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Ahs Foundation

Preselected recipients only Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 410944654

Ahs Foundation is a private foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $551,000 in 85 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $473,000 the year before.

22% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$423,50076$9.9 million
2023$473,00075$11.5 million
2024$551,00085$12.0 million

How to apply

Ahs Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ahs Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 21 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado7$180,000
California23$112,000
Ohio15$88,000
Hawaii3$29,500
Massachusetts4$27,000
Alabama3$14,000
New Jersey1$13,000
Washington3$12,000
Michigan1$10,000
Minnesota5$9,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 85 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Weecycle
Denver, CO
General support$50,000
Hope Has No Borders
Denver, CO
General operating$30,000
Anchor Center for Blind Children
Denver, CO
General operating$30,000
Bienvenidos Food Bank
Denver, CO
General operating$30,000
The Delores Project
Denver, CO
General operating$30,000
Lake Erie Ink
Cleveland Heights, OH
General support$25,000
Ebb Flow Arts
Kula, HI
General operating$15,000
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
New York, NJ
General support$13,000
Transgender Law Center
Oakland, CA
General operating$12,500
Orion Society
Great Barrington, MA
General operating$12,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
The Trevor Project
West Hollywood, CA
General support$10,000
Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Co America
Detroit, MI
General operating$10,000
Sierra Foothill Conservancy
Prather, CA
General operating$10,000
Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrain
Petaluma, CA
General operating$10,000
Village of Healing
Euclid, OH
General operating$10,000
Preterm
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
Hopewell
Chagrin Falls, OH
General support$9,000
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Kahului, HI
General support$8,000
Slide Ranch
Muir Beach, CA
General operating$8,000
Mountain Play Association
San Rafael, CA
General operating$8,000
Fairmount Montessori Association
Cleveland Heights, OH
General operating$7,500
Maui Pops Orchestra
Kihei, HI
General support$6,500
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
General operating$6,500
Side by Side
San Anselmo, CA
General support$6,000
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle, WA
General support$5,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
General support$5,000
Girls on the Run Rockies
Greenwood Village, CO
General support$5,000
Choice Network
Worthington, OH
General operating$5,000
Wyoming Outdoor Council
Lander, WY
General operating$5,000
City of Mill Valley
Mill Valley, CA
General operating$5,000
Colorado Bluegrass Music Society
Denver, CO
General operating$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
General operating$5,000
Poverello House
Fresno, CA
General operating$5,000
Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA
General operating$5,000
Hesperian Health Guides
Berkeley, CA
General operating$5,000
The Music Settlement
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
Oakland, CA
General operating$5,000
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Atlanta, GA
General support$5,000
Center for Biological Diversity
Tuscon, AZ
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ahs Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ahs Foundation give?

$551,000 in tax year 2024, across 85 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Ahs Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lee Schubert (Vice President), Christopher Schubert (Vice President), David A Schubert (President) and Thomas Wright (Secretary Treasurer).

What does Ahs Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and food and hunger.

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