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Who funds Ostara Initiative
EIN 82-4855661 · Minneapolis, MN · NTEE I43
Ostara Initiative of Minneapolis, MN (EIN 82-4855661) was named as a grant recipient by 27 funders in 45 grants paid totaling $2,286,266 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$2,286,266
45 grants paid
Funders
27
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$150,000
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk Kellogg Foundation 38-1359264 | MI | C | 3 | $600,000 | 2024 |
| The Constellation Fund 82-4027046 | MN | A | 6 | $450,000 | 2025 |
| Seeding Justice 93-0691187 | OR | A | 2 | $414,255 | 2025 |
| Otto Bremer Trust 41-6019050 | MN | C | 2 | $140,000 | 2023 |
| Together Rising 45-5362738 | VA | A | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation 41-6029402 | MN | A | 2 | $65,500 | 2025 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation 41-6031510 | MN | A | 2 | $62,000 | 2023 |
| Ascension Foundation 86-2197504 | MO | A | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Fr Bigelow Foundation 51-0232651 | MN | C | 2 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Ucare Foundation 46-4795214 | MN | A | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas Inc 75-0964565 | TX | A | 1 | $45,859 | 2022 |
| Alexia and Caroline Foundation Inc Fka Paul W Clark Family Foundation Inc 27-3863092 | VA | C | 1 | $44,000 | 2024 |
| The Sauer Family Foundation 41-1859711 | MN | C | 1 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama 45-0952468 | AL | A | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc 63-0842355 | AL | A | 4 | $30,682 | 2024 |
| Northland Foundation 41-1554455 | MN | A | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Medica Foundation 41-1812461 | MN | A | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota 41-1635761 | MN | A | 1 | $20,500 | 2021 |
| Ittleson Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust 51-0172757 | NY | C | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund 46-0942102 | SC | A | 1 | $10,950 | 2022 |
| Edwards Memorial Trust 41-6011292 | WI | C | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Essentia Health Foundation 27-1984704 | MN | A | 1 | $9,000 | 2020 |
| March of Dimes Inc 13-1846366 | VA | A | 1 | $7,739 | 2018 |
| Tides Foundation 51-0198509 | CA | A | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation 46-2626883 | WA | C | 3 | $281 | 2023 |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation 26-2456949 | PA | C | 1 | $250 | 2023 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc 13-6083839 | NY | C | 1 | $250 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 46 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $60,000 | paid | Project/programmatic support for the MN Prison Doula Project | 202523249349300427 |
| 2025 | The Minneapolis Foundation | Ostara Initiative St Paul, MN | A | $31,500 | paid | DONOR ADVISED, HEALTH | 202513299349300326 |
| 2025 | Seeding Justice | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $20,955 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT = $500; PROJECT SUPPORT = $20,455 | 202611359349306496 |
| 2024 | Seeding Justice | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $393,300 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202501289349304320 |
| 2024 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | Health and Health Equity | 202541889349100144 |
| 2024 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $100,000 | paid | Project/programmatic support for the MN Prison Doula Project | 202443279349301214 |
| 2024 | Ascension Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521359349312452 |
| 2024 | Alexia and Caroline Foundation Inc Fka Paul W Clark Family Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $44,000 | paid | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | 202532039349100023 |
| 2024 | The Sauer Family Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $40,000 | paid | NONE | 202523179349102517 |
| 2024 | Northland Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MINNESOTA PRISON DOULA PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES DOULA CARE AND PARENTING EDUCATION TO MOTHERS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY JAIL. | 202510279349300731 |
| 2024 | Women's Foundation of Alabama | Alabama Prison Birth Project Auburn, AL | A | $20,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS OF INCARCERATED PREGNANT WOMEN | 202533189349311003 |
| 2024 | Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $6,900 | paid | PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES | 202523179349303217 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of collectively transforming systems by reimagining justice, advancing health, and reclaiming dignity in policies and practices for all pregnant and parenting people | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | approved, future | provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of collectively transforming systems by reimagining justice, advancing health, and reclaiming dignity in policies and practices for all pregnant and parenting people | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $100,000 | paid | Programmatic funding to support Ostara Initiative's Minnesota Prison Doula project | 202333559349301218 |
