Foundation Grant Frequently Asked Questions

To qualify for Foundation support, your charitable organization must meet one of our giving priorities:

• - Expanding educational success for at-risk youth
• - Hunger prevention and food assistance
• - Expanding and improving access to affordable housing
• - Supporting immediate living needs for people in crisis
• - Promoting health through research, prevention, and treatment

In addition to meeting one of the giving priorities above, your organization must meet the following criteria::

• - Be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit or public agency;
• - Should not be political or religious in nature—grants to organizations with religious affiliation may be considered on an exception basis, but only if the grant will be used for non-religious purposes;
• - Not be a K-12 school (public, private, or charter)
• - Comply with IRS regulations
• - Serve the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area or greater Minnesota with a focus on communities with C.H. Robinson offices
• - Meet certain operating standards, including reasonable administrative and fundraising costs of generally less than 30 percent of the total budget

If your organization meets the eligibility requirements above, you may submit a letter of inquiry to foundation@chrobinson.com.

We review requests on a yearly basis.

If you are a new applicant or did not receive a grant the year prior, a letter of inquiry must be completed by May 1 each year. Grant applications (invite only) will be due in July and applicants will be notified of their status in October.

Inquiries eligible for grant support will be notified by the end of May that they are invited to participate in a grant application process.

No. Only organizations that are verified with a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status are eligible to receive grants.

Please contact foundation@chrobinson.com.