Coborn Family Foundation / Coborn's Cares supports local communities through financial donations and volunteer hours, focusing on fighting hunger, investing in youth, and promoting healthy living.
Coborn Family Foundation’s largest recent grants go to CentraCare Foundation for cancer survivorship, the Long Prairie wellness center, and a pediatric center, showing a pattern of support for local health infrastructure rather than broad national philanthropy. The foundation’s giving also reaches education and community institutions, with grants to Cathedral High School for The Campaign for Cathedral and to St. John’s Boys Choir for annual sponsorships. Those examples fit the broader priorities described for Coborn’s Cares: fighting hunger, investing in youth, and promoting healthy living. The foundation’s recent records show funding that can be substantial for a local grantmaker, including six-figure support alongside smaller sponsorships and event-based awards. Grants are directed to nonprofit organizations and community initiatives in places tied to Coborn’s store communities, especially in Minnesota. The mix of healthcare, school support, youth programming, and community fundraising reflects a funder that uses philanthropy to reinforce local services and institutions within its operating footprint.
Health-related grantmaking is a visible thread in the Coborn Family Foundation’s recent awards. In 2025, it gave $115,000 to CentraCare Foundation for cancer survivorship, the Long Prairie wellness center, and the pediatric center, and it had made the same-purpose grants of $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also supports education and youth-serving institutions. In 2024, it gave $50,000 to Cathedral High School for The Campaign for Cathedral, and in 2023 and 2024 it supported St. John’s Boys Choir with annual sponsorships of $10,000 and $20,000. Community fundraising appears as another lane, with grants to Great Rivers Children’s Museum for a game night fundraiser and to Pay It Forward Fund for casino night registration. These awards align with local support, youth development, and healthy living.
Typical grants cluster at a middle range: the 25th percentile is $4,680, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. That distribution shows a mix of smaller sponsorships and larger anchor gifts. The foundation appears to give repeatedly to some recipients across multiple years, including CentraCare Foundation, Cathedral High School, St. John’s Boys Choir, and Pay It Forward Fund. It does not accept unsolicited applications in the listed programs, and the foundation is not described as a family foundation or DAF; it operates as Coborn’s company foundation with grantmaking tied to its philanthropy priorities.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in Minnesota, which accounts for 89% of grants to the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients include St. Cloud, Collegeville, Waconia, and Champlin, showing a pattern centered on local Minnesota communities rather than a broad regional footprint. One recent grant also reached Minot, North Dakota. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its stated priorities are fighting hunger, investing in youth, and promoting healthy living. Recent grants show those priorities in practice through health-related support for cancer survivorship and pediatric care, sponsorships for youth-serving institutions, and community fundraising tied to local nonprofit programs.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on a median of $10,000, with a 25th percentile of $4,680 and a 75th percentile of $50,000. That points to a mix of modest sponsorships and larger multi-purpose community gifts.
No. The listed active grant programs all indicate that it does not accept unsolicited requests, and its giving is described as tied to Coborn’s philanthropy priorities and local communities served by Coborn’s stores.
Minnesota is the top state by grant count, and 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Minnesota recipients include organizations in St. Cloud, Collegeville, Waconia, and Champlin.
Yes. CentraCare Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the same health-related purpose. St. John’s Boys Choir also appears in multiple years, with annual sponsorships in 2023 and 2024.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRACARE FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $115,000 | 2025 | 'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER |
| GREAT RIVERS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | ST CLOUD, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | 1ST ANNUAL GAME NIGHT FUNDRAISER |
| CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | ST CLOUD, MN | $14,000 | 2025 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR CATHEDRAL |
| CENTRACARE FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $100,000 | 2024 | 'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER |
| CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | ST CLOUD, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR CATHEDRAL |
| ST JOHN'S BOYS CHOIR | COLLEGEVILLE, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP 2022-2023 |
| PAY IT FORWARD FUND | WACONIA, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | PAY IT FORWARD CASINO NIGHT REGISTRATION |
| NDGE - NORTH DAKOTA GROCERS ASSOCIATION | MINOT, ND | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| CENTRACARE FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $100,000 | 2023 | 'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER |
| ST JOHN'S BOYS CHOIR | COLLEGEVILLE, MN | $10,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP 2021-2022 |
| PAY IT FORWARD FUND | WACONIA, MN | $4,680 | 2023 | PAY IT FORWARD CASINO NIGHT REGISTRATION |
| FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING | CHAMPLIN, MN | $2,500 | 2023 | FUND A NEED DONATION |
CENTRACARE FOUNDATION
$115,000'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER
GREAT RIVERS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$15,0001ST ANNUAL GAME NIGHT FUNDRAISER
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$14,000THE CAMPAIGN FOR CATHEDRAL
CENTRACARE FOUNDATION
$100,000'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000THE CAMPAIGN FOR CATHEDRAL
ST JOHN'S BOYS CHOIR
$20,000ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP 2022-2023
PAY IT FORWARD FUND
$5,000PAY IT FORWARD CASINO NIGHT REGISTRATION
NDGE - NORTH DAKOTA GROCERS ASSOCIATION
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CENTRACARE FOUNDATION
$100,000'CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, LONG PRAIRIE WELLNESS CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC CENTER
ST JOHN'S BOYS CHOIR
$10,000ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP 2021-2022
PAY IT FORWARD FUND
$4,680PAY IT FORWARD CASINO NIGHT REGISTRATION
FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING
$2,500FUND A NEED DONATION
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