St. Agnes Catholic Education Foundation is a regionally focused Catholic funder that concentrates on supporting Catholic schools, parishes, and faith-formation ministries—especially in Minnesota. Its largest awards go to K–12 Catholic schools, Catholic higher-education institutions, and diocesan/youth ministry programs, with occasional support for pregnancy-resource and faith-based legal organizations aligned with Catholic teaching. The foundation favors institutional operating and tuition-assistance support that sustains local Catholic education and parish life.
St Agnes Catholic Education Foundation’s largest recent award was $294,450 to NET Ministries Inc in West St Paul in 2025, a signal that the foundation’s giving reaches beyond classrooms into Catholic youth formation. Across its recent grants, it backs Catholic schools, parish ministries, university ministry, and related faith-based organizations, with Minnesota institutions receiving most of the support. The pattern includes operating-style awards to schools and churches, tuition assistance for a Catholic university, and recurring support for parish and diocesan work. Recent grants also show a steady commitment to Catholic education at different stages. St John the Baptist School in Excelsior received $233,302 in 2023, while Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Minneapolis received $72,238 in 2025. Other awards support Catholic parishes and ministries that serve local communities, including Saint John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Shorewood, St Agnes School in Saint Paul, and Abria Pregnancy Resources in Minneapolis. The foundation’s grant list suggests a focus on institutions that carry out Catholic teaching through education, worship, and family support.
Catholic K–12 schools are a major part of the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $233,302 to St John the Baptist School in Excelsior for general support and $25,000 to St Agnes School in Saint Paul for religious support. Chesterton Academy in Hopkins received $9,998 in 2025 and another $5,000 later in the list, showing repeated support within the same year. Higher education and campus ministry also appear in the grant record. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Minneapolis received $72,238 in 2025, and St Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona received $10,890 for tuition assistance in 2023 and $10,519 for general support in 2024. The foundation also backed University of Mary in Bismarck with $102,632 in 2025. Family and pro-life ministries are another visible theme. Abria Pregnancy Resources in Minneapolis received $11,998 in 2025, while Cana Family Institute in Crystal received $9,998.
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures, with p25 at $2,000, a median of $10,519, and p75 at $15,445. The recent record includes both larger institutional awards and many smaller parish and ministry grants around $5,000 to $12,000. The foundation appears to fund year after year rather than as a one-off donor; the list includes grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also funds individuals, and its philosophy tags point to general support, operating support, and program funding.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $15K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 86% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Concentrated, locally oriented giving with several large, repeat grants to core Catholic institutions and schools; most awards are modest-to-medium sized and focused on operating support or tuition assistance rather than one-off projects.
Notable grantees: NET Ministries Inc, St. John the Baptist School / Parish, University of Mary, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Abria Pregnancy Resources
Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 86% of grants in the data and is the top state by grant count. Recipients include West St Paul, Excelsior, Shorewood, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington, Edina, Hopkins, Burnsville, Crystal, and New Ulm. Outside Minnesota, the recent record includes one grant to Bismarck, North Dakota, and one to El Paso, Texas. All listed recipient countries are in the United States.
The recent grants show support for Catholic K–12 schools, Catholic universities, parish ministries, diocesan and youth formation work, and some family-support or pro-life organizations. Examples in the record include schools in Excelsior and Saint Paul, university grants in Minneapolis, and parish and ministry grants across Minnesota.
The foundation’s grant sizes are usually modest to mid-sized. The distribution shows a p25 of $2,000, a median of $10,519, and a p75 of $15,445. Recent awards range from small $5,000 grants to larger six-figure support for institutional partners.
