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Grants paid by Firefly Scientists Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 47-2340029 · Saint Louis, MO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2023, Firefly Scientists Foundation (EIN 47-2340029) reported 46 grants paid totaling $3,755,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota Opera Minneapolis, MN | B | $480,000 | paid | LAB THEATER RENOVATION, SPONSORSHIP | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Dodge Nature Center West St Paul, MN | U | $375,000 | paid | SHEPARD FARM PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Classical Tahoe Incline Village, NV | B | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Pbj Memorial Fund for Creative Gifting - Fidelity Charitable Cincinnati, OH | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL GIVING | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA | U | $200,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP PLEDGE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Farmsteads of New England Hillsborough, NH | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Jewish National Fund New York, NY | C | $138,000 | paid | SPECIAL IN UNIFORM, SCHOOL DAYS AT THE RANCH | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Golden Scoop Overland Park, KS | D | $136,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Walker West Music Academy St Paul, MN | C | $125,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Repowered Jobs Foundation St Paul, MN | U | $108,000 | paid | WORK READINESS EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Kairos Alive Minneapolis, MN | B | $97,000 | paid | INTL CONFERENCE ON AGING, COLLABORATION PROJECT | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Reve Academy Minneapolis, MN | U | $80,000 | paid | NEURO-DIVERSE INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Highland Friendship Club St Paul, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | VOLUNTEER MGR POSITION, MATCHING CONTRIBUTION | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Centro Tyrone Guzman Minneapolis, MN | B | $80,000 | paid | MANOS MONTESSORI SENIOR PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Disabled But Not Really Kansas City, MO | C | $74,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Lifelab Kids Foundation Ferndale, MI | B | $70,000 | paid | PREVOCATIONAL PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | 21 Roots Farm Grant, MN | B | $67,000 | paid | PLANTING SEEDS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRACTOR, FENCING, ACCESSIBLE GARDEN MATERIALS AND TOOLS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Farmer's House Platte City, MO | C | $65,000 | paid | COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Marnita's Table Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Mi Work Matters Livonia, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | AMBASSADOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Wilderness Inquiry St Paul, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | TRANSPORTATION | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Coffee for Good Inc Greenwich, CT | B | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOP INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES DATABASE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Sarah Bellum's Bakery & Workshop Portland, OR | B | $50,000 | paid | BASE SALRY FOR BAKERY MANAGER | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Educational Center St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Fraser Richfield, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | RENOVATE THE PLAYGROUND AT THE MPLS CLINIC | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Mn Sinfonia Minneapolis, MN | U | $48,000 | paid | FILM COMMISSION | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Musica Sierranew Vintage Baroque Loyalton, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Adaptive Adventures Westminster, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | CONTRACT LABOR BY DISABLED VETERANS, PROGRAM SUPPLIES FOR BICYCLES | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Minneapolis, MN | C | $40,000 | paid | TO MENTOR INCARCERATED ADULTS IN WRITING CAREERS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Spark Youth Minneapolis, MN | B | $40,000 | paid | MATERIAL & SUPPLIES, WAGES FOR APPRENTICES IN 2024 YOUTH PATHWAYS PROGRAM | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Wildflyer Coffee Minneapolis, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | EXPANSION TO A SECOND LOCATION | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Hands & Hearts for Horses Thomasville, GA | B | $35,000 | paid | REBUILD ACCESSIBLE TRAIL OR PLAYGROUND | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Workshops Empowerment Birmingham, AL | B | $30,000 | paid | OVERHEAD COSTS IN YEAR 1 OF JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Upstream Arts Minneapolis, MN | D | $30,000 | paid | TEACHING ARTISTS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MATERIALS | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Special Gifts Theatrre Inc Northbrook, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | CREATING OUTSIDE THE LINES INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Research Foundation for Suny at Camp Abilities Brockport, NY | U | $28,000 | paid | ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY INITIATIVE AT CAMP BROCKPORT | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Destination Rehab Bend, OR | B | $28,000 | paid | NON-PERSONNEL EXPANSION COSTS OF PROGRAMMING | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Sunflower Bakery Rockville, MD | B | $20,000 | paid | PLANNED EXPANSION | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Dress for Success St Paul, MN | D | $20,000 | paid | STAFF TRAINING | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Split Second Foundation New Orleans, LA | C | $20,000 | paid | SPLIT SECOND PREPARES INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Disability Support International Red Wing, MN | B | $19,000 | paid | TRAINING TRAINERS PROJECT IN CAMBODIA | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Equality Pathways to Potential Minneapolis, MN | B | $18,500 | paid | SPARK JOY INITIATIVE | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Ten Thousand Things Theater St Paul, MN | U | $15,000 | paid | DISABILITY ACCESS IN HIRING | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Equality Farms Minneapolis, MN | U | $7,000 | paid | CONNECT FARM TO COMMUNITY | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Aba Next Steps Incriverside Coffee Lenoir City, TN | U | $6,500 | paid | EQUIPMENT FOR DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP | 202423179349101742 |
| 2023 | Nora Project Highland Park, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GALA SPONSORSHIP | 202423179349101742 |
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