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The Halloran Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Halloran Family Foundation Inc

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.

$2.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$461k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$5.0MPhilanthropy$1.1MEducation$747kArts & Culture$386kFood & Nutrition$205kEnvironment$200kAnimals$36kInternational$30kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $3k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $163k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $815k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.1M
$49,428
Median grant
5
States reached
$38M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER$461,332
OSLO UNIVERSITY$352,493
CONSTELLATION FUND$251,605
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION$244,171
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND$204,762
PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE$200,552
NOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH$165,945
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$49,428
CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY$49,188
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC$39,435
DUCKS UNLIMITED INC$24,815
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER$1,020
RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION$1,000
ANDEAN COMMUNITY PARTNERS$500
DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION$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.

US giving: 80% of grant dollars ($6.2M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 20% that went abroad ($1.6M) is mapped below.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 49% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%PAY IT FORWARD: $10k → 5%MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER: $664k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $252k → 11%TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $40k → 14%DUCKS UNLIMITED INC: $25k → 17%PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $204k → 8%PAY-IT-FORWARD: $10k → 5%MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER: $490k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $251k → 11%TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $40k → 14%DUCKS UNLIMITED INC: $25k → 17%PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $201k → 8%MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER: $461k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $244k → 11%TWINS CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $40k → 14%DUCKS UNLIMITED: $25k → 17%PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $200k → 8%MAYO CLINIC: $209k → 9%TRINITY LUTHERAN: $10k → 11%TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $40k → 14%DUCKS UNLIMITED INC: $25k → 17%PCS PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $200k → 8%MAYO CLINIC: $200k → 9%TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $39k → 14%DUCKS UNLIMITED: $20k → 17%PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $199k → 8%MAYO CLINIC: $100k → 9%TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH: $10k → 11%PHEASANTS FOREVER: $15k → 14%CONSTELLATION FUND: $253k → 11%MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO: $10k → 14%CONSTELLATION FUND: $252k → 11%CONSTELLATION FUND: $250k → 11%CONSTELLATION FUND: $250k → 11%CONSTELLATION FUND: $25k → 11%MINNESOTA WRESTLING CLUB: $25k → 11%FRIENDS OF NGONG ROAD: $15k → 11%FRIENDS OF NGONG ROAD: $15k → 11%CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: $50k → 11%CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: $50k → 11%CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: $49k → 11%CHILDREN'S THEATRE CO: $11k → 11%FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $50k → 11%THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $49k → 11%SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $205k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $299k → 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.

Beyond the US: 20% of all-years giving ($1.6M)

2 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Norway$1.2M · 3 grants
Switzerland$337k · 3 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 34% of The Halloran Family Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Halloran Family Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 20% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.0M · 13 repeat orgs$635k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
17

Total granted

$5.0M
$428k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+9%

Still filing today

62%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $207k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TC
    The Constellation Fund
    5× · 2020–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +48%
  • PP
    PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +20%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $747k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • MC
    MAYO CLINIC
    one grant, 2020 · $299k
  • MW
    MINNESOTA WRESTLING CLUB
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • PF
    PHEASANTS FOREVER
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
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 Orchestral Association

The minnesota orchestra mission is to enrich, inspire and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.

Arts & Culture
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
Guthrie Theater Foundation

The guthrie theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community we serve to one another and to the world. through its extraordinary artists, staff and facility,…

Arts & Culture
5
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
6
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership

The mission of the greater msp partnership is to accelerate regional competitiveness and inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment and execution of strategic initiatives. the partnership works to strengthen our…

Community Improvement
7
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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8
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mcad provides a transformative education within a community of support for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected world.

Education
9
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
10
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
11
Minnesota Private College Fund

The minnesota private college fund serves the shared needs of its members by seeking philanthropic support from corporations, foundations, and others for the benefit of its member colleges and universities and the students they educate.

Education
12
Minneapolis Downtown Council

To create an extraordinary downtown minneapolis, applying the core values of leadership, collaboration, advocacy and innovation.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Minnesota Foundation; the most unlike its peers is National Native American Bar Association Foundatio. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

21 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. 21 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
14/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OSLO UNIVERSITY: $1,242,648 · OtherOSLO UNIVERSITYPSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $1,004,689 · OtherPSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURENOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: $336,906 · OtherNOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHMAYO CLINIC: $298,925 · OtherMAYO CLINIC+14 more: $267,432 · Other+14 moreMAYO CLINIC: $2,123,364 · HealthMAYO CLINIC+6 more: $36,778 · HealthThe Constellation Fund: $1,039,233 · PhilanthropyThe Constellati…UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $746,931 · EducationUNIVERSITY…TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $199,781 · Arts & CultureChildren's Theatre Company and School: $149,610 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $25,250 · Arts & CultureSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $204,762 · Food & NutritionDucks Unlimited Inc: $75,073 · Environment
Other$3,150,600Health$2,160,142Philanthropy$1,039,233Education$746,931Arts & Culture$374,641Food & Nutrition$204,762Environment$75,073

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: $2,123,364 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Constellation Fund: $1,039,233 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetPSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE: $1,004,689 over 5y, 13% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $746,931 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $204,762 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $199,781 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Theatre Company and School: $149,610 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $75,073 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF NGONG ROAD: $30,258 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE WATER THEATRE COMPANY: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetTHREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER: $1,020 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINE TREE APPLE CLASSIC FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDelta Waterfowl Foundation: $500 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.

Margaret a Cargill Fo…The Minneapolis Found…Mightycause Charitabl…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Margaret a Cargill FoundationMN15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Margaret a Cargill Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 The Halloran Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Halloran Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–25%
    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 The Halloran Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Halloran Family Foundation Inc 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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