The Newhall Schleuss Family Foundation concentrates its giving on international humanitarian and advocacy causes, favoring established nonprofits that provide emergency medical relief, development assistance, and environmental advocacy. Grants are unrestricted, indicating flexible support for grantee operations rather than project-specific funding. The foundation shows a small, focused portfolio with repeated support for a top beneficiary.
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large, unrestricted grants with some repeat support to a primary grantee (Doctors Without Borders); funds are directed primarily to established national/international organizations rather than many small local groups.
The Newhall Schleuss Family Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is repeated unrestricted support for Doctors Without Borders, including a $20,000 grant in 2024 and another $10,000 grant in 2025. That recurring relationship sits alongside a broader mix of humanitarian, relief, and advocacy funding. In the recent grants list, the foundation also backed Bountifield International, Lutheran World Relief, World Central Kitchen, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, all on a general unrestricted basis. That makes the portfolio look flexible rather than project-bound, with grants that can support core operations, emergency response, and policy or advocacy work. The foundation’s profile combines international relief with Minnesota-based nonprofit support. Some awards go to organizations with global reach, such as Doctors Without Borders and Lutheran World Relief, while others support local or regional organizations including Second Harvest Heartland, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Planned Parenthood, and The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts. Its giving appears intentionally concentrated, with repeated awards to the same grantees across multiple years rather than a wide one-off list of recipients. The pattern suggests a family foundation that uses modest, unrestricted grants to sustain a small set of aligned organizations over time.
International emergency medical relief is a clear theme. The foundation gave $20,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025 to Doctors Without Borders, both as general unrestricted support. It also made a $10,000 unrestricted grant to Lutheran World Relief in 2024 and another $5,000 unrestricted grant in 2025, linking its portfolio to humanitarian and refugee-focused work. A second area is domestic advocacy and social support. In 2025, it awarded $5,000 to Global Rights for Women and another $5,000 to Planned Parenthood, with both organizations also appearing in prior years’ grants. Environmental advocacy is present as well. The foundation granted $10,000 to the Natural Resources Defense Council in 2024 and another $5,000 in 2025. It also supported World Central Kitchen with a $5,000 unrestricted grant in 2025, showing some interest in emergency-response food relief.
Typical grant size is fixed at $5,000: the p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000. The grant list shows a small number of larger awards, including $20,000 and $10,000 grants, but most entries cluster at the same amount. Recipients recur across years, which points to ongoing support rather than one-time gifts; Doctors Without Borders, Bountifield International, Lutheran World Relief, Planned Parenthood, Second Harvest Heartland, Global Rights for Women, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, and NRDC all appear more than once. The foundation’s grants are unrestricted/general support, and no program-related investments are listed.
$160K
$461K
$20K
$58K
Most grants fall between $5K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 76% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Notable grantees: Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Lutheran World Relief, Bountifield International
Grantmaking is US-only in the recent sample, with 25 grants to US recipients. Minnesota receives the most support by count, especially Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Brooklyn Park. Outside Minnesota, grants reach New York, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Chicago. Washington, DC appears as a recipient location through World Central Kitchen, while Doctors Without Borders is listed in New York and Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore. The geographic picture is regional, but with a clear concentration in Minnesota alongside a few national organizations.
Its recent grants go to humanitarian, advocacy, relief, and community organizations. Examples include Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical relief, Lutheran World Relief for international development and refugee-related work, the Natural Resources Defense Council for environmental advocacy, and Second Harvest Heartland for food assistance.
The recent grants are listed as general unrestricted support. That pattern appears across awards to Doctors Without Borders, Bountifield International, Lutheran World Relief, World Central Kitchen, Planned Parenthood, and others.
The distribution is very tight: p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000. While larger grants appear in the record, most of the recent awards are at the $5,000 level.
Yes. Doctors Without Borders appears in 2024 and 2025, and several others recur across 2023-2025, including Bountifield International, Lutheran World Relief, Planned Parenthood, Second Harvest Heartland, Global Rights for Women, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, and NRDC.
By recipient location, Minnesota leads the foundation’s giving, with recent grants to Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Brooklyn Park appearing repeatedly. The sample also includes recipients in New York, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Chicago.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| NRDC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN | MS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| NRDC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTEHRAN WORLD RELIEF | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN | MS, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| HEARTLAND ALLIANCE INTERVENTIONS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN | MS, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ST PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED |
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
NRDC
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$20,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL
$10,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
NRDC
$10,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
LUTEHRAN WORLD RELIEF
$10,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
HEARTLAND ALLIANCE INTERVENTIONS
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESTOA
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
THE COWLES CENTER FOR DANCE & THE PERFORMING ARTS
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000GENERAL UNRESTRICTED