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Otter Tail Corporation Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$403k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2025
70
Organizations funded FY2024
69%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 71
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$18M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 69% of the organizations Otter Tail Corporation Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $507k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterArts & CultureReligionEnvironmentOther
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 arriving37$403k32%
FY202470$676k69%
FY202371$368k80%
FY202244$471k59%
FY202132$149k66%
FY202037$185kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$467kHuman Services$266kCommunity Improvement$246kEducation$238kFood & Nutrition$172kYouth Development$159kArts & Culture$143kPublic Safety & Disaster$128kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 114 grantees
All grantees of Otter Tail Corporation Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Project 412$125,000110%
Hospice of the Red River Valley$110,30020%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation$92,50050%
BIO Girls Inc$75,05052%
Greater Bemidji Inc$70,00042%
Lifeworks Services Inc$60,00030%
United Way of Cass-Clay$55,00020%
Family Wellness LLC$50,00021%
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation$50,00010%
Village Family Service Center$48,00060%
Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc$45,00060%
Plains Art Museum$35,00050%
Hope Inc$30,00033%
Jeremiah Program$30,00020%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$30,00020%
The Arts Partnership of the Red Rive$26,50032%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$25,40030%
Can Do Canines$25,00030%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$25,00020%
City of Fergus Falls$25,0001n/a
YWCA Cass Clay$21,00030%
Cass Clay Community Land Trust$20,00042%
Foster Arizona$18,00041%
International Water Institute$15,00011%
Soul Purpose Ministries$15,00019%
Sojourner Center$15,00030%
Minnesota Private College Fund$15,00050%
The Welcome House Inc$15,00016%
Georgia Healthy Family Alliance Inc$12,50032%
North Dakota State University Foundation$12,42250%
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch$11,70020%
Great Plains Food Bank$11,00010%
The Phoenix Residence Inc$10,00020%
Northern Star Council$10,0001n/a
Lifeline Inc$10,00021%
Mental Health America Inc$10,00010%
Waste Not Inc$10,00020%
Patriot Assistance Dogs$10,00012%
Nexus Family Healing$10,00010%
Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc$10,00020%
Share House Inc$10,00010%
The Opportunity Tree$10,00010%
Sonoran Prevention Works$10,00010%
The Place of Forsyth County Inc$10,00010%
Phoenix Children's Hospital$10,00010%
Backcourt Club of Fergus Falls Inc$7,50015%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota$7,50010%
Arizona Burn Foundation Inc$7,50020%
FM Rotary Foundation$7,50012%
Clarkston Community Health Center$7,50020%
Hero Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization$7,50011%
Phoenix Conservatory of Music$6,00020%
Homeward Bound$6,00020%
Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona Inc$5,50020%
Delivering Dreams of Arizona$5,00010%
Brighter Bites Inc$5,00010%
Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter Inc$5,00010%
Community Aid of Elk River$5,00010%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$5,00010%
Creighton Community Foundation$5,00010%
Terebinth Refuge$5,00011%
Becker County Dive Rescue Team$5,0001n/a
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity Inc$5,00010%
South Dakota Humanities Council$5,00010%
Revved Up Kids Inc$5,00013%
Heartview Foundation$5,00010%
The Greenup Foundation$5,0001n/a
Bloom365 Inc$5,00010%
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota$5,00010%
Billy's Place Inc$5,00011%
High Country Adaptive Sports Association$5,00012%
Rebecca's Tent Inc$5,00013%
Becker County Food Pantry Inc$5,00012%
Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc$5,00010%
Teen Challenge Illinois$5,00010%
A New Leaf$5,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona$5,00010%
Neighborhood Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Fargo Youth Hockey Association$5,00010%
Faith4hope Scholarship Fund Inc$5,0001n/a
A Place to Belong$5,00012%
Tree Trust$3,50010%
Control Alt Delete LLC$3,00012%
Greenlight Solutions Foundation$3,0001n/a
East Valley Childrens Theatre$3,00011%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc$3,00010%
Act Up Theatre$3,0002n/a
Southern AZ Research Science & Eng FDN$3,00020%
West Valley Arts Council$3,00011%
Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA$3,00010%
Rainbow Acres$2,50010%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$2,5001n/a
A Stepping Stone Foundation$2,50010%
Northern Prairie Performing Arts$2,00010%
Lets Go Compost$1,6501n/a
Arizona Historical Society$1,50010%
Concordia College Corporation$1,50030%
United Way of Southwest Minnesota$1,00010%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$1,00010%
Fergus Area College Foundation$1,00010%
Pelican Rapids Food Shelf$50011%
Lutheran Brethren Bible Camp$5001n/a
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy$5001n/a
Landon's Light Foundation$35020%
Anne Carlsen Center$10010%
Parenting with Grace Inc$10010%
National Audubon Society Inc$10010%
Lend A Hand Up Inc$10010%
Ashby Legacy Fund$10010%
Firstlink$7510%
Otter Cove Childrens Museum$5010%
Haven$5010%
Homeward Animal Shelter Inc$5010%
Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 87 recipients with no EIN on record ($662k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Otter Tail Corporation Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetProject 412: $125,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetHospice of the Red River Valley: $110,300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $92,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBIO Girls Inc: $75,050 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetGreater Bemidji Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetLifeworks Services Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Cass-Clay: $55,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFamily Wellness LLC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLake Region Healthcare Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVillage Family Service Center: $48,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia Mountain Food Bank Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPlains Art Museum: $35,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetHope Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetJeremiah Program: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDiocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arts Partnership of the Red Rive: $26,500 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $25,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCan Do Canines: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA Cass Clay: $21,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCass Clay Community Land Trust: $20,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetFoster Arizona: $18,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetInternational Water Institute: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSoul Purpose Ministries: $15,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetSojourner Center: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMinnesota Private College Fund: $15,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Welcome House Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetGeorgia Healthy Family Alliance Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $12,422 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDakota Boys and Girls Ranch: $11,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreat Plains Food Bank: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phoenix Residence Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLifeline Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMental Health America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWaste Not Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPatriot Assistance Dogs: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNexus Family Healing: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Teen Challenge Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShare House Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Opportunity Tree: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSonoran Prevention Works: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Place of Forsyth County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBackcourt Club of Fergus Falls Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetArizona Burn Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFM Rotary Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetClarkston Community Health Center: $7,500 over 2y, 0.5% 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 103.

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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.

The Barry FoundationND55.9× affinity25 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Barry Foundation · Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · Alex Stern Family Foundation · Otter Tail Power Company Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Sanford Group Return · John F Long Foundation Inc · Offutt Family Foundation · Thunderbirds Charities · Dakota Medical 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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How do I get to Otter Tail Corporation Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Otter Tail Corporation Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Otter Tail Corporation Foundation

How much does Otter Tail Corporation Foundation give?
Otter Tail Corporation Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $403,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 71 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Otter Tail Corporation Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (20%), Human Services (12%), Community Improvement (11%).
Who are Otter Tail Corporation Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Project 412 ($125k), Hospice of the Red River Valley ($110k), UND Alumni Association and Foundation ($93k).
Does Otter Tail Corporation Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Otter Tail Corporation Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Otter Tail Corporation Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Barry Foundation, Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation.
Where is Otter Tail Corporation Foundation based?
Otter Tail Corporation 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 202 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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