|
2005
Rank |
Foundation/Corporate Grantmaker |
Assets |
FY End |
2004 Rank |
|
1 |
The McKnight Foundation |
$2,050,000,000 |
12/31/05 |
1 |
|
2 |
The Saint Paul Foundation1 |
$807,237,559 |
12/31/05 |
3 |
|
3 |
Bush Foundation |
$796,152,000 |
11/30/05 |
2 |
|
4 |
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation |
$711,986,497 |
12/31/05 |
4 |
|
5 |
The Minneapolis Foundation2 |
$654,649,964 |
3/31/06 |
5 |
|
6 |
Otto Bremer Foundation |
$535,178,874 |
12/31/05 |
6 |
|
7 |
Northwest Area Foundation |
$483,308,560 |
3/31/06 |
7 |
|
8 |
Blandin Foundation |
$417,694,775 |
12/31/05 |
8 |
|
9 |
Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust*
|
$355,943,736 |
12/31/04 |
9 |
|
10 |
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation |
$195,338,348 |
12/31/05 |
11 |
|
11 |
The Hormel Foundation |
$186,331,596 |
11/30/05 |
10 |
|
12 |
Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and
Minneapolis |
$168,214,343 |
6/30/05 |
15 |
|
13 |
Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco |
$166,206,750 |
6/30/05 |
12 |
|
14 |
Lutheran Community Foundation |
$162,282,256 |
12/31/05 |
16 |
|
15 |
F.R. Bigelow Foundation |
$152,877,801 |
12/31/05 |
13 |
|
16 |
J. A. Wedum Foundation* |
$142,783,515 |
12/31/04 |
14 |
|
17 |
WEM Foundation |
$128,194,446 |
12/31/05 |
17 |
|
18 |
Alliss Educational Foundation |
$104,489,840 |
12/31/05 |
18 |
|
19 |
Cargill Foundation & Corporation |
$100,148,000 |
12/31/05 |
23 |
|
20 |
I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated |
$94,000,000 |
12/31/05 |
19 |
|
21 |
Hugh J. Andersen Foundation |
$90,524,310 |
2/28/06 |
21 |
|
22 |
The Jerome Foundation |
$90,292,673 |
4/30/06 |
22 |
|
23 |
Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation* |
$77,703,850 |
12/31/04 |
24 |
|
24 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation and Corporation |
$77,240,000 |
12/31/05 |
20 |
|
25 |
Andreas Foundation |
$70,193,104 |
11/30/05 |
25 |
|
26 |
Hardenbergh Foundation (fka St. Croix Foundation)
|
$67,231,908 |
12/31/05 |
|
|
27 |
Patrick & Aimee Butler Family Foundation |
$61,236,731 |
12/31/05 |
26 |
|
28 |
Mardag Foundation |
$56,241,425 |
12/31/05 |
28 |
|
29 |
3M Foundation & Corporation |
$55,726,000 |
12/31/05 |
43 |
|
30 |
General Mills Community Action & Corporation |
$55,270,506 |
5/31/06 |
30 |
|
31 |
George Family Foundation |
$53,754,327 |
12/31/05 |
37 |
|
32 |
U.S. Bancorp Foundation |
$52,189,007 |
12/31/05 |
27 |
|
33 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation |
$51,702,519 |
12/31/05 |
29 |
|
34 |
The Bayport Foundation of Andersen Corporation |
$49,352,626 |
11/30/05 |
32 |
|
35 |
Northland Foundation |
$49,169,887 |
6/30/05 |
33 |
|
36 |
The Barry Foundation |
$48,590,664 |
12/31/05 |
— |
|
37 |
The Wasie Foundation |
$47,912,476 |
12/31/05 |
31 |
|
38 |
Central Minnesota Community Foundation |
$47,053,833 |
6/30/05 |
34 |
|
39 |
Opus Foundation |
$46,882,690 |
12/31/05 |
— |
|
40 |
Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation |
$43,064,025 |
12/31/05 |
44 |
|
41 |
Southwest Minnesota Foundation |
$42,533,825 |
6/30/05 |
40 |
|
42 |
The Phileona Foundation |
$42,083,749 |
9/30/05 |
— |
|
43 |
Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation* |
$42,000,000 |
12/31/04 |
35 |
|
44 |
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation |
$41,619,487 |
12/31/05 |
42 |
|
45 |
The Sabes Family Foundation* |
$41,476,508 |
12/31/04 |
36 |
|
46 |
Ida C. Koran Trust* |
$39,764,035 |
12/31/04 |
38 |
|
47 |
Northwest Minnesota Foundation |
$39,647,000 |
6/30/05 |
48 |
|
48 |
West Central Initiative |
$39,177,132 |
6/30/05 |
45 |
|
49 |
Ordean Foundation |
$38,761,351 |
12/31/05 |
41 |
|
50 |
Initiative Foundation |
$38,525,032 |
6/30/05 |
46 |
(1) The Saint Paul Foundation includes the
Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation and A.F. Paper
Foundation.
(2) 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)
* Asset figures are for 2004, the latest year for which figures are
available.
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