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2008 Edition
KEY FINDINGS
Minnesota Giving Overview1
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Charitable giving increased. In 2006, individuals and grantmakers gave $5.2 billion in charitable contributions, an increase of 1.8 percent from 2005.
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Individual giving decreased. Individual charitable giving in Minnesota decreased 1.2 percent, from $4.12 billion in 2005 to $4.07 billion in 2006.
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Foundation and corporate giving showed notable increase. In 2006, Minnesota grantmakers gave a total of $1.16 billion, an increase of 13.8 percent from 2005.
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Foundation assets also increased. Minnesota foundation assets increased to $17.07 billion in 2006 from $15.74 billion in 2005, an 8.4-percent increase.
Grantmaking by Subject Area2
Education, Human Services, and Public Affairs/ Society Benefit continued to receive the most grant dollars. These three subject areas received the largest shares of the state’s grant dollars, 26, 22 and 17 percent, respectively.
Education regained the largest share of grant dollars. Education’s share of Minnesota grant dollars increased from 21 percent (the second-largest share) in 2005 to 26 percent (the largest share) in 2006, surpassing Human Services.
Shares of grantmaking to Human Services, Arts, and Public Affairs/Society Benefit declined. The Human Services share dropped from 25 percent to 22 percent, Arts, Culture & Humanities declined from 16 percent to 14 percent, and Public Affairs/Society Benefit declined from 18 percent to 17 percent.
Grantmaking by Geographic Service Area2
Grants to Minnesota dropped slightly. In 2006, 54 percent of grant dollars went to organizations serving Minnesota. This represented a drop of 4 percentage points from 2005.
Grantmaking by Intended Beneficiary2
Children and Youth received more support. In 2006 the percentage of grant dollars given to benefit Children and Youth increased to 22 percent from 16 percent in 2005.
Grantmaking by Support Type2
Most grant dollars go to Program Support. From 2005 to 2006, the state’s grant dollars for Program Support increased from 51 percent to 56 percent, the largest share by Support Type.
General Support sees notable drop. The share of Minnesota grant dollars for General Support declined 3 percentage points, from 25 percent in 2005 to 22 percent in 2006.
1 Actual dollars are reported in this summary unless otherwise noted.
For inflation-adjusted figures, see the Full Report (PDF).
2 Based on the Giving in Minnesota sample. See “About This Report” in the right column.
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Giving in Minnesota
2008 Edition
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In This Document
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About This Report
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The Minnesota Council on Foundations has produced Giving in Minnesota,
2008 Edition to provide a comprehensive analysis of philanthropy in the
state. The 2008 edition features overall giving in 2006, the most recent year
for which comprehensive data are available.
This summary provides highlights from the full report, which includes
information about overall giving by foundations, corporations and individuals in
Minnesota, along with detailed grantmaking trends by the Giving in Minnesota
sample, which is comprised of 100 of the state’s largest grantmakers based on
grants paid.
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