What kinds of programs does St Croix Valley Foundation fund most often?

Its active programs and recent grants point to early childhood development, music education, mental health, environmental protection, scholarships, arts, and community development. Recent awards include support for a story time room, a hockey arena capital campaign, hospice services, conservation programming, and student financial aid.

Does St Croix Valley Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. Several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including Music Education Grants, Affiliate grant programs, Vibrant Communities Mental Health Grants, First Thousand Days, Valley Arts Grant Program, Environmental Grant Program, and the scholarship application process.

How does St Croix Valley Foundation typically size its grants?

Its typical grant size is centered in the low thousands: p25 is $7,525, median is $11,750, and p75 is $22,175. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards, including six-figure community, capital, and operating grants.

Is St Croix Valley Foundation’s giving limited to one state?

No. While 47% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin, the top state by grant count is Minnesota. Recent recipients include organizations in Hudson and Stillwater, as well as Minneapolis, St Paul, Osceola, Hastings, Amery, and Somerset.

Does St Croix Valley Foundation support recurring grantees?

Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Hudson Hockey Association, Lakeview Memorial Hospice Program, Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix and Namekagon, YMCA Hudson, and Lakeview Memorial Hospice Program.

St Croix Valley Foundation

Name: St Croix Valley Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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HUDSON, WIWebsite7153869490

About St Croix Valley Foundation

Connect generosity with the people, programs, and places that make the St. Croix Valley thrive by inspiring generosity, fueling impact, and investing in bold ideas that build stronger communities across our region.

Focus Areas

early childhoodenvironment/conservationarts & culturemusic educationmental healthnonprofit capacity buildingscholarships/educationcommunity development

Who They Fund

children and youth (including school-aged and youth programs)low-income families and food-insecure householdsstudents and scholarship recipientspeople with chronic illnesses (cancer patients, Parkinson's patients)

About St Croix Valley Foundation

A defining feature of St Croix Valley Foundation’s recent grantmaking is the way it combines large community investments with pooled, donor-supported programs across the St. Croix Valley. One of its largest recent awards went to Somerset Public Library for furnishing and supplies for a story time room, showing support for early learning and local public spaces at substantial scale. The foundation also made major commitments to Hudson Hockey Association for a capital campaign and hockey arena work, and to Solid Ground for a matching pool for individual donations, which points to a funding style that can leverage outside giving. Across its portfolio, the foundation supports early childhood, arts and music education, mental health, conservation, scholarships, and community development. It funds both organizations and community initiatives, with grants reaching schools, libraries, health and hospice providers, conservation groups, and youth-serving institutions. Recent awards also include operating support, capital support, sponsorships, and designated grants, suggesting a flexible approach rather than a single grant type. Its grantmaking is regional rather than national, with a strong emphasis on the St. Croix Valley and surrounding communities. The foundation’s universal scholarship programs and competitive community grant programs add another layer to its work, linking donor funds to local priorities through applications and pooled funds.

What St Croix Valley Foundation Funds

Early childhood and family learning appear in the foundation’s support for Somerset Public Library, where it gave $1,085,684 for furnishing and supplies for a story time room. That award sits alongside its First Thousand Days Grant Program, which funds early childhood development in the region. In sports and youth recreation, the foundation backed Hudson Hockey Association with $256,037 for a capital campaign and hockey arena, and it also supported YMCA Hudson with $64,165 for skate park repairs and general operating. Those grants show interest in physical spaces where young people gather. Health-related giving includes $171,045 to Allina Health Foundation for Courage Kenny St Croix support and general operating, plus $157,545 to Lakeview Memorial Hospice Program for an annual designated general operating grant. The foundation also gave $63,405 to The Partnership Plan for Stillwater Area Schools for general operating, mental health, and STEM projects. Environmental work is visible in support for Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix and Namekagon, including grants for educational programming, farm projects, site planning, and general operating.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$36.9M

Total Assets

$125M

Total Revenue

$57.8M

Total Expenses

$39.9M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $8K and $22K, with a median of $12K.

25th Percentile

$8K

Median

$12K

75th Percentile

$22K

Geographic Reach

Regional12 states funded

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST	JENKINTOWN, PA	$35,000,000	2026	DONOR ADVISED FUND
ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	$160,257	2026	GENERAL OPERATING AT COURAGE KENNY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE ST. CROIX STILLWATER, MN
LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPICE PROGRAM	STILLWATER, MN	$160,257	2026	GENERAL OPERATING
WILD RIVERS CONSERVANCY OF THE ST CROIX AND NAMEKAGON

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