Youthprise
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Youth development
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John and Denise Graves Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 47-1300668 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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
- Letter of Intent Accepted By E-Mail
- Phone
- (612) 389-9820
- Deadlines
- None/open application process
- Application materials
- Unsolicited letters of interest that are submitted following our guidelines will be read as the foundation staff is able. Proposals selected by foundation staff for approval will be reviewed at subsequent board meetings.
- Restrictions
- John and denise graves foundation funds fall into three categories: 1. Education - k-12 focused organizations, schools, and school systems on a path to creating strong, stable, well-governed schools and school systems, and making positive changes. 2. Youth power building - organizations that provide support, leadership development, and holistic mentorship to underserved youth as they leave the k-12 system and begin their journey to adulthood, and those that work towards bettering youth-involved systems and entitlements. 3. Community organizations that work to maintain the cultural vibrance and diversity of east lake street. John and denise graves foundation does not fund grants to individuals; for sacramental or theological functions of religious organizations; for annual fundraising events; to endowments; for propagandizing, influencing legislation, and/or elections, promoting voter registration, for political candidates, political campaigns, or for litigation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- LETTER OF INTENT ACCEPTED BY E-MAIL
- Address
- 2929 CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55407
- Phone
- 6123899820
- INFO@JDGRAVESFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE/OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS
- Application materials
- UNSOLICITED LETTERS OF INTEREST THAT ARE SUBMITTED FOLLOWING OUR GUIDELINES WILL BE READ AS THE FOUNDATION STAFF IS ABLE. PROPOSALS SELECTED BY FOUNDATION STAFF FOR APPROVAL WILL BE REVIEWED AT SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETINGS.
- Restrictions
- JOHN AND DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION FUNDS FALL INTO THREE CATEGORIES: 1. EDUCATION - K-12 FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS ON A PATH TO CREATING STRONG, STABLE, WELL-GOVERNED SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES. 2. YOUTH POWER BUILDING - ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND HOLISTIC MENTORSHIP TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH AS THEY LEAVE THE K-12 SYSTEM AND BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD, AND THOSE THAT WORK TOWARDS BETTERING YOUTH-INVOLVED SYSTEMS AND ENTITLEMENTS. 3. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO MAINTAIN THE CULTURAL VIBRANCE AND DIVERSITY OF EAST LAKE STREET. JOHN AND DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS; FOR SACRAMENTAL OR THEOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS; FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS; TO ENDOWMENTS; FOR PROPAGANDIZING, INFLUENCING LEGISLATION, AND/OR ELECTIONS, PROMOTING VOTER REGISTRATION, FOR POLITICAL CANDIDATES, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, OR FOR LITIGATION.
Reported organization name: JOHN AND DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION
Where John and Denise Graves 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.
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Figures are aggregated from John and Denise Graves 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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