Sponsor a PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Minnesota
2,077 grantmaking foundations based in Minnesota, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (12)Arts and culture (45)Community development (45)Education (130)Environment (15)Food and agriculture (10)General grantmaking (849)Health (41)Housing and shelter (12)Human services (67)International (12)Medical research (9)Religion (32)Youth and recreation (82)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis | 9 | $2.1B | $237.0M |
| The Mcknight Foundation | Minneapolis | 10489 | $1.5B | $146K |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie | 3031 | $1.3B | $433K |
| Wem Foundation | Minneapolis | 940 | $1.2B | $1.3M |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul | 10380 | $720.6M | $69K |
| United Health Foundation | Minnetonka | 844 | $574.1M | $680K |
| The Bush Foundation | St Paul | 1583 | $559.4M | $353K |
| Ani Rare Disease Patient Assistance Program | Baudette | 4 | $477.4M | $119.3M |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen | Bayport | 2324 | $457.2M | $197K |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 12234 | $401.0M | $33K |
| Critical Access Group | Duluth | 4 | $389.7M | $97.4M |
| Ghr Foundation | Minneapolis | 1561 | $307.6M | $197K |
| Medtronic Communities Foundation | Minneapolis | 596 | $288.1M | $483K |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis | 2265 | $282.4M | $125K |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake | 2161 | $269.0M | $124K |
| Schoeneckers Foundation | Minneapolis | 24 | $238.8M | $9.9M |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul | 1468 | $158.9M | $108K |
| Best Buy Foundation | Richfield | 11 | $142.4M | $12.9M |
| Cargill Foundation | Minneapolis | 803 | $139.9M | $174K |
| General Mills Foundation | Minneapolis | 438 | $128.3M | $293K |
| Pohlad Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 4758 | $126.7M | $27K |
| Frechette Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 517 | $119.5M | $231K |
| C K Blandin Foundation | Grand Rapids | 7002 | $106.0M | $15K |
| The Sauer Family Foundation | St Paul | 1127 | $101.3M | $90K |
| Andreas Foundation | Mankato | 1911 | $96.0M | $50K |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Bayport | 3395 | $92.8M | $27K |
| The Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation | Minnetonka | 8 | $88.6M | $11.1M |
| Kaena Foundation | Minneapolis | 9 | $87.2M | $9.7M |
| Kahr Foundation-Ima | Minnetrista | 469 | $83.6M | $178K |
| David & Janis Larson Foundation | St Paul | 288 | $81.4M | $283K |
| Bentson Foundation | Wayzata | 706 | $79.9M | $113K |
| Rbc Foundation - Usa | Minneapolis | 78 | $78.1M | $1.0M |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis | 18616 | $77.0M | $4K |
| Jerome Foundation | Saint Paul | 2697 | $75.3M | $28K |
| Ecolab Foundation | St Paul | 145 | $73.2M | $505K |
| The Mark E and Mary a Davis Foundation | Belle Plaine | 896 | $73.0M | $81K |
| Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Foundation | Minneapolis | 242 | $71.0M | $293K |
| The James M Stanton Foundation | Coon Rapids | 455 | $70.7M | $155K |
| 3M Foundation | St Paul | 6 | $70.7M | $11.8M |
| Yontz Valor Foundation | Excelsior | 155 | $68.7M | $443K |
| Guilder Foundation | Minneapolis | 8 | $64.5M | $8.1M |
| Fr Bigelow Foundation | St Paul | 1971 | $62.4M | $32K |
| Mortenson Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 2092 | $62.0M | $30K |
| The Wurtele Foundation | Minneapolis | 45 | $58.1M | $1.3M |
| Bcbsm Foundation Inc | St Paul | 783 | $55.5M | $71K |
| Hardenbergh Foundation | St Paul | 1688 | $54.3M | $32K |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | St Paul | 1484 | $53.0M | $36K |