No. Minnesota is the main state for giving and 86% of grants go to recipients there, but the record also includes grants to Bismarck, North Dakota, and El Paso, Texas. The overall country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. The grant record spans multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, and some recipients appear more than once. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota received support in both 2023 and 2024, and Chesterton Academy appears twice in 2025.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside its institutional grants to schools, parishes, universities, and faith-based ministries.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET MINISTRIES INC | WEST ST PAUL, MN | $294,450 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARY | BISMARCK, ND | $102,632 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $72,238 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC PARISH | SHOREWOOD, MN | $55,700 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST AGNES SCHOOL | SAINT PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SAINTS JOACHIM & ANNE | SHAKOPEE, MN | $23,498 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST | JORDAN, MN | $22,396 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ACADENY OF HOLY ANGELS | RICHFIED, MN | $21,196 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $19,996 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ABRIA PREGNANCY RESOURCES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $11,998 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH | ST MICHAEL, MN | $11,672 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST | EXCELSIOR, MN | $11,398 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE | EDINA, MN | $11,398 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE | ST PAUL, MN | $11,198 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST AGNES | ST PAUL, MN | $11,198 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CANA FAMILY INSTITUTE | CRYSTAL, MN | $9,998 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY | HOPKINS, MN | $9,998 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| NATIVITY OF MARY | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $9,798 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| UNITY | BURNSVILLE, MN | $9,798 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST JOSEPH WEST ST PAUL | ST PAUL, MN | $9,500 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| LORETTO ACADEMY | EL PASO, TX | $7,998 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST AGNES ST PAUL | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $6,098 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| HANDMAIDS OF THE HEART OF JESUS | NEW ULM, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| PRO ECCLASIA SANTA NUNS | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY | HOPKINS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| THOMAS MORE SOCIETY | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC CHURCH | EDINA, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SOUTHWEST OPTIONS FOR WOMEN | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| FR ERIK LUNDGREN | SHAKOPEE, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | WINONA, MN | $10,519 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL | EXCELSIOR, MN | $233,302 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST GABRIELS CHURCH | HOPKINS, MN | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | WINONA, MN | $10,890 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| PRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE | CONCORD, NC | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANA FAMILY INSTITUTE | CRYSTAL, MN | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
NET MINISTRIES INC
$294,450RELIGIOUS
UNIVERSITY OF MARY
$102,632RELIGIOUS
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$72,238RELIGIOUS
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC PARISH
$55,700RELIGIOUS
ST AGNES SCHOOL
$25,000RELIGIOUS
SAINTS JOACHIM & ANNE
$23,498RELIGIOUS
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
RELIGIOUS
ACADENY OF HOLY ANGELS
$21,196RELIGIOUS
NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$19,996RELIGIOUS
ABRIA PREGNANCY RESOURCES
$11,998RELIGIOUS
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
$11,672RELIGIOUS
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
$11,398RELIGIOUS
OUR LADY OF GRACE
$11,398RELIGIOUS
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
$11,198RELIGIOUS
ST AGNES
$11,198RELIGIOUS
CANA FAMILY INSTITUTE
$9,998RELIGIOUS
CHESTERTON ACADEMY
$9,998RELIGIOUS
NATIVITY OF MARY
$9,798RELIGIOUS
UNITY
$9,798RELIGIOUS
ST JOSEPH WEST ST PAUL
$9,500RELIGIOUS
LORETTO ACADEMY
$7,998RELIGIOUS
ST AGNES ST PAUL
$6,098RELIGIOUS
HANDMAIDS OF THE HEART OF JESUS
$5,000RELIGIOUS
PRO ECCLASIA SANTA NUNS
$5,000RELIGIOUS
CHESTERTON ACADEMY
$5,000RELIGIOUS
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY
$5,000RELIGIOUS
OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000RELIGIOUS
SOUTHWEST OPTIONS FOR WOMEN
$2,000RELIGIOUS
FR ERIK LUNDGREN
$1,000RELIGIOUS
ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$10,519GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL
$233,302GENERAL SUPPORT
ST GABRIELS CHURCH
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$10,890TUITION ASSISTANCE
PRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF MINNESOTA
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EQUAL RIGHTS INSTITUTE
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CANA FAMILY INSTITUTE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT