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Fr Bigelow Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 51-0232651 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$7.9M
Grants reported
218
Typical grant
$30K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$2.7M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
All Grant Applications Must Registe
Deadlines
We have two grant rounds each year. Key application dates can be found on our website.
Application materials
Before applying, all interested applicants are encouraged to email a member of our grants team to ensure that the grant program fits your needs.
Restrictions
Our primary geographic focus is the greater saint paul metropolitan area, which includes dakota, ramsey and washington counties, with a particular emphasis on serving people who live or work in the city of saint paul. F.r. Bigelow foundation funds nonprofits that seek to achieve racially and economically equitable outcomes in the areas of art & culture, community & economic development, education & youth development, health, housing and human services.
Original filing text
Contact
ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST REGISTE
Address
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH SUITE 300 SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102
Phone
6512245463
Deadlines
WE HAVE TWO GRANT ROUNDS EACH YEAR. KEY APPLICATION DATES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
Application materials
BEFORE APPLYING, ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL A MEMBER OF OUR GRANTS TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT PROGRAM FITS YOUR NEEDS.
Restrictions
OUR PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS IS THE GREATER SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH INCLUDES DAKOTA, RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SERVING PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL. F.R. BIGELOW FOUNDATION FUNDS NONPROFITS THAT SEEK TO ACHIEVE RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF ART & CULTURE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Reported organization name: FR BIGELOW FOUNDATION

Where Fr Bigelow Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Coalition of Asian American Leaders

SAINT PAUL, MN

$600KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Linking leaders partnership support

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

SAINT PAUL, MN

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Collegebound st. Paul fund for the future

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

SAINT PAUL, MN

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Management improvement fund

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

SAINT PAUL, MN

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Community sharing fund 2023

Family Values for Life

SAINT PAUL, MN

$75KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Capital project to support program expansion

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Fr Bigelow Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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