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HUMAN SERVICES
The Human Services subject area consists of the following subcategories: Multipurpose Human Services; Housing/Shelter; Youth Development; Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief; Food, Nutrition & Agriculture; Public Protection; and Employment/Jobs.
In 2005, grantmakers in the Giving in Minnesota sample gave almost $174 million to the Human Services subject area, comprising 25 percent of total Minnesota grant dollars, the
largest share of any subject area. 2005 marked the first time since 2001 and only the second time since the Council began this research that Human Services was Minnesota's top-ranked subject area. The increase is partly due to grantmaking for disaster relief, as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita occurred in 2005.
Multipurpose Human Services, with its 43-percent share of Human Services grant dollars, and Housing/Shelter, with its 19-percent share, ranked highest among the subcategories (see Figure AK).
Trends in Human Services Grantmaking
The share of 2005 Minnesota grant dollars going to Human Services increased by 3 percentage points from 2004, continuing a growth trend from 2003 in both share of grant dollars and total grant dollars (see Table 13 and Figure AL).
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Since 1994, when Human Services received 23 percent of all grant dollars at both the state and national levels, Minnesota funders have devoted a higher share of their grantmaking to Human Services than the national average. In 2005, Human Services' share of grant dollars nationally had dropped to 15 percent, compared to its 25-percent share in Minnesota (see Figure AM).
Human Services Grantmaking by Grantmaker Type
For the third consecutive year, private foundations provided the largest share of Human Services grantmaking, followed by corporate foundations and giving programs and then community/public foundations (see Table 24 and Figure AN).
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Private foundations increased their grants for Human Services for the second year in a row. Specifically, private foundations increased their share of Human Services grant dollars by 1 percentage point, from 53 percent in 2004 to 54 percent in 2005, as their grant dollars to Human Services grew by nearly 8 percent.
Corporate foundations and giving programs also saw a 1-percentage point increase in 2005, resulting in a 34-percent share. Community/public foundations' share of Human Services grantmaking declined from 15 percent in 2004 to 12 percent in 2005, following a small increase the previous year.
Largest Human Services Grantmakers
Minnesota's five largest Human Services grantmakers in 2005:
- The McKnight Foundation
- Bush Foundation
- Otto Bremer Foundation
- Target Foundation and Corporation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
Human Services Grantmaking by Subcategory
As was the case in the previous two years, in 2005 the Multipurpose Human Services subcategory received the largest share of the state's Human Services grant dollars (43 percent), followed by Housing/Shelter (19 percent) and Youth Development (9 percent) (see Table 25 and Figure AO). Between 2004 and 2005, grant dollars increased for Multipurpose Human Services but dropped slightly for Housing/Shelter and Youth Development.
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Notably, grant dollars to Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief grew
nearly threefold, from approximately $5 million to over $14 million. The share
of all Human Services grants to this category increased from 3 percent in 2004 to 8 percent in 2005. This growth was due primarily to nearly
$9 million in funding for disaster relief and recovery efforts related to
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which occurred in 2005, and to the South Asia
tsunami, which struck at the end of 2004.
Top Human Services Grant Recipients
The top five recipients of Minnesota's Human Services grant dollars in 2005:
- Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
- Family Housing Fund
- American Red Cross (Washington, D.C.)
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Presbyterian Homes of Minnesota
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About This Report
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The Minnesota Council on Foundations produces
Giving in Minnesota to provide 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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