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Top 50 Minnesota Foundations by Assets, 2005
Minnesota's largest foundations and corporate grantmakers ranked by 2005 asset size

> Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers by Grants Paid

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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