The Norman C Skalicky Charitable Trust concentrates giving in central Minnesota (particularly the St. Cloud area), prioritizing general operating support for local human services, hunger relief, housing, and regional higher-education institutions. Grants skew toward well-established community organizations and intermediaries (United Way, CommunityGiving, food banks, Salvation Army) that deliver basic needs and community infrastructure. The foundation appears place-based and pragmatic, favoring unrestricted support that sustains ongoing programs rather than project-restricted funding.
The largest recent grant in the Norman C Skalicky Charitable Trust’s file is $185,000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of the St Cloud for general operating support, a useful signal of how the trust gives: large unrestricted awards to core service providers in central Minnesota. The trust’s recent awards also show repeated support for organizations that cover basic needs, housing, and community infrastructure, including Salvation Army - St Cloud and United Way of Central Minnesota. Most of the listed grants are for general operating support rather than restricted projects, which points to a preference for sustaining existing services. Its giving reaches community intermediaries and direct-service providers, along with regional education institutions such as St Cloud State University Foundation and Saint John's University. Grants in the file range from five-figure awards to several six-figure commitments, all tied to operating support. The pattern suggests a place-based trust focused on established organizations that serve the St. Cloud area and surrounding central Minnesota communities.
Human services are a central theme. The trust gave $185,000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of the St Cloud for general operating support and $120,000 to Salvation Army - St Cloud for the same purpose. It also supported Family Pathways with $50,000 in general operating support, extending that pattern beyond the St. Cloud core. Food access appears alongside those basic-needs grants. Second Harvest Heartland received $100,000 for general operating support, while Food Group Minnesota Inc Dba Hunger Solutions received $30,000. Housing is another clear area: Habitat for Humanity Central Minnesota received $80,000 for general operating support. The trust also backs local education and workforce institutions, including $75,000 to St Cloud State University Foundation and $30,000 to St Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation, both for general operating support.
The listed grants are all general operating support, and the amounts cluster from $5,000 to $185,000. In the recent file, the median grant is $30,000, with the lower quartile at $5,000 and the upper quartile at $100,000. The trust’s 2025 grants show a mix of larger anchor awards and smaller community-level gifts. Several recipients are funded again and again in the broader pattern described in the source summary, including United Way-style intermediaries, food banks, and local human service providers. The trust is a charitable trust rather than a DAF or private foundation operating program, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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About 0% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Concentrated, place-based giving with a handful of large unrestricted awards and several smaller local grants; the foundation favors repeat core community service organizations and intermediaries, provides mostly general operating support, and focuses on sustaining essential services rather than funding many one-off projects.
Notable grantees: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Salvation Army - St. Cloud, United Way of Central Minnesota, Second Harvest Heartland, Habitat for Humanity Central Minnesota
All listed grants go to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration is in St Cloud, Minnesota, with multiple awards there, including Catholic Charities of the Diocese of the St Cloud, Salvation Army - St Cloud, United Way of Central Minnesota, Communitygiving, Habitat for Humanity Central Minnesota, St Cloud State University Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, and St Cloud Technical & Community College Foundation. Other Minnesota recipients include St Paul, North Branch, New Hope, St Joseph, Collegeville, Maple Grove, and Upsala. One grant in the file went to Dallas, Texas.
The trust supports general operating budgets for human services, hunger relief, housing, and regional higher education. In the recent file, those categories include Catholic Charities of the Diocese of the St Cloud, Second Harvest Heartland, Habitat for Humanity Central Minnesota, and St Cloud State University Foundation, all funded for general operating support.
Among the listed recent grants, the median is $30,000. The lower quartile is $5,000 and the upper quartile is $100,000. The file also includes larger awards such as $185,000 and $120,000, so the trust uses both anchor gifts and smaller operating grants.
Yes. Every grant in the recent list is marked general operating support. That pattern appears across direct-service groups, food access organizations, housing nonprofits, and higher-education foundations, which indicates a strong preference for unrestricted or flexible funding.
The grants are heavily centered in St Cloud, Minnesota. Multiple recipients in the file are based there, including Catholic Charities of the Diocese of the St Cloud, Salvation Army - St Cloud, United Way of Central Minnesota, Communitygiving, and Habitat for Humanity Central Minnesota. All listed grants are to U.S. recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ST CLOUD | ST CLOUD, MN | $425,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | ST PAUL, MN | $350,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITYGIVING | ST CLOUD, MN | $340,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ST CLOUD, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CENTRAL MINNESOTA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | ST CLOUD, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | ST CLOUD, MN | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FAMILY PATHWAYS | NORTH BRANCH, MN | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST CLOUD TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | COLLEGEVILLE, MN | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | ST CLOUD, MN | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUNGER SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA | NEW HOPE, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF | ST JOSEPH, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTH BRANCH AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NORTH BRANCH, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UPSALA AREA SCHOOLS | UPSALA, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WOMEN ANGLERS OF MINNESOTA | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF THE ST CLOUD | ST CLOUD, MN | $185,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | ST CLOUD, MN | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SALVATION ARMY - ST CLOUD | ST CLOUD, MN | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | ST PAUL, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITYGIVING | ST CLOUD, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CENTRAL MINNESOTA | ST CLOUD, MN | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | COLLEGEVILLE, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FAMILY PATHWAYS | NORTH BRANCH, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INC DBA HUNGER SOLUTIONS | NEW HOPE, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST CLOUD TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA | ST CLOUD, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF | ST JOSEPH, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WOMEN ANGLERS OF MINNESOTA | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTH BRANCH AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NORTH BRANCH, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UPSALA AREA SCHOOLS | OPSALA, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FDN INC | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ST CLOUD
$425,000GENERAL OPERATING
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$350,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING
CENTRAL MINNESOTA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING
SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
NORTH BRANCH AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
UPSALA AREA SCHOOLS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
WOMEN ANGLERS OF MINNESOTA
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF THE ST CLOUD
$185,000GENERAL OPERATING
SALVATION ARMY - ST CLOUD
$120,000GENERAL OPERATING
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CENTRAL MINNESOTA
$80,000GENERAL OPERATING
ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
WOMEN ANGLERS OF MINNESOTA
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
NORTH BRANCH AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
UPSALA AREA SCHOOLS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FDN INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING