About Longview Foundation
Longview Foundation’s giving is marked by large, unrestricted operating grants to a small set of repeat recipients. In the most recent grants list, the largest award was $3,159,100 to See Attached in Milwaukee for general operating support, followed by $2,607,600 to See Attached in Minnesota and $2,295,000 to Academy of Whole Learning in Minnetonka. That pattern fits the foundation’s broader preference for core support over project funding.
Recent grants also show a mix of education, faith, cultural, conservation, and human-services institutions. Westminster Presbyterian Church in Salem received $407,000 in 2024 and $312,000 in 2023, while Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska received $290,000 in 2024 and $34,500 in 2023. The foundation also supported Minneapolis Foundation, Dunwoody College of Technology, The Franklin Center, and Minnesota Zoo Foundation with five- and six-figure unrestricted grants.
Across the list, the grantmaking is regionally oriented and concentrated among established institutions rather than small, one-off awards. The legal name on file is LONGVIEW FOUNDATION, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025.
What Longview Foundation Funds
A major thread in Longview Foundation’s grantmaking is general operating support for organizations serving education, faith communities, and regional civic life. Academy of Whole Learning in Minnetonka received $2,295,000 in 2023 for general operating support, showing how the foundation sustains a specialized school over time.
Its faith-related support appears in grants to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Salem, which received $407,000 in 2024 and $312,000 in 2023. The foundation also funded Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska with $290,000 in 2024 and $34,500 in 2023, tying its grantmaking to landscape and conservation institutions.
Education-related support extends beyond one school. Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis received $177,000 in 2024, and Orono Foundation for Education in Long Lake received $63,500 in 2023 and $63,000 in 2024. These awards point to a grantmaker that supports institutional capacity across multiple settings.
How Longview Foundation Gives
Longview Foundation’s typical grant size is $1,500 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $8,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent grants list also shows much larger operating grants to a narrow set of recipients. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
The pattern is repeat support: several recipients appear across multiple years, including organizations that received grants in both 2023 and 2024. The listed awards are predominantly unrestricted general operating support. For some programs, the foundation accepts unsolicited inquiries; for others, it uses invitation or proposal steps.