· Private foundation
Stearns Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON LIBRARY SYSTEM | $5,000 |
| HUTCHINSON AREA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLAR | $2,500 |
| RIVERSONG MUSIC FESTIVAL | $1,250 |
| HUTCHINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY | $525 |
| PARENTS FOR SENIORS | $250 |
| HUTCHINSON HEALTH FOUNDATION | $250 |
| HUTCHINSON FARMERS MARKET | $250 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | $250 |
| TIM ORTH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | $200 |
| ISD 423 FOUNDATION | $200 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $600) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2026, 18 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RMRIVERSONG MUSIC FESTIVAL4× · 2023–2026 · $5k · revenue +6%
- CRCROW RIVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC6× · 2017–2022 · $2k · revenue +43%
- AHAVEYRON HOMES INC4× · 2018–2023 · $850 · revenue +20%
Funded once
- RCRIDGEWATER COLLEGE FOUDATIONone grant, 2019 · $5k
- GCGOPHER CAMPFIRE SANCTUARYone grant, 2025 · $3k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $2k
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.
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.
The mission of mental health resources is to foster hope, health and recovery for people affected by mental illness and substance use disorder.
West central mental health housing, inc., was formed as a minnesota corporation in 1989. the company is primarily engaged in owning and operating under management contract, low income housing for handicapped individuals in willmar,…
Emma norton services' mission is to provide transformational housing for women and families on their journey of recovery. to achieve this mission, ens offers supportive housing in both site based and scattered site models that serve both…
Through programs, advocacy and collaboration, people are empowered to discover their potential and live as engaged citizens, free of stigma, within a thriving community.
To be a recognized leader in community mental health, respected for our clinical quality, innovation, and adaptation to a rapidly changing health care and social services environment.
To end homelessness and relieve hunger through action and advocacy.
Connecting people to affordable rental homes, increasing choice and access for all.
Hudson milestones seeks to build and maintain a hudson county based organization dedicated to the care, support and advancement of people with developmental disabilities and their families towards achieving to the maximum extent possible…
Alexandra house's mission is to empower victims of domestic and sexual violence, and inspire social change through education, support and advocacy.
Advancing health with the community of hutchinson, minnesota and the surrounding area. providing a caring, personal experience for each patient and lead in promoting health and wellness in the community.
Crest view senior communities, founded as a charitable christian organization, in cooperation with the community and member churches, exists to serve people by offering a continuum of quality care and services and by providing for their…
Men of men has established a partnership between the division of milwaukee child protective services and experienced psychiatric professionals. this partnership provides stable housing and transitional services to young men who are…
How this is measured
14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 46 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 RIVERSONG MUSIC FESTIVAL ↗
- Who funds HUTCHINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
- Who funds GOPHER CAMPFIRE SANCTUARY ↗
- Who funds CROW RIVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
- Who funds MCLEOD ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF MCLEOD COUNTY ↗
- Who funds AVEYRON HOMES INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds HUTCHINSON HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEGHAN'S PLACE INC ↗
- Who funds 2B CONTINUED ↗
- Who funds GREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds EQUUL ACCESS INC ↗
- Who funds TIM ORTH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Southwest Initiative Foundation · Minnesota Community Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Stearns Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stearns Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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