44 North Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and the filing does not explain how organisations come to be selected.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $25,000, with a median of $12,000, so a request in that region fits its usual giving.
- That band is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was $150,000.
- Repeat support matters: 75% of its grant dollars to organisations in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants have mainly been in Minnesota and Montana, so check whether your work fits that pattern before going further.
Overview
44 North Foundation is a US private foundation based in Minneapolis, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, 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 recorded recipients include schools, food banks, housing and homelessness services, organisations serving veterans, health providers and other community organisations. Giving is concentrated in Minnesota, with Montana a smaller focus and grants also reaching other states. Grant purposes are recorded only as charitable, so the filings do not specify a narrower field or criteria for selecting recipients. The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, and its filings do not explain a route for organisations to be considered. Recorded grants also include repeat support to organisations funded in earlier filings.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota and Montana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% 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 TY2024 filings, half of its 119 grants to organisations were $12,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations 44 North Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 59 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $12,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Academy of Holy Angels · Charitable$150,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Charitable$40,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Charities · Charitable$40,0002024 tax year
- Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Charitable$30,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest Heartland · Charitable$30,0002024 tax year
- Loaves and Fishes · Charitable$30,0002024 tax year
- People Serving People · Charitable$25,0002024 tax year
- Sharing and Caring Hands · Charitable$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Nicholas K Tourville — Vice President Of Investments
- Rebecca T Hanousek — Executive Director
- Teresa L Tourville — Director
- Karl P Tourville — Initial Member / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $473,323 | $331,000 | $16,834,295 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $832,789 | $639,000 | $25,571,754 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,155,813 | $995,000 | $29,735,485 | Filing for 2024 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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- Minneapolis, MN