Microgrants

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Minneapolis, MN EIN 20-4092394

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$6.5M

Foundation funders

54

Grants recorded

162

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Microgrants?

Microgrants is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by The James M Stanton Foundation ($2.5M), Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation ($450K), The Jaye F and Betty F Dyer Foundation ($385K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Microgrants between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The James M Stanton Foundation$2,486,00042021–2024
Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation$450,00012021
The Jaye F and Betty F Dyer Foundation$385,00052020–2024
Wem Foundation$380,00022022–2023
The Minneapolis Foundation$336,44172019–2025
The Joyce Foundation$290,00012020
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation$210,00082020–2024
Target Foundation$175,00052021–2025
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$172,50062020–2025
L & N Andreas Foundation$170,00062020–2025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$142,00052019–2023
Avocet Foundation$124,00052020–2024
Frey Foundation$100,00022022–2023
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family$94,97242021–2024
Opus Foundation$85,00032021–2023
Otto Bremer Trust$85,00042019–2022
Mightycause Charitable Foundation$83,18552020–2024
CLB Foundation$70,00022020–2021
Hardenbergh Foundation$60,00042020–2025
Jerome J & Ursula Choromanski Family$60,00062020–2025
Martin and Brown Foundation$51,00022021–2022
Birmingham-Dorsey Char Tr$50,50062020–2025
Lenzmeier Family Foundation$50,00012024
H & M Kellogg Charitable Trust$40,00042021–2025
Smikis Foundation$40,00032020–2022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M5 grants2019 25 grants2020 34 grants2021 32 grants2022 29 grants2023 23 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $2.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $229K.

What grants has Microgrants received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Target FoundationECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOMETOWN$50,000
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$40,000
2025L & N Andreas FoundationGRANT IS FOR RECIPIENTS GENERAL FUND$30,000
2025Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$25,000
2025Hardenbergh FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2025Birmingham-Dorsey Char TrGENERAL OPERATING$12,500
2025Ruth a and Raymond a Reister Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Jerome J & Ursula Choromanski FamilyUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT$10,000
2025H & M Kellogg Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$7,500
2025The Head Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025The Hodder Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$3,500
2025The Casey Albert T Oneil FdnGENERAL OPERATING$3,000
2025Oak Grove Foundation MAGENERAL OPERATING$2,000
2024The James M Stanton FoundationHUMAN SERVICES$400,000
2024The Jaye F and Betty F Dyer FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$75,000
2024The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR-ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$50,500
2024Lenzmeier Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$50,000
2024The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationHUMAN SERVICES$35,000
2024Avocet FoundationTO SPUR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY GIVING STRATEGIC GRANTS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF POTENTIAL THROUGH PARTNER AGENCIES$32,000
2024L & N Andreas FoundationGRANT IS FOR RECIPIENTS GENERAL FUND$30,000
2024The Jay and Rose Phillips FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024George Family FoundationCORE MISSION SUPPORT$20,000
2024Birmingham-Dorsey Char TrGENERAL OPERATING$12,500
2024Ruth a and Raymond a Reister Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2024Jerome J & Ursula Choromanski FamilyGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2024H & M Kellogg Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
2024Hardenbergh FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2024The Hubbard Broadcasting FoundationGOS2024$10,000
2024Mightycause Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED$8,719

Showing 30 most recent of 162 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Microgrants?

Microgrants is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by The James M Stanton Foundation ($2.5M), Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation ($450K), The Jaye F and Betty F Dyer Foundation ($385K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Microgrants between 2019–2025.

Who is Microgrants's largest funder?

The James M Stanton Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Microgrants, with $2.5M across 4 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Microgrants received?

IRS 990 filings record $6.5M in grants to Microgrants across 162 grants from 54 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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