Hugh J. Andersen Foundation

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Hugh J. Andersen
Foundation
2009
Annual Report
White Pine Building
342 Fifth Avenue North
Bayport, MN 55003-1201
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Hugh J. Andersen Foundation

Mission

The Hugh J. Andersen Foundation’s mission is to give back to our community through
focused efforts that foster inclusivity, promote equality, and lead to increased human
independence, self-sufficiency and dignity. To fulfill this mission, the Foundation acts as
a grantmaker, innovator, and convener.

History

The Hugh J. Andersen Foundation was incorporated on March 2, 1962. The original
board members were Hugh J. and Jane K. Andersen, and Hugh’s sister, Mary Andersen
Hulings. They strongly embraced Andersen Family values learned from Fred, Molly,
Isabel and Kitty Andersen: giving back to the community, being responsible citizens,
and caring for their neighbors. The current board members continue to uphold this
commitment, strive to build upon this spirit of philanthropy, and remain strongly
supportive of the St. Croix Valley area.

The directors strive to instill in the next generation of Andersen family members the
legacies passed on to them by the founders – the value of community and sharing.
In 1994, the Next Generation Fund was created as a means for the next generation to
learn the various aspects of philanthropy. The Next Generation Fund does not accept
unsolicited requests as the members prefer to search out and fund organizations based
upon their current geographic and program interest areas.

In 1994, Christine E. Andersen and Sarah J. Andersen each created their own fund
within the Foundation to further promote their charitable interests in the community.
Contributions from these funds are Foundation grants, not individual gifts. The Christine
E. Andersen Fund will accept letters of inquiry if the Fund has provided past support.
The Sarah J. Andersen Fund does not solicit nor accept requests.

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Overview

The Foundation is particularly interested in asset-based programs created, initiated,
supported or staffed by the constituency for whom benefits are sought. This type of
effort builds upon and further develops individual and community capacities. These
programs or projects are internally motivated and organized, rather than need-based,
service-oriented systems brought in and directed by non-constituents.

• Geographic Focus
The Foundation's primary geographic focus area is the St. Croix Valley: Washington
County in Minnesota and Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin. Programs in
St. Paul, Minnesota unduplicated in the St. Croix Valley and utilized by St. Croix Valley
residents may also be considered.

From time to time the Foundation may consider programs in other parts of the Twin
Cities Metropolitan Area and Greater Minnesota. Please contact the Program Director
prior to submitting a proposal to determine if the program might be of interest to the
Foundation.

• Programmatic Focus
Within the primary geographic focus areas, the Foundation is particularly interested in
direct service programs:
• Serving children and youth, especially those that provide personal development
activities.
• Providing various social support services to the community at large.
• Providing access to health-related services and information.
• Providing educational opportunities and enrichment to the general community.

The Foundation will only consider the following types of programs and organizations if
services are provided in the St. Croix Valley - Washington County in Minnesota and
Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin:
• Special projects or programs in public schools.
• Programs for individuals with developmental or physical disabilities.
• Programs for seniors.
• Public/civic projects and activities.

For complete guidelines, more information on eligibility and how to submit a request
please visit the Foundation website: www.srinc.biz/hja

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2008-09 Highlights

In 2008-09, the Hugh J. Andersen Foundation awarded 267 grants for a total of
$3,404,937. The Hugh J. Andersen Foundation would like to highlight the following
2008-09 grants.

• $9,000 for general operating support was granted to Human Services, Inc. in
Washington County. The Foundation has been providing support to HSI since
1984, awarding over $300,000 in general operating, program and capital support.

• $18,000 for general operating support was granted to Store to Door. The
Foundation has been providing support to Store to Door since 1986.

• $12,000 was granted for education programs to The Raptor Center at the
University of Minnesota.

• $10,000 for general operating support was granted to Kinship of Polk County.

• Capital grants were severely reduced in 2008-09 due to the decline in the
Foundation’s assets. Two exceptions include $16,000 for the Amery Public
Library Capital Campaign and $25,000 for the St. Croix Falls Public Library
Capital Campaign.

