The JAB Foundation concentrates its giving on education and community services in Minnesota, with sizable gifts to K–12 policy/advocacy groups, local higher-education institutions (including a Catholic university), and disability services. While most grants support Minnesota-focused organizations working on school quality, access, and postsecondary pathways, the foundation also directs a significant gift to Catholic international relief, indicating some philanthropic interest in faith-based humanitarian work.
A defining pattern for Jab Foundation is its repeated support for Minnesota education and community-serving organizations, with several grants clustered around K–12 policy, school quality, college access, and disability services. The foundation also makes a sizable humanitarian grant outside Minnesota through Catholic Relief Services, showing that most of its giving is local while still including a faith-based international relief component. In Minnesota, the foundation has funded organizations working on school improvement and student pathways, including Great MN Schools, EdAllies, and Aim Higher Foundation. It has also backed higher-education institutions such as the University of St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota Foundation, along with community organizations like Northside Achievement Zone and United Way. The grant list suggests a funder that favors established nonprofits with clear roles in education access, advocacy, and support services. The mix of recipients also includes schools and school-related institutions such as Cristo Rey, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, and Benilde-St. Margaret’s, reinforcing the foundation’s interest in educational environments from early schooling through postsecondary training. Disability services appear as another recurring thread through Barr Center, adding a second major service area alongside education.
Education is the clearest theme in the grant record. Jab Foundation gave $116,099 to EdAllies in 2023 and $50,000 to Great MN Schools in 2025, both tied to Minnesota school quality and policy work. It also supported Aim Higher Foundation with $83,225 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024, pointing to a college-access and scholarship stream. Higher education is another visible lane. The foundation awarded $96,000 to the University of St Thomas in 2025 and $59,264 to the University of Mn Foundation in 2023, alongside other gifts to Minnesota colleges and university-related entities. Service organizations also appear in the record. Barr Center received $123,332 in 2024, and Northside Achievement Zone received $40,000 in 2025, indicating support for disability services and neighborhood-based educational support. Catholic Relief Services received $140,000 in 2023 for charitable work, showing a faith-based humanitarian dimension.
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$12.8M
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$1.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $43K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$43K
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Concentrated, relatively few but large grants focused primarily in Minnesota; a mix of repeat funding for local service providers and substantial one-off grants to higher-education and faith-based relief organizations.
Notable grantees: Barr Center, EdAllies, Great Minnesota Schools, University of St. Thomas, Catholic Relief Services
Jab Foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,000 at the median, and $42,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both relationship-based repeat giving and larger one-time awards: several organizations appear more than once across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including university, school, and advocacy recipients. The foundation is a private grantmaker with no program-related investments and no individual grants. Its pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with most grants staying in Minnesota.
Giving is highly concentrated in Minnesota: 87% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and Minnesota is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, Golden Valley, and WaZata. Outside Minnesota, the recent grant list includes Baltimore, Maryland; Cary, North Carolina; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation primarily funds Minnesota education work, especially K–12 school quality and advocacy, college access and scholarships, and higher education. It also supports services for people with disabilities and has one notable grant to Catholic Relief Services for international humanitarian work.
Its grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five-figures: $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,000 at the median, and $42,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger gifts such as $140,000 and $123,332.
Yes. Minnesota is the top state by grant count, and 87% of grants go to recipients in Minnesota. Recent recipient cities include Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, Golden Valley, and WaZata.
Yes. The grant record shows repeated support across multiple years for several organizations, including University of St. Thomas, Aim Higher Foundation, Great MN Schools, EdAllies, Barr Center, Cristo Rey, Northside Achievement Zone, and United Way.
The list includes K–12 policy and school-quality groups, universities and university foundations, scholarship and college-access programs, disability services, neighborhood education support, and Catholic schools and relief organizations. Examples include EdAllies, University of St. Thomas, Aim Higher Foundation, Barr Center, Northside Achievement Zone, and Catholic Relief Services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | ST PAUL, MN | $401,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | $135,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CRISTO REY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $125,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SERVE MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $80,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EDALLIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $77,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITIED WAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $42,042 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THINK SMALL | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $13,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $12,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE READING LEAGUE | SYRACUSE, NY | $10,100 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TWIN CITIES RISE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE | MANKATO, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GREEN LIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LITERACY MN | ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONSTELLATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GROVES LEARNING ORGANIZATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME | THOUSAND OAKS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ST MARY OF THE LAKE | PLYMOUTH, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BLACK MEN TEACH | ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SPOON FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF HENNEPIN LIBRARY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDOS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BENILDE - ST MARGARETS | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | ST PAUL, MN | $96,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $83,225 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GREAT MN SCHOOLS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| DOUGHERTY FAMILY COLLEGE | WAZATA, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITIED WAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $33,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BENILDE - ST MARGARETS | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $28,116 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SERVE MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THINK SMALL | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LITERACY MN | ST PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME | THOUSAND OAKS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GROVES LEARNING ORGANIZATION | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SPOON FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| EDALLIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CRISTO REY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TASTE OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BARR CENTER | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | $123,332 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | ST PAUL, MN | $55,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
$135,000CHARITABLE
CRISTO REY
$125,000CHARITABLE
SERVE MINNESOTA
$80,000CHARITABLE
UNITIED WAY
$42,042CHARITABLE
GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL
$25,000CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$12,000CHARITABLE
THE READING LEAGUE
$10,100CHARITABLE
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE
$10,000CHARITABLE
GREEN LIGHT FUND
$10,000CHARITABLE
LITERACY MN
$10,000CHARITABLE
CONSTELLATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
$10,000CHARITABLE
ST MARY OF THE LAKE
$10,000CHARITABLE
FRIENDS OF HENNEPIN LIBRARY
$5,000CHARITABLE
OUR LADY OF LOURDOS
$5,000CHARITABLE
BENILDE - ST MARGARETS
$3,000CHARITABLE
DOUGHERTY FAMILY COLLEGE
$50,000CHARITABLE
UNITIED WAY
$33,000CHARITABLE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$30,000CHARITABLE
BENILDE - ST MARGARETS
$28,116CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF MN FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE
SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
$10,000CHARITABLE
GROVES LEARNING ORGANIZATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
$10,000CHARITABLE
GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL
$6,000CHARITABLE
CRISTO REY
$5,000CHARITABLE
TASTE OF MINNESOTA
$1,000CHARITABLE