Funding search · EIN 416029402 · Minneapolis, MN

The Minneapolis Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

5,814
grants reported
$410.3M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$21,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

advisedrecommendedhumanserviceseducationreligionhealthaffairs

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Donor-advised gifts to Twin Cities education, health, human services institutions
  • Twin Cities K-12 and higher education, including Great MN Schools
  • Hospital and clinic foundations: Allina, Children's, Mayo, community clinics
  • Affordable housing and homelessness lending, shelter, food access
  • Culturally specific arts and Native-led organizing (foundation's own dollars)
  • Environment and conservation, led by The Nature Conservancy

Typical grant

Median grant is $21,000 and the middle half runs $10,000 to $50,000, so a request in that band matches how most of this money actually moves. The seven-figure checks go to a short list of large Minnesota institutions (Great MN Schools, Nature Conservancy, Allina Health Foundation, Children's Health Care, University of Minnesota Foundation) and almost all of them are donor advised rather than foundation-directed. With 5,814 grants to 2,932 recipients over four years, repeat giving is the norm; roughly half of recipients got more than one check.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • DONOR ADVISED
  • HUMAN SERVICES
  • PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
  • ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
  • GENERAL

Positioning adjacent work

  • Recognize most dollars are donor advised; cultivate individual fundholders, not a program office
  • Ask $10,000 to $50,000 for a first gift; seven figures goes to legacy institutions
  • Non-DAF grants skew Native-led, housing, and culturally specific arts; connect there for foundation dollars
  • Lead with Twin Cities benefit; 3,597 of 5,814 grants stayed in Minnesota
  • Frame health work alongside Allina, Children's, and community clinic grantees already in the portfolio

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so the giving record mostly reflects thousands of separate donor advisors rather than one institutional strategy; out-of-state grants to places like Skidmore, Dartmouth, Hillsdale, and Aspen Art Museum are individual donors' alma maters and interests, not a national program. The grants without the DONOR ADVISED tag are the small slice the foundation directs itself, and those cluster around housing (TCHFH Lending, Project for Pride in Living), Native-led groups (Native American Community Clinic, Tiwahe, NDN Collective), and Twin Cities arts.

200 grants matching “advise · $78.7M

  • $6.1M

    Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $4.3M

    The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $4.0M

    Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $3.3M

    Children'S Health Care Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $3.0M

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $1.7M

    Minnesota Council of Foundations · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $1.5M

    Dia Center for the Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $1.4M

    Special School District No 1 · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $1.2M

    Donor Advised Charitable Giving · Lone Tree, CO · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $1.2M

    Innercity Tennis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $1.2M

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $942,450

    Guthrie Theater Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $880,000

    Venn Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $854,218

    Greater Good Charities · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $848,620

    Boy Scouts of America · Fort Snelling, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $800,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $765,000

    Foundation for Cardiovascular Care in Africa · Edina, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $744,717

    Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $742,765

    Center for Victims of Torture · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $701,000

    University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $686,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $682,800

    St David'S Center for Child and Family Development · Minnetonka, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $633,500

    University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $629,787

    Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $611,350

    Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $604,954

    Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $600,000

    H2o for Life · White Bear Lake, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $593,742

    Lutheran Social Service · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $592,078

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $586,291

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $566,332

    Agate Housing and Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $545,000

    Serveminnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $532,500

    Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $506,913

    Minnpost · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $490,518

    Breck School · Golden Valley, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $486,000

    Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $480,000

    Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $479,700

    The Constellation Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $458,882

    Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $453,618

    Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $451,250

    Commonbond Communities · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $446,012

    Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $435,765

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, animals

  • $435,420

    Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $426,150

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $421,750

    Southwest Initiative Foundation · Hutchinson, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $418,300

    Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $407,406

    Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $403,350

    The Good Acre · Falcon Heights, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $380,855

    American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $366,516

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $365,079

    Every Meal · Roseville, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $362,268

    Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $361,175

    Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $350,000

    Youthlink · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $346,511

    Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $336,076

    Avivo · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $310,250

    Helping Paws of Minnesota · Eden Prairie, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $301,000

