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    Hugh J Andersen Foundation

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    BAYPORT, MNWebsite6514391557

    About Hugh J Andersen Foundation

    The Hugh J. Andersen Foundation’s mission is to give back to our community through focused efforts that foster inclusivity, promote equality, and lead to increased human independence, self-sufficiency and dignity. To fulfill this mission, the Foundation acts as a grantmaker, innovator, and convener.

    Focus Areas

    Children and youth developmentSocial support servicesHealth access and informationEducation and enrichmentPublic/civic projectsServices for seniorsPrograms for individuals with developmental or physical disabilities

    Who They Fund

    low-income families and individualsseniors / older adults (senior centers, senior housing)children and youth (including girls-specific programs)communities affected by natural disasters (wildfires, earthquakes)

    About Hugh J Andersen Foundation

    A defining feature of the Hugh J Andersen Foundation is its repeated support for capital campaigns and facility projects tied to community services. In the recent grants list, that shows up in large commitments such as $500,000 to the Science Museum of Minnesota for Campaign for Minnesota's Future and $500,000 to Lakeview Health Foundation for HealthPartners Lakeview Campus capital work. The foundation also backs housing, food access, youth programming, and health-related improvements, usually through direct grants to nonprofit organizations rather than through intermediaries. Its mission language emphasizes inclusivity, equality, human independence, self-sufficiency, and dignity, and the grant record reflects that framing. Grants have supported organizations serving children and youth, low-income families, seniors, people with disabilities, and patients using underserved clinics. The pattern is not limited to operating support: the foundation also funds renovations, expansions, and campaign efforts, including major awards to Solid Ground for East Metro Place expansion and remodel, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity for Build Forward Together, and CommonBond Communities for its capital campaign. The foundation’s giving is strongly regional and centered on Minnesota and the surrounding St. Croix Valley area, where many of its grantees operate.

    What Hugh J Andersen Foundation Funds

    In housing and community development, the foundation backed Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity with $250,000 for Build Forward Together and CommonBond Communities with $225,000 for its capital campaign for people and places. It also supported St. Croix Valley Habitat Humanity with $120,000 for general operating support, showing a mix of capital and operating funding. Food access appears as another clear theme. St. Croix Food Bank Inc. received $200,000 for a capital building project, while Somerset Community Food Pantry received $102,000 for capacity building and capital support. These grants point to support for infrastructure as well as day-to-day service delivery. Health and family services are present too. Planned Parenthood of Mn Nd and Sd received $200,000 for the Duluth Health Center renovation project, and Turningpoint for Victims Domestic received $150,000 for A Home for the Whole Family. Youth and enrichment grants include $200,000 to True Friends for Camp Courage Recreation Center and $150,000 to Dream of Wild Health for Planting Seeds for Future Generation.

    How Hugh J Andersen Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $10.3M

    Total Assets

    $251M

    Total Revenue

    $8.5M

    Total Expenses

    $11.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $8K and $40K, with a median of $22K.

    25th Percentile

    $8K

    Median

    $22K

    75th Percentile

    $40K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional16 states funded

    About 66% of grants go to recipients in MN.

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    Funding Style

    capital campaign / capital improvementsgeneral operating support (unrestricted)capacity building (grant reporting, organizational support)emergency/disaster relief fundingprogram + capital blended support

    Topics

    affordable housing development and apartment renovationshealthcare facility expansion and clinic renovationsfood security programs and mobile market/meal distributiondisaster recovery (wildfire, earthquake) and relief fundsyouth development and girls' empowerment programsarts, recreation, and community facility upgrades (recreation centers, media centers)

    Typical grant size centers on moderate-to-large awards: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $22,000, and the 75th percentile is $40,000. The recent list also shows larger project grants layered on top of a broad base of smaller awards. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Solid Ground, Tubman, West Central Wi Community Action, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, and its active programs include general grantmaking and general operating, program, capital, and campaign support. Unsolicited applications are accepted.

    Where Hugh J Andersen Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, especially around the St. Croix Valley and St. Paul. In the recent list, St. Paul appears repeatedly, along with Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Minneapolis, Maplewood, and Hudson. Wisconsin recipients include River Falls, Glenwood City, Annandale, Baldwin, Somerset, and Clear Lake. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 794 grants and 100% in the United States. The foundation gives most often in Minnesota, which accounts for 66% of grants to recipients in the HQ state.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Hugh J Andersen Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does the Hugh J Andersen Foundation support?

    The foundation supports qualified 501(c)(3) organizations and favors asset-based, direct-service programs that build individual and community capacity. Its stated focus areas include children and youth, social support services, health-related services and information, educational opportunities and enrichment, and special projects in public schools.

    Does the Hugh J Andersen Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. The active general grantmaking programs state that unsolicited applications are accepted. The foundation also says it provides grants to qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organizations through its general grantmaking process.

