The share of Minnesota grant dollars that stayed in the state declined by 4 percentage points, from 58 percent in 2005 to 54 percent in 2006. Minnesota grantmakers increased their share to Areas Outside Minnesota by 1 percentage point, from 28 percent in 2005 to 29 percent in 2006. National giving increased to 14 percent in 2006 from 10 percent in 2005.



GRANTMAKING BY INTENDED BENEFICIARY

The General Public/Unspecified Beneficiary group received the most grant dollars in 2006. Minnesota grantmakers continued to devote their second-highest level of support to Children and Youth; in 2006 the percentage of grant dollars increased to 22 percent from 16 percent in 2005. The share of grant dollars to benefit Native Americans/American Indians decreased from 3.2 percent to 2.6 percent between 2005 and 2006. Giving to Asians/Pacific Islanders decreased by half a percentage point from 0.9 percent to 0.4 percent. The share of grant dollars remained stable for Hispanics/Latinos and African Americans/ Blacks.

Beneficiary Trends by Grantmaker Type

Giving by private foundations to Children and Youth and Adults increased in 2006 (15 percent and 13 percent, respectively). From 2005 to 2006 private foundations decreased their share of grant dollars going to Native Americans/American Indians (from 2.8 percent to 1.5 percent).

Corporate foundations and giving programs increased their giving to Children and Youth from 24 percent in 2005 to 31 percent in 2006. The percentage they gave to this category exceeded that given by private foundations and community/public foundations (15 percent each).

Community/public foundations were the only grantmaker type to decrease their share of grant dollars for the Adults beneficiary group between 2005 and 2006 (from 9.0 percent to 8.3 percent). Community/public foundations increased funding to Poor/Economically Disadvantaged groups (from 2.6 percent in 2005 to 3.6 percent in 2006) and Native American groups (0.6 percent to 1.9 percent). Grantmaking to Asians/Pacific Islanders decreased from 3.0 percent in 2005 to 0.4 percent in 2006, a decrease of more than $2 million.



GRANTMAKING BY SUPPORT TYPE

Grantmakers in the Giving in Minnesota sample continued to devote the largest share of their grant dollars to Program Support, giving 56 percent in 2006 compared to 51 percent in 2005. The share of grant dollars for General Support declined 3 percentage points between 2005 and 2006, from 25 percent to 22 percent (see Figure E).

Support Type Funding by Grantmaker Type

Private foundations increased their funding of Program Support in 2006, devoting more than half (54 percent) of their grantmaking to that category, up from 51 percent in 2005. Private foundations also increased their Capital Support from 14 percent in 2005 to 16 percent in 2006. In contrast, private foundations decreased their funding of General Support by 3 percentage points, from 24 percent in 2005 to 21 percent in 2006, and support for Student Aid fell from 9 percent in 2005 to 7 percent in 2006.

Corporate foundations increased their Program Support grants from 52 percent in 2005 to 62 percent in 2006. Offsetting this increase, General Support decreased from 26 percent in 2005 to 20 percent in 2006, and Capital Support decreased from 15 percent in 2005 to 10 percent in 2006.

Community/public foundations continued to increase the percentage of funding devoted to General Support, from 31 percent in 2005 to 37 percent in 2006. This 37 percent matched the share given to Program Support, which decreased from 48 percent in 2005. Community/public foundations increased the percentage given to Student Aid Funds (6 percent in 2005 and 8 percent in 2006).