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Arts & Humanities Ordway Center for the Cedar Rapids Public Library
Performing Arts Foundation
Arcola Mills Historic Foundation
Organizational Effectiveness Book Replacement Fund
Arts at Arcola
Project, Year 2 $3,500
$5,000
$7,000

Education at Ordway Center St. Croix Falls Public Library
ArtReach Alliance
$13,000 Library Capital Campaign
General operating support
$25,000
$10,000
Park Square Theatre Company
Valley Reads program
St. Croix Valley Education
$10,000
programs Community
Summer Tuesdays
$8,000
$3,000 Development

Community Arts Center
The Phipps Center for the Arts Charities Review Council of
$100,000
The Phipps' 25th Anniversary Minnesota

Community Parade and General operating support
The Children's Theatre Company
Celebration $10,000
General operating support $5,000
$11,000 The Foundation Center
General operating support
General operating support
$20,000
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. $3,000

General operating support
River Falls Community Arts
$7,000 Local Initiatives Support
Base, Inc.
Corporation - Twin Cities
General operating support
COMPAS General operating support
$6,000
Writers & Artists in the Schools $8,000

program
St. Croix ArtBarn
$20,000 MAP for Nonprofits
General operating support and
General operating support and
capital support
Duck Soup Players, Inc. St. Croix Valley projects
$15,000
General operating support $12,000

$5,000
St. Croix Festival Theatre
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
General operating support
Franconia Sculpture Park General operating support
$10,000
Case Study for Brand Visioning $5,000

$2,500
SteppingStone Theatre for Youth
Community and Cultural Vitality/ Minnesota Food Association
Development
At-Risk Outreach program General operating support
St. Croix Valley Schools Theatre
$7,500 $7,000
Residencies

$8,000
Guthrie Theater Foundation Polk County Library Federation
Multi-Cultural Arts Center Capital
St. Croix Valley School Libraries: Knowledge Power
Campaign
Partnership programs Houses
$20,000
$10,000 $10,000

Washington County Historical
Illusion Theater and School River Falls Pregnancy Helpline
Society
St. Croix Valley Education 2008 St. Croix Valley Nonprofit
General operating support 2008
programs Management Conference
$5,000
$10,000 $500
General operating support 2009

$5,000
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Rondo Community Land Trust

and Mask Theatre General operating support
Young Audiences of Minnesota
General operating support $9,000
General operating support
$7,000
$10,000
St. Croix Valley Community

Minnesota Humanities Center Foundation

General operating support General operating support and
$8,000 Civic/Government Valley Arts Initiative
Amery Public Library Foundation $20,000
Mixed Blood Theatre Company Amery Public Library Capital
2008-09 St. Croix Valley Campaign
educational touring shows $16,000
$5,500

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Two Rivers Community Land School District of New Richmond Health
Trust Parents as Partners program
ABC for Rural Health, Inc.
General operating support and $18,000
Polk County HealthWatch
capital support
$10,000
$30,000 Science Museum of Minnesota

General operating support
African Assistance Program
$10,000
HIV/AIDS Workshops for African
Education Immigrants
Skits Outreach Services, Inc.
A Chance to Grow, Inc. $10,000
General operating support
SMART Early Childhood program
$10,000
$19,000 AIDS Resource Center of

Wisconsin, Inc.
United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Belwin Conservancy Primary Medical Care for HIV
General operating support for
General operating support Positive Individuals in Pierce,
Minnesota and Wisconsin
$4,000 Polk and St. Croix counties
$8,000
$6,500

The College of St. Catherine
University of Minnesota
ME Robots program: Mechanical The Aliveness Project, Inc.
Foundation - Bell Museum of
Engineering for Girls General operating support
Natural History
$5,000 $10,000
St. Croix Valley Education

programs
Duluth Children's Museum American Indian Family Center
$4,000
General operating support General operating support

