Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union directs most of its giving to a small number of fairly large grants, with a clear priority on increasing access to safe, affordable housing for families in its region while also responding to an urgent international humanitarian crisis. Their portfolio mixes local, place-based investments in housing and wealth-building organizations with a single substantial gift to Ukraine crisis relief, indicating flexibility for emergency response alongside steady community development support.
A $59,627 grant to Globalgiving for Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund stands out in the recent record, showing that The Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union F can move beyond its Minnesota base for emergency humanitarian response when needed. Most of its giving is still local and place-based. The foundation backs housing stability, financial well-being, food security, and access to education, with a clear emphasis on helping people overcome barriers to financial freedom. Recent grants include $30,000 to Build Wealth Mn Inc in Minneapolis for safe and affordable housing, plus similar housing awards to Three Rivers Community Action Partnership in Zumbrota and One Roof Community Housing in Duluth. The portfolio also includes support for direct service and opportunity-building work, such as youth economic mobility, basic needs, and higher education scholarships. Scholarship programs for primary student members and teacher-bound students sit alongside nonprofit grants, suggesting a funder that combines member-facing support with community investments. Across the record, the pattern is steady, practical, and tied to housing access and household stability in Minnesota.
Housing is the clearest thread in the foundation’s nonprofit giving. In 2025 it gave $30,000 to Build Wealth Mn Inc, $30,000 to Three Rivers Community Action Partnership, and $30,000 to One Roof Community Housing, each for ensuring families have access to safe and affordable housing. Basic needs work also appears in the portfolio: Second Harvest Heartland received $25,000 to ensure people are not going hungry and struggling with basic essentials. Youth opportunity is another recurring area, with $25,000 to Junior Achievement in St. Paul to prepare young people with the resources they need to overcome economic inequity, plus a second $20,000 gift to the same organization for the same purpose. The foundation also funds scholarship access through annual awards for student members pursuing higher education.
Typical grant size centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $3,000, $3,000, and $7,000. That said, the recent grants list shows a wide band of nonprofit awards, from $10,000 community grants up to $59,627 for international relief, alongside separate $4,000 scholarship programs. Recipients do appear across multiple years; examples in the data include repeated support for the same organizations and recurring scholarship offerings. The foundation gives as a corporate credit union foundation rather than through a public application channel for nonprofit grants. Scholarship programs are open to eligible Affinity Plus student members and accept unsolicited applications.
Financiamiento actual y próximo de Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union F al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.
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$426K
$1M
$547K
$532K
Most grants fall between $3K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 98% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Concentrated giving: a very small number of mid-size to large grants rather than many small awards; recurrent emphasis on a cluster of local housing and community development groups, plus occasional one-off emergency response funding.
Notable grantees: GlobalGiving (Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund), Build Wealth MN Inc, Three Rivers Community Action Partnership, One Roof Community Housing
Giving is overwhelmingly Minnesota-based: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Minnesota is also the top state by grant count. The recipient map in the recent grants includes cities such as St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, Northfield, Cambridge, Winona, Mankato, Blaine, Fergus Falls, and Zumbrota. Outside the state, the clearest outlier is Washington, DC, through the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund grant to Globalgiving. The overall country distribution is otherwise entirely U.S.-based.
The grant record points to four main areas: housing stability and affordable housing, financial well-being, food security, and access to education. Those themes appear in the foundation’s community partnership grants and in named awards to organizations working on housing, basic needs, youth opportunity, and scholarships.
The distribution is small relative to the biggest awards: p25 is $3,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $7,000. The recent grants list also includes many $10,000 to $30,000 nonprofit grants and a larger $59,627 humanitarian grant.
Yes. It runs annual scholarship programs for primary student members, including a General Foundation Scholarship and a Michael J. “Lefty” Larson Future Teacher Scholarship. Each scholarship can be up to $4,000, and the teacher scholarship is reserved for students pursuing a degree in teaching.
