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The Coss Foundation at a glance

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The Coss Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$587
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$18kAnimals$15kHousing & Shelter$10kCrime & Legal$8kReligion$5kEducation$3kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kHuman Services$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$587
Median grant
6
States reached
$99k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK$587
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND$587
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION$587
PEPIN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY$587
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA$587
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SHELF$587
SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY$587
CHILDRENS THEATRE COMPANY$587
BULLIS SCHOOL$587
HERBERGER THEATRE$586
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 (FY18–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 75% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%NEIGHBORS INC: $550 → 6%CANNON FALLS FOOD SHELF: $300 → 9%NEIGHBORS INC: $500 → 6%NEIGHBORS INC: $500 → 6%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $1k → 14%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $600 → 14%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $550 → 14%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $525 → 14%RIVER FALLS SUNSHINE FUND: $243 → 9%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $500 → 14%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $500 → 14%LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $500 → 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

ND
MN
WI
MA
VA
MD
AZ
SC
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$52k · 20 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +58% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
7

Total granted

$52k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+25%

Still filing today

55%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesFood & NutritionAnimalsEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • UG
    UNION GOSPEL MISSION INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $4k · revenue +220%
  • RF
    River Falls Community Food Pantry
    7× · 2018–2024 · $4k · revenue +77%
  • LH
    LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $4k · revenue +944%

Funded once

  • SC
    ST CROIX COUNTY SHERIFF
    one grant, 2017 · $7k
  • WO
    WOMEN OF NATIONS SHELTER
    one grant, 2020 · $500
  • WF
    WCPA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $500
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
Feeding Furry Friends

Our mission is to bring in donated pet food and pet supplies and hand them out to other nonprofits including: animal rescues, animal sanctuaries, other animal efforts, and food shelves. We take in donations from all over the USA and unload…

Animals
2
Lonsdale Area Food Shelf Inc

Provide emergency food relief for the families in the Lonsdale MN region .

Food & Nutrition
3
Mercy House Minneapolis
Human Services
4
Second Harvest Northland

End hunger together in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

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5
Heavens Table Food Shelf

Provide food for hungry individuals in martin county, mn

Food & Nutrition
6
Community Emergency Service Inc

Community emergency service (ces) is one of the largest food distribution nonprofits serving one of the poorest communities in the twin cities. our mission is to turn hunger into hope through three principal programs: (i) food market, (ii)…

Human Services
7
Noahs Hope Animal Rescue Inc

Noahs Hope Animal Rescue accepts unwanted and street animals; restores health and then places the animals in homes around the metro Siouxland area.

Animals
8
North Scott Food Pantry

The North Scott Food Pantry provides food for people in need. Clients receive enough food for about one week and are allowed to get food every 28 days. There were 721 visits to our food pantry in 2025.

Food & Nutrition
9
Hubbard County Food Shelf

Receive and dispense food to needy clients

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10
Hilltop Regional Kitchen

Serve fresh and frozen meals to seniors, disabled and homebound individuals in central MN. Over 60,000 meals served annually to over 400 individuals.

Food & Nutrition
11
A Touch of the Father's Love Inc

The mission of a touch of the fathers love food pantry and ministry is to: ~alleviate food insecurity in the twin counties area through the distribution of healthy and nutritious food while instilling hope. ~treat all staff, partner…

Human Services
12
Headwaters Animal Shelter

Our Mission: To improve the quality of life for companion animals. We are dedicated to accomplishing our mission by: Aiding in the return of lost or stolen companion animals to their rightful owners, and securing suitable homes for…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Listening House of St Paul Inc; the most unlike its peers is Children's Theatre Company and School. 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

19 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. 19 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST CROIX COUNTY SHERIFF: $7,260 · OtherST CROIX COUNTY SHERIFFUNION GOSPEL MISSION INC: $4,375 · OtherUNION GOSPEL MISSION INCNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SHELF: $3,162 · OtherNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SHELFIndividual grant recipient: $2,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $2,575 · OtherSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAULDOROTHY DAY CENTER: $2,200 · OtherDOROTHY DAY CENTERIndividual grant recipient: $1,700 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,550 · OtherLUCKY PAWS MIDWEST INC: $1,306 · OtherGREGORY'S GIFTS OF HOPE: $1,300 · Other+10 more: $6,259 · Other+10 moreNo Dog Left Behind: $3,722 · AnimalsNo Dog Left BehindDunn County Humane Society Inc: $3,675 · AnimalsDunn County Humane …LAST HOPE INC: $3,675 · AnimalsLAST HOPE INCRiver Falls Community Food Pantry: $4,325 · Food & NutritionRiver Falls Comm…SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $3,162 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST H…PEPIN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,162 · Food & NutritionPEPIN COUNTY FOO…LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $4,175 · Human ServicesLISTENING …NEIGHBORS INC: $1,550 · Human ServicesNEIGHBORS …CANNON FALLS FOOD SHELF INC: $300 · Human ServicesRIVER FALLS SUNSHINE FUND INC: $243 · Human ServicesOUR NEIGHBORS PLACE INC: $2,306 · Housing & ShelterBULLIS SCHOOL: $587 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $587 · EducationMAYO CLINIC: $500 · HealthRED APPLE CENTER INC: $500 · Health
Other$34,487Animals$11,072Food & Nutrition$9,649Human Services$6,268Housing & Shelter$2,306Education$1,174Health$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNION GOSPEL MISSION INC: $4,375 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRiver Falls Community Food Pantry: $4,325 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetLISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC: $4,175 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetNo Dog Left Behind: $3,722 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDunn County Humane Society Inc: $3,675 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLAST HOPE INC: $3,675 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $3,162 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOUR NEIGHBORS PLACE INC: $2,306 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPEPIN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,162 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetNEIGHBORS INC: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRIVER FALLS YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC: $800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBULLIS SCHOOL: $587 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Theatre Company and School: $587 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $587 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRED APPLE CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANNON FALLS FOOD SHELF INC: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRIVER FALLS SUNSHINE FUND INC: $243 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

  • Who funds UNION GOSPEL MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds River Falls Community Food Pantry ↗
  • Who funds LISTENING HOUSE OF ST PAUL INC ↗
  • Who funds No Dog Left Behind ↗
  • Who funds Dunn County Humane Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds LAST HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND ↗
  • Who funds OUR NEIGHBORS PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds PEPIN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORS INC ↗
  • Who funds LUCKY PAWS MIDWEST INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVER FALLS YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BULLIS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Children's Theatre Company and School ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds RED APPLE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CANNON FALLS FOOD SHELF INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVER FALLS SUNSHINE FUND 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.

Xcel Energy FoundationMightycause Charitabl…Fred C and Katherine …Charities Aid Foundat…Otto Bremer TrustLand O'Lakes Foundati…The Richard M Schulze…Edward Jones Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…
Xcel Energy FoundationMN18.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Xcel Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Otto Bremer Trust · Land O'Lakes Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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