$9,000 $9,000

Environment
Eco Education Children's Defense Fund
Urban Environmental Education Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Minnesota
programs Center Bridge to Benefits
$6,000 General operating support $9,000
$10,000
Fred C. and Katherine B. Children's Hospitals and Clinics
Andersen Elementary School Land Stewardship Project St. Paul Pediatric Intensive Care
2008-09 Arts Enrichment St. Croix River Valley Buy Fresh, Unit Renovation
programs Buy Local campaign $70,000
$7,487 $15,000 Midwest Children's Resource
Center
Learning Disabilities Association Peta Wakan Tipi, Inc. $18,000
of Minnesota Brand Development
General operating support $2,500 Clare Housing
$13,000 Dream of Wild Health program General operating support and
$8,000 capital support for Damiano Home
Minnesota Children's Museum bathroom renovation
General operating support University of Minnesota $25,000
$20,000 Foundation - The Raptor Center
Education programs CSD of Minnesota
Minnesota Literacy Council $8,000 HIV/AIDS Testing and Outreach
General operating support $5,000
$10,000 West Wisconsin Land Trust
General operating support and Family Tree Clinic
Minnesota Planetarium Society environmental education programs General operating support
Exploradome for St. Croix Valley for Pierce, Polk and St. Croix $7,500
students counties
$7,000 $7,000 Gillette Children's Hospital
Foundation
The Partnership Plan for Stillwater Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Campaign for Advanced Imaging
Area Schools Minnesota Services
Arts Education programs General operating support $100,000
$5,000 $5,000 General operating support
$12,000
Saint Paul Area Council of
Churches Hope House of St. Croix Valley
Project SPIRIT/Freedom School General operating support

$8,000 $20,000
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Melpomene Institute for Women's Southside Community Health Boys & Girls Clubs of the
Health Services Twin Cities
General operating support St. Croix Family Medical Clinic East Side Club Capital
$11,000 $25,000 Improvements
$50,000
Minnesota AIDS Project West Side Community Health General operating support for East
Legal Services program Services Metro programs
$10,000 Health Start School Based Clinics $10,000
and general operating support
Minnesota Organization on $35,000 Bridging, Inc.
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention General operating support for East
and Parenting Metro programs
General operating support Human Services $13,000
$8,000
Accessible Space, Inc.
Camp Fire USA Minnesota
St. Croix Valley Supportive
Moms and Dads Against Council
Housing Development
Meth, Inc. Washington County programs
$5,000
Butterfly House general operating $7,000

support
Aeon
$8,000 Camphill Village Minnesota, Inc.
East Metro general operating
General operating support
support
National Alliance on Mental Illness $12,000
$6,000
of Minnesota

East Metro general operating Casa de Esperanza
Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center
support General operating support
General operating support
$6,000 $20,000
$10,000

Open Cities Health Center, Inc. Catholic Charities of the
American Diabetes Association,
General operating support Archdiocese of St. Paul and
Minnesota
$12,000 Minneapolis
Camp Needlepoint/Daypoint
Dorothy Day Center
$5,000
People Incorporated $13,000

General operating support
American Indians in Unity, Inc.
$6,000 The Center for Victims of Torture
General operating support
General operating support
$11,000
Planned Parenthood of $16,000

Minnesota/South Dakota
American Red Cross, St. Croix
General operating support Centro Legal, Inc.
Valley Chapter
$8,000 Proyecto Ayuda (Project Help)
General operating support
$6,500
$30,000
Portico Healthnet

General operating support for Children's Home Society and
Autism Society of Minnesota
Washington County programs Family Services
Camp Hand in Hand and Camp
$22,000 Washington County general
Discovery
operating support
$6,000
Presbyterian Homes Foundation $11,000

Croixdale WINGS Wellness
Avenues for Homeless Youth
Center Children's Safety Centers
General operating support
$25,000 Network, Inc.
$10,000
General operating support

Regions Hospital Foundation $15,000
Baldwin Area Community
Emergency and Behavioral Health
Foundation
Unit Expansion Christian Cupboard Emergency
2009 operating support for the
$50,000 Food Shelf
Baldwin Community Food Pantry
HIV/AIDS Medications program General operating support
$2,000
$15,000 $11,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Rural AIDS Action Network CLUES
Northwestern Wisconsin
General operating support General operating support
St. Croix Valley Branch Director
$8,000 $7,000
Agency Leadership Development

