Cassia

About Cassia

Cassia’s most distinctive recent grant is a $840,000 equity transfer to Elim Care Foundation, which points to a foundation that serves as steward for charitable resources tied to its own communities and partners. The giving profile centers on older-adult care, with support connected to senior services, memory care, skilled nursing, resident wellbeing, spiritual care, and facility improvements. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated purpose: fostering fullness of life for older adults in the spirit of Christ’s love. In the recent grants list, the largest unrestricted awards also went to Cassia-affiliated organizations such as Augustana Chapel View Homes Inc. and Augustana Care, showing a mix of organizational capital transfer and general operating support rather than project-only grants. Cassia’s active grantmaking programs reinforce that structure. The foundation facilitates charitable gifts through cash, IRA rollovers, charitable gift annuities, and donor-advised fund grants, then directs those resources to selected Cassia communities. Recent recipients include Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo Inc., Elim Homes Inc., Open Circle Adult Day Center, Haven Homes Inc., Redeemer Residence Inc., and Augustana Health Care Center of Apple Valley. Across these awards, the emphasis is on maintaining and supporting affiliated older-adult care organizations in Minnesota.

What Cassia Funds

Cassia’s grantmaking is closely tied to senior living and care services. In 2023, it awarded $12,702 to Open Circle Adult Day Center for unrestricted support, matching its focus on community-based services for older adults. It also gave $36,256 to Lake Ridge Care Center of Buffalo Inc. for unrestricted contributions, aligning with skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Memory care is another clear priority. The foundation made a $12,840 unrestricted grant to Elim Homes Inc., while its active program descriptions also list memory care and dementia services among core focus areas. Resident care and quality of life appear in the grant profile as well, reflected by support to Haven Homes Inc. for unrestricted use. Spiritual care and resident wellbeing sit alongside the physical-care priorities in the foundation’s stated focus areas. Its overall giving is built around older-adult services rather than a broad thematic portfolio, and the recent awards are consistent with that narrow operating model.

How Cassia Gives