The George Family Foundation concentrates its giving on community health and wellbeing infrastructure in the Minneapolis area, providing large, targeted gifts to build or support physical centers and clinical services. Their grants are dominated by sustained support for the YMCA of the North’s George Wellbeing Center and a major commitment to women’s health at the Mayo Clinic, indicating a preference for institutional partners that deliver population-level health and wellness programming.
George Family Foundation is based in Minneapolis, MN. It gave $14,415,523 in annual grants, with total assets of $51,168,888 and a 2025 latest 990 year on file. Its grantmaking is centered on whole-person health and wellbeing, community wellbeing centers, women’s health services, youth development, leadership development, environment, arts, and civic engagement. Recent grants show a mix of large institutional awards and smaller program grants. Among the named grantees in the recent grants list are YMCA OF THE NORTH, which received $1,038,245 in 2025 for the George Wellbeing Initiative, Supplemental True North Leadership Program at 1440 and IM4US Conference; Mayo Clinic, which received $500,000 in 2023 for the Mayo Center for Women’s Healthy Center; and Duke University, which received $300,000 in 2025 for the Duke True North Leadership Program. Other recurring recipients include University of St Thomas, Harvard College, Guthrie Theater, National Parks Conservation Association, and Planned Parenthood North Central States. The foundation funds individuals and is classified as a regular funder.
Recent grantmaking spans whole-person health, women’s leadership, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement. Notable grants include YMCA OF THE NORTH for the George Wellbeing Initiative and George Wellbeing Center, Mayo Clinic for the Mayo Center for Women’s Healthy Center, and University of St Thomas for the George Family Whole-Person Health Initiative. The recent grants list also includes Duke University for the True North Leadership Program and the Penny Pilgram George Women’s Leadership Initiative, National Parks Conservation Association for Yellowstone and climate-related projects, and The On Being Project for Civil Conversations & Social Healing Initiative. Guthrie Theater received support for artistic innovation, and Planned Parenthood North Central States received grants tied to peer education and community assessment.
The George Family Foundation’s typical grant size, based on recent distribution data, is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include several much larger awards, such as $1,038,245 to YMCA OF THE NORTH and $500,000 to Mayo Clinic. Its active programs emphasize fellowships, leadership development, community-based health, youth development, environment, spirituality, and authentic leadership. All listed active programs do not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation gives nationally, with many grants directed to institutional partners and program-specific initiatives.
$5M
$51.2M
$9.4M
$6.5M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Highly concentrated giving with very few, large grants; repeat funding to a primary grantee (YMCA of the North) and single large institutional gifts rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: YMCA of the North, Mayo Clinic, Other local Minneapolis community health partners
George Family Foundation is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, and 46% of its grants go to recipients in Minnesota. The state where it gives most often is Texas, based on grant count. Recent grants also went to recipients in North Carolina, Massachusetts, California, Washington, DC, Georgia, Colorado, and Illinois. All recorded recipient-country data in the provided dataset is in the United States, with 500 grants and 100.0% of grants to US recipients.
No. Every active program listed for George Family Foundation is marked as not accepting unsolicited applications, including George Fellows / George Leadership Fellowship, Environment, Community, Youth Development, Next Generation Fund, Spirituality and Inner Life, Authentic Leadership, and Whole-Person Health and Wellbeing.
George Family Foundation funds whole-person health and wellbeing, community wellbeing centers, women’s health services, leadership development, youth development, environment, arts, and civic engagement. Recent grants include support for YMCA OF THE NORTH, Mayo Clinic, Duke University, University of St Thomas, Guthrie Theater, and National Parks Conservation Association.
Typical recent grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $1,038,245 to YMCA OF THE NORTH, $500,000 to Mayo Clinic, and $300,000 to Duke University.
George Family Foundation gives nationally, but its grant data is concentrated in the United States. Minnesota is the headquarters state and receives 46% of grants. The state where it gives most often is Texas. Recent grants also went to North Carolina, Massachusetts, California, Washington, DC, Georgia, Colorado, and Illinois.
Recent grants went to YMCA OF THE NORTH, Mayo Clinic, Duke University, 1440 Multiversity, President and Fellows of Harvard College, University of St Thomas, National Parks Conservation Association, Guthrie Theater, The On Being Project, Planned Parenthood North Central States, Sojourners, Interfaith America, Georgia Tech Foundation, and Walking Mountains Science Center.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from George Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations aligned with the Foundation’s spirituality and inner life focus.
Deadline: Twice yearly decision cycles in June and December; specific current deadlines not provided.
Who can apply: Organizations and initiatives aligned with the Foundation’s authentic leadership focus and mission to develop leaders committed to enduring organizations and genuine purpose.
Deadline: Twice yearly decision cycles in June and December; specific current deadlines not provided.
Who can apply: Organizations serving youth and aligned with the Foundation’s youth development focus.
Deadline: Twice yearly decision cycles in June and December; specific current deadlines not provided.
Track these deadlines, get reminders, and see how well your nonprofit fits — free with a Kindora account.