$2,000
St. Croix Regional Medical Center

Phase II Capital Campaign

$50,000
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CommonBond Communities Face to Face Health and HOME Line
St. Paul Family Advantage Counseling Service, Inc. General operating support for
Centers SafeZone Center for Homeless Ramsey and Washington counties
$12,000 and Runaway Youth $9,000
$7,000
Community Action, Inc. HomeShare St. Croix
Website Development project Family Equality Council Scholarship Fund
$2,500 Rainbow Families general $7,500
Youth programs operating support
$6,000 $7,000 HOPE Adoption and Family
Services International, Inc.
Community Referral Agency, Inc. Family Pathways Implementation of Strategic
General operating support 2009 operating support for the Development Plan
$15,000 Food Shelf of St. Croix Falls $2,500
$1,000
Community Volunteer Service and 2009 operating support for the Hosanna Harbors, Inc.
Senior Centers Forest Lake Food Pantry 2009 Hugo Community Food Shelf
Re-branding project $2,500 operating support
$2,500 $2,000
Bayport Senior Center and Family Resource Center St. Croix
general operating support Valley, Inc. Human Services, Inc. in
$60,000 General operating support Washington County, MN
$20,000 General operating support
Courage Center $9,000
Courage St. Croix general FamilyMeans
operating support Strategic planning Hunger Prevention Council of
$30,000 $2,500 Pierce County, Inc.
Courage St. Croix Matching Grant General operating support 2009 general operating support for
$10,000 $59,000 the Pierce County Food Pantry
$2,500
Crisis Connection First Lutheran Church
General operating support 2009 operating support for the Hunger Solutions
$9,000 Amery Area Food Pantry General operating support
$4,000 $12,000
Dane's Place
General operating and capital Friends in Need Food Shelf Immigrant Law Center of
support 2009 general operating support Minnesota
$15,000 and emergency fund support Washington County general
$14,000 operating support
District 202 $10,000
General operating support Friendship Ventures
$22,000 Financial Assistance program Interfaith Volunteers of Dunn
$7,000 County
East Metro Women’s Council 2009 operating support for the
General operating support Genesis II for Families, Inc. Interfaith Food Pantry
$32,500 Next Phase Adolescent Parenting $1,000
Program
Elim Lutheran Church $13,000 Jeremiah Program
2009 operating support for the General operating support for
Elim, Scandia, Marine Food Shelf Girl Scouts of Minnesota and St. Paul programs
$500 Wisconsin River Valleys $9,000
General operating support
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota $45,000 Kinship of Polk County
Camp Oz Sustainable Funding Initiative
$3,500 Greater Minneapolis Council of $2,300
Churches General operating support
Episcopal Community Services Metro Paint-A-Thon $8,000
Stillwater and St. Paul Family $4,500
Resource Centers and the St. Lifeline Food Pantry
Paul Ready for Success program Hearthstone of Minnesota 2009 general operating support
$11,000 General operating support $2,000
$11,000

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Loaves and Fishes Too Northwoods Homeless Resources for Child Caring, Inc.
General operating support Shelters, Inc. General operating support
$15,000 General operating support $8,000
$17,000
Luck Lutheran Church Roberts United Church of Christ
2009 operating support for Loaves Open Arms of Minnesota 2009 operating support for the
& Fishes Interfaith Food Pantry General operating support Roberts Food Pantry
$2,500 $10,000 $2,000

Lutheran Social Service of Operation HELP Ronald McDonald House Charities
Minnesota General operating support General operating support
Safe House Emergency Shelter $10,000 $7,000
for Teens
$20,000 Opportunity Neighborhood St. Croix Valley Disability
Development Corporation Coalition, Inc.
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Ames Lake Resident Services Volunteer Driver program
General operating support for program $15,000
Minnesota programs $7,000
$5,000 St. Croix Valley Habitat for
OutFront Minnesota Community Humanity, Inc.
Mahtomedi Area Food Shelf Services Home Construction and general
2009 operating support General operating support operating support
$3,000 $9,000 $70,000

Mental Health Association of Philadelphia Community St. Croix Valley Restorative
Minnesota Farm, Inc. Justice Program
Individual Advocacy and General operating support General operating support
Education programs $8,000 $9,000
$8,000
Polk County Aging Department St. Croix Valley Sexual Assault
Merrick Community Services Oliver Meal System Response Team, Inc.
100th Anniversary Capital $2,500 General operating support
Campaign $10,000
Prescott United Church of Christ
$50,000
2009 operating support for the
General operating support St. John’s Lutheran Church
Prescott Area Food Pantry
$10,000 2009 operating support for the
$2,000
Spring Valley Community