| Hrk Foundation | St Paul | 2642 | $52.5M | $20K |
| Travelers Foundation | St Paul | 657 | $52.1M | $79K |
| The Green Fern Foundation | Minneapolis | 9 | $50.2M | $5.6M |
| Aroha Philanthropies | Minneapolis | 232 | $49.9M | $215K |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul | 14151 | $48.7M | $3K |
| The Jennings Family Foundation Inc | Edina | 338 | $48.6M | $144K |
| Cloverfields Foundation | Minneapolis | 374 | $46.3M | $124K |
| Driscoll Foundation | St Paul | 950 | $45.0M | $47K |
| Chs Foundation | Inver Grove Heights | 1055 | $44.7M | $42K |
| Harry & Jan Sweere Foundation | Lakeville | 437 | $43.7M | $100K |
| Securian Financial Foundation | Saint Paul | 10 | $42.7M | $4.3M |
| The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | Minneapolis | 485 | $41.1M | $85K |
| I a O'Shaughnessy Foundation | Bloomington | 722 | $38.4M | $53K |
| Slaggie Family Foundation | Winona | 1110 | $37.4M | $34K |
| Hiawatha Education Foundation | Rochester | 484 | $37.1M | $77K |
| Carolyn Foundation | Minneapolis | 24 | $36.0M | $1.5M |
| L & N Andreas Foundation | Mankato | 2114 | $36.0M | $17K |
| Cummins Family Foundation | Plymouth | 63 | $35.4M | $562K |
| Piper Sandler Foundation | Minneapolis | 1253 | $34.3M | $27K |
| George Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 1130 | $33.0M | $29K |
| Medtronic Global Health Foundation | Minneapolis | 158 | $32.4M | $205K |
| Dougherty Family Foundation | Wayzata | 237 | $31.5M | $133K |
| Baustert Family Foundation | St Paul | 223 | $30.8M | $138K |
| Opus Foundation | Minneapolis | 1338 | $30.6M | $23K |
| Kopp Family Foundation | Bloomington | 3436 | $30.3M | $9K |
| Cafesjian Family Foundation Inc | Minneapolis | 26 | $28.4M | $1.1M |
| Wenger Foundation | Crystal Bay | 174 | $27.8M | $160K |
| Wilson Foundation | Saint Paul | 68 | $27.8M | $408K |
| Mithun Family Foundation | Wayzata | 717 | $27.7M | $39K |
| The Hegman Family Foundation | Wayzata | 42 | $27.4M | $653K |
| Prospect Creek Foundation | Wayzata | 399 | $27.2M | $68K |
| Wsdc Foundation | Minneapolis | 305 | $27.0M | $88K |
| Cla Foundation | Minneapolis | 1610 | $26.2M | $16K |
| Peter J King Family Foundation | Golden Valley | 201 | $26.1M | $130K |
| Andersen Corporate Foundation | Bayport | 1592 | $26.1M | $16K |
| The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis | 816 | $25.9M | $32K |
| John & Denise Graves Foundation | Minneapolis | 707 | $25.5M | $36K |
| Hendry Family Foundation | Edina | 349 | $25.4M | $73K |
| The Ciresi Walburn Foundation for | Minneapolis | 328 | $25.1M | $77K |
| The Toro Company Foundation | Bloomington | 11 | $24.2M | $2.2M |
| Mardag Foundation | St Paul | 1199 | $23.8M | $20K |
| Sundet Foundation | Bloomington | 795 | $23.8M | $30K |
| The Legacy of Angels | Waseca | 135 | $23.4M | $173K |
| Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Inc | Saint Paul | 876 | $22.8M | $26K |
| Gale Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 538 | $22.7M | $42K |
| Katherine Wells Macmillan Foundation | Minneapolis | 37 | $22.4M | $605K |
| Lenzmeier Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 256 | $22.3M | $87K |
| John W Mooty Foundation Trust | Minneapolis | 810 | $22.3M | $28K |
| Wessner Foundation | Shorewood | 12 | $21.8M | $1.8M |
| Hormel Foods Corporation Chartible Tr | Austin | 1503 | $21.7M | $14K |
| The Beverly Foundation | Minneapolis | 521 | $21.3M | $41K |
| Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation | Rochester | 12 | $21.2M | $1.8M |
| Ja Wedum Foundation | Plymouth | 1118 | $21.1M | $19K |
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