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      • Trustees Emeriti
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      • Housing Advisor
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      • Best Buy Employee Relief
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      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
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      • Renew Your College Scholarship
      • Our 2023 Schulze Scholar Graduates
      • Meet Our 2023-24 New Schulze Scholars
    • Early Learning Scholarship OverviewExpand
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • CCC Assessment
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    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community
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Schulze Family Foundation

About Us

  • How We Do Our Work
  • Why We Do Our Work
  • Where We Do Our Work
  • Our Vision, Mission & Values

Dick Schulze, the founder of Best Buy, Inc., created his family foundation in 2004. His intent was to give back to the communities where he grew up, raised his family, and built Best Buy, Inc. — the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer.

Health & Medicine Focus

The Schulze family understands the challenges families endure while battling a life-limiting disease. Our founder knows the unthinkable can happen and hinder successful futures for families.

In that spirit, we support health care, health care providers, and regenerative medicine research within parameters.

We also recognize the importance of entrepreneurial thought. We look for promising transformational ideas that challenge the norm.


Education & Human Services Focus

The Foundation is based on Dick’s belief that a good education, a supportive family, and a strong work ethic prepare children for a successful future.

As such, we accept proposals from organizations operating in the areas of education (including college scholarship awards) and Human & Social Services.


Geographic Focus

We focus most of our grant-producing activities on nonprofits serving working and middle-class families in:

Minnesota counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington

Florida counties: Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

Some of our work is national in character.


We are selective.

While there’s good work going on in a lot of places, generally, the foundation either does not or cannot support:

the fine arts,
sports/athletics,
sectarian religious causes,
political activity, or
endowments.

Minnesota Office

6600 France Ave., Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Phone: 952-324-8910

Florida Office

999 Vanderbilt Rd., Suite 710
Naples, FL 34108
Phone: 239-263-9400

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  • About Us
    • About Us Overview
    • Our Vision, Mission & Values
      • How We Do Our Work
      • Why We Do Our Work
      • Where We Do Our Work
    • Our Founder
    • Our Board
      • Trustees Emeriti
      • Health Care Advisor
      • Housing Advisor
    • Our Recent Awards
    • Our Staff
  • What We Support
    • Overview
    • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Education
      • Human & Social Services
      • Health & Medicine
    • Best Buy Employees
      • Best Buy Employee Relief
      • Best Buy Disaster Relief
      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
  • Apply for a Grant
    • Grants Request Schedule
    • Grants Overview
    • Eligibility
    • Guidelines
    • Resources
    • Update Contact Information
  • Apply for Scholarships
    • Scholarship Schedule
    • College Scholarships Overview
      • Eligible High Schools
      • Downloadable Documents
      • Renew Your College Scholarship
      • Our 2023 Schulze Scholar Graduates
      • Meet Our 2023-24 New Schulze Scholars
    • Early Learning Scholarship Overview
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • CCC Assessment
  • News
    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community