Minnesota Housing Partnership Food Pantry
Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota
General operating support $2,500
General operating support
$6,000
$15,000
St. Luke's United Methodist

Neighborhood Development Church
Project for Pride in Living, Inc.
Alliance, Inc. 2009 operating support for the
General operating support
East Side Housing and Financial Frederic Area Food Shelf
$10,000
Advising program $1,000

$10,000
Rebuild Resources, Inc.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
General operating support and
Neighborhood House 2009 operating support for
Expanded Impact via Enterprise
General operating support Christian Food Cupboard of
Growth Initiative
$16,000 Hudson
$10,000
$2,000

New Life Church of Woodbury
Research and Development in
2009 operating support for the The Saint Paul Foundation
Pediatric Therapy, Inc.
New Life Food Shelf Community Sharing Fund -
Camp Avanti
$1,500 Washington County
$5,000
$5,000

New Richmond Community
Resource Center for Fathers &
Foundation, Inc.
Families
YOUth and Families Initiative
East Metro general operating
$9,000
support

$15,000

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The Salvation Army, West Central Wisconsin Zion Lutheran Church
Wisconsin/Upper Michigan Community Action Agency, Inc. 2009 operating support for the
Grace Place and Serenity 2009 operating support for the Woodville Food Pantry
Home Shelters Glenwood City Food Pantry $700
$10,000 $2,500
2009 operating support for the General operating support
Somerset Food Pantry; Pierce, $40,000 Christine E. Andersen
Polk and St. Croix counties Milk
Fund
Coupons program White Bear Lake Emergency Food
$13,000 Shelf Ahava Kids, Inc.
2009 general operating support General operating support
Second Harvest Heartland $1,000 $9,650
General operating support
$18,000 Amherst H. Wilder Foundation The Fistula Foundation
Wilder Center Capital Campaign Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
Southern Minnesota Regional $100,000 $4,000
Legal Services, Inc. Jackson Street Village program
Washington County general $25,000 Innocence Project
operating support General operating support
$15,000 Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. $4,825
General operating support
Special Olympics Minnesota $8,000 International Rescue Committee
St. Croix Valley Lumberjacks General operating support
$8,000 Women's Advocates, Inc. $5,650
General operating support
Store to Door $15,000 KPFK
General operating support General operating support
$18,000 Women’s Foundation of $4,825
Minnesota
Sub-Saharan African Youth & girlsBEST Initiative and St. Paul Public Schools
Family Services fund>>forward Capital Campaign Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented
Women's Self-Sufficiency program $25,000 Magnet School - Science Projects
$5,000 $11,000
WomenVenture
Theresa Living Center General operating support
General operating support ($17,000) and Microenterprise Sarah J. Andersen Fund
$7,000 Scholarships ($20,000)
Ann Bancroft Foundation
$37,000
General operating support
Tubman
$2,500
General operating support YMCA of Greater Saint Paul

$27,000 Capital improvements for Camp
ArtReach Alliance
St. Croix
Summer Tuesdays
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity $50,000
$2,000
WomenBuild 2009 Camp St. Croix ($17,000), Camp

$40,000 Widjiwagan ($12,000) and Camp
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and
du Nord ($16,000)
Wisconsin River Valleys
United Way of Washington $45,000
General operating support
County - East
$1,500
United Way of Polk County 2008 Young Life in the St. Croix Valley
Women of Distinction Event
campaign matching grant General operating support
$2,500
$15,000 $7,500

2008-09 Annual Campaign
YWCA of St. Paul The Raptor Center
$15,000
Transitional Housing program General operating support

$15,000 $1,500
United Way St. Croix Valley

General operating support for the
Youth Service Bureau, Inc. Wildlife Science Center
2007-08 Annual Campaign
Skatepark Initiative General operating support
$46,000
$3,500 $3,000

General operating support
Valley Outreach
$40,000
General operating support

$40,000

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