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Stuart & Nancy Friedell Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$205k
Granted FY2023
6
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$130k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Philanthropy$198kHealth$66kEducation$62kFood & Nutrition$27kAnimals$20kHuman Services$11kArts & Culture$10kInternational$7kOther$0
02FY2023 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k4 grants · $13k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $193k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Stuart and Nancy Friedell Family Foundation DAF$129,628
Fidelity Charitable account Friedell Family Fund$62,944
Always and Furever Animal Shelter$5,000
Maui United Way$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Alzheimers Association$2,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery: $1k → 11%Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery: $1k → 11%Brigid Alliance: $3k → 17%Twin Cities Music Community Trust: $500 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
NJ
CT
KS
DC
HI
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.
$173k · 17 repeat orgs$246k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 17 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
18

Total granted

$173k
$41k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+39%

Still filing today

71%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $205k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalAnimalsArts & CultureOther
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

  • TB
    THE BLAKE SCHOOL
    3× · 2020–2022 · $49k · revenue +31%
  • GA
    GROVES ACADEMY
    2× · 2021–2022 · $13k · revenue +9%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $11k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +39%
  • LF
    Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • ST
    Saavans Trust
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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 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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2
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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3
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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4
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
5
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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6
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
7
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Iatp works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

Food & Nutrition
8
St Paul Transportation Management Organization

Move minnesota leads the movement for an equitable and sustainable transportation system that puts people first. we are passionate about connecting communities, ending the climate crisis, expanding access to jobs and resources, and…

Environment
9
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Purpose: we inspire, advocate and invest to advance community visions. continued on sch o

Philanthropy
10
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
11
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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12
Planned Parenthood North Central States Foundation

To build and maintain financial support for planned parenthood north central states to advance and protect sexual and reproductive health care for all.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Health Care Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Stuart & Nancy Friedell Family Foundation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 41 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Stuart & Nancy Friedell Family Foundation: $129,628 · OtherStuart & Nancy Friedell Family FoundationFidelity Charitable account Friedell Family Fund: $62,944 · OtherFidelity Charitable account Friedell Family FundCancer Legal Line: $23,000 · OtherCancer Legal LineSecond Harvest Food Bank: $12,000 · Other+20 more: $57,407 · Other+20 moreTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $48,500 · EducationTHE BLAKE SCHOOLGROVES ACADEMY: $13,000 · EducationGROVES ACADEMYALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $11,000 · HealthTHE MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthABORTION CARE NETWORK: $2,500 · HealthMAJI YA CHAI LAND SANCTUARY: $2,500 · Health+1 more: $512 · HealthFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $10,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalHumane World for Animals Inc: $10,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,500 · AnimalsMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $6,700 · Arts & CultureSPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesGREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY: $2,000 · Human ServicesTwin Cities Music Community Trust: $500 · Human Services
Other$284,979Education$61,500Health$31,512International$15,000Animals$12,500Arts & Culture$9,200Human Services$5,000

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 budgetTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $48,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGROVES ACADEMY: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $6,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES AND FISHES TOO: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI UNITED WAY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetABORTION CARE NETWORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAJI YA CHAI LAND SANCTUARY: $2,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST DAVID'S CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOPPET FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthPoint Health and Wellness Center Inc: $512 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…Saint Paul & Minnesot…Mightycause Charitabl…Otto Bremer TrustThe Richard M Schulze…United Way WorldwideCharities Aid Foundat…The Jay and Rose Phil…Pohlad Family Foundat…Minnesota Community F…Ch Robinson Worldwide…Xcel Energy Foundation
The Minneapolis FoundationMN20.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota · Pohlad Family Foundation · Minnesota Community Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Xcel Energy 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 Stuart & Nancy Friedell Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stuart & Nancy Friedell Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.

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 41 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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