Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Minnesota
27 private foundations fund philanthropy & grantmaking in Minnesota and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $146M 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 27 funders, largest givers first
OTTO BREMER TRUST
ST PAUL · $57M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $54M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Community & Economic Development · also invests
MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $16M given
Education, International Affairs
BCBSM Foundation Inc
St Paul · $4.6M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
PIPER SANDLER FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $4.5M given
Education, Human Services
LLOYD K JOHNSON FOUNDATION
DULUTH · $2.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
JOHN W MOOTY FOUNDATION TRUST
EDINA · $2.2M given
Education, Human Services
MIKE & LINDA FITERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS PARK · $1.6M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
GRANITE FOUNDATION AGENCY (PLG)
MENDOTA HEIGHTS · $696K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
MINNESOTA POWER FOUNDATION
DULUTH · $655K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
HARRY & VIRGINIA MURRAY FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $494K given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
FINGERHUT FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $345K given
International Affairs, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WALLESTAD FOUNDATION
EDINA · $337K given
Religion, Education
SIMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $236K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
KINMAN-OLDFIELD FAM FDN TR
EAGAN · $234K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
SCHWEINFURTH FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $185K given
Youth Development, Human Services
JOHN E DESMOND AND JANET C DESMOND
EDINA · $159K given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WINGS FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
APPLE VALLEY · $136K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
RUSSELL T LUND CHARITABLE TRUST
EAGAN · $132K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
JAMES M COX FOUNDATION
EAGAN · $121K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE ANDERSON FAMILY LEGACY FOUNDATION
BRAINERD · $93K given
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WOMACK FAMILY FOUNDATION
PLYMOUTH · $90K given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
FORKER-SMITH FDN E FORKER TTEE
EAGAN · $71K given
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
CALIBER FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $38K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
LARKIN HOFFMAN DALY & LINDGREN LTD FOUND
BLOOMINGTON · $25K given
Human Services, Education
Lawrence H & Elizabeth S Dunlap
Eden Prairie · $20K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
ARTHUR & CONSTANCE GOODMAN
MAHTOMEDI · $10K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
OTTO BREMER TRUST is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 27 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 2 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Minnesota foundations fund
Philanthropy & Grantmaking funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 108
- New York 106
- Florida 90
- Ohio 84
- California 83
- Pennsylvania 69
- Illinois 57
- Wisconsin 50
Which of these Minnesota funders would fund you?
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