Organization · EIN 36-3611426 · Minnetonka, MN · Youth development

Who funds Center of the American Experiment?

24 private foundations reported paying Center of the American Experiment $290,950 on returns for tax year 2023.

24 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 24

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$100,000 To support general operations Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Marbob Group
Plymouth, MN · Preselected only
$35,000 to assist in research and education Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bader Family Foundation
Arlington, VA
$20,000 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gregg W & Denise E Steinhafel Family Foundation
Wayzata, MN · Preselected only
$20,000 GENERAL FUND Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation
Wayzata, MN
$20,000 GENERAL PURPOSE EXEMPT FUNCTION GRANT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation
Wayzata, MN · Preselected only
$20,000 GENERAL
Filed as “CENTER FOR AMERICAN EXPERIMENT”
Distinctive name 0.98 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ronald and Janet Schutz Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$15,000 General & Unrestricted Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation
Plymouth, MN
$15,000 PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Robins Kaplan Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · Preselected only
$9,150 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Spell Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$7,500 EDUCATION Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sundet Foundation
Bloomington, MN · Preselected only
$5,000 CHARITABLE Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Caridad Corporation
Excelsior, MN · Preselected only
$5,000 FURTHER THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Cornwall Foundation M a
Scottsdale, AZ · Preselected only
$5,000 GENERAL FUND
Filed as “CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT”
Distinctive name 0.98 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Harold W Sweatt Foundation
Big Sky, MT
$4,500 GENERAL
Filed as “CENTER FOR AMERICAN EXPERIMENT”
Distinctive name 0.98 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 02/2024
Cronin Family Foundation
Bloomington, MN · Preselected only
$2,500 CHARITABLE Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$1,000 PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Nicholson Family Foundation
St Paul, MN · Preselected only
$1,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Aloysius Foundation
Middleton, WI · Preselected only
$1,000 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Steve and Gretchen Stenehjem Foundation
Watford City, ND · Preselected only
$1,000 to advocate for conservative and free-market principles Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Kathy and Tom Miller Family Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN · Preselected only
$1,000 GENERAL OPERATING Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Center of the American Experiment

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Center of the American Experiment, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Xcel Energy Foundation Minneapolis, MN
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $876K to them
  2. The Graco Foundation Minneapolis, MN
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $19.3K to them
  3. The Mark E and Mary a Davis Foundation Belle Plaine, MN
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $14K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Garvey Kansas Foundation Wichita, KS
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $26.6K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. The Catherine V and Martin Hofmann Foundation Reading, PA
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $2,430 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Land O'Lakes Foundation St Paul, MN
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $363K to them
  7. The Venner Family Foundation Wadsworth, OH
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $48K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation Minneapolis, MN
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $2.59M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Upper Midwest Law Center Minnetonka, MN
    6 shared funders · 9 funders in all
  2. Alpha News Minnetonka, MN
    4 shared funders · 9 funders in all
  3. Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
    6 shared funders · 640 funders in all
  4. Judicial Watch Washington, DC
    6 shared funders · 400 funders in all
  5. University of St Thomas St Paul, MN
    5 shared funders · 84 funders in all
  6. Allina Health Foundation Minneapolis, MN
    3 shared funders · 36 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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