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George Family Foundation: 166 grants to organizations, $5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
George Family Foundation, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 166 grants to organizations totaling $5,017,464 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 14, 2025. The largest was $1,038,245 to YMCA of the North in Minneapolis, MN for george wellbeing initiative, supplemental true north leadership program at 1440 and im4us conference.
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- EIN
- 411730855
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $82,693,422
- Grants paid
- $5,017,464
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202542879349100214. It reported $5,017,464 in grants paid; 166 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | George wellbeing initiative, supplemental true north leadership program at 1440 and im4us conference | $1,038,245 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Duke true north leadership program | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1440 Multiversity | Scotts Valley, CA | True north leadership program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Havard College | Cambridge, MA | George leadership fellows program & george fellows dinner | $163,846 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Protecting & connecting wildlife & communities in the greater yellowstone to building ecosystem resilience to climate change and core mission support | Environment | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | The penny pilgram george women's leadership initiative (ppgwli) | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Guthrie theater illuminate campaign - artistic innovation fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | Core mission support | Religion-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States | Saint Paul, MN | Peer education and community assessment: empowering a vital generation | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Sweetwater capacity and program planning, a taste on nature and core mission | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul, MN | Morrison family college of health george family whole-person health initiative | Education | $56,441 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Tree Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support and and travel for teaching fellow for true north leadership program at 1440 | $53,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | Core mission support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center On Faith and Justice at Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| End in Mind | Stillwater, MN | Core mission support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Faith in Public Life | Washington, DC | Core mission support | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | Election protection | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | William w. george authentic leadership certificate | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support and supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | Health care | $47,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tergar International | Minneapolis, MN | Anytime anywhere meditation course & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $43,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | George fellows program for isye graduate students in the area of health systems | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Irreducible Grace Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | Human services | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Mondale dialogues and humphrey policy fellows | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | Opportunity pathways program & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Education | $33,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beta Psi Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Leadership for life and scholarships | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | George scholars in the women in technical careers program | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juxtaposition Arts Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Success | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ripple Effect Images | Reston, VA | Core mission support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Young women's cabinet | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | Ywca minneapolis girls and youth programming | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youthpower365 | Avon, CO | Core mission support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilderness Inquiry | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $28,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Leadership Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Youth development | $27,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonton Farms | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $25,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health | Lake Oswego, OR | Core mission support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy for Integrative Health & Medicine (aihm) | La Jolla, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annex Teen Clinic | Robbinsdale, MN | Reimagining consent education: helping young people live their values through embodied consent practice | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Possible | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | Core mission support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | San Rafael, CA | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairvote Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesys Works - Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isaiah | Saint Paul, MN | Scaling up race class gender narrative in minnesota | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karuna-Shechen | New York, NY | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marnita's Table Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mind & Life Institute | Charlottesville, VA | Core mission support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | Core mission support | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sojourners | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Somali Success School | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | Washington, DC | Core mission support | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Loppet adventures - youth outdoor wellness programming | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Strategies Inc | St Louis, MO | Core mission support for green garden bakery | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | Core mission support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Migizi | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $23,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development | St Paul, MN | Itasca's civic leadership initiative & supplemental grant for true north leadersip program at 1440 | $23,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poetic | Dallas, TX | Core mission support & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Human services | $23,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Public Radioamerican Public Media | St Paul, MN | On-air spots for gff's 30th anniversary | $23,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | Education | $23,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Core mission support | Environment | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon California | Tiburon, CA | General support of our richardson bay center and sanctuary | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cafe Momentum | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clues (comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio) | Saint Paul, MN | Youth programming | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | Engaging people to protect and restore the mississippi river | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | Lakestreet youth labs | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood House | Saint Paul, MN | Latino leadership program | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outfront Minnesota Community Services | Minneapolis, MN | Religious organizing for lgbtq+ minnesotans | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pillsbury United Communitiespillsbury House Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | Chicago avenue project | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Havard College | Cambridge, MA | David gergen summer fellowship | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for All | New York, NY | Global leadership accelerator to offer flagship