The Shared Fund
Bloomington, MN · EIN 41-1797725. Reported 200 grants totalling $907,731 to 72 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Shared Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $360 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Symphony Orchestra | San Diego, CA | $183,681 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Various Charitable | Falls Church, VA | $100,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mingei International Museum | San Diego, CA | $74,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Coast Repertory Theatre | Solana Beach, CA | $49,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conflict Resolution Center | Minneapolis, MN | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Temple Solel | Cardiffbythesea, CA | $26,290 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Give Tax Free | Fredericksburg, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voices for Children | Owosso, MI | $24,450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| La Jolla Music Society | La Jolla, CA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Israel Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Photographic Art | San Diego, CA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seacrest Foundation | Encinitas, CA | $16,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art - San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service | Golden Valley, MN | $14,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Diego Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Desire Childcare Organization | Suwanee, GA | $10,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Abundance Educational Institute | Yazoo City, MS | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ndn Collective | Rapid City, SD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Seeds Worth Sewing | Harlan, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kpbs | San Diego, CA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Avera Health Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Contemporary Art | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Okc | Okalahoma City, OK | $6,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guthrie | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dakota Child & Family Clinic | Burnsville, MN | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avera Marshall Foundation | Marshall, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feeding San Diego | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gillette Childrens Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Glass Wing International | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harlem Academy | New York, NY | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North County Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Scripps Health Foundation | La Jolla, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Serving Seniors | Edina, MN | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shir Tikvah | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Skidmore Fund | Sarasota Springs, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Minneapolis Institute of Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ucsd Foundation Inc | La Jolla, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unidos Mn Education Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rancho Coastal Humane Society | Encinitas, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| San Diego Zoo Critical Needs | San Diego, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cure Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $3,050 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| La Jolla Playhouse | La Jolla, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Diego River Valley Conservatory | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nbcf National Breast Cancer Fund | Frisco, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied | Brighton, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shelter to Soldier | Oceanside, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboritum Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Historical Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,360 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mazon | Sherman Oaks, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Community Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ms Society | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Mpls | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sholom Covid-19 Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zoom House | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Promises to Kids | San Diego, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Diego Repertory Theatre | San Diego, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
49 of 72 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 116 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $212,800 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $172,950 | $1,275 |
| 2023 | 42 | $131,716 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $171,900 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 47 | $218,365 | $2,265 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Shared Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 8500 Normandale Lake Blvd 350, Bloomington, MN, 55437. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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