BCBSM Foundation Inc
Historical FunderSt Paul, Minnesota · EIN 36-3525653 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.6M
Organizations funded51
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$79M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Carolyn Link |
|---|---|
| Address | PO Box 64560, St Paul MN 55164 |
| Phone | 8668121593 |
| foundationbluecrossmnfoundation.org | |
| Form and materials | Please visit our website at www.bluecrossmn.com/foundation for instructions on how to apply. |
| Deadlines | Inquiries are accepted throughout the year and applicants are given a proposal due date at the time |
| Restrictions | We typically do not provide funding for programs outside Minnesota. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
5% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | 2023 Community Giving Campaign | $236,710 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Native American Community Clinic Equitable Care and Coverage | $200,000 |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | Bemidji, MN | Reclaiming Mino Biimaadiziwin | $200,000 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | Great By Eight | $150,000 |
| Northfield Healthy Community Initiative | Northfield, MN | Growing Up Healthy in Rice County Minnesota | $125,000 |
| Partnership Academy | Richfield, MN | La Red Latina de Educacin Temprana La Red | $125,000 |
| Hmong American Partnership | St Paul, MN | Navigator Coalition | $110,000 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | St Paul, MN | African Minnesotan Childcare Provider Civic Leadership and Engagement Project | $100,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | Saint Paul Promise Thrive by Five Initiative | $100,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | African American Babies Coalitions and Projects Birth Equity | $100,000 |
| Apple Tree Dental | Mounds View, MN | Launching a Family-Centered Dental Home Pilot | $100,000 |
| CARE Clinic | Red Wing, MN | Expand Access to Equitable Dental Care and Coverage | $100,000 |
| Capi USA | Minneapolis, MN | Health Benefits Navigation Spanish Hmong | $100,000 |
| Children's Defense Fund | St Paul, MN | Building Power and Raising Voices for MN Families | $100,000 |
| Children's Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | Advancing Equitable Dental Care Access to 3,000 Children, Pregnant Women, and Family Members of all Ages across Underserved Minnesota… | $100,000 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio | St Paul, MN | 2024 CLUES Early Childhood Initiatives | $100,000 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio | St Paul, MN | CLUES Access to Coverage | $100,000 |
| Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Nitan Building Bridges Across Generations | $100,000 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance | St Cloud, MN | Healthcare Outreach and Enrollment | $100,000 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | Early Care and Education Community Connections Initiative | $100,000 |
| Northwest Minnesota Foundation | Bemidji, MN | Step Up - Level 4 Caregiver Connection | $100,000 |
| Portico Healthnet | Minneapolis, MN | Equitable Care Coverage | $100,000 |
| Project Motherpath Inc | N Miami Beach, FL | RootsCulturally Centered Reproductive Health and Birth Equity | $100,000 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | Spark Education | $100,000 |
| St David's Center | Minnetonka, MN | Building Equity in Family Home Visiting | $100,000 |
| United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) | Willmar, MN | Community Connectors/Healthcare Access Expansion | $100,000 |
| First Children's Finance | Minneapolis, MN | First Children, First Nations Collaborative | $99,768 |
| Queerspace Collective | Minneapolis, MN | QUEERSPACE collective LGBTQ Group Mentoring and Training | $95,671 |
| Lower Sioux Indian Community | Morton, MN | Cansayapi Healthy Start Project | $95,336 |
| Green Card Voices | Minneapolis, MN | Bridging Gaps Through Storytelling | $93,700 |
| Rise Incorporated | Spring Lake Park, MN | Intergenerational Connections for Better Health for Seniors and Disabled Adults | $90,000 |
| Face to Face Health and Counseling Service Inc | St Paul, MN | Advancing Equitable Healthcare Access and Coverage | $88,917 |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Minneapolis, MN | Manos Montessori Intergenerational Social Enterprise | $75,000 |
| Liberty Community Church PCUSA | Minneapolis, MN | Strengthening intergenerational social connections, reducing isolation, and deepening the understanding of structural inequities for… | $75,000 |
| Rabata Inc | Arden Hills, MN | Rabata Community Development for Muslim Girls Women | $75,000 |
| Tiwahe Foundation | St Paul, MN | Addressing Root Causes of Native Health Disparities Through Culturally Grounded Leadership Development | $75,000 |
| Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County | Red Wing, MN | Meet.Learn.Share 2.0 | $70,629 |
| African Community Senior Services | Minneapolis, MN | To increase healthcare enrollment among the most impacted communities from the East African immigrant Community in MN . | $52,000 |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | Welcome Home Afghans in MN | $50,000 |
| HealthFinders Collaborative | Northfield, MN | MNsure Engagement and Capacity Building | $50,000 |
| Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association Inc | Rochester, MN | Match Program | $50,000 |
| NAMI Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | Multilingual Outreach- Spanish Language Focus | $50,000 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | AGE to age Re Building Healthy Connections Across Generations | $50,000 |
