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Steven Sabes 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.

$18k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$102kHuman Services$22kEnvironment$12kRecreation & Sports$7kCrime & Legal$7kAnimals$7kEducation$4kPhilanthropy$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,150
Median grant
3
States reached
$464k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEST CHRISTMAS EVER$3,734
MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCORPORATED$3,500
AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION$2,265
Individual grant recipient$1,800
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA$1,500
MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS$1,150
CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE$1,050
BIG IDEAS INC$1,000
PETER HOBART PTO (SCHOOL)$700
EDINA GIVE AND GO$515
SPRING FARM SANCTUARY$500
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 (FY21–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WOMEN OF NATIONS: $3k → 14%HUMOROLOGY: $2k → 10%CHARITY NAVIGATOR: $100 → 7%HUMOROLOGY: $500 → 10%AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%WILDER FOUNDATION: $3k → 14%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS: $1k → 10%WILDER FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION: $2k → 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
MA
NV
NJ
CA
VA
DC
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.

41%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$28k · 7 repeat orgs$40k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
19

Total granted

$28k
$30k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+13%

Still filing today

100%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationAnimalsCrime & LegalRecreation & SportsHealthOther
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

  • AH
    AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $12k · revenue +27%
  • LR
    LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $2k · revenue +37%
  • HI
    HUMOROLOGY INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +374%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +47%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • WO
    WOMEN OF NATIONS
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue -8%
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
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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2
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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3
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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4
African Development Center

Grow businesses, build wealth and increase reinvestement in the african communities of minnesota

Human Services
5
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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6
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
7
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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8
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

Creating powerful advocacy to enhance economic vitality in the minneapolis-st. paul region.

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9
The Minneapolis Foundation

The foundation cultivates generosity by taking action on the greatest civic, social, and economic needs partnering with nonprofits, facilitating grantmaking, driving research and advocacy, and providing services to donors seeking to make a…

Philanthropy
10
Mill City Farmers Market Inc

Mission: to inspire and nurture a healthy community by building a local, sustainable, and organic food economy in a vibrant experiential marketplace.vision: to be a nationally recognized marketplace model that connects, educates, and…

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11
Reach for Resources Inc

Empowering people of all abilities to reach their full potential. we provide individualized services that maximize independence, boosts community engagement and improves physical and emotional well-being.

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12
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

The minnesota center for environmental advocacy is a nonprofit organization that uses law, science and research to protect minnesota's environment, its natural resources and the health of its people.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amherst H Wilder Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Big Ideas 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

27 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. 27 of the 35 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
14/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAYO CLINIC: $100,000 · HealthMAYO CLINIC+2 more: $2,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF TH…Individual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recip…BEST CHRISTMAS EVER INC: $4,094 · OtherBEST CHRISTMAS EVER IN…MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE: $3,500 · OtherMID-MINNESOTA LEGAL AS…WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER OF MN: $2,000 · OtherWILDLIFE RESEARCH CENT…INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION: $2,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL UNION FO…Individual grant recipient: $1,800 · OtherMICROGRANTS: $2,500 · OtherMICROGRANTSMINNESOTA WILD FOUNDATION: $1,525 · Other+10 more: $6,375 · Other+10 moreAMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION: $12,098 · Human ServicesAMHERST H WI…WOMEN OF NATIONS: $3,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN OF NAT…HUMOROLOGY INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesHUMOROLOGY I…Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens: $1,150 · Human ServicesMadison Area…+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesSPRING FARM SANCTUARY: $3,750 · AnimalsRESCUE CREW INC: $1,000 · AnimalsCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $3,550 · EnvironmentLEGAL RIGHTS CENTER: $2,000 · Crime & LegalCHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA: $1,500 · Crime & LegalTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $2,500 · EducationEDINA GIVE AND GO: $515 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $400 · Education
Health$102,000Other$33,794Human Services$18,348Animals$4,750Environment$3,550Crime & Legal$3,500Education$3,415

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 budgetMAYO CLINIC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION: $12,098 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEST CHRISTMAS EVER INC: $4,094 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPRING FARM SANCTUARY: $3,750 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $3,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMID-MINNESOTA LEGAL ASSISTANCE: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN OF NATIONS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMICROGRANTS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL RIGHTS CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHUMOROLOGY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMINNESOTA WILD FOUNDATION: $1,525 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMadison Area Food Pantry Gardens: $1,150 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE CREW INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetABORTION CARE NETWORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG IDEAS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDINA GIVE AND GO: $515 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOPPET FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GOOD ACRE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $100 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.

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…Mightycause Charitabl…The Richard M Schulze…Pohlad Family Foundat…Ch Robinson Worldwide…Lenfestey Family Foun…Robins Kaplan Foundat…Greater Twin Cities U…The Graco FoundationBaird Foundation Inc
The Minneapolis FoundationMN23.8× affinity10 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 · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Pohlad Family Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc · Robins Kaplan Foundation · Greater Twin Cities United Way · The Graco Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 Steven Sabes Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Steven Sabes 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 35 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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