Longview Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
MILWAUKEE, WI6514668710
About Longview Foundation
The Longview Foundation concentrates substantial, unrestricted operating support to a very small set of organizations, favoring repeat, large-dollar grants. Its giving mixes faith-based congregation support, regional cultural/landscape institutions, and independent/specialty education providers, with an emphasis on sustaining core operations rather than project-based funding. Grants are regionally focused in the Upper Midwest but not strictly city-bound.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted general operating support to flagship nonprofitsCongregational support for mainline Protestant churches (e.g., Westminster Presbyterian)Independent/specialty K–12 education or therapeutic schooling (Academy of Whole Learning)Regional botanical and landscape conservation institutions (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat funding to the same organizations; predominantly multi-year or large single grants directed as general operating support rather than many small grants.
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted/core support
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.2M
Total Assets
$17.3M
Total Revenue
$4.6M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $8K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$8K
Geographic Reach
Regional30 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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