    Initiative Foundation · Little Falls, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $300,250

    Germanic American Institute · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $300,000

    Friends of Kings College London Association · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $300,000

    Children'S Cancer Research Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $296,100

    Northside Achievement Zone · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $294,662

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $281,250

    Hamline University · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $276,778

    Twin Cities Public Television · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $263,750

    International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $261,712

    The Bridge for Youth · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $261,500

    Summit Academy Oic · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $260,062

    Project for Pride in Living · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $254,250

    Myhealth for Teens & Young Adults · Hopkins, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $253,516

    Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $252,500

    Eagle Brook Church · Lakeville, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $252,120

    Banyan Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $251,500

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $250,000

    2026 Special Olympics USA Games · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $250,000

    National Film Preserve Ltd · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $250,000

    Dakota Wesleyan University · Mitchell, SD · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $250,000

    Partners in Food Solutions · Edina, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $250,000

    Catholic Relief Services · Harlan, IA · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $250,000

    Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $243,000

    Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation · Frederick, MD · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $242,750

    Wilderness Inquiry · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $240,000

    Friends of Race Against Dementia · Newton, MA · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $239,031

    Philanthrofund Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $237,912

    Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $237,901

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $237,130

    United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $235,250

    Friends of the Children - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $232,007

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $230,000

    Prodeo Academy · Columbia Heights, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $226,800

    Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, animals

  • $223,141

    Women'S Foundation of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $222,500

    Kenya Hope and Help · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $222,127

    Young Mens Christian Association of the North · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $218,500

    Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $216,642

    Wallin Education Partners · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $211,300

    Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $206,000

    Hope Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $200,750

    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $200,000

    Poverello Center · Missoula, MT · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $200,000

    Charitable Foundation of the Islands · Sanibel, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $200,000

    Northland Foundation · Duluth, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $200,000

    San Francisco Opera · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $200,000

    Pregnancy Resource Center of Southwest Florida · Estero, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $199,268

    Minneapolis Jewish Federation · South Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $195,800

    Center of the American Experiment · Minnetonka, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $195,133

    The Aliveness Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $194,750

    Minnesota Opera · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $194,500

    Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $192,048

    Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $191,963

    Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $191,200

    Open Arms of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $189,580

    Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $186,868

    Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $182,500

    Children'S Heartlink · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $181,000

    Gobi Support · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $178,500

    St Luke Presbyterian Church · Minnetonka, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $177,000

    Northwest Minnesota Foundation · Bemidji, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $176,140

    Torah Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $176,000

    Groves Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $175,500

    Carleton College · Northfield, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $172,600

    Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $171,600

    Fresh Energy · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $164,134

    Community Foundation of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $164,000

    Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners · Plymouth, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $163,550

    Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $158,853

    Headwaters Foundation for Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $153,750

    Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $153,011

    Minnesota Indian Women'S Resource Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $152,000

    Minnesota Black Collective Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $150,000

    Sisters Rising Worldwide · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $150,000

    American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $150,000

    Episcopal Community Services · National City, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $148,000

    The Basilica of St Mary · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $148,000

    Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $148,000

    Think Small · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $147,027

    Achieve Twin Cities · Minneaplis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $144,907

    Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $143,750

    Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (Mn Hillel) · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $143,447

    Westminster Presbyterian Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $141,693

    Children'S Theatre Company and School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $139,100

    Make a Wish Foundation of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $138,250

    Tu Dance · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $137,700

    Beth El Synagogue · St Louis Park, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $137,500

    Owamniyomni Okhodayapi · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $135,000

    Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $134,000

    The Loppet Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $131,000

    Blck Press Center for Broadcast Journalism · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $129,500

    Tc Food Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $128,000

    Change Starts With Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $127,500

    Boffo · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $125,089

    Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $125,000

    Edallies · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $124,100

    Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $123,180

    Plymouth Christian Youth Center American Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $122,750

    Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $122,041

    Kimera Society · Miramar, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $121,150

