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Robert E Fraser Foundation at a glance

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Robert E Fraser 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.

$210k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$175kHousing & Shelter$175kHuman Services$165kHealth$105kYouth Development$100kEducation$65kCrime & Legal$50kPublic Safety & Disaster$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NW Foundation NW Missouri State Uni$25,000
Families Forward Learning Center$20,000
Washburn Center for Children$20,000
Sharing and Caring Hands$20,000
RS Eden$20,000
Bolder Options$15,000
Groveland Emergency Food Shelf$10,000
Ampersand Families$10,000
Downtown Womens Center$10,000
Corner House$10,000
Feeding Our Communities Partners$10,000
St Peter Childrens Weekend Food P$10,000
My Very Own Bed$10,000
NC Little Memorial Hospice$10,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$10,000
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 (FY20–24, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 48% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%MY HEALTH FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS: $5k → 11%Downtown Womens Center: $10k → 14%DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $10k → 14%Ampersand Families: $10k → 14%AMPERSAND FAMILIES: $10k → 14%HOUSE OF RUTH INC: $20k → 14%Sharing and Caring Hands: $20k → 11%OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $10k → 11%CLARE HOUSING: $30k → 11%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.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$495k · 12 repeat orgs$440k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
26

Total granted

$495k
$345k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+29%

Still filing today

83%
81%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k 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
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionEducationHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • WC
    Washburn Center for Children
    4× · 2021–2024 · $80k · revenue +31%
  • BO
    Bolder Options
    5× · 2020–2024 · $75k · revenue +186%
  • RE
    RS EDEN
    3× · 2022–2024 · $50k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • CH
    CLARE HOUSINGgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +116%
  • HH
    HOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +23%
  • HOUSE OF RUTH INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -18%
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
Mercy House Minneapolis
Human Services
2
Touchstone Mental Health

Touchstone mental health provides innovative, person-centered services that foster hope, health and well-being. we envision a world where all people whose lives are affected by mental illness will flourish with effective treatment, quality…

Human Services
3
The Dwelling Place

The Dwelling Place is a Christ-centered ministry providing healing and hope to victims of domestic abuse through supportive services and a safe, transitional place to call home.

Human Services
4
Family Pathways

Family Pathways works alongside people to enhance lives through a continuum of essential services and, together with community, champions positive social change.

Human Services
5
South Metro Human Services

Radias health is a non-profit mental health & substance use disorders services organization customizing community based services through the integration of knowledge, compassion, and collaboration. we are committed to being an inclusive,…

Human Services
6
House of Charity

Feed those in need, house those experiencing homelessness, and empower individuals to achieve independence.

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7
The Open Door

The open door is a leading hunger-relief organization serving dakota county, minnesota, where food insecurity is a growing challenge. the open door is dedicated to ending local hunger by providing access to healthy, fresh, and nutritious…

Food & Nutrition
8
Second Harvest Northland

End hunger together in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

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9
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless

To ensure every minnesotan has a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. we engage in community education activities, public policy advocacy, and providing technical assistance to service providers across the state.

Human Services
10
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

Engaging the community to end hunger

—
11
Minnesota Housing Partnership

Minnesota housing partnership (mhp) expands housing and community development opportunity by leading collaborative work to promote systems change and grow develoopment capacity.

—
12
The Family Place

Assisting families in shelters to gain more confidence in building future goals that will lead to success of the entire family.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young & Healthy; the most unlike its peers is St Peter Area Foodshelf Inc. 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

35 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. 35 of the 44 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
27/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOSPITALITY HOUSE: $45,000 · OtherHOSPITALITY HOUSEMINNESOTA FOOD SHARE: $40,000 · OtherMINNESOTA FOOD SHARENW Foundation NW Missouri State Uni: $25,000 · OtherNW Foundation NW Missouri State UniSOUTHWEST CENTER: $20,000 · OtherSOUTHWEST CENTERYMCA OF METROPOLITAN MINNEAPOLIS: $20,000 · OtherYMCA OF METROPOLITAN MINNEAPOLISMISSION OF MERCY: $15,000 · OtherPROP FOOD SHELF: $15,000 · OtherHOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $25,000 · OtherHOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENTRedemption House: $20,000 · OtherRedemption House+11 more: $105,000 · Other+11 moreWashburn Center for Children: $80,000 · HealthWashburn Center for…NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $40,000 · HealthNATIONAL DISASTER S…YOUNG & HEALTHY: $10,000 · HealthYOUNG & HEALTHYN C LITTLE MEMORIAL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 · HealthN C LITTLE MEMORIAL…EAST LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CENTER: $10,000 · HealthEAST LOS ANGELES WO…TUBMAN: $10,000 · HealthTUBMANCLARE HOUSING: $30,000 · Human ServicesCLARE HOUSINGHOUSE OF RUTH INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF RUTH I…SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesSHARING AND CAR…AMPERSAND FAMILIES: $20,000 · Human ServicesAMPERSAND FAMIL…DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $20,000 · Human ServicesDOWNTOWN WOMEN'…OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $10,000 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS OF MI…MYHEALTH FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesBolder Options: $75,000 · EducationBolder Option…FAMILIES FORWARD LEARNING CENTER: $20,000 · EducationFAMILIES FORW…LEAP INC: $20,000 · EducationLEAP INCRS EDEN: $50,000 · Crime & LegalRS EDENCORNERHOUSE: $35,000 · Crime & LegalCORNERHOUS…GROVELAND EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding Our Communities Partners: $20,000 · Food & NutritionST PETER AREA FOODSHELF INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $10,000 · Food & NutritionMy Very Own Bed: $40,000 · Housing & ShelterPEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$330,000Health$160,000Human Services$125,000Education$115,000Crime & Legal$85,000Food & Nutrition$70,000Housing & Shelter$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWashburn Center for Children: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBolder Options: $75,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetRS EDEN: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMy Very Own Bed: $40,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCORNERHOUSE: $35,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGROVELAND EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF INC: $30,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetCLARE HOUSING: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHOSPITALITY HOUSE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $25,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD LEARNING CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMPERSAND FAMILIES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRedemption House: $20,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding Our Communities Partners: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLEAP INC: $20,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBABY2BABY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG & HEALTHY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOPEN YOUR HEART TO THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTEAMWOMENMN: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetBEACON INTERFAITH HOUSING COLLABORATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST PETER AREA FOODSHELF INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetN C LITTLE MEMORIAL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEAST LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAVEN HOUSING: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPartners for Affordable Housing: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTUBMAN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMYHEALTH FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

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 Minneapolis Found…Otto Bremer TrustSaint Paul & Minnesot…The Richard M Schulze…Mightycause Charitabl…Xcel Energy FoundationCh Robinson Worldwide…Land O'Lakes Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …Wca FoundationThe Head Family Found…Kopp Family Foundation
The Minneapolis FoundationMN30.1× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Land O'Lakes Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Wca Foundation · The Head Family Foundation · Kopp Family 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert E Fraser Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert E Fraser Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Robert E Fraser Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert E Fraser Foundation 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 44 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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