    What is the foundation’s typical grant size?

    The typical grant-size distribution is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $22,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes several much larger capital and campaign grants, including multiple awards at $200,000 and above.

    Where does the foundation focus its giving geographically?

    Its primary geographic area is the St. Croix Valley: Washington County, Minnesota, and Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin. It also supports St. Paul when the program is unduplicated in the St. Croix Valley and used by St. Croix Valley residents, plus occasional work in other parts of the Twin Cities metro area.

    Does the grant record show recurring recipients?

    Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Solid Ground, Tubman, West Central Wi Community Action, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships alongside one-off grants.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTAST PAUL, MN$500,0002025CAMPAIGN FOR MINNESOTA'S FUTURE
    LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATIONSTILLWATER, MN$500,0002025HEALTHPARTNERS LAKEVIEW CAMPUS CAPIT
    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTAST PAUL, MN$500,0002025CAMPAIGN FOR MINNESOTA'S FUTURE
    SOLID GROUNDWHITE BEAR LAKE, MN$200,0002025EAST METRO EXPANSION AND REMODEL
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MN ND AND SDST PAUL, MN$200,0002025DULUTH HEALTH CENTER RENOVATION PROJ
    CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA$150,0002025WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND
    CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPYWASHINGTON, DC$150,0002025CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND
    WOMENVENTUREST PAUL, MN$130,0002025CAPACITY BUILIDING- GRANT REPORTING
    WEST CENTRAL WI COMMUNITY ACTIONGLENWOOD CITY, WI$130,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ST CROIX VALLEY HABITAT HUMANITYHUDSON, WI$120,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITYST PAUL, MN$110,0002025WOMEN BUILD 2025
    OPERATION HELPHUDSON, WI$105,0002025OPERATION H.E.L.P UNDER ONE ROOF CAP
    CLEAR LAKE AREA COMMUNITY CENTERCLEAR LAKE, WI$105,0002025HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADE
    WASHINGTON CO HISTORICAL SOCIETYSTILLWATER, MN$100,0002025HERITAGE CENTER PAHSE II- HVAC STOR
    GIRL SCOUTS OF MN & WI RIVER VALLEYST PAUL, MN$100,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    AEONMINNEAPOLIS, MN$100,0002025PROVINCES APARTMENTS
    FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER INCPURCHASE, NY$100,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    SECOND HARVEST HEARTLANDBROOKLYN PARK, MN$100,0002025MAKE HUNGER HISTORY CAMPAIGN
    FAMILYMEANSSTILLWATER, MN$98,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS, MN$98,0002025GIRLSBEST PROGRAM
    CLARE HOUSINGMINNEAPOLIS, MN$95,0002025CLARE APARTMENTS RENOVATIONS
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIESMINNEAPOLIS, MN$95,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    TUBMANMAPLEWOOD, MN$95,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & SAFE
    VALLEY OUTREACHSTILLWATER, MN$90,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    SOLID GROUNDWHITE BEAR LAKE, MN$88,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    COMMUNITY THREADSTILLWATER, MN$85,0002025GEN OP SUPPORT AND BAYPORT SR CTR
    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INCNEW HOPE, MN$80,0002025GENERAL OP SUPPORT & HUNGER SOLUTION
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MN ND AND SDST PAUL, MN$80,0002025ACCESSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
    CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANYMINNEAPOLIS, MN$75,0002025CAPITAL RENOVATIONS
    SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYSOMERSET, WI$75,0002025CAPACITY BUILDING
    ANN BANCROFT FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MN$75,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    MIXED BLOOD THEATRE COMPANYMINNEAPOLIS, MN$75,0002025CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
    THE PARTNERSHIP PLAN FOR STILLWATERSTILLWATER, MN$75,0002025REBUILD MEDIA CENTERS- SCHOOLS
    YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU INCSTILLWATER, MN$70,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    PARK SQUARE THEATRE COMPANYST PAUL, MN$67,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    THE PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTSHUDSON, WI$65,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    SECOND HARVEST HEARTLANDBROOKLYN PARK, MN$65,0002025ST CROIX VALLEY OPERATING SUPPORT
    NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INCST PAUL, MN$60,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARKFRANCONIA, MN$58,0002025ART AND ECOLOGY & GENERAL OP SUPP
    TWO RIVERS COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTWOODBURY, MN$58,0002025GENERAL OPERATING & CAPITAL SUPPORT
    CANVAS HEALTH INCOAKDALE, MN$56,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ARTREACH ST CROIXSTILLWATER, MN$55,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    YMCA OF THE NORTHMINNEAPOLIS, MN$55,0002025FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP
    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTAST PAUL, MN$55,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MN$55,0002025DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTANCE
    ALLINA ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN$50,0002025COURAGE KENNY REHAB INSTITUTE
    BRIDGING INCBLOOMINGTON, MN$50,0002025BRIDGING VITAL SERVICE EXPANSION
    WOMENVENTUREST PAUL, MN$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDAMERY, WI$50,0002025SECURITY UPGRADES
    AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY CENTERST PAUL, MN$50,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

