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Pajor Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$191k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 39
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$3.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Pajor Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesReligionEducationOther
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 arriving46$188k41%
FY202438$158k29%
FY202339$198k72%
FY202230$142k67%
FY202124$83k58%
FY202022$74k45%
FY201931$80k58%
FY201832$63k66%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Community Improvement$272kEducation$238kHuman Services$102kHousing & Shelter$91kHealth$89kPhilanthropy$88kReligion$69kYouth Development$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Spare Key$237,28094%
Edward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc$48,00044%
Minnesota Independence College and Community$38,53870%
Big Ideas Inc$35,00052%
Park Nicollet Foundation$30,77540%
St Mary of the Angels C C$25,0001n/a
Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation$23,44931%
Holy Family Catholic High School$23,0003n/a
People Responding in Social Ministry$15,00040%
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth$12,80020%
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All grantees of Pajor Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Spare Key$237,28094%
Edward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc$48,00044%
Minnesota Independence College and Community$38,53870%
Big Ideas Inc$35,00052%
Park Nicollet Foundation$30,77540%
St Mary of the Angels C C$25,0001n/a
Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation$23,44931%
Holy Family Catholic High School$23,0003n/a
People Responding in Social Ministry$15,00040%
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth$12,80020%
Bolder Options$12,50021%
Mesquite Club Inc$12,44546%
Huhney Bee Tools & Trades$10,0002n/a
Vessel Disposal and Reuse Foundation$10,0001n/a
Chappaquiddick Community Center$9,50041%
Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp Inc$8,50030%
Onevillage Partners$8,00030%
Las Vegas Rescue Mission$7,10080%
The Cure Starts Now Inc$6,25020%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$5,36230%
University of St Thomas$5,00010%
Love Inc - Heartland$5,00012%
St Hubert's Giralda D/B/A St Hubert's Animal Welfare Center$5,0001n/a
Help of Southern Nevada$5,00020%
Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow$5,00010%
Art 2 Heart$4,05071%
Las Vegas Natural History Museum$4,00020%
Minnetonka Center for the Arts$3,72840%
Project 150$3,70010%
Northside Boxing Club Inc$3,50011%
Cafe of Life Inc$3,25030%
Prager University Foundation$2,73050%
Street Teens$2,5001n/a
Jeremiah Program$2,50010%
Treehouse Inc$2,5001n/a
North House Folk School$2,50010%
Critical Care Comics$2,5001n/a
Patriot Assistance Dogs$2,5001n/a
Opportunity Partners$2,25010%
HOPE 4 Youth$2,00010%
Shine a Light Foundation$1,50010%
Mobile Hope$1,50010%
Hennepin Health Foundation$1,50010%
Vail Place$1,10020%
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc$1,02310%
Turning Point USA Inc$1,00010%
Ashley Strong Foundation$1,00011%
Friends of the Arts$1,0002n/a
Breakthrough T1d$1,00010%
St Marys University of Minnesota$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$80030%
Team Chappy Foundation$5201n/a
St Louis Park Friends of the Arts$50011%
Riverview Healthcare Association$50010%
Riverview Hospital Foundation Inc D/B/A Riverview Health Foundation$50010%
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc$50010%
Aitkin County Friends of the Arts$50010%
The Amen Foundation$50010%
Share Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Dressed for School Inc$50010%
St Bartholomews Church$4001n/a
Eden Prairie Hockey Association$36510%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$35020%
Chappaquiddick Island Association$30012%
Minnesota Childrens Press$2501n/a
Pelotonia$20720%
Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center$2001n/a
Wayzata Community Church$2001n/a
God Behind Bars Inc$20020%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$10010%
The St Michael Foundation$1001n/a
Judicial Watch Inc$10010%
The Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$10010%
March of Dimes Inc$10010%
Reclaiming Americans Freedom$1001n/a
Paralyzed Veterans of America$10010%
We Can Ride Inc$10010%
One Cause$751n/a
The Carefree Foundation$2010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 101 recipients with no EIN on record ($438k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pajor Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSpare Key: $237,280 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetEdward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc: $48,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetMinnesota Independence College and Community: $38,538 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBig Ideas Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetPark Nicollet Foundation: $30,775 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHumor to Fight the Tumor Foundation: $23,449 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetPeople Responding in Social Ministry: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNevada Partnership for Homeless Youth: $12,800 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBolder Options: $12,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMesquite Club Inc: $12,445 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetChappaquiddick Community Center: $9,500 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOnevillage Partners: $8,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLas Vegas Rescue Mission: $7,100 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cure Starts Now Inc: $6,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,362 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLove Inc - Heartland: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHelp of Southern Nevada: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for an Independent Tomorrow: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArt 2 Heart: $4,050 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetLas Vegas Natural History Museum: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMinnetonka Center for the Arts: $3,728 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject 150: $3,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthside Boxing Club Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCafe of Life Inc: $3,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $2,730 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJeremiah Program: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth House Folk School: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOpportunity Partners: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE 4 Youth: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShine a Light Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMobile Hope: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHennepin Health Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVail Place: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCraft Emergency Relief Fund Inc: $1,023 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshley Strong Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Marys University of Minnesota: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis Park Friends of the Arts: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRiverview Healthcare Association: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverview Hospital Foundation Inc D/B/A Riverview Health Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAitkin County Friends of the Arts: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Amen Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDressed for School Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% 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 60.

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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 Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMN24.7× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mondays Dark · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · The K Foundation · Minnesota Community Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Mightycause Charitable 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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About Pajor Family Foundation

How much does Pajor Family Foundation give?
Pajor Family Foundation reported 47 grants totaling $190,518 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Pajor Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (24%), Education (21%), Human Services (9%).
Who are Pajor Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Spare Key ($237k), Edward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc ($48k), Minnesota Independence College and Community ($39k).
Does Pajor Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Pajor Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pajor Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation, Mondays Dark.
Where is Pajor Family Foundation based?
Pajor Family Foundation is based in NV.

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 182 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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