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Granite Foundation Agency (PLG)

Accepts applications Mendota Heights, Minnesota · EIN 260010320

Granite Foundation Agency (PLG) is a private foundation in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $887,391 in 117 grants; the typical grant was $2,410 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $696,147 the year before.

62% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$619,058112$18.3 million
2024$696,14794$21.8 million
2025$887,391117$25.7 million

How to apply

ContactGranite Foundation
1876 Gluek Ln, Roseville, MN 55113-3851
Phone or email(651) 699-0206

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Granite Foundation Agency (PLG) funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 23 states, the most to Minnesota. It also paid $1,620 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota67$540,889
California11$94,557
Oregon2$60,695
Indiana2$55,856
Arizona1$28,500
North Carolina3$18,625
Florida2$13,810
Virginia3$12,631
Ohio3$10,855
Illinois2$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 117 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
La Paz Global
Beaverton, OR
Donation$60,000
Roseville Police Department
St Paul, MN
Donation$50,000
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Donation$50,000
30 Days Foundation
Golden Valley, MN
Grant$45,470
MN State Fair Foundation
St Paul, MN
Donation$35,495
St Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation
St Paul, MN
Donation$31,917
Church of Corpus Christi
Roseville, MN
Donation$30,000
Roseville Area Schools Foundation
St Paul, MN
Grant$30,000
Safari Club International
Tuscon, AZ
Donation$28,500
Individual
MN
Grant$25,000
The Next Edison
Long Lake, MN
Doination$25,000
MN Sci
Burnsville, MN
Donation$24,748
Community of Saints Regional Catholic School
St Paul, MN
Donation$21,000
Cretin-Derham Hall
St Paul, MN
Grant$20,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Minneapolis, MN
Donation$20,000
Frank D Lanterman Regional Center
Los Angles, CA
Grant$20,000
Wolf Ridge
Finland, MN
Donation$20,000
Harry's Heroes
Lake Forest, CA
Donation$18,310
Solid Ground Foundation
White Bear Lake, MN
Donation$16,268
Order of the Royal Guard
St Paul, MN
Grant$15,500
The House Institute Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Donation$15,000
Individual
CA
Grant$14,000
Hope Academy
Minneapolis, MN
Scholarship$13,500
Dnacyc
Warsaw, NC
Donation$10,000
Filmnorth
Saint Paul, MN
Grant$10,000
Hope Inc
Moorhead, MN
Fundraiser donation$10,000
Human Options
Irvine, CA
Grant$10,000
Wiseplace
Santa Ana, CA
Donation$10,000
Every Kid Swims
Daytona Beach, FL
Donation$8,175
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Alexandria, VA
Grant$7,131
Individual
NC
Grant$6,000
Indiana Funeral Care
Iindianapolis, IN
Donation$5,856
Risen Christ
Springfield, OH
Grant$5,855
Ridgeview Foundation
Orlando, FL
Grant$5,635
Ancor Foundation
Alexandria, VA
Donation$5,000
Anthony Middle School
Minneapolis, MN
Donation$5,000
Brooks Funeral Home
St Paul, MN
Funeral expense: hardship$5,000
Carl E Ponds Funeral Home
Rockford, IL
Funeral expense grant: dejuante poe funeral$5,000
Edwards Memorial Funeral Home
Milford, MA
Funeral expense grant$5,000
Jesuit Retreat House
Lake Elmo, MN
Donation$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Granite Foundation Agency (PLG) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Granite Foundation Agency (PLG) give?

$887,391 in tax year 2025, across 117 grants, with a typical grant of $2,410.

Who runs Granite Foundation Agency (PLG)?

Its 2025 filing lists Timothy Madden (Vice President), Diane Madden (President), Michaela Madden (Director) and Francis T Madden (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Granite Foundation Agency (PLG) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, international and faith communities.

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