Create a free accountDeadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA OF THE NORTH | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,038,245 | 2025 | GEORGE WELLBEING INITIATIVE, SUPPLEMENTAL TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 AND IM4US CONFERENCE |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $300,000 | 2025 | DUKE TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| 1440 MULTIVERSITY | SCOTTS VALLEY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HAVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $163,846 | 2025 | GEORGE LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM & GEORGE FELLOWS DINNER |
| NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $110,000 | 2025 | PROTECTING & CONNECTING WILDLIFE & COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE TO BUILDING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| GUTHRIE THEATER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | GUTHRIE THEATER ILLUMINATE CAMPAIGN - ARTISTIC INNOVATION FUND |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | THE PENNY PILGRAM GEORGE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (PPGWLI) |
| INTERFAITH AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $75,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTH CENTRAL STATES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | PEER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT: EMPOWERING A VITAL GENERATION |
| WALKING MOUNTAINS SCIENCE CENTER | AVON, CO | $70,000 | 2025 | SWEETWATER CAPACITY AND PROGRAM PLANNING, A TASTE ON NATURE AND CORE MISSION |
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | SAINT PAUL, MN | $56,441 | 2025 | MORRISON FAMILY COLLEGE OF HEALTH GEORGE FAMILY WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH INITIATIVE |
| FAMILY TREE CLINIC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $53,250 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT AND AND TRAVEL FOR TEACHING FELLOW FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 |
| SIGMA CHI FOUNDATION | EVANSTON, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | WILLIAM W. GEORGE AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE |
| FAITH IN PUBLIC LIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | ELECTION PROTECTION |
| END IN MIND | STILLWATER, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| CENTER ON FAITH AND JUSTICE AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| CULTURAL WELLNESS CENTER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $47,700 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 |
| TERGAR INTERNATIONAL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $43,850 | 2025 | ANYTIME ANYWHERE MEDITATION COURSE & SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 |
| GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | GEORGE FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR ISYE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH SYSTEMS |
| IRREDUCIBLE GRACE FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $37,500 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| GUTHRIE THEATER | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $37,500 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $35,000 | 2025 | MONDALE DIALOGUES AND HUMPHREY POLICY FELLOWS |
| WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS | SAINT PAUL, MN | $33,850 | 2025 | OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS PROGRAM & SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 |
| PAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| PROJECT SUCCESS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | YOUNG WOMEN'S CABINET |
| YWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | YWCA MINNEAPOLIS GIRLS AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING |
| BETA PSI FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP FOR LIFE AND SCHOLARSHIPS |
| RIPPLE EFFECT IMAGES | RESTON, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | GEORGE SCHOLARS IN THE WOMEN IN TECHNICAL CAREERS PROGRAM |
| JUXTAPOSITION ARTS INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| YOUTHPOWER365 | AVON, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| WILDERNESS INQUIRY | ST PAUL, MN | $28,850 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $27,700 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| BONTON FARMS | DALLAS, TX | $25,500 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| ISAIAH | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | SCALING UP RACE CLASS GENDER NARRATIVE IN MINNESOTA |
| FAIRVOTE MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE & HEALTH | LAKE OSWEGO, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| SOJOURNERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE POSSIBLE | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE LOPPET FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | LOPPET ADVENTURES - YOUTH OUTDOOR WELLNESS PROGRAMMING |
| KARUNA-SHECHEN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| SOMALI SUCCESS SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| WOLF RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER | FINLAND, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH MUSIC | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
| GENESYS WORKS - TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CORE MISSION SUPPORT |
GEORGE WELLBEING INITIATIVE, SUPPLEMENTAL TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440 AND IM4US CONFERENCE
1440 MULTIVERSITY
$200,000TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HAVARD COLLEGE
$163,846GEORGE LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM & GEORGE FELLOWS DINNER
PROTECTING & CONNECTING WILDLIFE & COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE TO BUILDING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORE MISSION SUPPORT
GUTHRIE THEATER ILLUMINATE CAMPAIGN - ARTISTIC INNOVATION FUND
THE PENNY PILGRAM GEORGE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (PPGWLI)
PEER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT: EMPOWERING A VITAL GENERATION
SWEETWATER CAPACITY AND PROGRAM PLANNING, A TASTE ON NATURE AND CORE MISSION
MORRISON FAMILY COLLEGE OF HEALTH GEORGE FAMILY WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH INITIATIVE
FAMILY TREE CLINIC
$53,250CORE MISSION SUPPORT AND AND TRAVEL FOR TEACHING FELLOW FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440
END IN MIND
$50,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
CENTER ON FAITH AND JUSTICE AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$50,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
CORE MISSION SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440
ANYTIME ANYWHERE MEDITATION COURSE & SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440
GEORGE FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR ISYE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH SYSTEMS
IRREDUCIBLE GRACE FOUNDATION
$37,500CORE MISSION SUPPORT
GUTHRIE THEATER
$37,500CORE MISSION SUPPORT
MONDALE DIALOGUES AND HUMPHREY POLICY FELLOWS
OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS PROGRAM & SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR TRUE NORTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT 1440
PROJECT SUCCESS
$30,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
BETA PSI FOUNDATION INC
$30,000LEADERSHIP FOR LIFE AND SCHOLARSHIPS
RIPPLE EFFECT IMAGES
$30,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
GEORGE SCHOLARS IN THE WOMEN IN TECHNICAL CAREERS PROGRAM
JUXTAPOSITION ARTS INC
$30,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
BONTON FARMS
$25,500CORE MISSION SUPPORT
FAIRVOTE MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE & HEALTH
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
LOPPET ADVENTURES - YOUTH OUTDOOR WELLNESS PROGRAMMING
KARUNA-SHECHEN
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
SOMALI SUCCESS SCHOOL
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
WOLF RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT
GENESYS WORKS - TWIN CITIES
$25,000CORE MISSION SUPPORT