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Paul and Suzanne Hanifl 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.

$290k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
14
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 27
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$5.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthEnvironmentArts & CultureFood & NutritionInternationalOther
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 arriving22$270k14%
FY202414$779k0%
FY202327$884k37%
FY202215$454k60%
FY202113$724k31%
FY202027$832k63%
FY201926$383kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Animals$1.7MEducation$777kArts & Culture$729kReligion$344kPhilanthropy$331kHealth$312kInternational$234kMembership Benefit$152kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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ID
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
CA
UT
NE
VA
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DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Zoo Foundation$1,662,50068%
Lakes International Language Academy PTO$500,0001n/a
Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc$268,00052%
Children's Performing Arts$231,438611%
Lakes International Language Academy$200,00021%
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples$191,5857n/a
Rotary Works Foundation Inc$152,4551n/a
Hennepin Theatre Trust$150,00070%
H2o for Life$143,50039%
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts$90,00040%
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All grantees of Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Zoo Foundation$1,662,50068%
Lakes International Language Academy PTO$500,0001n/a
Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc$268,00052%
Children's Performing Arts$231,438611%
Lakes International Language Academy$200,00021%
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples$191,5857n/a
Rotary Works Foundation Inc$152,4551n/a
Hennepin Theatre Trust$150,00070%
H2o for Life$143,50039%
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts$90,00040%
Minnesota News Media Institute Inc$90,000217%
Friends of Woodstock School Inc$68,275311%
Lakeshore Players Inc$65,00042%
Lila Foundation$56,0002n/a
Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship$50,0001n/a
Advocate Charitable Foundation$20,00010%
Equal as One Inc$20,00027%
Fishing For Life$18,00041%
Naples Botanical Garden Inc$16,00050%
White Bear Center for the Arts$15,20040%
Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf$15,00014%
Pilgrim House$14,8153n/a
Artis-Naples Inc$11,75020%
Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center$10,00020%
Breck School$10,00010%
Warroad Memorial Arena Association$10,00013%
Horses for Mental Health$10,00016%
Emerson Academy Inc$10,000115%
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc$7,20050%
Solid Ground$5,5001n/a
Pioneer House Assisted Living Inc$5,00010%
Opera Naples Inc$5,00010%
Family Health Partnership Clinic$2,00020%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$2,00010%
Friends of the Earth$1,20030%
Mgh Foundation$1,00015%
Timberline Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Musky Mission Complete$1,0001n/a
Women for Women International$1,00010%
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River Inc$1,00030%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00010%
Naples St Patrick Foundation Inc$1,000118%
C&O Canal Trust Inc$77910%
American Farmland Trust$50010%
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$50010%
Friends of the High Line Inc$50010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30030%
Earthwatch Institute Inc$25010%
National Arbor Day Foundation$25020%
American Rivers Inc$23010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$20010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$20010%
Sierra Club$18010%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$15010%
The Trust for Public Land$10010%
Rotary International White Bear Lake$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($187k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMinnesota Zoo Foundation: $1,662,500 over 6y, 8.0% of budgetNeighborhood Health Clinic Inc: $268,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetChildren's Performing Arts: $231,438 over 6y, 11% of budgetLakes International Language Academy: $200,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHennepin Theatre Trust: $150,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetH2o for Life: $143,500 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetOrdway Center for the Performing Arts: $90,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMinnesota News Media Institute Inc: $90,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetFriends of Woodstock School Inc: $68,275 over 3y, 11% of budgetLakeshore Players Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetAdvocate Charitable Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual as One Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetFishing For Life: $18,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNaples Botanical Garden Inc: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWhite Bear Center for the Arts: $15,200 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf: $15,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $11,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBreck School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWarroad Memorial Arena Association: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetHorses for Mental Health: $10,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetEmerson Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetFlorida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc: $7,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPioneer House Assisted Living Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpera Naples Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Health Partnership Clinic: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMgh Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetTimberline Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNaples St Patrick Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetC&O Canal Trust Inc: $779 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Farmland Trust: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNaples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the High Line Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEarthwatch Institute Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Arbor Day Foundation: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $230 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRotary International White Bear Lake: $100 over 1y, 0.2% 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 48.

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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.

Xcel Energy FoundationMN24.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Xcel Energy Foundation · Osilas Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation · Hugh J Andersen Foundation · The Graco Foundation · The Hawkins Family Foundation · Nicholson Family Foundation · Slaggie Family Foundation · Hardenbergh Foundation · Fred C and Katherine B Andersen 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 Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation

How much does Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation give?
Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $289,625 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 27 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (36%), Education (17%), Arts & Culture (16%).
Who are Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Minnesota Zoo Foundation ($1.7M), Lakes International Language Academy PTO ($500k), Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc ($268k).
Does Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Paul and Suzanne Hanifl 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 Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Xcel Energy Foundation, Osilas Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
Where is Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation based?
Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation is based in IL.

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 72 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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