Alliss Educational Foundation-Equity

• The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to get a hearing; the realistic route is an existing connection that leads to an invitation.
• The filing limits awards to Minnesota universities and colleges, so an organisation outside that group should not apply.
• Typical grants fall between about $74,500 and $670,000, with a median of about $205,000, though the largest was about $1,150,000, so a request within that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
• Most grant dollars go to repeat recipients, with 90% of grant dollars to organisations going to ones it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships matter more than a fresh approach.
• A Minnesota university or college should aim for a request near the median and build that contact before any timing is considered.

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

• Minnesota State System · General operating
  $1,171,0432024 tax year
• University of Minnesota · General operating
  $912,1852024 tax year
• University of Saint Thomas · General operating
  $666,1462024 tax year
• Saint Olaf College · General operating
  $351,8062024 tax year
• Augsburg College · General operating
  $261,8222024 tax year
• Concordia University · General operating
  $252,5932024 tax year
• Macalester College · General operating
  $232,4862024 tax year
• Carleton College · General operating
  $229,1902024 tax year

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

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.