Private foundation · EIN 47-2340029 · St Louis, MO · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Firefly Scientists Foundation's grants went
It reported $3.75M in grants paid across 46 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 78.7% of those dollars to 33 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $2.95M 33 lines
- No confident match $802K 13
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 42 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Minnesota Opera Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-0946789 | $480,000 | LAB THEATER RENOVATION, SPONSORSHIP | Same address 1.00 |
| Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center W Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-6081794 | $375,000 | SHEPARD FARM PROGRAM | Same address 0.72 |
| Classical Tahoe Incline Vlg, NV · EIN 45-2682958 | $275,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Pbj Memorial Fund for Creative Gifting - Fidelity Charitable Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | GENERAL GIVING | Unmatched Help match |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $200,000 | SCHOLARSHIP PLEDGE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Farmsteads of New England Hillsborough, NH · EIN 02-0517433 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Jewish National Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $138,000 | SPECIAL IN UNIFORM, SCHOOL DAYS AT THE RANCH | Unmatched Help match |
| The Golden Scoop Overland Park, KS · EIN 84-3863269 | $136,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Walker West Music Academy Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1678368 | $125,000 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Jobs Foundation Saint Paul, MN · EIN 27-2295466 | $108,000 | WORK READINESS EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM | Same address 0.63 |
| Kairos Alive Minneapolis, MN · EIN 81-0551482 | $97,000 | INTL CONFERENCE ON AGING, COLLABORATION PROJECT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1290349 | $80,000 | MANOS MONTESSORI SENIOR PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Highland Friendship Club Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1708179 | $80,000 | VOLUNTEER MGR POSITION, MATCHING CONTRIBUTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Reve Academy Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $80,000 | NEURO-DIVERSE INITIATIVE | Unmatched Help match |
| Lifelabkids Foundation Ferndale, MI · EIN 81-1334117 | $70,000 | PREVOCATIONAL PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| 21 Roots Farm Stillwater, MN · EIN 83-3205736 | $67,000 | PLANTING SEEDS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRACTOR, FENCING, ACCESSIBLE GARDEN MATERIALS AND TOOLS | Same street 1.00 |
| Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Educational Center Saint Paul, MN · EIN 87-3205608 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Coffee for Good Greenwich, CT · EIN 83-4441264 | $50,000 | DEVELOP INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES DATABASE | Same address 1.00 |
| Marnitas Table Minneapolis, MN · EIN 20-4045171 | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Mi Work Matters Livonia, MI · EIN 83-1297627 | $50,000 | AMBASSADOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Sarah Bellums Bakery & Workshop Portland, OR · EIN 82-4548535 | $50,000 | BASE SALRY FOR BAKERY MANAGER | Same address 1.00 |
| Wilderness Inquiry Bloomington, MN · EIN 93-0708637 | $50,000 | TRANSPORTATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Fraser Richfield, MN · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | RENOVATE THE PLAYGROUND AT THE MPLS CLINIC | Unmatched Help match |
| Adaptive Adventures Westminster, CO · EIN 84-1512653 | $40,000 | CONTRACT LABOR BY DISABLED VETERANS, PROGRAM SUPPLIES FOR BICYCLES | Same address 1.00 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop St Paul, MN · EIN 47-1890824 | $40,000 | TO MENTOR INCARCERATED ADULTS IN WRITING CAREERS | Exact name 1.00 |
| New Vintage Baroque Inc Dba Musica Sierra Loyalton, CA · EIN 81-0844959 | $40,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 0.71 |
| Spark Youth Minneapolis, MN · EIN 80-0331558 | $40,000 | MATERIAL & SUPPLIES, WAGES FOR APPRENTICES IN 2024 YOUTH PATHWAYS PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Hands & Hearts for Horses Thomasville, GA · EIN 58-2580985 | $35,000 | REBUILD ACCESSIBLE TRAIL OR PLAYGROUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Wildflyer Coffee Minneapolis, MN · EIN 82-0734578 | $35,000 | EXPANSION TO A SECOND LOCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Special Gifts Theatre Inc Co Elise Larsen Northbrook, IL · EIN 36-4353916 | $30,000 | CREATING OUTSIDE THE LINES INITIATIVE | Same address 0.84 |
| Workshops Empowerment Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-0320201 | $30,000 | OVERHEAD COSTS IN YEAR 1 OF JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Upstream Arts Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | TEACHING ARTISTS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MATERIALS | Unmatched Help match |
| Destination Rehab Bend, OR · EIN 81-1349238 | $28,000 | NON-PERSONNEL EXPANSION COSTS OF PROGRAMMING | Same address 1.00 |
| Research Foundation for SUNY at Camp Abilities Brockport, NY · no confident EIN match | $28,000 | ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY INITIATIVE AT CAMP BROCKPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| The Split Second Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 82-5240639 | $20,000 | SPLIT SECOND PREPARES INITIATIVE | Same city 1.00 |
| Sunflower Bakery Rockville, MD · EIN 26-2797556 | $20,000 | PLANNED EXPANSION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Disability Support International Red Wing, MN · EIN 81-1195531 | $19,000 | TRAINING TRAINERS PROJECT IN CAMBODIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Equality - Pathways to Potential Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1906903 | $18,500 | SPARK JOY INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Ten Thousand Things Theater Saint Paul, MN · EIN 95-4300792 | $15,000 | DISABILITY ACCESS IN HIRING | Same street 1.00 |
| Equality Farms Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $7,000 | CONNECT FARM TO COMMUNITY | Unmatched Help match |
| Aba Next Steps Incriverside Coffee Lenoir City, TN · no confident EIN match | $6,500 | EQUIPMENT FOR DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP | Unmatched Help match |
| Nora Project Highland Park, IL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GALA SPONSORSHIP | Unmatched Help match |
4 more lines ($207K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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4 recipients in common - Fr Bigelow Foundation St Paul, MN
4 recipients in common - Hrk Foundation St Paul, MN
3 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.