leadership development programs that cultivate authentic leadership | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Itasca Project Part of Greater MSP Partnership | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Minneapolis, MN | Resilient waters program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sanneh Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vote Run Lead | Hartsdale, NY | Core mission support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | Saint Paul, MN | Vobs community partner programming | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | Breakthrough summerbridge program | Education | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Im4us core mission support | Human services | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | $15,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $15,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allina Health - Pgihh | Golden Valley, MN | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| America Scores Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big City Mountaineers | Arvada, CO | Equitable access to transformative outdoor experiences for youth development | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Heartlink | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Compassion & Choices | Portland, OR | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Conservation crew program | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eagle Valley Land Trust | Edwards, CO | Core mission support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | Core mission support | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lundstrum Performing Arts | Minneapolis, MN | Lundstrum scholarship fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Macphail Center for Music | Minneapolis, MN | North minneapolis music education continuum | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Orchestral Association | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Public Radioamerican Public Media | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cities Public Television | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Moving Millions Inc | New York City, NY | Core mission support & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Human services | $13,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenhill School | Addison, TX | Core mission support | Education | $11,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hockaday School | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | Education | $11,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Vail, CO | Core mission support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Blue Foundation | Frederick, MD | Boomtown film initiative | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braver Angelsbetter Angels | New York, NY | Core mission support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | George fellows | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connections Multiplied Too | Desoto, TX | Core mission support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cookie Cart | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DKT International Inc | Washington, DC | Mif50 clinical trail | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation | Vail, CO | Core mission support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Women | San Diego, CA | Mental health initiative in liberia | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Frederick | Frederick, MD | Frederick film initiative | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Players | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Film Society of Minneapolis St Paul | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1867 founder's circle | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Council On Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Osher center | $8,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breck School | Minneapolis, MN | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Education | $7,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Minneapolis, MN | Supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | $7,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Havard College | Cambridge, MA | Supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | $7,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | Social innovation accelerator program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gender Justice | Saint Paul, MN | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Crime and legal-related | $5,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alongside Network | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Skate | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ | Frederick, MD | Core mission support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | Jackson, WY | Wind river tribal buffalo initiative | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University Sais | Washington, DC | Sais program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lovely's Sewing & Arts Collective | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marin Country Day School | Corte Madera, CA | Core mission support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnpost | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextgen Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | Core mission support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Heart Worldwide | Birmingham, AL | Birthing center | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Lady of Grace Church | Edina, MN | Rise and shine scholarship fund/olag | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saverlife | Arlington, VA | Core mission support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Public Radio | San Antonio, TX | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walk-In Counseling Center | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Education | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annex Teen Clinic | Robbinsdale, MN | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Health care | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Supplemental grant true north leadership program at 1440 | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Winning | St Paul, MN | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | Public and societal benefit | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA Metro Chicago | Chicago, IL | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | Supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $3,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Shakespeare Festivalthe Public Theater | New York, NY | Core mission support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Journalism Funding Partner | Sacramento, CA | Votesee.org | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marin Charitable | Greenbrae, CA | Core mission support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vail Symposium | Vail, CO | Core mission support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Veterans Foundation Inc | Vail, CO | Core mission support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson's Village | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Delighted To Doula | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for the Poor | Doylestown, PA | Core mission support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Futures of Texas | San Antonio, TX | Core mission support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| March To the Polls | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | Public and societal benefit | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | Core mission support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Boychoir | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smu Gift Administration | Dallas, TX | Tate lecture series | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spoon Foundation | Portland, OR | Core mission support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | Core mission support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Women's Foundation | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $898,273 |
| Environment | $242,500 |
| Health care | $201,550 |
| Human services | $181,200 |
| Religion-related | $170,000 |
| Youth development | $122,700 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $104,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $91,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $2,745,336 |
| California | $438,250 |
| North Carolina | $426,950 |
| District of Columbia | $326,000 |
| Texas | $215,682 |
| Massachusetts | $191,546 |
| New York | $156,850 |
| Colorado | $155,000 |
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Updated October 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.