Giving in Minnesota, 2006 Edition
Giving in Minnesota Sample Trends:
Grantmaking by Intended Beneficiary
This section is an analysis of trends in grantmaking by intended beneficiary by the 110 grantmakers in the Giving in Minnesota sample. As in the case of geographic service area, the Council applies the Grants Classification System (GCS) to analyze trends of grantmaking by intended beneficiary. In the coding process, grants for specific populations/groups are only coded when the intended beneficiary is clearly articulated in the grant description or is clear from the name and purpose of the recipient organization. Based on these criteria, less than half (47.6 percent) in the 2004 grants sample could be coded by beneficiary group
[see
Table 43 (PDF)].
Note to the reader: It is important to note that among the grants not coded for specific populations/groups are (a) those that provide for the general support of institutions or programs that serve broad public interests (e.g. community centers), although multiple target groups may derive a benefit; and (b) grants for the general support of elementary and secondary schools, college scholarships and general recreational agencies (such as YMCAs) since these categories serve the broader community rather than only children and youth. In cases where more than one beneficiary group is indicated in the grant description, e.g. a program for African American women, it is coded more than once. In this example, the grant is coded under both African Americans/Blacks and Women and Girls. The Council codes up to a maximum of three applicable beneficiaries listed in the grants. Since grants may be counted more than once, each category is analyzed as a percentage of the total grant dollars and by number of grants reported.1
Intended Beneficiary Trends by Grantmaker Type
In 2004, all grantmaker types allotted their highest shares of grant dollars to benefit the General Public/Unspecified beneficiary group, with community/public foundations giving the highest share at 60.2 percent, private foundations 53.0 percent, and corporate foundations and giving programs 48.7 percent
[see
Table 44 (PDF)].
Private Foundations
Private foundations gave their highest share to the General Public/Unspecified beneficiary group, 53 percent. Although Adults and the Children and Youth beneficiary groups continued to rank second and third, respectively, they had fewer shares of private foundation grant dollars in 2004 compared to 2003, dipping from 13.6 percent to 13.3 percent for the Adults beneficiary group and 12.1 percent to 11.4 percent for Children and Youth.
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs
Corporate foundations and giving programs gave the highest share of grant dollars (30.2 percent) of the three types of foundations to the Children and Youth beneficiary group, a continuing trend in their giving, compared to private foundations at 11.4 percent and community/public foundations at 13.7 percent. As stated in the section on Trends in Giving by Subject Area in this report, the corporate share of giving to the Education subject area, as well as to the Children and Youth beneficiary group, is attributable to giving by General Mills (Box Tops for Education Campaign) and Target, which has various national education campaign programs. Several other corporate grantmakers in the Giving in Minnesota sample also had significant numbers of sizable grants coded to the Children and Youth beneficiary group.
Community/Public Foundations
Community/public foundations gave the highest share of grant dollars (60.2 percent) to the General Public/Unspecified beneficiary group, surpassing private foundations (53.0 percent), which gave the most to this beneficiary group in 2003. There were a number of shifts in giving by community/public foundations to Adults, Children and Youth, Racial Minorities/Other Specified Groups and Native American/American Indians beneficiary groups. Adults had the sharpest decline in share of grant dollars from community foundations, down 13.6 percent from 21.3 percent in 2003 to 7.7 percent in 2004. The decrease is related to a one-time $20-million grant to Northwestern University from The Minneapolis Foundation in 2003. Ethnic/Racial Minority/Other Specified Groups also dropped from 8.4 percent in 2003 to 0.2 percent in 2004, attributable to another single-year grant of $10 million from The Minneapolis Foundation to the Minneapolis Jewish Federation in 2003. The Native American/American Indians beneficiary group saw a 0.8 increase in share of grant dollars from 0.1 in 2003 to 0.9 in 2004. This is attributable to an $818,000 grant from the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco for tobacco prevention within this beneficiary group.
1 The Council does not code grants made to organizations located outside the United States.
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Giving in Minnesota
2006 Edition
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Table of Contents
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Index
Section I:
Introduction
Section II:
Key Findings
Section III:
Minnesota Giving Overview
Section IV:
Sample Trends
Section V:
Methodology
Section VI:
Appendices
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About This Report
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Giving in Minnesota, an annual research report produced by the Minnesota Council on Foundations since 1984, provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and patterns of giving by organized philanthropy in the state.
This report provides an overview of giving by Minnesota foundations and corporations domestically and internationally, as well as giving by individual Minnesotans. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of the Giving in Minnesota sample of the largest Minnesota foundations and corporations by subject area, geographic area, intended beneficiary and support type.
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