Baxter Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to making charitable contributions across various sectors. Its mission appears to focus on supporting community service initiatives, food security, environmental conservation, and historical preservation. The foundation provides funding to a diverse range of recipients, including food banks, community service clubs, conservation groups, and educational nonprofits. It primarily serves organizations in Minnesota and Wisconsin, reflecting a commitment to local community development and support.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or mid-size Minnesota-based nonprofits (or nearby regional groups) working in community service, food security, local conservation, historical preservation, or faith-based community programs seeking modest single-year grants.
Good Fit
- • Located in Minnesota or serving Minnesota communities.
- • Work in food banks, community services, conservation, historical preservation, or local faith-based initiatives.
- • Requests for modest amounts (typically under $5,000) or general operating support.
- • Introductions or prior informal relationships with local networks or board-level contacts.
- • Demonstrated local impact and clear, tangible use of a small grant.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in one state—about 83% of dollars—while the latest year included recipients in three states, so the footprint is regional but primarily state-focused.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 24 distinct independent recipients (and prior years showed up to 47), across food banks, conservation groups, historical societies, faith-based and other community organizations, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set for the foundation's scale.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of many new grantees exists (14 new recipients in the latest year), but the foundation explicitly notes it only funds preselected applicants and no public application route or contact details were found, so new entrants appear possible but likely by invitation or proactive outreach by the funder.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
