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Grants paid by Bentson Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 41-6020204 · Wayzata, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B82
In tax year 2020, Bentson Foundation (EIN 41-6020204) reported 78 grants paid totaling $5,548,230. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $1,005,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota School of Nursing Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota - Cidrap Minneapolis, MN | U | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Loaves and Fishes Minneapolis, MN | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Wilder Foundation St Paul, MN | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Wisc Foundation - Dept of Oncology Madison, WI | U | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota - Pell Matching Scholarship Minneapolis, MN | D | $158,100 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Cuchcc - Covid Response Minneapolis, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Fraser Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Prodeo Academy Minneapolis, MN | C | $135,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Washburn Center for Children Minneapolis, MN | B | $130,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Catholic Charities Minneapolis, MN | D | $115,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Augsburg Fostering Graduate Scholarships Minneapolis, MN | U | $105,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Regions Hospital Foundation St Paul, MN | C | $101,430 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Sholom Foundation St Louis Park, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $81,200 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara, CA | C | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation St Paul, MN | C | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Nami Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Cuchcc - Planningcommunity Needs Assessment Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Santa Barbara County Food Rescue Network (cec) Santa Barbara, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Musician's Clinic and Assistance Fund New Orleans, LA | D | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Winona State University Foundation Winona, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity St Paul, MN | D | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | People Serving People Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation New Orleans, LA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Second Harvest Food Bank New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Sojourner Project Hopkins, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Hope Farm School Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Anishinabe Legal Services Cass Lake, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Childrens Law Center St Paul, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Tubman Minneapolis, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Wwoz New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Krewe of Red Beans New Orleans, LA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Minneapolis, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid - Home Line Bloomington, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Nola Tree Project New Orleans, LA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | St Stephen's Human Services Minneapolis, MN | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Jazz Festival New Orleans, LA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $18,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | B | $18,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Unity Shoppe Santa Barbara, CA | B | $18,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Foodbank of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | D | $18,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Califorinia Fire Foundation Sacramento, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Friends of Education Minneapolis, MN | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Nocca Institute New Orleans, LA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Partnership With Native Americans Addison, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Down Syndrome Association of Mn St Paul, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Duluth Regional Care Center Duluth, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Cafe Reconcile New Orleans, LA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | World Savvy Minneapolis, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Pi Beta Phi Foundation Town and Country, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Ellis Marsalis Center for Music New Orleans, LA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Alpena Community College Alpena, MI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota - Law School Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Cuhcc Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Caring for Caregivers Fundallina Foundation Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Liberty's Kitchen New Orleans, LA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Pinewood Inc Duluth, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENEARL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Literacy Matters Foundation Minneapolis, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Youth Frontiers Minneapolis, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Southern Poverty Law Montgomery, AL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Catholic Charities St Joseph's Home Minneapolis, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | North Memorial Foundation Robbinsdale, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Carmen Pampas Fund Roseville, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | The Guild St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Attach Minneapolis, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
| 2020 | Simpson Housing Service Minneapolis, MN | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202140469349100804 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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