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $120,659

    Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $120,000

    Deaf Equity · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $118,300

    Campus Crusade for Christ · Orlando, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $118,100

    Capi USA · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $117,999

    Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $115,725

    Migizi Communications · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $115,000

    Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $115,000

    Common Hope · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $114,665

    United States Ski Team Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $114,000

    One World Surgery · Deerfield, IL · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $112,500

    New Impact Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $112,500

    Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $112,060

    Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $112,026

    Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $111,763

    The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $111,600

    Friends of the Mississippi River · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $111,000

    Regions Hospital Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $110,375

    Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $108,500

    Way To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $107,443

    Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $107,250

    Centro Tyrone Guzman · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $105,250

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $105,000

    St Matthew'S House · Naples, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, religion

  • $105,000

    Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $105,000

    Peris Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $104,445

    C a R E · Merrifield, VA · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $103,206

    Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $103,000

    Isuroon · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $102,824

    St Paul Academy and Summit School · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $102,750

    Mixed Blood Theatre Company · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $102,350

    St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $102,000

    Center for Courage and Renewal · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $102,000

    New Life Family Services · Richfield, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $101,750

    Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $101,500

    Native American Community Development Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $101,500

    Can Do Canines · New Hope, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $101,000

    The Shelter for Abused Women & Children · Naples, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $100,000

    Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $100,000

    Community Pregnancy Clinics · Naples, FL · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $100,000

    Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $100,000

    Good Samaritan Mission · Jackson, WY · 2024

    Donor advised, general

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Great Mn Schools4 grants · $19.5M
  • Vanguard Charitable1 grant · $15.6M
  • University of Minnesota Foundation4 grants · $9.9M
  • The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $9.7M
  • Greater Twin Cities United Way4 grants · $4.5M
  • Allina Health Foundation2 grants · $4.2M
  • Children'S Health Care Foundation1 grant · $3.3M
  • Second Harvest Heartland4 grants · $3.2M
  • National Christian Foundation4 grants · $3.2M
  • Brigham and Women'S Hospital3 grants · $2.7M

Giving over time

$94.0M
2021
$89.6M
2022
$105.1M
2023
$121.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 5,814 grants.

  • $15.6M

    Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2023

    Donor-advised, general

  • $6.1M

    Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $4.9M

    Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Education, donor-advised, education

  • $4.8M

    Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Education

  • $4.3M

    The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, environment

  • $4.0M

    Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $3.8M

    Great Mn Schools · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Education

  • $3.4M

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Donor-recommended, environment

  • $3.3M

    Children'S Health Care Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $3.0M

    National Christian Foundation · Edina, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, philanthropy

  • $3.0M

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $2.8M

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Education

  • $2.6M

    Friends of the Falls · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    General

  • $2.1M

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Education, health, donor-advised, education, donor-advised, general

  • $2.1M

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $2.0M

    Juxtaposition Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $1.8M

    The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, environment

  • $1.7M

    Minnesota Council of Foundations · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $1.6M

    Breck School · Golden Valley, MN · 2023

    Education, donor-advised, education

  • $1.6M

    Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Donor-recommended, philanthropy

  • $1.6M

    Tchfh Lending · St Paul, MN · 2024

    General

  • $1.5M

    Dia Center for the Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $1.4M

    Special School District No 1 · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $1.3M

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $1.3M

    Temple Israel · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, religion

  • $1.3M

    Mountain Home Montana · Missoula, MT · 2023

    Donor-advised, human services

  • $1.2M

    Donor Advised Charitable Giving · Lone Tree, CO · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $1.2M

    Minnesota Council On Foundations · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Philanthropy

  • $1.2M

    Campus Crusade for Christ · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Donor-recommended, religion

  • $1.2M

    Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Health, donor-advised, health

  • $1.2M

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $1.2M

    Innercity Tennis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $1.2M

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $1.1M

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $1.1M

    Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    Donor-advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $1.1M

    V3 Sports · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    General

  • $1.0M

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Public affairs/society benefit, donor-advised, human services

