About Rooted Philanthropic
Rooted Philanthropic concentrates its funding in the St. Paul metro area with sizable, targeted grants to education and East Side neighborhood revitalization efforts. The foundation makes few but large investments, including repeat support to Hill-Murray-affiliated education entities and multi-stakeholder community development intermediaries that work on capacity-building and neighborhood economic development.
Focus Areas
Hill-Murray Catholic K–12 education and school-affiliated endowments (Maplewood/St. Paul area)East Side St. Paul neighborhood revitalization and community developmentPlace-based capacity building and funder collaboratives (e.g., East Side Funders Group)Community development finance and neighborhood housing/economic initiatives (Local Initiatives Support Corporation, ESNDC)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving (five grants totaling nearly $1.9M) with repeat large gifts to the same education institution and substantial investments in local community development intermediaries; favors place-based, organizational partners over many small grants.
Funding Style
unrestricted support
About Rooted Philanthropic
Rooted Philanthropic’s largest recent grants center on Hill-Murray education support and East Side St. Paul community infrastructure. The foundation gave $605,000 in 2024 to Hill-Murray Foundation and $480,000 in 2025 to Hill Murray School Foundation, both for general support. Those awards sit alongside another major line of giving to neighborhood intermediaries, including $277,000 to East Side Funders Group and $267,500 to East Side Neighborhood Development Company. The pattern points to a funder that backs school-based opportunity, community development capacity, and East Side institutions rather than a broad, dispersed portfolio. Its active programs show a defined mix of education, entrepreneurship, and wellness work. One education pillar supports the Future Leaders Scholarship at Hill-Murray High School for 80 East Side students in grades 9–12, with per-student funding and opportunity funds for added needs. Another initiative invests in small-business resilience on the East Side, including a program-related investment to provide low-cost working capital. A third area supports wellness and leadership development for East Side residents, including a cohort for women and people who identify with womanhood. Across these efforts, the foundation uses grants, operating support, and program-related investment to support place-based work in Saint Paul.
What Rooted Philanthropic Funds
Education is a core lane for Rooted Philanthropic. The Future Leaders Scholarship at Hill-Murray High School supports 80 East Side students in grades 9–12, and the education pillar also includes opportunity-fund spending for student needs such as uniforms and transportation. The foundation’s school support is reinforced by general support for both Hill-Murray Foundation and Hill Murray School Foundation. Community development is another clear focus. Rooted Philanthropic gave $267,500 to East Side Neighborhood Development Company and $277,000 to East Side Funders Group, both by way of general support. Those grants align with the foundation’s place-based strategy around neighborhood revitalization and capacity-building on Saint Paul’s East Side. Economic resilience also appears in the small-business portfolio. The foundation’s East Side Resiliency Fund includes a $500,000 program-related investment to Latino Economic Development Center for low-cost working capital targeted to East Side businesses, along with operating support for related assistance efforts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$8.6M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $73K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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