· Private foundation
The Buntrock Foundation for Leadership
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Saint Olaf College | $2,500,000 |
| Barbara Sinatra Childrens Center | $1,500,000 |
| Luther Seminary | $1,382,682 |
| Turning Point USA | $1,250,000 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $1,143,850 |
| Eisenhower Health Foundation | $1,000,000 |
| Chicagoland Lutheran Education Foundation | $807,215 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $475,000 |
| Holy Family Ministries | $450,000 |
| Augustana University | $345,000 |
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 (FY21–21, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against -77% for those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TPTURNING POINT USA INC6× · 2019–2024 · $6.2M · revenue +304%
- HFHOLY FAMILY MINISTRIES5× · 2020–2024 · $2.3M · revenue +48%
- HAHORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC2× · 2022–2023 · $1.8M · revenue +36%
Funded once
- AFAmericans for Prosperity Foundationone grant, 2022 · $500k · revenue -77%
- HLHope Lutheran Churchone grant, 2022 · $125k
- EAEMBRACE AND SHIFT INCone grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -85% · 30% of their budget
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.
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…
Augsburg university educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.the augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community that is committed to intentional diversity in its…
The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.
Founded by the norwegian evangelical lutheran church in 1861, luther college is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution. luther welcomes students of all backgrounds to engage in a way of learning that moves beyond immediate…
Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.
Union college is a seventh-day adventist community of higher education, inspired by jesus christ, and dedicated to empowering students to learn, serve, and lead.
St. olaf college challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by lutheran tradition.
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…
Steadfast in jesus christ as revealed in the holy scriptures, concordia university chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices…
The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.
An exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead.
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 21 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 TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
- Who funds CHICAGOLAND LUTHERAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOLY FAMILY MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds HORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC ↗
- Who funds Eisenhower Medical Center ↗
- Who funds SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
- Who funds THE SEMINAR NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds Americans for Prosperity Foundation ↗
- Who funds AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds EMBRACE AND SHIFT 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.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Buntrock Foundation for Leadership funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Buntrock Foundation for Leadership. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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