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Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Grants Paid, 2005
Minnesota's largest foundations and corporate grantmakers ranked by grants and program-related investments paid in 2005

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Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Assets
 

2005
Rank

Foundation/Corporate Grantmaker

Grants Paid

Grants Pd. in Minn. Assets

FY End

2004 Rank

1  

The McKnight Foundation $90,710,176 $67,199,401 $2,050,000,000 12/31/05 2  

2  

General Mills Foundation & Corporation $53,331,232 $15,405,351 $55,270,506 5/31/06 3  

3  

Medtronic Foundation & Corporation*     $40,865,798 $7,607,878 $83,084,656 4/30/06 6  

4  

The Saint Paul Foundation1 $38,074,453 $38,074,453 $807,339,275 12/31/05 5  

5  

Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated2 $36,285,000 $10,421,980 $100,148,000 12/31/05
5/31/06
9  

6  

The Minneapolis Foundation3 $36,054,903 $31,926,617 $654,649,964 3/31/06 4  

7  

Bush Foundation $30,363,717 $19,379,524 $796,152,000 11/30/05 7  

8  

Otto Bremer Foundation $28,037,818 $21,653,035 $535,178,874 12/31/05 15  

9  

Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corporation* $27,726,745 $4,900,00 n/a 2/28/06 14  

10  

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation $25,349,733 $9,401,800 $711,986,497 12/31/05 12  

11  

United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth Group4 $24,233,458 $338,730 $20,184,977 12/31/05 19  

12  

3M Foundation & Corporation $22,191,000 $10,486,000 $55,726,000 12/31/05 11  

13  

U.S. Bancorp Foundation $19,900,000 $3,100,000 $52,189,007 12/31/05 13  

14  

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation $17,927,725 $4,000,000 $77,240,000 12/31/05 20  

15  

Northwest Area Foundation $16,933,789 $2,116,509 $483,308,560 3/31/06 18  

16  

St. Paul Travelers Inc. Foundation & Corporation $14,781,063 $6,744,285 $520,717 12/31/05 16  

17  

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community $14,500,000 n/a n/a 9/30/05 22  

18  

Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota & Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota5 $10,100,000 $10,100,000 $400,000,000 12/31/05 24  

19  

The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation $9,921,862 $6,581,193 $195,338,348 12/31/05 23  

20  

Xcel Energy Foundation & Corporate Citizenship     $9,883,881 $3,760,320 $1,784,572 12/31/05 17  

21  

Blandin Foundation $8,967,018 $8,967,018 $417,694,775 12/31/05 10  

22  

Ameriprise Financial Inc. $8,100,000 $3,600,000 n/a 12/31/05 40  

23  

Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation $8,097,341 $7,306,591 $37,352,000 12/31/05 25  

24  

Lutheran Community Foundation $7,986,989 $3,508,188 $162,282,256 12/31/05 33  

25  

F.R. Bigelow Foundation $6,273,065 $6,273,065 $152,877,801 12/31/05 34  

26  

St. Jude Medical Foundation $6,036,364 $453,050 $6,566,246 12/31/05 32  

27  

WEM Foundation $5,900,596 $719,600 $128,194,446 12/31/05 31  

28  

Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis $5,753,792 $5,452,689 $148,920,819 6/30/05 26  

29  

Andersen Corporation & The Bayport Foundation of Andersen Corporation* $4,965,260 $2,181,225 $49,352,626
 
12/31/05
11/30/05
39  

30  

Alliss Educational Foundation $4,960,000 n/a $104,489,840 12/31/05 30  

31  

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco $4,607,901 $4,607,901 $172,805,097 6/30/05 29  

32  

Central Minnesota Community Foundation $4,411,558 n/a $47,053,833 6/30/05 44  
33   Mayo Clinic $4,360,000 $1,960,000 n/a 12/31/05 —  

34  

Ecolab Foundation & Corporation $4,331,296 $2,626,546 n/a 12/31/05 42  

35  

I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated $4,113,375 n/a $94,000,000 12/31/05 35  

36  

William W. and Nadine M. McGuire Family Foundation $3,860,000 $3,635,000 $6,760,320 12/31/05 21  

37  

Wood-Rill Foundation $3,776,235 $1,232,735 $1,364,167 12/31/05 28  

38  

Hugh J. Andersen Foundation $3,689,480 $3,049,331 $90,524,310 2/28/06 45  
39   SUPERVALU Foundation $3,637,893 $2,675,286 $2,430,452 2/28/05 —  

40  

The Harry Kay Charitable Foundation $3,555,983 n/a $25,511,690 11/30/05 —  

41  

The Jerome Foundation $3,121,341 $1,536,768 $90,292,673 4/30/06 43  

42  

TCF Foundation $3,000,000 $1,500,000 n/a 12/31/05 41  

42  

Star Tribune Foundation & Corporation $3,000,000 $2,584,093 n/a 12/31/05 46  

44  

The Hormel Foundation $2,998,565 $2,998,565 $186,336,621 11/30/05 47  

45  

Winona Community Foundation $2,741,108 $2,692,268 $9,187,317 12/31/05 —  

46  

The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation6 $2,674,488 n/a $7,628,103 12/31/04 —  

47  

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation $2,585,999 $2,585,999 $51,702,519 12/31/05 48  

48  

Pax Christi Foundation $2,527,750 $2,313,750 $9,003,319 6/30/05 38  

49  

Hardenbergh Foundation (fka St. Croix Foundation) $2,527,500 $2,154,500 $67,231,908 12/31/05 —  

50  

Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation $2,513,587 $1,015,164 $34,160,000 12/31/05 —  


The Minnesota Council on Foundations compiles a ranking of the top funders each year based on cash contributions. In order to ensure that grantmakers are compared consistently, we do not include in-kind or other non-cash contributions in making the rank listing.

* 2005 Grants Paid in Minnesota includes only the corporate foundation's grant dollars and does not include the corporate giving program grants.

n/a represents data that was not available.

Target Foundation & Corporation reported combined cash and in-kind contributions of $147 million for the fiscal year ending 1/28/2006. A separate cash contribution total was not provided.

In 2004, the E.M. Pearson Foundation ranked 8th after spending down its assets and terminating the foundation.

(1) The Saint Paul Foundation includes the Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation and A.F. Paper Foundation.
(2) 2005 Grants Paid in Minnesota includes only the foundation and corporate grants but does not include business unit contributions.
(3) The Minneapolis Foundation includes Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP Foundation for Education, Public Health and Social Justice, and Nonprofits Assistance Fund (Formerly Community Loan Technologies).
(4) United Health Foundation has additional direct charitable distributions in the form of mission-related programs and projects that amount to $19,666,545.
(5) Total U.S. contributions: $95,200,000.
(6) The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation's grants paid and asset figures are for 2004.

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