| NorthPoint Health & Wellness Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Access to Coverage | $50,000 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | Fostering NAZ Scholar Achievement through Quality Early Childhood Programs and Leadership | $50,000 |
| Voices for Racial Justice | Minneapolis, MN | Early Childhood Parent Fellowship | $50,000 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | 2022 Community Giving Campaign | $43,804 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Describing Minnesota Communities and Uninsured Phase 6 - data refresh and promo | $40,000 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | Spark Education | $25,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | 2024 Start Early Funders Coalition | $22,500 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | 2025 Membership Contribution | $9,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | 2024 Community Giving Campaign | $279,756 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Native American Community Clinic Equitable Care and Coverage | $200,000 |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | Bemidji, MN | Reclaiming Mino Biimaadiziwin | $200,000 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Native American Community Clinic Equitable Care and Coverage | $200,000 |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | Bemidji, MN | Reclaiming Mino Biimaadiziwin | $200,000 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | Great By Eight | $150,000 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | Great By Eight | $150,000 |
| Partnership Academy | Richfield, MN | La Red Latina de Educacin Temprana La Red | $125,000 |
| Northfield Healthy Community Initiative | Northfield, MN | Growing Up Healthy in Rice County Minnesota | $125,000 |
| Partnership Academy | Richfield, MN | La Red Latina de Educacin Temprana La Red | $125,000 |
| Northfield Healthy Community Initiative | Northfield, MN | Growing Up Healthy in Rice County Minnesota | $125,000 |
| Hmong American Partnership | St Paul, MN | Navigator Coalition | $110,000 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | St Paul, MN | African Minnesotan Childcare Provider Civic Leadership and Engagement Project | $100,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | Saint Paul Promise Thrive by Five Initiative | $100,000 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | African American Babies Coalitions and Projects Birth Equity | $100,000 |
| Apple Tree Dental | Mounds View, MN | Apple Tree Dentals Family-Centered Dental Home Project Dental Home Project | $100,000 |
| CARE Clinic | Red Wing, MN | Increase access to health care in Goodhue County | $100,000 |
| Capi USA | Minneapolis, MN | Health Benefits Navigation Spanish Hmong | $100,000 |
| Children's Defense Fund | St Paul, MN | Building Power and Raising Voices for MN Families | $100,000 |
| Children's Dental Services | Minneapolis, MN | Advancing Equitable Dental Care Access to 3,000 Children, Pregnant Women, and Family Members of all Ages across Underserved Minnesota… | $100,000 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio | St Paul, MN | 2024 CLUES Early Childhood Initiatives | $100,000 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio | St Paul, MN | CLUES Access to Coverage | $100,000 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance | St Cloud, MN | Healthcare Outreach and Enrollment | $100,000 |
| St David's Center | Minnetonka, MN | Building Equity in Family Home Visiting | $100,000 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | Early Care and Education Community Connections Initiative | $100,000 |
| Northwest Minnesota Foundation | Bemidji, MN | Step Up - Level 4 Caregiver Connection | $100,000 |
| Portico Healthnet | Minneapolis, MN | Equitable Care Coverage | $100,000 |
| Project Motherpath Inc | N Miami Beach, FL | RootsCulturally Centered Reproductive Health and Birth Equity | $100,000 |
| United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) | Willmar, MN | Community Connectors/Healthcare Access Expansion | $100,000 |
| CARE Clinic | Red Wing, MN | Increase access to health care in Goodhue County | $100,000 |
| First Children's Finance | Minneapolis, MN | First Children, First Nations Collaborative | $99,891 |
| Lower Sioux Indian Community | Morton, MN | Cansayapi Healthy Start Project | $93,957 |
| Face to Face Health and Counseling Service Inc | St Paul, MN | Advancing Equitable Healthcare Access and Coverage | $88,917 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | Spark Education | $75,000 |
| African Community Senior Services | Minneapolis, MN | To increase healthcare enrollment among the most impacted communities from the East African immigrant Community in MN . | $52,000 |
| HealthFinders Collaborative | Northfield, MN | MNsure Engagement and Capacity Building | $50,000 |
| NorthPoint Health & Wellness Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Access to Coverage | $50,000 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | Fostering NAZ Scholar Achievement through Quality Early Childhood Programs and Leadership | $50,000 |
| Voices for Racial Justice | Minneapolis, MN | Early Childhood Parent Fellowship | $50,000 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Describing Minnesota Communities and Uninsured Phase 6 - data refresh and promo | $40,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,573,035 | 91 |
| 2023 | $4,803,505 | 70 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Sep 26, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502699349100405
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3525653
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.