Funding search · EIN 416029402 · Minneapolis, MN

The Minneapolis Foundation

Name: The Minneapolis Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

4 grants matching “jungle” · $46,000

$16,500
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Donor advised, arts, culture, humanities
$9,500
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Donor-advised, arts- culture- humanities
$10,500
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Donor-recommended, arts & culture
$9,500
Jungle Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Arts & culture

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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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.