Types of Funds
We offer a variety of funds to suit your needs:
Donor Advised Funds
Recommend grants to organizations of your choosing. Learn more by downloading a Donor Advised Funds brochure or our Donor Advised Funds Investment Program brochure.
Unrestricted Funds
These are the most flexible and responsive to emerging community needs. Your gift allows the Foundations to make grants where there is the greatest need.
Field of Interest Funds
Select your areas of interest then work with the Foundations to identify grantees matching those interests. Your gift can support specific causes, geographic areas or particular issues.
Designated Funds
Support specific charitable organizations of your choosing.
Support Organizations
This is a unique alternative to a private foundation and works well with a gift of $2 million or more.
Community Funds
Help smaller communities build permanent endowments and make grants to benefit their communities. This is a great way to invest in your hometown or your local community. Look up some of our existing community funds.
Legacy Builder: Annie Paper
When Annie Paper established a $5,000 trust through her will, she became the first donor to The Saint Paul Foundation, and the first to give to the Foundation's unrestricted endowment fund. Read more