Headwaters Foundation for Justice

Minneapolis, MN ·EIN 36-3359386 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$11.1M received 44 funders 113 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Headwaters Foundation for Justice?

Headwaters Foundation for Justice is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by The Bush Foundation ($3.0M), The McKnight Foundation ($1.8M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.1M in grants to Headwaters Foundation for Justice between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Bush Foundation$3,016,00072020–2023
The McKnight Foundation$1,750,00052020–2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$1,002,50022020–2022
Northwest Area Foundation$950,00032020–2024
The Minneapolis Foundation$728,17172019–2025
The Ford Foundation$625,00022020–2021
Target Foundation$375,00032022–2023
Foundation to Promote Open Society$300,00012020
Freedom Together Foundation$250,00012020
Patrick and Aimee Butler Family$241,50062020–2023
National Philanthropic Trust$200,50012022
GHR Foundation$200,00012021
C K Blandin Foundation$151,30052020–2024
The Fb Heron Foundation$150,00012021
Mortenson Family Foundation$142,50052020–2024
Hrk Foundation$130,525142020–2024
BCBSM Foundation Inc$100,00012020
Community Foundation of the$98,22862020–2024
Hill-snowdon Foundation$90,00022022
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C$75,00032021–2023
Impactassetsinc$65,75022020–2022
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$64,07542021–2024
Pohlad Family Foundation$53,05032020
Women's Foundation of Minnesota$51,00012025
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc$50,00012020

Showing top 25 of 44 funders by total given.

What grants has Headwaters Foundation for Justice received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$158,853
2025Women's Foundation of MinnesotaGeneral operating support$51,000
2024Northwest Area FoundationGRANTMAKING FOR INDIGENOUS, BLACK AND ECOSYSTEM-BUILDING SUPPORT$500,000
2024The McKnight Foundationfor general operating support$500,000
2024The Minneapolis FoundationPUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT, DONOR-ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$111,695
2024Mortenson Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$30,000
2024Community Foundation of theMULTIPLE SUPPORT$16,533
2024Community Foundation of theMULTIPLE SUPPORT$16,533
2024Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$15,500
2024Still Ain't Satisfied - a FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2024Greater HorizonsPublic, Societal Benefit$7,000
2024Mortenson Family FoundationTHE GIVING PROJECT$5,000
2024Hrk FoundationGOS$2,500
2024C K Blandin FoundationMATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION$100
2023The McKnight FoundationFor general operating support$500,000
2023The Bush FoundationTHE BUSH PRIZE CELEBRATES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY NOT ONLY IN WHAT THEY DO BUT IN HOW THEY DO IT. IT PROVIDES CREATIVE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE 2023 BUSH PRIZE: MINNESOTA WINNERS ARE AYADA LEADS, NEW NATIVE THEATER, OUR JUSTICE AND RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTER- MN; FOUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY VALUED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, MNI SOTA FUND, INQUILINXS UNIDXS POR JUSTICIA, AND ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, WERE SELECTED AS BUSH PRIZE FINALISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 AWARD. ALL MINNESOTA WINNERS AND FINALISTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY A COMMUNITY SELECTION PANEL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNER, HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE.$475,000
2023The Bush FoundationTO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND THE NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THAT GEOGRAPHY.$340,000
2023Target FoundationECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOMETOWN (ECOSYSTEM)$150,000
2023Target FoundationECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOMETOWN (ECOSYSTEM)$150,000
2023The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR-RECOMMENDED, HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY$96,921
2023Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND REGRAN$60,000
2023The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald CGENERAL OPEARTING$25,000
2023Community Foundation of theMULTIPLE SUPPORT$16,533
2023Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES$12,500
2023Still Ain't Satisfied - a FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2023Jewish Community Federation of SanPUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT$10,000
2023Hrk FoundationGOS$5,000
2023Hrk FoundationGOS$2,500
2023Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,000
2023Foundation for a Just SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100

Showing 30 most recent of 113 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Headwaters Foundation for Justice?

Headwaters Foundation for Justice is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by The Bush Foundation ($3.0M), The McKnight Foundation ($1.8M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.1M in grants to Headwaters Foundation for Justice between 2019–2025.

Who is Headwaters Foundation for Justice's largest funder?

The Bush Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Headwaters Foundation for Justice, with $3.0M across 7 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Headwaters Foundation for Justice received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.1M in grants to Headwaters Foundation for Justice across 113 grants from 44 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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