Donald W & Margaret M Anderson Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; look for a warm introduction first.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 120 grants fall between $2,000 and $65,000, and the median is $15,000, though its largest grant was $250,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 68% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so an organisation it has not funded before is less typical of its giving.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filing shows grants mainly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Hawaii and New Mexico, but that describes past grants and is not a rule about who may apply.
- No specific field is stated either, as its grants span community, education, health, housing, arts, faith, animal-welfare, conservation and fire and rescue organisations, so a broad mission case is what its giving pattern suggests.
Overview
Donald W & Margaret M Anderson Foundation is a US private foundation based in Maple Plain, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's filed grant purposes are to support recipients' missions, without identifying a specific field. Its grants go to a wide range of charitable organisations. The recipient record includes community and social-service organisations, schools and universities, health and hospice bodies, food banks, housing providers, arts organisations, churches, animal-welfare groups, conservation organisations, and volunteer fire and rescue services. The evidence therefore describes broad mission support across these kinds of organisations rather than a single stated programme or subject priority in the grant-purpose descriptions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Hawaii and New Mexico.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2025 filings, half of its 120 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations Donald W & Margaret M Anderson Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 41 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Maui Youth and Family Services · To support the organization's mission.$125,0002025 tax year
- Agrace HospiceCare Foundation · To support the organization's mission$120,0002025 tax year
- Holomau Group · To support the organization's mission$100,0002025 tax year
- University of Wisconsin–Stout Foundation · To support the organization's mission$80,0002025 tax year
- Mayo Clinic · To support the organization's mission$75,0002025 tax year
- Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners · To support the organization's mission$75,0002025 tax year
- Institute of American Indian Arts · To support the organization's mission$52,8002025 tax year
- Operation Fresh Start · To support the organization's mission$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ronald Anderson — Trustee
- Kathryn Switzky — Trustee
- Karen Anderson — Trustee
- Susan Ruedisili — Trustee
- Martha Van De Ven — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,154,764 | $1,000,000 | $18,337,433 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,127,156 | $1,001,438 | $21,985,693 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,423,836 | $1,225,000 | $26,878,916 | Filing for 2025 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.
Sources
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- Maple Plain, MN