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Top 25 Minnesota
Corporate Grantmakers, 2007
Largest corporate foundations and corporate giving
programs based in Minnesota ranked by grants, corporate giving, and program-related investments
(PRIs) paid in 2007; released
October 2008
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2007 Rank
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Corporate Foundation/
Giving Program |
Grants/PRIs/
Corp. Giving1 |
Grants/PRIs/
Corp. Giving
in MN |
Assets |
FY End |
2006
Rank |
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1 |
General Mills Foundation & Corporation |
$64,473,353 |
$16,890,310 |
$57,937,864 |
5/31/08 |
1 |
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2 |
Medtronic Foundation & Corporation2 |
$47,476,419 |
$12,046,554 |
$40,797,000 |
4/30/08 |
2 |
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3 |
Cargill Foundation & Cargill
Incorporated3 |
$44,021,000 |
$12,922,478 |
$112,565,180 |
12/31/07 & 5/31/08 |
3 |
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4 |
United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth
Group4 |
$30,952,513 |
$6,196,555 |
$19,626,000 |
12/31/07 |
7 |
|
5 |
Best Buy Children's Foundation &
Corporation |
$30,800,000 |
$11,492,219 |
n/a5 |
2/29/08 |
4 |
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6 |
3M Foundation & Corporation |
$25,054,000 |
$12,825,000 |
$35,000,000 |
12/31/07 |
5 |
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7 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Foundation & Corporation |
$23,520,415 |
$6,739,641 |
$87,509,000 |
12/31/07 |
6 |
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8 |
U.S. Bancorp Foundation |
$19,856,000 |
$3,088,754 |
$17,989,559 |
12/31/07 |
8 |
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9 |
Travelers Corporation, Travelers
Foundation and Travelers CT Foundation |
$16,757,821 |
$8,519,002 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
9 |
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10 |
Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota & Wells
Fargo Bank Minnesota6 |
$10,600,000 |
$10,600,000 |
$370,966,874 |
12/31/07 |
10 |
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11 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
$7,159,000 |
$2,443,000 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
12 |
|
12 |
Xcel Energy Foundation & Corporate
Citizenship |
$7,046,457 |
$1,889,000 |
$3,094,427 |
12/31/07 |
11 |
|
13 |
Ecolab Foundation & Corporation |
$6,991,933 |
$3,887,107 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
14 |
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14 |
St. Jude Medical Foundation |
$6,628,035 |
$1,093,049 |
$130,953 |
12/31/07 |
13 |
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15 |
Andersen Corporate Fdn. & Andersen
Corporation7 |
$3,650,337 |
$1,736,750 |
$54,706,589 |
11/30/07 |
25 |
|
16 |
The Pentair Foundation |
$3,487,708 |
$1,513,450 |
$1,822,104 |
12/31/07 |
18 |
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17 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minn. Fdn. & Corporation |
$3,095,056 |
$2,879,056 |
$55,225,990 |
12/31/07 |
23 |
|
18 |
RBC Foundation - USA8 |
$3,050,919 |
$1,520,409 |
$287,462 |
10/31/07 |
17 |
|
19 |
The Graco Foundation |
$2,888,189 |
$2,239,017 |
$3,419,802 |
12/31/07 |
19 |
|
20 |
Deluxe Corporation Fdn. / Deluxe
Corporation |
$2,865,034 |
$1,541,416 |
$36,753,701 |
12/31/07 |
21 |
|
21 |
TCF Foundation |
$2,700,000 |
$1,000,000 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
16 |
|
22 |
Mayo Clinic |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
22 |
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23 |
Piper Jaffray |
$2,202,900 |
$1,558,541 |
$2,332,995 |
12/31/07 |
20 |
|
24 |
Hormel Foods Corporation Charitable
Trust |
$2,042,502 |
$1,543,790 |
$96,587 |
12/31/07 |
— |
|
25 |
GMAC ResCap |
$1,875,000 |
$205,685 |
n/a |
12/31/07 |
15 |
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1 |
The Minnesota Council on Foundations compiles
a ranking of the top corporate funders each year based on cash contributions
made by the corporate foundation and/or corporate giving program. In order
to ensure that grantmakers are compared consistently, we do not include
in-kind or other non-cash contributions in the totals. Target Foundation &
Corporation reported combined cash and in-kind contributions of $169 million
for the fiscal year ending 2/2/08; a separate cash contribution total was
not reported. |
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2 |
Medtronic Foundation & Corporation's "Grants/PRIs/Corporate
Giving Paid in MN" does not include corporate giving. |
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3 |
Cargill Foundation & Cargill Incorporated's
"Grants/PRIs/Corporate Giving Paid in MN" does not include business unit
contributions. |
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4 |
United Health Foundation has additional direct
charitable distributions in the form of mission-related programs and
projects that amount to $6,800,000. |
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5 |
n/a represents data not available. |
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6 |
Wells Fargo Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank
(both based in California) total U.S. contributions: $91,800,000. |
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7 |
Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen
Corporation's "Grants/PRIs/Corporate Giving Paid in MN" does not include
Andersen Corporation grants. |
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8 |
Formerly
RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation. |
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