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)Science and technology (6)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 |
| Ghr Foundation | Minneapolis | 1561 | $307.6M | $197K |
| Critical Access Group | Duluth | 3 | $292.3M | $97.4M |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis | 2265 | $282.4M | $125K |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake | 2161 | $269.0M | $124K |
| Medtronic Communities Foundation | Minneapolis | 526 | $258.1M | $491K |
| Schoeneckers Foundation | Minneapolis | 24 | $238.7M | $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 | 516 | $109.5M | $212K |
| C K Blandin Foundation | Grand Rapids | 7002 | $106.0M | $15K |
| The Sauer Family Foundation | St Paul | 1127 | $101.3M | $90K |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Bayport | 3395 | $92.8M | $27K |
| Andreas Foundation | Mankato | 1763 | $90.1M | $51K |
| Kahr Foundation-Ima | Minnetrista | 521 | $89.7M | $172K |
| The Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation | Minnetonka | 8 | $88.6M | $11.1M |
| Kaena Foundation | Minneapolis | 9 | $87.2M | $9.7M |
| Rbc Foundation - Usa | Minneapolis | 86 | $83.8M | $974K |
| David & Janis Larson Foundation | St Paul | 288 | $81.4M | $283K |
| Jerome Foundation | Saint Paul | 2928 | $80.6M | $28K |
| Bentson Foundation | Wayzata | 706 | $79.9M | $113K |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis | 18616 | $77.0M | $4K |
| 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 |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul | 15755 | $55.3M | $4K |
| Aroha Philanthropies | Minneapolis | 233 | $54.8M | $235K |
| 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 |
| The Jennings Family Foundation Inc | Edina | 338 | $48.6M | $144K |
| Cloverfields Foundation | Minneapolis | 374 | $46.3M | $124K |
| Harry & Jan Sweere Foundation | Lakeville | 437 | $43.7M | $100K |
| Securian Financial Foundation | Saint Paul | 10 | $42.7M | $4.3M |
| Chs Foundation | Inver Grove Heights | 965 | $41.6M | $43K |
| Slaggie Family Foundation | Winona | 1227 | $40.4M | $33K |
| I a O'Shaughnessy Foundation | Bloomington | 722 | $38.4M | $53K |
| The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | Minneapolis | 454 | $38.4M | $85K |
| George Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 1287 | $38.1M | $30K |
| Driscoll Foundation | St Paul | 857 | $35.6M | $42K |
| Cummins Family Foundation | Plymouth | 63 | $35.4M | $562K |
| Hiawatha Education Foundation | Rochester | 453 | $34.6M | $76K |
| Piper Sandler Foundation | Minneapolis | 1253 | $34.3M | $27K |
| L & N Andreas Foundation | Mankato | 1980 | $33.6M | $17K |
| Carolyn Foundation | Minneapolis | 22 | $32.6M | $1.5M |
| Dougherty Family Foundation | Wayzata | 237 | $31.5M | $133K |
| Baustert Family Foundation | St Paul | 232 | $31.2M | $134K |
| Opus Foundation | Minneapolis | 1338 | $30.6M | $23K |
| Cafesjian Family Foundation Inc | Minneapolis | 33 | $29.5M | $895K |
| Kopp Family Foundation | Bloomington | 3167 | $28.6M | $9K |
| Medtronic Global Health Foundation | Minneapolis | 131 | $28.1M | $215K |
| 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 |
| Cla Foundation | Minneapolis | 1610 | $26.2M | $16K |
| The Womadix Fund | Minneapolis | 10 | $26.1M | $2.6M |
| 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 | $24.1M | $2.2M |
| Mardag Foundation | St Paul | 1199 | $23.8M | $20K |
| Sundet Foundation | Bloomington | 787 | $23.6M | $30K |
| Ja Wedum Foundation | Plymouth | 1196 | $22.8M | $19K |
| Katherine Wells Macmillan Foundation | Minneapolis | 37 | $22.4M | $605K |
| Wsdc Foundation | Minneapolis | 253 | $22.4M | $88K |
| Mike & Linda Fiterman Family Foundation | Minneapolis | 1409 | $21.9M | $16K |
| The Legacy of Angels | Waseca | 127 | $21.8M | $172K |
| Wessner Foundation | Shorewood | 12 | $21.8M | $1.8M |
| Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Inc | Saint Paul | 803 | $21.5M | $27K |
| Sit Investment Associates Foundation | Minneapolis | 961 | $21.4M | $22K |
| The Beverly Foundation | Minneapolis | 521 | $21.3M | $41K |
| Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation | Rochester | 12 | $21.2M | $1.8M |
| Robina Foundation | Minneapolis | 45 | $21.1M | $469K |
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