Minnesota · Private foundation
The Blake Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $109k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2026
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $750
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 18
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $449k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 36% of the organizations The Blake Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $513 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 7 | $109k | 14% |
| FY2025 | 11 | $22k | 36% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $20k | 63% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $25k | 47% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $25k | 78% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $27k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $21k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $19k | 71% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $130,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Resourcewest | $19,873 | 5 | 1% |
| Hopkins Public Isd #270 | $12,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Intercongregation Communities Association Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upturnships Inc | $1,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hopkins Historical Society | $971 | 3 | 3% |
| Cornerhouse | $815 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern Star Council | $800 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $130,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Resourcewest | $19,873 | 5 | 1% |
| Hopkins Public Isd #270 | $12,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Intercongregation Communities Association Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upturnships Inc | $1,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hopkins Historical Society | $971 | 3 | 3% |
| Cornerhouse | $815 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern Star Council | $800 | 2 | 0% |
| Pasadena Humane | $263 | 1 | n/a |
| The Advocates For Human Rights | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| North Country Food Alliance | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Humane Society | $103 | 1 | 0% |
| Clean Water Fund | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Carleton College | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($123k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Blake Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Otto Bremer Trust · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Pentair Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Blake Foundation
- How much does The Blake Foundation give?
- The Blake Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $108,870 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 18 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does The Blake Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (39%), Philanthropy (31%), Human Services (9%).
- Who are The Blake Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: University of Minnesota Foundation ($130k), Resourcewest ($20k), Hopkins Public Isd #270 ($12k).
- Does The Blake Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Blake Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Blake Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Otto Bremer Trust, The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
- Where is The Blake Foundation based?
- The Blake Foundation is based in MN.
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