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Owens Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Owens Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$387k
Granted FY2024still arriving
27
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$85k
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 2024.

Education$973kRecreation & Sports$321kHealth$261kPublic Benefit$235kReligion$109kHuman Services$102kPhilanthropy$87kArts & Culture$69kOther$0
02FY2024 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $285k
$3,225
Median grant
3
States reached
$9.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$84,500
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$50,000
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$50,000
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH$50,000
CITY OF HIBBING$50,000
BOYS CLUB OF DULUTH$25,000
MESABA CONCERT ASSOCIATION$10,000
PROJECT CARE FREE CLINIC$10,000
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$9,000
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$7,500
CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$6,250
CITY OF HIBBING$5,000
HIBBING-CHISHOLM SOCCER CLUB INC$5,000
TOURIST CENTER SENIOR CITIZENS INC$3,225
MESABI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA$3,000
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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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TOGETHER FOR LIFE NORTHLAND INC: $10k → 15%TOGETHER FOR LIFE NORTHLAND INC: $5k → 15%TOURIST CENTER SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $11k → 15%VETERANS COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE: $10k → 15%TOURIST CENTER SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $7k → 15%TOURIST CENTER SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $5k → 15%TOURIST CENTER SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $3k → 15%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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 30 repeat orgs$143k to everyone else

30 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
19

Total granted

$2.1M
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+40%

Still filing today

57%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF NE MINNESOTA
    4× · 2017–2023 · $65k · revenue +37%
  • RR
    Range Regional Health Services
    5× · 2017–2024 · $59k · revenue +17%
  • PC
    PROJECT CARE FREE CLINIC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $53k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • GP
    GREENHAVEN PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $18k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +105%
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
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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2
Duluth Cross Country Ski Club

Promote health through skiing

Recreation & Sports
3
MinnPost

MinnPost produces independent journalism to serve as a trusted guide for Minnesotans exploring the critical issues, challenges and opportunities facing our state.

Arts & Culture
4
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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5
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

Creating powerful advocacy to enhance economic vitality in the minneapolis-st. paul region.

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6
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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7
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits informs, promotes, connects and strengthens individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.

Philanthropy
8
Minnesota Children's Museum

Minnesota Children's Museum is dedicated to providing children with a fun, hands-on and stimulating environment to explore and discover. The museum helps to instill a lifelong love of learning by nurturing the real-world skills children…

Arts & Culture
9
Minnesota Brass Inc

Minnesota Brass shares a unique passion for the live performing arts by producing ensembles and events that challenge our members to reach their full potential while inspiring our audiences.

Education
10
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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11
United Hospital District

At United Hospital District, we exist to provide and promote appropriate health care services to the communities we serve, doing so in a safe and healing environment which supports our patient-centered care philosophy.

Health
12
FairVote Minnesota Foundation

FairVote Minnesota Foundation promotes better democracy through improving the voting system across the state. We provide research and education about the effects our voting system has on the quality of democracy and advocate for Ranked…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Together for Life Northland. 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

30 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. 30 of the 58 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

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

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT: $996,679 · OtherHIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTCity of Hibbing: $221,630 · OtherCity of HibbingCentral Mesabi Medical Foundation: $114,500 · OtherCentral Mesabi Medical FoundationBLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH: $107,500 · OtherBLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $99,823 · Other+35 more: $444,510 · Other+35 moreRange Regional Health Services: $58,500 · HealthPROJECT CARE FREE CLINIC: $53,493 · HealthAngel Fund: $7,000 · HealthST LUKE'S FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthCHISHOLM KIDS PLUS: $22,000 · EducationAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN INC: $16,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $15,250 · EducationIRONWORLD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $6,000 · EducationRANGE ENGINEERING COUNCIL: $5,000 · EducationTourist Center Senior Citizens Inc: $26,475 · Human ServicesTogether For Life Northland: $15,000 · Human ServicesVETERANS COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE: $10,000 · Human ServicesBOYS' CLUB OF DULUTH: $35,000 · Youth DevelopmentHibbing-Chisholm Soccer Club Inc: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $16,600 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyBOREALIS ART GUILD INC: $7,732 · Arts & CultureHIBBING CHOIR PARENTS ASSOCIATION: $1,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$1,984,642Health$123,993Education$64,250Human Services$51,475Youth Development$40,000Philanthropy$17,100Arts & Culture$9,232

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCentral Mesabi Medical Foundation: $114,500 over 6y, 36% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NE MINNESOTA: $65,410 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetRange Regional Health Services: $58,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT CARE FREE CLINIC: $53,493 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetBOYS' CLUB OF DULUTH: $35,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetARROWHEAD ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AGENCY INCORPORATED: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHIBBING COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $29,000 over 4y, 9.3% of budgetTourist Center Senior Citizens Inc: $26,475 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetCHISHOLM KIDS PLUS: $22,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetSAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $16,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN INC: $16,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $15,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTogether For Life Northland: $15,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetVETERANS COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetHIBBING-CHISHOLM YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $7,660 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetHibbing Quarterback Club: $7,500 over 2y, 14% of budgetAngel Fund: $7,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetIRONWORLD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHibbing-Chisholm Soccer Club Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetRANGE ENGINEERING COUNCIL: $5,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetST LUKE'S FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMesabi Community Orchestra: $3,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetHonor Flight Northland Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 18% of budgetST LOUIS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHIBBING CHOIR PARENTS ASSOCIATION: $1,500 over 1y, 29% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 Central Mesabi Medical Foundation ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF NE MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds Range Regional Health Services ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT CARE FREE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS' CLUB OF DULUTH ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds ARROWHEAD ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AGENCY INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds HIBBING COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Tourist Center Senior Citizens Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHISHOLM KIDS PLUS ↗
  • Who funds SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Together For Life Northland ↗
  • Who funds VETERANS COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE ↗
  • Who funds BOREALIS ART GUILD INC ↗
  • Who funds HIBBING-CHISHOLM YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Hibbing Quarterback Club ↗
  • Who funds Angel Fund ↗
  • Who funds IRONWORLD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Hibbing-Chisholm Soccer Club Inc ↗
  • Who funds RANGE ENGINEERING COUNCIL ↗

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 & Minnesot…Security State Bank F…Northland FoundationMinnesota Power Found…C K Blandin FoundationDuluth-Superior Area …Smdc Medical CenterMinnesota Community F…United Way of Ne Minn…The Cleveland-Cliffs …The Rhude Family Char…Arsher Charitable Tru…
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN29.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Security State Bank Foundation · Northland Foundation · Minnesota Power Foundation · C K Blandin Foundation · Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation · Smdc Medical Center · Minnesota Community Foundation · United Way of Ne Minnesota · The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation · The Rhude Family Charitable Foundation · Arsher Charitable Trust

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 Owens Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Owens Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 58 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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