    $500,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    CAMPAIGN FOR MINNESOTA'S FUTURE

    LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION

    $500,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    HEALTHPARTNERS LAKEVIEW CAMPUS CAPIT

    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

    $500,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    CAMPAIGN FOR MINNESOTA'S FUTURE

    SOLID GROUND

    $200,000
    WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN2025

    EAST METRO EXPANSION AND REMODEL

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MN ND AND SD

    $200,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    DULUTH HEALTH CENTER RENOVATION PROJ

    CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $150,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Hugh J Andersen Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses Aug 15, 2026Award: Varies

    General Grantmaking (Hugh J. Andersen Foundation)

    Children and youth developmentSocial support servicesHealth-related services and information+7 more

    Who can apply: Grants are awarded only to qualified charitable organizations that are IRS 501(c)(3) public charities and not private foundations. The Foundation does not make loans or grants/scholarships to individuals, does not fund lobbying, fundraising dinners/events, or travel, does not provide funding through fiscal agents, and generally does not fund certain organization/program types listed on the eligibility page.

    Deadline: Quarterly LOI deadlines: March 15, June 15, August 15, and November 15.

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    CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY

    $150,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND

    WOMENVENTURE

    $130,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    CAPACITY BUILIDING- GRANT REPORTING

    WEST CENTRAL WI COMMUNITY ACTION

    $130,000
    GLENWOOD CITY, WI2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ST CROIX VALLEY HABITAT HUMANITY

    $120,000
    HUDSON, WI2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

    $110,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    WOMEN BUILD 2025

    OPERATION HELP

    $105,000
    HUDSON, WI2025

    OPERATION H.E.L.P UNDER ONE ROOF CAP

    CLEAR LAKE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER

    $105,000
    CLEAR LAKE, WI2025

    HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADE

    WASHINGTON CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $100,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    HERITAGE CENTER PAHSE II- HVAC STOR

    GIRL SCOUTS OF MN & WI RIVER VALLEY

    $100,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    AEON

    $100,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    PROVINCES APARTMENTS

    FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER INC

    $100,000
    PURCHASE, NY2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND

    $100,000
    BROOKLYN PARK, MN2025

    MAKE HUNGER HISTORY CAMPAIGN

    FAMILYMEANS

    $98,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA

    $98,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    GIRLSBEST PROGRAM

    CLARE HOUSING

    $95,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    CLARE APARTMENTS RENOVATIONS

    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES

    $95,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    TUBMAN

    $95,000
    MAPLEWOOD, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & SAFE

    VALLEY OUTREACH

    $90,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SOLID GROUND

    $88,000
    WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    COMMUNITY THREAD

    $85,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    GEN OP SUPPORT AND BAYPORT SR CTR

    THE FOOD GROUP MINNESOTA INC

    $80,000
    NEW HOPE, MN2025

    GENERAL OP SUPPORT & HUNGER SOLUTION

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MN ND AND SD

    $80,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    ACCESSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

    CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY

    $75,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    CAPITAL RENOVATIONS

    SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

    $75,000
    SOMERSET, WI2025

    CAPACITY BUILDING

    ANN BANCROFT FOUNDATION

    $75,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    MIXED BLOOD THEATRE COMPANY

    $75,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

    THE PARTNERSHIP PLAN FOR STILLWATER

    $75,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    REBUILD MEDIA CENTERS- SCHOOLS

    YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU INC

    $70,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    PARK SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY

    $67,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    THE PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

    $65,000
    HUDSON, WI2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND

    $65,000
    BROOKLYN PARK, MN2025

    ST CROIX VALLEY OPERATING SUPPORT

    NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INC

    $60,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK

    $58,000
    FRANCONIA, MN2025

    ART AND ECOLOGY & GENERAL OP SUPP

    TWO RIVERS COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

    $58,000
    WOODBURY, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING & CAPITAL SUPPORT

    CANVAS HEALTH INC

    $56,000
    OAKDALE, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ARTREACH ST CROIX

    $55,000
    STILLWATER, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    YMCA OF THE NORTH

    $55,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMP

    SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

    $55,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION

    $55,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTANCE

    ALLINA ASSOCIATED FOUNDATION

    $50,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    COURAGE KENNY REHAB INSTITUTE

    BRIDGING INC

    $50,000
    BLOOMINGTON, MN2025

    BRIDGING VITAL SERVICE EXPANSION

    WOMENVENTURE

    $50,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUND

    $50,000
    AMERY, WI2025

    SECURITY UPGRADES

    AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY CENTER

    $50,000
    ST PAUL, MN2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT