About St Croix Valley Foundation
To strengthen the St. Croix Valley by connecting generosity with community needs and opportunities for lasting impact.
Focus Areas
Arts and cultureEnvironmentEarly childhood developmentMental health and well-beingMusic educationNonprofit capacity buildingScholarshipsCommunity developmentHealth careYouth and families
Who They Fund
children and youth (including school-aged and youth programs)low-income families and food-insecure householdsstudents and scholarship recipients
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
Regional15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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