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Stablish Foundation

Manage funds for charitable remainder trusts and donor advised funds with respect to charitable giving

$645k
Granted FY2023
25
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$67k
Largest
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 2023.

Education$1.1MHealth$392kReligion$253kRecreation & Sports$77kArts & Culture$75kPhilanthropy$55kHuman Services$51kInternational$40kOther$0
02FY2023 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 25 grants below total $461,952, the rows itemized in this filing. The $644,995 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $183,043 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k7 grants · $52k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $277k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $133k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MACALESTER COLLEGE$66,603
MAYO CLINIC$66,603
SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTE DAME$47,171
ST STEPHEN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH$24,219
MN STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO$22,201
CAMP ODYAIN$21,000
CONCORDIA COLLEGE$20,000
ST OLAF COLLEGE$20,000
MASONIC CANCER CENTER$20,000
LUTHER SEMINARY$15,000
AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH$15,000
ST PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA$12,500
UNITED WAY$10,000
LEARN ABILITY NETWORK$10,000
TANZANIA HEALTH DEVELOPMENT$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 (FY20–23, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%NEIGHBORS INC: $6k → 6%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $15k → 14%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $10k → 14%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $10k → 14%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $10k → 14%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
WI
NY
SD
IA
IN
DC
OK
AL
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 23 repeat orgs$154k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
12

Total granted

$1.7M
$154k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+19%

Still filing today

52%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • MACALESTER COLLEGE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $299k · revenue +69%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2023 · $114k · revenue +137%
  • SO
    ST OLAF COLLEGE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $80k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • SM
    ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2020 · $40k
  • NC
    Nobles County Historical Society
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -63%
  • FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $20k · revenue +4%
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
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
3
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
4
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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5
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
6
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
7
Cornell College

Cornell college offers an innovative and rigorous learning community where faculty and staff collaborate with students to develop the intellectual curiosity, creativity and moral courage necessary for a lifetime of learning and engaged…

Education
8
Minnesota State University Student Association Inc

Led by minnesota state university students, we are the inclusive voice for all future, current, and former students. we actively work to represent and support minnesota state university students and advocate at a campus, state, and federal…

Education
9
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
10
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
11
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
12
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center

To improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Learnability Network. 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

23 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. 23 of the 36 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
17/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME INC: $215,587 · OtherSCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME INCST STEPHEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: $107,887 · OtherST STEPHEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHFOND DU LAC TRIBAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $98,897 · OtherFOND DU LAC TRIBAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGECONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $80,000 · OtherCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATIONLUTHER SEMINARY: $70,000 · OtherLUTHER SEMINARYAUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH: $60,000 · OtherAUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCHST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL: $40,000 · OtherIOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $38,146 · OtherEAGLE GROVE AREA DOLLAR FOR SCHOLARS: $38,146 · Other+11 more: $200,927 · Other+11 moreMACALESTER COLLEGE: $298,689 · EducationMACALESTER COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $113,963 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATI…ST OLAF COLLEGE: $80,000 · EducationST OLAF COLLEGETHE LEARNABILITY NETWORK: $70,000 · EducationTHE LEARNABILITY NETWORKSOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $29,596 · Education+2 more: $16,000 · EducationMAYO CLINIC: $296,689 · HealthMAYO CLINICMINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthMINNEAPOLIS HEAR…CAMP ODAYIN: $77,000 · Recreation & SportsLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA: $45,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesNEIGHBORS INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $55,000 · PhilanthropyThe Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society: $47,500 · Arts & CultureNorway House: $7,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$949,590Education$608,248Health$316,689Recreation & Sports$77,000Human Services$71,000Philanthropy$55,000Arts & Culture$54,500

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 budgetMACALESTER COLLEGE: $298,689 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $296,689 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $113,963 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST OLAF COLLEGE: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP ODAYIN: $77,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetTHE LEARNABILITY NETWORK: $70,000 over 3y, 66% of budgetGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society: $47,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $38,146 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetTANZANIA HEALTH PARTNERSHIP: $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $29,596 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNobles County Historical Society: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALIGHT: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorway House: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNEIGHBORS INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $6,000 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 MACALESTER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ST OLAF COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CAMP ODAYIN ↗
  • Who funds THE LEARNABILITY NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TANZANIA HEALTH PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Nobles County Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds ALIGHT ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds Norway House ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORS INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE POSSIBLE INC ↗

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 & Minnesota FoundationMN19.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · Otto Bremer Trust · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · American Gift Fund · The K Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%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
    4report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Stablish Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Stablish 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 36 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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