George Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyMinneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 41-1730855 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$5M
Organizations funded166
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$82.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,700 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
53% of grants went outside Minnesota.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | George wellbeing initiative, supplemental true north leadership program at 1440 and im4us conference | $1,038,245 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Duke true north leadership program | $300,000 |
| 1440 Multiversity | Scotts Valley, CA | True north leadership program | $200,000 |
| President and Fellows of Havard College | Cambridge, MA | George leadership fellows program & george fellows dinner | $163,846 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Protecting & connecting wildlife & communities in the greater yellowstone to building ecosystem resilience to climate change and core… | $110,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | The penny pilgram george women's leadership initiative (ppgwli) | $100,000 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Guthrie theater illuminate campaign - artistic innovation fund | $100,000 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | Core mission support | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States | Saint Paul, MN | Peer education and community assessment: empowering a vital generation | $75,000 |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Sweetwater capacity and program planning, a taste on nature and core mission | $70,000 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul, MN | Morrison family college of health george family whole-person health initiative | $56,441 |
| Family Tree Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support and and travel for teaching fellow for true north leadership program at 1440 | $53,250 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | Core mission support | $50,000 |
| Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $50,000 |
| End in Mind | Stillwater, MN | Core mission support | $50,000 |
| Faith in Public Life | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $50,000 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | Election protection | $50,000 |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | William W. george authentic leadership certificate | $50,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support and supplemental grants for true north leadership program at 1440 | $47,700 |
| Tergar International | Minneapolis, MN | Anytime anywhere meditation course & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $43,850 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | George fellows program for isye graduate students in the area of health systems | $40,000 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $37,500 |
| Irreducible Grace Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $37,500 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Mondale dialogues and humphrey policy fellows | $35,000 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | Opportunity pathways program & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $33,850 |
| Beta Psi Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Leadership for life and scholarships | $30,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | George scholars in the women in technical careers program | $30,000 |
| Juxtaposition Arts Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Project Success | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Ripple Effect Images | Reston, VA | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Young women's cabinet | $30,000 |
| Youthpower365 | Avon, CO | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | YWCA minneapolis girls and youth programming | $30,000 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $28,850 |
| Youth Leadership Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $27,700 |
| Bonton Farms | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $25,500 |
| Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health | Lake Oswego, OR | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Academy for Integrative Health & Medicine (Aihm) | LA Jolla, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Annex Teen Clinic | Robbinsdale, MN | Reimagining consent education: helping young people live their values through embodied consent practice | $25,000 |
| College Possible | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | San Rafael, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Fairvote Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Genesys Works - Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Isaiah | Saint Paul, MN | Scaling up race class gender narrative in minnesota | $25,000 |
| Karuna-Shechen | New York, NY | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Marnita's Table Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Mind & Life Institute | Charlottesville, VA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Sojourners | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Somali Success School | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Loppet adventures - youth outdoor wellness programming | $25,000 |
| Urban Strategies Inc | St Louis, MO | Core mission support for green garden bakery | $25,000 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Migizi | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support & supplemental grant for true north leadership program at 1440 | $23,850 |
Showing the 60 largest of 166 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of the North | Minneapolis, MN | George wellbeing initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | The penny pilgram george women's leadership initiative (ppgwli) | $460,000 |
| Allina Health | Golden Valley, MN | Building a system-wide comprehensive personalized prevention services | $300,000 |
| Harvard University - Center for Public Leadership | Cambridge, MA | George leadership fellows | $184,686 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | Guthrie theater illuminate campaign - artistic innovation fund | $125,000 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $110,225 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | Core mission support | $75,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Protecting & connecting wildlife & communities in the greater yellowstone to building ecosystem resilience to climate change | $65,000 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | Core mission support | $50,000 |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | William W. george authentic leadership certificate | $50,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $40,000 |
| Family Tree Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $40,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | George fellows in the isye program studying and researching in the area of health systems | $40,000 |
| Faith in Public Life | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $35,000 |
| Beta Psi Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Leadership for life and scholarships | $30,000 |
| Center for the Study of Politics and Governance | Minneapolis, MN | Humphrey policy fellows | $30,000 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Project Success | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $30,000 |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Sweetwater capacity and program planning | $30,000 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | YWCA minneapolis girls and youth programming | $30,000 |
| Academy for Integrative Health & Medicine | LA Jolla, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Annex Teen Clinic | Robbinsdale, MN | Reimagining consent education: helping young people live their values through embodied consent practice | $25,000 |
| College Possible | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | San Rafael, CA | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Genesys Works - Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Irreducible Grace Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Marnita's Table | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | Washington, DC | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| The Loppet Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Loppet adventures - youth outdoor wellness programming | $25,000 |
| Urban Strategies Inc | St Louis, MO | Green garden bakery | $25,000 |
| Vote Run Lead | New York, NY | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | St Paul, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center | Finland, MN | Core mission support | $25,000 |
| Cafe Momentum | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $20,000 |
| Juxtaposition Arts Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $20,000 |
| Microgrants | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood House | Saint Paul, MN | Latino leadership program | $20,000 |
| Pillsbury United Communitiespillsbury House Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $20,000 |
| Poetic | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $20,000 |
| Teach for All | New York, NY | Global leadership accelerator to offer flagship leadership development programs that cultivate authentic leadership | $20,000 |
| Tergar International | Minneapolis, MN | Anytime anywhere meditation course | $20,000 |
| Conservation Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Conservation crew program | $15,000 |
| Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | Core mission support | $15,000 |
| Lundstrum Performing Arts | Minneapolis, MN | Core mission support | $15,000 |
| Macphail Center for Music | Minneapolis, MN | North minneapolis music education continuum | $15,000 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | Core mission support | $12,500 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | Breakthrough summerbridge | $12,500 |
| Braver Angels | New York, NY | Core mission support | $10,000 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | George fellows | $10,000 |
| Compassion & Choices | Portland, OR | Core mission support | $10,000 |
| One Heart Worldwide | Birmingham, AL | Birthing center | $5,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Mondale dialogues | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,017,464 | 220 |
| 2023 | $4,684,432 | 223 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542879349100214
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 41-1730855
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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