Provide Warmth and Dignity through NEW socks and underwear, delivering essentials to people in need to restore dignity, spark confidence, and remind individuals they are worthy of respect.
The Drawer’s grantmaking is built around a narrow mission: providing new socks and underwear as direct, in-kind support for people facing homelessness, poverty, and housing insecurity. That core model shows up across its recent grants, which support shelters, outreach groups, schools, food shelves, and community organizations that distribute essentials to clients rather than resell them. The largest recent award in the record was $112,500 to World Effort Fou in Saint Paul, paired with a $35,590 grant to the same group in the prior year, suggesting a sustained relationship with some partners. Other recurring recipients include Avivo, which received $28,190 in 2025 and $16,300 in 2023, and Listening House, which appears in both 2024 and 2025 grant records. The foundation’s work is tightly linked to dignity-centered basic needs support: the product itself is the intervention, and the grants help keep inventory moving to organizations that meet immediate needs. In the recent record, that support reaches both large and small community intermediaries, from Minneapolis-based service providers to school-linked and faith-based partners.
A clear theme in The Drawer’s grantmaking is homelessness and shelter-based basic needs support. It gave $34,310 to Listning House in Saint Paul and $15,042 to Metro Hope in Minneapolis, both organizations serving people who need immediate essentials. The foundation also supports youth and family channels for basic goods: Olson Middle Sch in Bloomington received $13,500, and School A Palooza in Burnsville received $40,000, pointing to school-connected distribution. Community service networks are another route for product delivery. CAP Washington&R in Saint Paul received $27,654, while Model Cities in the same city received $27,230, showing how the foundation works through local agencies that reach low-income households and people in crisis. Across these grants, the common thread is in-kind clothing support routed through organizations that already have direct access to clients.
The Drawer’s typical grant size sits at $8,428 at the 25th percentile, $15,121 at the median, and $19,382 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both smaller operating-style awards and larger, relationship-based grants, with repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years. That pattern suggests ongoing partner support rather than one-time transactions. The foundation uses multiple active giving streams, including product distribution programs and fundraising funds tied to sustaining inventory and operations. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, and one product request program uses an online form followed by staff coordination. The structure is strongly in-kind and direct-service oriented, with products donated free of charge for client distribution.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $19K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$19K
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The Drawer gives mainly in Minnesota, which accounts for 75% of grants in the data, while its reach also extends into Western Wisconsin through product distribution programs. Recent recipients cluster in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, with additional grants in Anoka, Burnsville, Bloomington, and Hastings. Outside Minnesota, the recent record includes recipients in Fresno, CA; Triangle, VA; Cedar Falls, IA; Hudson, WI; and Lake Wales, FL. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The Drawer funds direct, in-kind distribution of new socks and underwear for people facing homelessness, housing insecurity, and low income. Its recent grants go to shelters, outreach groups, food shelves, schools, and community organizations that pass essentials on to clients.
The typical grant falls around $15,121 at the median, with a 25th percentile of $8,428 and a 75th percentile of $19,382. The recent record also shows repeated support to some partners over multiple years, not just one-time awards.
Minnesota is the main giving state, accounting for 75% of grants in the data. Recent recipients are concentrated in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, with additional Minnesota grants in Anoka, Burnsville, Bloomington, and Hastings.
Yes. The Drawer has active product-request and product-distribution programs. One program uses an online request form followed by a representative’s follow-up to coordinate distribution, and partner organizations in Minnesota and western Wisconsin can request product.
World Effort Fou appears twice, with grants of $112,500 in 2025 and $35,590 in 2024. Avivo also appears twice, with $28,190 in 2025 and $16,300 in 2023, and Listening House appears in both 2024 and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Partner organizations serving people in need in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin (shelters, outreach teams, food shelves, schools, community organizations). Specific eligibility and prioritization details are not listed on the scraped pages.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Effort Fou | SAINT PAUL, MN | $112,500 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Pay It Forward | FRESNO, CA | $45,962 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Native Amer Comm | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $43,794 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Prince of Peace | BURNSVILLE, MN | $37,442 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Toys for Tots | TRIANGLE, VA | $28,200 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Avivo | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $28,190 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Theresa Living C | SAINT PAUL, MN | $28,082 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Listening House | SAINT PAUL, MN | $27,742 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| CAP Washington&R | SAINT PAUL, MN | $27,654 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Model Cities | SAINT PAUL, MN | $27,230 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| 3000 Acts of Kin | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Josephs Coat | SAINT PAUL, MN | $24,954 | 2025 | Benevolenc |
| Anoka Henn Schoo | ANOKA, MN | $50,420 | 2024 | Benvolence |
| School A Palooza | BURNSVILLE, MN | $40,000 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| 3000 Acts of Kin | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $40,000 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| World Effort Fou | SAINT PAUL, MN | $35,590 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Listning House | SAINT PAUL, MN | $34,310 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Toys for Tots | TRIANGLE, VA | $23,080 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Grace Project | CEDAR FALLS, IA | $16,980 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Operation Help | HUDSON, WI | $16,474 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Salvation Army | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $15,768 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Operation Recove | LAKE WALES, FL | $15,200 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Metro Hope | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $15,042 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| YouthLink | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $14,804 | 2024 | Benevolenc |
| Toys for Tots | TRIANGLE, VA | $18,150 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Avivo | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $16,300 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Olson Middle Sch | Bloomington, MN | $13,500 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Listening House | SAINT PAUL, MN | $11,800 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Rise Up Recovery | HASTINGS, MN | $10,000 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| White Earth Res | OGEMA, MN | $8,500 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Salavation Army | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $8,210 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| YouthLink | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $7,800 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| St Matthews Chur | SAINT PAUL, MN | $7,500 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| People Serving P | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $7,250 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Operation Help | HUDSON, WI | $6,834 | 2023 | Benevolenc |
| Evergreen Recov | SAINT PAUL, MN | $6,560 | 2023 | benevolenc |
World Effort Fou
$112,500Benevolenc
Pay It Forward
$45,962Benevolenc
Native Amer Comm
$43,794Benevolenc
Prince of Peace
$37,442Benevolenc
Avivo
$28,190Benevolenc
Theresa Living C
$28,082Benevolenc
CAP Washington&R
$27,654Benevolenc
Model Cities
$27,230Benevolenc
3000 Acts of Kin
$25,000Benevolenc
Josephs Coat
$24,954Benevolenc
Anoka Henn Schoo
$50,420Benvolence
School A Palooza
$40,000Benevolenc
3000 Acts of Kin
$40,000Benevolenc
World Effort Fou
$35,590Benevolenc
Grace Project
$16,980Benevolenc
Operation Help
$16,474Benevolenc
Salvation Army
$15,768Benevolenc
Metro Hope
$15,042Benevolenc
YouthLink
$14,804Benevolenc
Olson Middle Sch
$13,500Benevolenc
Listening House
$11,800Benevolenc
Rise Up Recovery
$10,000Benevolenc
White Earth Res
$8,500Benevolenc
Salavation Army
$8,210Benevolenc
YouthLink
$7,800Benevolenc
St Matthews Chur
$7,500Benevolenc
People Serving P
$7,250Benevolenc
Operation Help
$6,834Benevolenc
Evergreen Recov
$6,560benevolenc
