The Blackbaud Giving Fund
CHARLESTON, SC
$8.2MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Us match giving
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Medtronic Communities Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 41-1306950 · 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
- Grant Applications Should Be Submit
- Phone
- (763) 505-2643
- Deadlines
- Deadlines vary. Most programs are due between September 15 - January 31.
- Application materials
- Organizations must apply for grants using the foundation's online application system. The additional documents required with the online application are as follows: - project budget form (a template will be provided online) - interim/final report on the grant applicant's most recent grant from medtronic communities foundation (fka medtronic foundation) (only required if the grant applicant has previously received funding from the foundation) - list of officers, directors and their affiliations - latest annual report (only required if available electronically) - financial statement from the grant applicant's most recently completed fiscal year (whether audited or not) - IRS determination letter verifying the grant applicant's 501(c)(3) status (only required for U.S. organizations)
- Restrictions
- The foundation funds: - in the U.S.: 501(c)(3) organizations - outside the U.S.: organizations registered as nonprofits, or in some cases, organizations that function as nonprofits, which could include schools and government institutions. The foundation does not fund: continuing medical education (cme) grants; 501(c)(3) type 509(a)(3) supporting organizations; capital or capital projects; general operating support; individuals; lobbying, political or fraternal activities; long-term counseling or personal development; program endowments; purchase of automatic external defibrillators (aeds); religious groups for religious purposes; private foundations; research.
Original filing text
- Contact
- GRANT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMIT
- Address
- 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55432
- Phone
- 7635052643
- Deadlines
- DEADLINES VARY. MOST PROGRAMS ARE DUE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 15 - JANUARY 31.
- Application materials
- ORGANIZATIONS MUST APPLY FOR GRANTS USING THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM. THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: - PROJECT BUDGET FORM (A TEMPLATE WILL BE PROVIDED ONLINE) - INTERIM/FINAL REPORT ON THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENT GRANT FROM MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION (FKA MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION) (ONLY REQUIRED IF THE GRANT APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE FOUNDATION) - LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS - LATEST ANNUAL REPORT (ONLY REQUIRED IF AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY) - FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR (WHETHER AUDITED OR NOT) - IRS DETERMINATION LETTER VERIFYING THE GRANT APPLICANT'S 501(C)(3) STATUS (ONLY REQUIRED FOR U.S. ORGANIZATIONS)
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION FUNDS: - IN THE U.S.: 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS - OUTSIDE THE U.S.: ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED AS NONPROFITS, OR IN SOME CASES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT FUNCTION AS NONPROFITS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND: CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) GRANTS; 501(C)(3) TYPE 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS; CAPITAL OR CAPITAL PROJECTS; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; INDIVIDUALS; LOBBYING, POLITICAL OR FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM COUNSELING OR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS; PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS); RELIGIOUS GROUPS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES; PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; RESEARCH.
Reported organization name: MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | $15.6M |
| 2023 | 12 | $13.6M |
Where Medtronic Communities 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.
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
CHARLESTON, SC
$7.1MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Donor advised fund for us match giving and volunteer grants
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
WASHINGTON, DC
$4.2MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Milestone based payment
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
WASHINGTON, DC
$1.9MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Milestone based payment
Northside Achievement Zone
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$1.9MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Milestone based payment
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (29 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Medtronic Communities Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings 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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