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Manitou Fund: 164 grants to organizations, $20.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Manitou Fund, a private foundation in White Bear Lake, MN, paid 164 grants to organizations totaling $20,100,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 22, 2025. The largest was $1,750,000 to Schwab Charitable in Orlando, FL for charitable gifts.
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- EIN
- 416055113
- Based in
- White Bear Lake, MN
- Assets
- $846,606,773
- Grants paid
- $20,100,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed December 22, 2025, IRS object ID 202513569349100701. It reported $20,100,000 in grants paid; 164 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable | Orlando, FL | Charitable gifts | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Tennis Hall of Fame Inc | Newport, RI | Historical grounds capital project ($750k) and teamfame & be legendary programs ($250k) | Recreation and sports | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | College of design: kusske design initiative ($840k) and addiction project ($75k) | Education | $915,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Century College Foundation | White Bear Lake, MN | Start right program | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul, MN | Katie leadership impact program | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save Venice Inc | New York, NY | Capital projects | International, foreign affairs and national security | $540,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usta Foundation Incorporated | White Plains, NY | Various programs ($370k) and scholarship fund ($140k) | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Fai the Italian Environment Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Accessibility initiative capital project | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | Dog park capital project ($350k) and esalen tribe ($100k) | Environment | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redford Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | Giants rising film ($250k) and various programs ($150k) | Environment | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deetjen's Inc | Big Sur, CA | Building improvements capital project | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College of St Scholastica Inc | Duluth, MN | Manitou fund nursing scholarships | Education | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Conservation crew program | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | Education program ($100k) and lotusland presents ($50k) and arts & artifacts restoration ($150k) | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Saint Paul, MN | Match | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Environmental & education justice program ($250k) and capital project ($50k) | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | Educational programming ($200k) and general operating ($100k) | Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whale Sanctuary Project | Washington, DC | General operating | Animal-related | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Various programs ($230k) and bren school scholarships ($50k) | Education | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | Adult teaching garden capital project | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennis Patrons Association of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Capital project ($225k) and general operating ($50k) | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cerenity Senior Care-White Bear Lake | White Bear Lake, MN | Cerenity residence project match | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North House Folk School | Grand Marais, MN | General operating | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Street Ballet | Santa Barbara, CA | Live music fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Sacramento, CA | Dangermond preserve point conception institute & restoration | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Human Services | Monterey, CA | Casa de noche buena | Mental health and crisis intervention | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | Various programs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Solid Ground | White Bear Lake, MN | Capital campaign ($100k) and general operating ($75k) | Human services | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Red panda habitat capital project ($135k) and foster feeder ($25k) and memorial plaque ($10k) | Animal-related | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Native americans pathway program ($100k) and hearing loop ($50k) | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | Tiny desk program ($100,000) and democracy program ($50,000) | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sansum Clinic | Santa Barbara, CA | Physician housing program | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The American Ireland Fund | New York, NY | Capital project ($100k) and heart of the community program ($50k) | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf | White Bear Lake, MN | Store front market | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Paul Urban Tennis | Saint Paul, MN | Leadership program | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | Various programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | Education program ($25k) and impressionist show ($100k) | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Academy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Education program ($50k) and accessible programs ($50k) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aim for Mental Health Inc | Carmel, CA | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade | Big Sur, CA | Capital project ($70k) and utv station 1 ($30k) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | Eagle Butte, SD | General operating | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dignity Moves | San Francisco, CA | La posada capital project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great MN Schools | Minneapolis, MN | Literacy programs | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | Summerland geology study match | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Migizi Communications Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NRDC | Chicago, IL | Protecting the boreal forest | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (natifs) | Minneapolis, MN | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | Match | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Lobos Foundation | Monterey, CA | Trail maintenance & restoration program ($50k) and docent program ($50k) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rockhouse Foundation | New York, NY | School expansion | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance | Santa Barbara, CA | Aerial ignition drone capital project ($75k) and general operating ($25k) | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Food Group Minnesota Inc | New Hope, MN | Match program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General operating-matching gift challenge | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reading Center | Rochester, MN | Various programs and scholarships | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Family Practice Health Center | Saint Paul, MN | Site improvements | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Roseville, MN | General operating | Animal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | Camp widjiwagan aid and sauna ($50k) and various funds ($50k) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Instrument fund | Recreation and sports | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Indian Family Center | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Nations Rise | Ogema, MN | General operating | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dream of Wild Health | Minneapolis, MN | General operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakota Youth Development | Herrick, SD | Blooming honey lodge ($50k) and general operating ($25k) | Mental health and crisis intervention | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Return To Freedom Inc | Lompoc, CA | General operating | Animal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Community engagement fund ($50k) and caregiver fund ($25k) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul | Saint Paul, MN | Mental health services | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Public Gardens Association | Wilmington, DE | General operating | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | University avenue veterinary center | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County Inc | Pacific Grove, CA | Marjorie r. mcneely low-vision clinic optometry equipment | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadway Caresequity Fights Aids Inc | New York, NY | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance | Reliance, SD | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care4paws Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carmel Public Library Foundation | Carmel, CA | Reading program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | Hurricane relief fund program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Division of Indian Work | Minneapolis, MN | General operating | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Familymeans | Stillwater, MN | School-based mental health ($25k) and youth development ($25k) | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Firework Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | Music workshop programs | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Star Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Adult Day Care Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Dental Clinic | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum | Boston, MA | Music program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kenya Water for Health Organization (kwaho) | Nairobi, KE | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Last repair shop capital project | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mearth | Carmel, CA | General operating | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Historical Society | Saint Paul, MN | Making mn music history series | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Protection and Education | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | General operating | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Parks Foundation of Santa Cruz | Fenton, CA | Nature rx wellness program ($25k) and big basin recovery fund ($25k) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | Percussion scholarship | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Musicares Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the Us | Washington, DC | Saving places program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Ridges to riffles program | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | Rls investigators program | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sanergy Inc | Brookline, MA | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | College affordability program ($25k) and college success program ($25k) | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Library of things program ($25k) and general operating ($25k) | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Catalina School | Monterey, CA | Hacienda preservation program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Granada Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | Mn band and special music presentations program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Harker School | San Jose, CA | Bio-informatics research upper school instructor endowment | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | Adopt-a-drain program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ujamaa Place | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | Resiliency program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walker West Music Academy | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | Education program | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlife Direct Inc | Washington, DC | Tv series | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | General operating | Housing and shelter | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Arch restoration capital project | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Easy Lift Transportation | Goleta, CA | General operating | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | Long-term care ombudsman program | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | Advanced leadership program | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marjorie Luke Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Street Vet | Albuquerque, NM | General operating | Animal-related | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purchase College Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | 4 scholarships for jazz studies | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Purposeful Rescue Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Apopo Us Inc | Washington, DC | Hero dogs program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation | Brooklyn, NY | General operating | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food From the Heart Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frosted Faces Foundation Inc | Ramona, CA | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Santa Maria, CA | General operating | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc | Smithtown, NY | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Academy of Fine Arts Aka the Florence Academy | New Haven, CT | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jane's Fund | Charlotte, NC | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifting Hands International | Salt Lake, UT | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mills College at Northeastern University | Oakland, CA | Alumnae of color endowment scholarship fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts | Minneapolis, MN | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | Kalaheo, HI | General operating | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naturetrack Foundation Inc | Los Olivos, CA | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Friends Inc | Georgetown, KY | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pembroke Hill School | Kansas City, MO | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plymouth Christian Youth Center | Minneapolis, MN | The capri: general operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Polar Bears International | Bozeman, MT | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reef Guardians Hawaii | Princeville, HI | General operating | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition | Santa Barbara, CA | Cycling without age program | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Police Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network | Goleta, CA | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods | Guerneville, CA | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Actors' Fund of America | New York, NY | General operating | Mutual and membership benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grey Muzzle Organization | Raleigh, NC | General operating | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The House Institute Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Meniere's disease program | Medical research | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The National Museum of African American Music | Nashville, TN | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vestibular Disorders Association | Portland, OR | Meniere's disease program | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends & Co | Saint Paul, MN | General operating | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 18TH Street Arts Complex | Santa Monica, CA | Ukraine film & art program | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Pride Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Mental counseling program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montecito Friends of the Library | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $3,910,000 |
| Environment | $2,005,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,330,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,095,000 |
| Animal-related | $925,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $665,000 |
| Human services | $660,000 |
| Health care | $400,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $6,920,000 |
| Minnesota | $6,470,000 |
| New York | $2,230,000 |
| Florida | $1,750,000 |
| Rhode Island | $1,000,000 |
| District of Columbia | $775,000 |
| South Dakota | $225,000 |
| Illinois | $125,000 |
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Updated December 22, 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.