · Other+19 more — $17,590 · Other+19 moreUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $9,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORN…THE DICTIONARY PROJECT — $8,682 · EducationTHE DICTIONARY PROJECTGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — $6,000 · EducationGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYSavannah College of Art and DesignInc — $3,000 · EducationSavannah College of Art and Des…COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT — $3,000 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICTAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION — $1,500 · EducationBETHEL UNIVERSITY — $1,500 · EducationUniversity of St Thomas — $1,500 · Education+1 more — $1,000 · EducationREMEMBER NIGER COALITION — $1,700 · InternationalFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC — $700 · InternationalFREE BOOK BUGGIE — $1,500 · Human ServicesCANVAS HEALTH INC — $500 · Human ServicesTHE REEL HOPE PROJECT — $300 · Youth Development
Other$87,832Education$35,182International$2,400Human Services$2,000Youth Development$300

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT — $8,682 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL — $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT — $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREMEMBER NIGER COALITION — $1,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE BOOK BUGGIE — $1,500 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN CUPBOARD EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF DBA OPEN CUPBOARD — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget622 EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMIDWEST SPECIAL SERVICES INC — $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTILLWATER SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB — $750 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC — $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANVAS HEALTH INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE REEL HOPE PROJECT — $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  • Who funds THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
  • Who funds CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL
  • Who funds GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds Savannah College of Art and DesignInc
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
  • Who funds REMEMBER NIGER COALITION
  • Who funds AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds BETHEL UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds FREE BOOK BUGGIE
  • Who funds University of St Thomas
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN CUPBOARD EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF DBA OPEN CUPBOARD
  • Who funds 622 EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds MIDWEST SPECIAL SERVICES INC
  • Who funds STILLWATER SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB
  • Who funds FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC
  • Who funds CANVAS HEALTH INC

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotary funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2025
202122232425
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 12%
  • Trustees of Boston University12% of 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 · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

05Through Plinth

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How do I get to North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotary?

Find your warmest path to North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Rotary 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $35k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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