Education grants in Minnesota (page 1 of 2)
115 private foundations fund education in Minnesota and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $270M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $5K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 115 funders, largest givers first
OTTO BREMER TRUST
ST PAUL · $57M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $48M given
Education, Human Services
C K BLANDIN FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $16M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services · also invests
MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $16M given
Education, International Affairs
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $14M given
Human Services, Education · also invests
THE SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $14M given
Human Services, Education
BENTSON FOUNDATION
WAYZATA · $14M given
Education, Human Services
FR BIGELOW FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $7.9M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $7.7M given
Human Services, Education
HARDENBERGH FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $6.8M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
CHS FOUNDATION
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · $5.7M given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Jerome Foundation Inc
Saint Paul · $5.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
BROWN DANA CHARITABLE TRUST
EAGAN · $4.5M given
Human Services, Education
PIPER SANDLER FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $4.5M given
Education, Human Services
HIAWATHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
WINONA · $3.0M given
Education
JOHN AND DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $2.8M given
Education, Youth Development · also invests
THE BEVERLY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $2.6M given
International Affairs, Human Services
CIRESI WALBURN FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $2.4M given
Education, Human Services
THE HUBBARD BROADCASTING FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $2.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
JOHN W MOOTY FOUNDATION TRUST
EDINA · $2.2M given
Education, Human Services
Rosenau Family Research Foundation
Waseca · $1.7M given
Education, Health Care
THE MCNEELY FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $1.6M given
Animal Welfare, Education
MIKE & LINDA FITERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS PARK · $1.6M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
FUCHSG & M FDN TAI
EAGAN · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
LIVING SPRINGS FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $1.5M given
Environment, Education
THE WALSER FOUNDATION
BLOOMINGTON · $1.4M given
Education, Human Services
POTT FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $1.4M given
Human Services, Education
DONALDSON FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $1.3M given
Education, Human Services
JA WEDUM FOUNDATION
PLYMOUTH · $1.3M given
Education, Human Services
The Carter Family Foundation
Wayzata · $923K given
Religion, Education
THE LUTHER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS PARK · $858K given
Health Care, International Affairs
JORDAN MARY R & ETTIE A CHARITABLE
EAGAN · $791K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Lipscomb Family Foundation
Minneapolis · $772K given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
GRANITE FOUNDATION AGENCY (PLG)
MENDOTA HEIGHTS · $696K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
MINNESOTA POWER FOUNDATION
DULUTH · $655K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
STEVENS SQUARE FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $637K given
Human Services, International Affairs
nVent Foundation
Minneapolis · $608K given
Education, Youth Development
1988 IRREV COCHRANE MEMORIAL TR
EAGAN · $590K given
Environment, Education
GHIDOTTI WM MARIAN T U A
EAGAN · $562K given
Education, Animal Welfare
RIVER ROAD FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $520K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
TRILLIUM FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAINT PAUL · $496K given
Environment, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
CATHERINE MARIE SCHMOKER FAMILY
EDINA · $492K given
Education, Human Services
LISA STUART SCHMOKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
EDINA · $469K given
Education, Human Services
HELEN GOUGH FDN TRUST
EAGAN · $450K given
Education
WILLIAM C SCHMOKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
EDEN PRAIRIE · $447K given
Recreation & Sports, Education
SCHMOKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
EDEN PRAIRIE · $440K given
Education, Youth Development
Gutenstein Legacy Foundation Inc co Stacie Price
Minneapolis · $427K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JESSIE F HALLETT CHAR TRUST UA
EAGAN · $423K given
Education
Otter Tail Corporation Foundation
Fergus Falls · $403K given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
EMORY T CLARK FAMILY FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $390K given
Education, Health Care
CONNEXUS ENERGY FOUNDATION
RAMSEY · $377K given
Human Services, Education
CREMER FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $362K given
Human Services, Education
Groves Foundation
Minneapolis · $360K given
Employment & Workforce, Education
FINGERHUT FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $345K given
International Affairs, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WALLESTAD FOUNDATION
EDINA · $337K given
Religion, Education
CARL AND AUNE LIND FAMILY FOUNDATION
EDEN PRAIRIE · $302K given
Disease & Medical Research, Education
ATHWIN FOUNDATION
WAYZATA · $284K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WHITESIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUST
EAGAN · $281K given
Education
TRUST FOR THE MEDITATION PROCESS
EDINA · $277K given
Human Services, Education
SCOTT RICHARDS NORTH STAR CHARITABLE
MINNEAPOLIS · $270K given
Education, Human Services
OTTO BREMER TRUST is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 115 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 5 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Minnesota foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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