| 2023 | Otto Bremer Trust | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $70,000 | paid | OSTARA: GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR MN PROGRAMMING | 202402719349100605 |
| 2023 | Ucare Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | A GRANT TO SUPPORT HEALTHY OUTCOMES THROUGH PREGNANCY AND BIRTH SUPPORT, RESEARCH, PRENATAL AND PARENTING EDUCATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROMOTING HEALTHY OUTCOMES FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. | 202443209349300329 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $30,000 | paid | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES | 202442349349300824 |
| 2023 | Fr Bigelow Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR INCARCERATED PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE IN THE EAST METRO | 202403189349101330 |
| 2023 | Women's Foundation of Alabama | Alabama Prison Birth Project Auburn, AL | A | $15,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS OF INCARCERATED PREGNANT WOMEN | 202423209349323082 |
| 2023 | Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $7,560 | paid | PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES | 202443099349302964 |
| 2023 | Chubb Charitable Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $250 | paid | Matching Gifts | 202443169349101574 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $103 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $75,000 | paid | Programmatic funding to support Ostara Initiative's Minnesota Prison Doula project | 202330879349301003 |
| 2022 | Otto Bremer Trust | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $70,000 | paid | OSTARA: MN PRISON DOULA PROJECT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202342279349100924 |
| 2022 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | Ostara Initiative Auburn, AL | A | $45,859 | paid | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202330179349300633 |
| 2022 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $32,000 | paid | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES | 202312279349303531 |
| 2022 | Fr Bigelow Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $30,000 | paid | INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS IN THE EAST METRO | 202313189349101911 |
| 2022 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $10,950 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202312409349300046 |
| 2022 | Edwards Memorial Trust | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202321289349102647 |
| 2022 | The Pfizer Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $250 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202313079349100411 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $300,000 | paid | ensure incarcerated birthing people have access to quality perinatal health services and lactation support by providing technical assistance to correctional facilities in effort to improve women health services and educate local and state policy makers about the needs of incarcerated women | 202241679349100104 |
| 2021 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $65,000 | paid | General operating support and COVID relief for general operating support | 202123449349300717 |
| 2021 | The Minneapolis Foundation | Ostara Initiative St Paul, MN | A | $34,000 | paid | WE RISE COMMUNITY HOMES CREATING SAFETY FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED WOMEN - 428191 | 202200109349300710 |
| 2021 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $20,500 | paid | COVID-19 general operating support; COVID-19 general operating support for We Rise MN, fiscally sponsored by the Ostara Initiative; general operating support: RTT Listening Session | 202142609349300119 |
| 2021 | Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative (alabama Prison Birth Project) Minneapolis, MN | A | $9,665 | paid | PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES | 202212639349300211 |
| 2020 | Together Rising | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND EXPANSION OF WORK TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT INCARCERATED PARENTS WHILE PREGNANT AND AFTER BIRTH. | 202112539349300316 |
| 2020 | The Constellation Fund | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | General operating support and COVID relief for general operating support | 202110369349300041 |
| 2020 | Medica Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202133179349300538 |
| 2020 | Ittleson Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSES | 202113059349100801 |
| 2020 | Essentia Health Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $9,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202111249349302106 |
| 2020 | Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc | Ostara Initiative (alabama Prison Birth Project) Minneapolis, MN | A | $6,557 | paid | PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES | 202132569349301003 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $5,000 | paid | EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202133149349300708 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | C | $78 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2018 | March of Dimes Inc | Ostara Initiative Minneapolis, MN | A | $7,739 | paid | Community | 201922259349300337 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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