Most grants go to Minnesota, which is both the top state by grant count and the recipient state for 98% of grants. The recent grant list shows a statewide pattern with awards in places like St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, and other Minnesota cities.
Yes. A $59,627 grant went to Globalgiving for the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. The stated purpose was to provide shelter, food, and clean water for refugees, along with health and psychosocial support, access to education, and economic assistance.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUILD WEALTH MN INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| ONE ROOF COMMUNITY HOUSING | DULUTH, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP | ZUMBROTA, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| JUNIOR ACHEIVMEMENT | ST PAUL, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC INEQUITY. |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| JUNIOR ACHEIVMEMENT | ST PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC INEQUITY. |
| NEW PATHWAYS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| LIFE HOUSE | DULUTH, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| FAMILY PATHWAYS | NORTH BRANCH, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| FERGUS FALLS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | FERGUS FALLS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| SOLID GROUND | WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| THE LINK | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| LEECH LAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES | CASS LAKE, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| ITASCA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| COMMITTEE AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE INC | MANKATO, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| HEARTS & HAMMERS | ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE SUFFERING AFFECTED BY DISASTERS. |
| EVERGREEN YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES | BEMIDJI, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| THE LANDING MN INC | ROCHESTER, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY | ALEXANDRIA, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $8,905 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION | SAINT PAUL, MN | $7,000 | 2025 | TO KEEP PBC PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| GRACE HOUSE | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. |
| CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK | ROCHESTER, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - JAYLEN HANSON | HASTINGS, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY - SAMRIDD | ST CLOUD, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY - ANTHONY | ST CLOUD, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY AND TECH COLLE | HASTINGS, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY - HALEY MC | GONVICK, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY - PAIGE JA | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD - LAWEEN A | MOORHEAD, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD - OLANI TE | FARGO, ND | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - CROOKSTON | BUFFALO, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITI | CRYSTAL, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - DULUTH - | DULUTH, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITI | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS - ABIGAIL W | SAVAGE, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY - SOMYUNG | FRIDLEY, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF WI - RIVER FALLS - JA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY - CATHERINE | BEMIDJI, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY - MADYSEN D | MAZEPPA, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - MANKAT | NEW PRAGUE, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - MANKAT | NORTH MANKATO, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| GREAT PLAINS FOOD BANK | FARGO, ND | $2,500 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK | EAST GRAND FORKS, MN | $2,500 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK | ROCHESTER, MN | $1,265 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $1,161 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
| NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK | EAST GRAND FORKS, MN | $925 | 2025 | TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. |
BUILD WEALTH MN INC
$30,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ONE ROOF COMMUNITY HOUSING
$30,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
$30,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
JUNIOR ACHEIVMEMENT
$25,000TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC INEQUITY.
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$25,000TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
JUNIOR ACHEIVMEMENT
$20,000TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC INEQUITY.
NEW PATHWAYS INC
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
LIFE HOUSE
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
FAMILY PATHWAYS
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
FERGUS FALLS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SOLID GROUND
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE LINK
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
LEECH LAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ITASCA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
COMMITTEE AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE INC
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HEARTS & HAMMERS
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$10,000TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE SUFFERING AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.
EVERGREEN YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE LANDING MN INC
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
$10,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$8,905TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION
$7,000TO KEEP PBC PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$5,000TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
GRACE HOUSE
$5,000TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK
$5,000TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - JAYLEN HANSON
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY - SAMRIDD
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY - ANTHONY
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY AND TECH COLLE
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY - HALEY MC
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY - PAIGE JA
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD - LAWEEN A
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD - OLANI TE
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - CROOKSTON
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITI
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - DULUTH -
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITI
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS - ABIGAIL W
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY - SOMYUNG
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF WI - RIVER FALLS - JA
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY - CATHERINE
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY - MADYSEN D
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - MANKAT
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - MANKAT
$4,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
GREAT PLAINS FOOD BANK
$2,500TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK
$2,500TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK
$1,265TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$1,161TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK
$925TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS.