Ecolab Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 41-1372157 · since 1980ecolab.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/culture-and-community/community-impact·St. Paul·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$7.5M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$3,800 to $7.3M

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$300k

Typical grant (median)

5 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your work fits one of the four areas (youth and education, civic and community development, environment and conservation, or arts and culture) and serves the St. Paul, MN area, the foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis through the Ecolab Applicant Site.
Half of its grants to organisations were $300,000 or less, so a request at or below that level is a realistic size to ask for.
Because 91% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had already funded, it leans heavily on existing relationships, so a new applicant should make a focused, well-matched case rather than expect an easy route.
Individuals, loans, political or lobbying groups, sports programmes and facilities, disease-specific organisations, fundraising events, and sectarian religious organisations (unless the funds serve the entire community) are excluded, so those should not apply.

Overview

Ecolab Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Paul, MN.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Ecolab Foundation makes community grants to 501(c)(3) organisations serving the St. Paul area or Ecolab U.S. regional communities where Ecolab has larger operations, and whose work fits one of its four strategic areas. Youth and education programmes promote youth development, particularly for traditionally underserved youth. Civic and community development covers affordable housing, work readiness, crisis assistance and hunger relief. Environment and conservation includes hands-on environmental learning and conservation and environmental organisations, with a focus on water. Arts and culture includes arts education for children and youth, museums and the performing arts. Applicants must meet the organisation, focus-area and service-location criteria.

Themes

Youth and Education
Civic & Community Development
Environment & Conservation
Arts & Culture

Geographic Focus

St. Paul, MN area.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals
Sectarian/denominational religious organizations, except where funds are to be used in direct interest of the entire community
Loans or investments
Political/lobbying organizations
Industry, trade or professional association memberships
Disease-specific related organizations
Sports/athletic programs and facilities
Fundraising events/sponsorship
Private non-operating foundations
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, other personal characteristics or conditions protected by national, state or local law

How to apply

Applicants sign in to the Ecolab Applicant Site and complete an application.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 7 grants to organisations were $300,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Eligible organisations must be 501(c)(3)s, fit a strategic area and serve the St. Paul area or a regional community with larger Ecolab operations.
Youth and education programmes promote youth development, particularly for traditionally underserved youth.
Environment and conservation includes hands-on environmental learning and conservation and environmental organisations, with a focus on water.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.

Grant dollars by state

South Carolina95%

Minnesota3%

California2%

The largest single recipient received 95% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2023, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Ecolab Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
95% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

5 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $300k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 5 grants in tax year 2023 by size

$5k–$10k40%

$10k–$25k0%

$25k–$50k0%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k0%

$250k–$500k40%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over20%

Median $300k (tax year 2023)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Blackbaud Giving Fund · General support
$6,776,6452023 tax year
University of Minnesota Foundation · General support
$393,3332023 tax year
World Emergency Relief · General support
$300,0002023 tax year
Riverview West School of Excellence · General support
$5,0002023 tax year
Humboldt High School · General support
$5,0002023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Lisa Maloney-Vinz — Vice President And Director
Kris J Taylor — President And Director
Catherine Loh — Treasurer
David F Duvick — Secretary
Christophe Beck — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$7,979,709	$7,293,419	$12,244,972	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$8,034,105	$7,479,978	$25,557,359	Filing for 2023 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.