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Top 50 Minnesota Foundations by Assets, 2007
Largest foundations and corporate grantmakers based in Minnesota ranked by 2007 asset size; released October 2008

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2007 Rank	Foundation/Corporate Grantmaker	Assets	FY End	2006 Rank
1	The McKnight Foundation	$2,316,874,275	12/31/07	1
2	The Saint Paul Foundation¹	$1,008,411,095	12/31/07	2
3	Bush Foundation	$900,000,000	12/31/07	3
4	Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation	$817,604,041	12/31/07	4
5	The Minneapolis Foundation²	$689,426,201	3/31/08	5
6	Otto Bremer Foundation	$615,761,975	12/31/07	6
7	Blandin Foundation	$472,839,298	12/31/07	8
8	Northwest Area Foundation	$466,535,191	3/31/08	7
9	Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust*	$400,780,218	12/31/06	9
10	The Hormel Foundation	$320,382,000	11/30/07	10
11	Lutheran Community Foundation	$221,348,732	12/31/07	12
12	The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation	$212,000,000	12/31/07	11
13	WEM Foundation	$211,899,088	12/31/07	16
14	Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis	$191,571,805	6/30/07	13
15	ClearWay Minnesota	$178,594,993	6/30/07	15
16	F.R. Bigelow Foundation	$175,171,520	12/31/07	14
17	J.A. Wedum Foundation	$161,202,958	12/31/07	17
18	Cargill Foundation	$112,565,180	12/31/07	20
19	Alliss Educational Foundation*	$109,444,084	12/31/06	18
20	The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation	$106,965,657	12/31/07	19
21	I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated	$105,000,000	12/31/07	21
22	Hugh J. Andersen Foundation	$90,643,222	2/29/08	22
23	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation	$87,509,000	12/31/07	24
24	Jerome Foundation	$84,856,848	4/30/08	23
25	Andreas Foundation	$84,570,407	11/30/07	25
26	Opus Foundation	$76,778,994	12/31/07	30
27	Hardenbergh Foundation	$75,449,071	12/31/07	26
28	The Phileona Foundation	$68,759,539	9/30/07	35
29	Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation	$68,518,890	12/31/07	27
30	Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation	$64,203,717	12/31/07	33
31	Mardag Foundation	$62,110,725	12/31/07	31
32	George Family Foundation	$60,569,135	12/31/07	37
33	Central Minnesota Community Foundation	$59,676,872	6/30/07	39
34	Northland Foundation	$59,409,859	6/30/07	38
35	Mithun Family Foundation	$58,806,919	12/31/07	32
36	General Mills Community Action	$57,937,864	5/31/08	29
37	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation	$55,225,990	12/31/07	36
38	Andersen Corporate Foundation	$54,706,589	11/30/07	34
39	Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation	$53,178,588	12/31/07	46
40	The Sabes Family Foundation*	$52,422,667	12/31/06	44
41	Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation³	$50,380,063	12/31/07	45
42	Southwest Minnesota Foundation	$50,100,000	6/30/07	40
43	Initiative Foundation	$48,004,519	6/30/07	—
44	Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation*	$47,224,899	12/31/06	43
45	Rochester Area Foundation	$44,858,153	12/31/07	42
46	West Central Initiative	$44,816,430	6/30/07	28
47	Ordean Foundation	$43,007,937	12/31/07	47
48	Ida C. Koran Trust	$42,964,348	12/31/07	48
49	Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation*	$42,775,749	12/31/06	—
50	Securian Foundation	$41,356,650	12/31/07	—

1	The Saint Paul Foundation includes the Minnesota Community Foundation, J. Paper Foundation, and L. and A.F. Paper Foundation.
2	The Minneapolis Foundation includes Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children and Nonprofits Assistance Fund.
3	Although located in North Dakota, Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation serves communities in Minnesota.
*	Asset figures are for 2006, the latest year for which data are available.

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