  • $1.0M

    Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Donor-recommended, health

  • $1.0M

    Seward Redesign · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Community & economic development

  • $1.0M

    Beth El Foundation of Mn · St Louis Park, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, philanthropy

  • $942,450

    Guthrie Theater Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $915,966

    Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023

    Donor-advised, education, donor-advised, general

  • $890,250

    Dia Art Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Donor-recommended, arts & culture

  • $882,500

    Partners in Health · Frederick, MD · 2022

    Donor-recommended, health

  • $880,000

    Venn Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $878,500

    Pangea World Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Arts, culture, humanities

  • $875,000

    Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Arts- culture- humanities, general

  • $875,000

    American Indian Community Housing Organization · Duluth, MN · 2021

    Human services

  • $854,218

    Greater Good Charities · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $848,620

    Boy Scouts of America · Fort Snelling, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $843,910

    Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2021

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $838,628

    Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $806,500

    Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2022

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $800,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $794,572

    Planned Parenthood of North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, health

  • $783,024

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023

    Health, donor-advised, health

  • $765,000

    Foundation for Cardiovascular Care in Africa · Edina, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $763,750

    Gender Justice · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, human rights

  • $753,000

    Southeast Asia Development Program · Newton Highlands, MA · 2021

    Donor-recommended, information & communications

  • $751,600

    Northwest Minnesota Foundation · Bemidji, MN · 2023

    Donor-advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $750,250

    Isuroon · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Health, donor-advised, health

  • $750,000

    Stewart Title Company - Native American Community Clinic · Houston, TX · 2024

    Health

  • $750,000

    Guaranty Commercial Title Inc - Minneapolis American Indian Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Human services

  • $750,000

    Land Title Inc - Ibys Llc · Roseville, MN · 2023

    General

  • $750,000

    Eat Street Crossing Llc · Bloomington, MN · 2022

    General - george floyd rebuilding construction work

  • $750,000

    Land Title Inc - Blue Horn Properties Llc · Roseville, MN · 2022

    General - george floyd reconstruction project

  • $744,717

    Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $742,765

    Center for Victims of Torture · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

  • $736,611

    National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    Donor-recommended, environment

  • $736,150

    Migizi Communications · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $722,750

    Thrivent Charitable Impact and Investing · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, philanthropy

  • $720,000

    Land Title Inc - New Rules Gbc · Roseville, MN · 2022

    General - main street award

  • $711,502

    Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Arts- culture- humanities, donor-advised, arts- culture- humanities, donor-advised, general

  • $701,000

    University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $686,000

    Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $682,800

    St David'S Center for Child and Family Development · Minnetonka, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $676,280

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, health

  • $655,000

    Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Community & economic development

  • $654,313

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023

    Human services, donor-advised, human services

  • $654,231

    Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Health, donor-advised, health

  • $648,100

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $642,000

    Charlie Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, education

  • $633,500

    University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, education

  • $629,787

    Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities

  • $627,000

    Walker West Music Academy · St Paul, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, arts & culture

  • $626,150

    Theater Mu · St Paul, MN · 2021

    Donor-recommended, arts & culture

  • $625,000

    Ananya Dance Theatre · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Arts & culture

  • $625,000

    Indigenous Roots · St Paul, MN · 2021

    Arts & culture

  • $624,954

    Cafamerica · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Donor-advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $611,713

    Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Donor-advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $611,350

    Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Donor advised, general

  • $607,036

    Northside Achievement Zone · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Education, general, donor-advised, education

  • $604,954

    Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

    Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit

  • $600,000

    H2o for Life · White Bear Lake, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, international/foreign affairs

  • $600,000

    Naples Senior Center at Jfcs · Naples, FL · 2021

    Donor-recommended, human services

  • $594,000

    Minnesota Opera · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Donor-advised, arts- culture- humanities

  • $593,742

    Lutheran Social Service · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $592,078

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, human services

  • $586,582

    Macphail Center for Music · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Donor-recommended, arts & culture

  • $586,291

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    Donor advised, health

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