Medtronic Communities Foundation
EIN 411306950Total Given 2020–2024
$124.8M
304 grants · $25.0M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$92K
typical mid grants · $25K–$250K
grant size
38%
supporter · 65/171 multi-year
repeat
$29.8M
Assets (2024)
171
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
GRANT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMIT
Phone
(763) 505-2643
Deadlines
DEADLINES VARY. MOST PROGRAMS ARE DUE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 15 - JANUARY 31.
How to Apply
ORGANIZATIONS MUST APPLY FOR GRANTS USING THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION. THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS ALLOWS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: - PROJECT BUDGET FORM (A TEMPLATE WILL BE PROVIDED ONLINE) - INTERIM/FINAL REPORT ON THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENT GRANT FROM MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION (FKA MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION) (ONLY REQUIRED IF THE GRANT APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE FOUNDATION) - LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS - LATEST ANNUAL REPORT (ONLY REQUIRED IF AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY) - FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM THE GRANT APPLICANT'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR (WHETHER AUDITED OR NOT) - IRS DETERMINATION LETTER VERIFYING THE GRANT APPLICANT'S 501(C)(3) STATUS (ONLY REQUIRED FOR U.S. ORGANIZATIONS)
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION FUNDS: - IN THE U.S.: 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS (AN IRS DETERMINATION LETTER VERIFYING THE STATUS IS REQUIRED) - OUTSIDE THE U.S.: ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED AS NONPROFITS, OR IN SOME CASES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT FUNCTION AS NONPROFITS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND: - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) GRANTS - 501(C)(3) TYPE 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS - CAPITAL OR CAPITAL PROJECTS - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS - LOBBYING, POLITICAL OR FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES - LONG-TERM COUNSELING OR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS - PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) - RELIGIOUS GROUPS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES - PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS - RESEARCH
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.2M | $139.7M | $82.2M | 67 |
| 2021 | $32.4M | $104.3M | $2.5M | 82 |
| 2022 | $27.0M | $54.3M | $230K | 86 |
| 2023 | $24.9M | $27.4M | $2.0M | 55 |
| 2024 | $14.2M | $29.8M | $22.3M | 14 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 304 grants on record
Minimum
$20
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$92K
Average
$410K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$12.4M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.8% of US grants
· Rank #12 of 20 states
$7.5M across
5 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
SS
Sally Saba
3 yrs
President and Vice Chair
Leadership
TN
Torod Neptune
4 yrs
Chair
Leadership
KD
Kacie Dewolf
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LL
Liz Lund
5+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
NB
Nick Benjamin
2 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
MH
Martha Ha
5+ yrs
Former Secretary
Leadership
CW
Courtney Nelson Wills
Secretary
Leadership
IF
Ivan Fong
3 yrs
Member of Board of Directors
KP
Karen Parkhill
5+ yrs
Member of Board of Directors
IB
Ira Bindra
2 yrs
Member of Board of Directors
GM
Geoff Martha
5+ yrs
Member of Board of Directors
IB
Ira Bindra
2 yrs
Interim President & Board Director
Leadership
PB
Paurvi Bhatt
4 yrs
Former President
Leadership
TN
Torod Neptune
4 yrs
Chair
Leadership
SS
Sally Saba
3 yrs
President and Vice Chair
Leadership
KD
Kacie Dewolf
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LL
Liz Lund
5+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
NB
Nick Benjamin
2 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
MH
Martha Ha
5+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KP
Karen Parkhill
5+ yrs
Member of Board of Directors
IF
Ivan Fong
3 yrs
Member of Board of Directors
GM
Geoff Martha
5+ yrs
Member of Board of Directors
PB
Paurvi Bhatt
4 yrs
President, Vice Chair
Leadership
CS
Carol Surface
3 yrs
Chair
Leadership
KD
Kacie Dewolf
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MH
Martha Ha
5+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
NU
Nathaniel Ulrich
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
LL
Liz Lund
5+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
IF
Ivan Fong
3 yrs
Director
GM
Geoff Martha
5+ yrs
Director
TN
Torod Neptune
4 yrs
Director
KP
Karen Parkhill
5+ yrs
Director
SS
Sally Saba
3 yrs
Director
CS
Carol Surface
3 yrs
Chair of the Board, Director
Leadership
PB
Paurvi Bhatt
4 yrs
President, Vice Chair
Leadership
HB
Hal Beckham
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LL
Liz Lund
5+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
AK
Adam Krauss
2 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
MH
Martha Ha
5+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
GM
Geoff Martha
5+ yrs
Director
KP
Karen Parkhill
5+ yrs
Director
BL
Brad Lerman
2 yrs
Director
CS
Carol Surface
3 yrs
Chair of the Board, Director
Leadership
PB
Paurvi Bhatt
4 yrs
President, Vice Chair
Leadership
HB
Hal Beckham
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LL
Liz Lund
5+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
AK
Adam Krauss
2 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
MH
Martha Ha
5+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
GM
Geoff Martha
5+ yrs
Board of Director
KP
Karen Parkhill
5+ yrs
Board of Director
BL
Brad Lerman
2 yrs
Board of Director
OI
Omar Ishrak
Board of Director
Grants Awarded (304 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $12,361,007 | FY21 MATCHING GRANTS | 2021 |
| Medtronic Global Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $11,073,808 | EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED WORLDWIDE AND SUPPORTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE AND GIVE. | 2020 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $10,432,046 | US MATCH GIVING | 2022 |
| Medtronic Global Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,168,956 | EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED WORLDWIDE AND SUPPORTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE AND GIVE. | 2021 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $8,724,944 | US MATCH GIVING | 2023 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $8,232,837 | US MATCH GIVING | 2024 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Denton, TX | $6,711,281 | FY20 MATCHING GRANTS | 2020 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2023 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $1,900,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2024 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $1,890,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2024 |
| Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust | San Juan, PR | $1,400,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2023 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $1,275,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2023 |
| Puerto Rico Science Technology & | San Juan, PR | $1,050,000 | LT DISASTER PR | 2021 |
| Childrens Heartlink | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2023 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $942,600 | TMCF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 2022 |
| The Bakken Museum | Minneapolis, MN | $902,500 | BAKKEN MUSEUM GENERAL OPERATING AND PATHWAY SUSTAINABILITY | 2020 |
| Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (A Program of the Puerto Rico Science Techn | San Juan, None | $900,000 | BUILDING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CAPACITY IN PUERTO RICO | 2020 |
| Project Hope | Millwood, VA | $825,000 | COVID 19 | 2023 |
| Puerto Rico Science Technology & | San Juan, PR | $825,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2022 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $813,974 | FY21 MATCHING GRANTS | 2021 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $750,000 | DISASTER RESPONSE | 2022 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $750,000 | MEAF GRANT AMENDMENT | 2022 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $700,000 | EMERGENCY SPEND DOWN FUND AND UKRAINE RESPONSE | 2023 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $700,000 | EMERGENCY AID | 2023 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 | MILESTONE BASED PAYMENT | 2022 |