Operate an integrated network of community health centers with the data, technology, and population management capabilities needed to demonstrate value to patients, communities, and payers.
Fuhn Community Care Network makes membership gain share distributions to community health centers in Minnesota, with 2025 grants ranging from $45,523 to $199,575 in the recent list. The pattern points to a networked funder that distributes operating support through member benefit payments rather than individual grants or program-related investments. Its recipients are all organizations serving Minnesota communities, including Axis Medical Center in Minneapolis and United Family Medicine in St. Paul. The grant names show a clear relationship-based model. Several awards went to Minneapolis-based clinics such as Regents of the U of Mn Dba Community University Health Care Center, Cedar Riverside People's Center Dba People's Center Clinics & Services, Native American Community Clinic, and Neighborhood Healthsource. Another grant went to Open Cities Health Center in St. Paul, while Open Door Health Center in Mankato also appears in the recent list. The foundation’s stated operating summary matches that pattern: it operates an integrated network of community health centers with data, technology, and population management capabilities meant to demonstrate value to patients, communities, and payers. That framing, along with the repeated membership distribution language, suggests a funder structured around shared network participation rather than competitive grantmaking.
Primary medical care is central to the network’s grantmaking. In 2025, Fuhn Community Care Network gave $199,575 to Axis Medical Center for membership gain share distribution, and it also gave $194,879 to Regents of the U of Mn Dba Community University Health Care Center for the same purpose. Community clinic support is another visible thread. The foundation awarded $132,784 to Cedar Riverside People's Center Dba People's Center Clinics & Services and $124,550 to Neighborhood Healthsource, both again labeled membership gain share distribution. Behavioral health and substance use services sit within the broader care model the foundation describes, alongside dental care, health information technology, care coordination, population health management, and value-based care arrangements. The recent grants list does not separate those functions by recipient, but the organization’s stated focus areas show that these service lines are part of its integrated network approach. Medicaid and safety-net healthcare also fit the overall structure, since the foundation operates through community health centers and member benefit payments rather than individual awards.
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Most grants fall between $103K and $150K, with a median of $126K.
25th Percentile
$103K
Median
$126K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Typical grants are clustered in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $103,441, the median is $125,674, and the 75th percentile is $149,697. Recent awards also include amounts above that range, reaching $199,575. The foundation appears to give through recurring membership-based distributions rather than one-off competitive grants. The recent grants are all labeled “membership gain share distribution,” and the beneficiary types are organization members, cooperative/shareholder members, and individual subscribers/participants. It does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its structure is direct financial distribution with member benefit payments and restricted-purpose payouts, which fits an integrated network model more than a traditional grantmaking foundation.
Giving is concentrated entirely in Minnesota: 100% of grants in the recent list went to recipients in the HQ state, and Minnesota is also the top state by grant count. Minneapolis received the largest share of named recipients, including Axis Medical Center, Regents of the U of Mn Dba Community University Health Care Center, Cedar Riverside People's Center Dba People's Center Clinics & Services, Native American Community Clinic, Neighborhood Healthsource, South Side Community Health Services Inc, and Indian Health Board of Minneapolis Inc. St. Paul also appears with United Family Medicine and Open Cities Health Center. Outside the Twin Cities, Open Door Health Center in Mankato received a grant.
It distributes money through membership gain share distributions and other direct financial distributions tied to member benefit payments. The recent grants list shows the same distribution type across all 10 listed awards, indicating a network-based payout model rather than open application grants.
The recipients are organization members and similar network participants. Recent grants went to community health centers and clinics such as Axis Medical Center, United Family Medicine, Open Cities Health Center, and Open Door Health Center, all described through membership gain share distribution.
The typical award is in the six-figure range. The 25th percentile is $103,441, the median is $125,674, and the 75th percentile is $149,697. Recent awards in the list range from $45,523 to $199,575.
Minnesota is the sole grantmaking state in the recent data, with 100% of grants going to recipients there. Minneapolis appears most often among the named recipient cities, followed by St. Paul and Mankato.
Its stated focus areas include primary medical care, dental care, behavioral health and substance abuse services, health information technology and data warehousing, care coordination and population health management, value-based care arrangements, and Medicaid and safety-net healthcare.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXIS MEDICAL CENTER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $199,575 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| REGENTS OF THE U OF MN DBA COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE CENTER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $194,879 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| UNITED FAMILY MEDICINE | ST PAUL, MN | $155,335 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| CEDAR RIVERSIDE PEOPLE'S CENTER DBA PEOPLE'S CENTER CLINICS & SERVICES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $132,784 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $126,798 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHSOURCE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $124,550 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $106,807 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF MINNEAPOLIS INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $102,319 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| OPEN CITIES HEALTH CENTER | ST PAUL, MN | $89,260 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
| OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER | MANKATO, MN | $45,523 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION |
AXIS MEDICAL CENTER
$199,575MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION
REGENTS OF THE U OF MN DBA COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE CENTER
$194,879MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION
CEDAR RIVERSIDE PEOPLE'S CENTER DBA PEOPLE'S CENTER CLINICS & SERVICES
$132,784MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION
MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION
MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF MINNEAPOLIS INC
$102,319MEMBERSHIP GAIN SHARE DISTRIBUTION