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Top 25 Minnesota
Corporate Grantmakers, 2008
Largest corporate foundations and corporate giving
programs based in Minnesota ranked by grants, corporate giving, and program-related investments
(PRIs) paid in 2008; released
October 2009
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2008 Rank
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Corporate Foundation/
Giving Program |
Grants/PRIs/
Corp. Giving1 |
Grants/PRIs/
Corp. Giving
in MN |
Assets |
FY End |
2007
Rank |
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1 |
Target Foundation & Corporation2
|
$138,231,699
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$22,525,815
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$10,798,000
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1/31/09
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—
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2 |
General Mills Foundation & Corporation |
$71,170,493
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$16,701,454
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$63,433,021
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5/31/09
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1 |
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3 |
Cargill Foundation & Cargill
Incorporated3 |
$58,222,000
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$13,407,000
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$108,455,000
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12/31/08 & 5/31/09 respectively
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3 |
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4 |
United Health Foundation & UnitedHealth
Group4 |
$56,220,758
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$4,998,754
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$15,873,000
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12/31/08
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4 |
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5 |
Medtronic Foundation & Corporation5
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$49,042,214
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$10,370,319
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$111,122,797
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4/30/09
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2 |
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6 |
Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corporation6
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$30,023,000
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$6,200,000
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n/a7
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2/28/09 |
5 |
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7 |
3M Foundation & Corporation
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$25,227,000
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$13,264,000
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$23,300,000
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12/31/08
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6 |
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8 |
U.S. Bancorp Foundation |
$20,707,594
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$3,104,778
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$11,155,944
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12/31/08
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8 |
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9 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation & Corporation8
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$20,163,446
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$4,325,199
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$72,419,000
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12/31/08 |
7 |
|
10 |
Travelers Companies, Inc. and Travelers Foundation
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$19,008,240
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$8,657,336
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n/a
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12/31/08 |
9 |
|
11 |
St. Jude Medical Inc. and Foundation
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$12,100,000
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$1,570,000
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n/a |
12/31/08 |
14 |
|
12 |
Xcel Energy Foundation & Corporate
Citizenship |
$12,068,063
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$2,488,670
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$2,869,097
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12/31/08 |
12 |
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13 |
Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota & Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota9
|
$10,349,031
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$10,349,031
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$400,000,000
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12/31/08 |
10 |
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14 |
The Mosaic Company
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$8,100,000
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$600,000
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n/a
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5/31/09
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—
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15 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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$7,689,376
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$2,000,000
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n/a
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12/31/08
|
11
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|
16 |
Ecolab Foundation & Corporation
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$4,764,313
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$3,367,605
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n/a
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12/31/08 |
13 |
|
17 |
The Pentair Foundation
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$4,508,647
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$1,846,643
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$1,847,853
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12/31/08 |
16 |
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18 |
Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen Corporation
10 |
$3,602,250
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$1,559,750
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$35,000,000
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11/30/08
|
15
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|
19 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation & Corporation
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$3,306,313
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$3,218,013
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$37,207,718
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12/31/08 |
17 |
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20 |
RBC Foundation - USA
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$3,149,578
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$1,501,766
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$296,875
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10/31/08
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18
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|
21 |
Opus Foundation
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$3,065,130
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$466,750
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$58,000,000
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12/31/08 |
—
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22 |
TCF Foundation
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$3,000,000
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$1,000,000
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n/a |
12/31/08 |
21 |
|
23 |
The Graco Foundation
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$2,785,266
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$2,388,111
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$1,441,865
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12/31/08
|
19 |
|
24 |
Deluxe Corporation Foundation/Deluxe Corporation
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$2,737,907
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$1,341,958
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$23,696,890
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12/31/08 |
20 |
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25 |
Marquette Financial Companies Community Support Program
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$2,217,360
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$1,510,800
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n/a |
12/31/08 |
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1 |
The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) compiles a ranking of the top corporate funders each year based on cash contributions. In order to ensure that grantmakers are compared consistently, MCF does not include in the totals in-kind or other non-cash contributions such as products, services or volunteer time, which many corporate grantmakers also give.
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2 |
For 2007, Target Foundation & Corporation only reported combined cash and in-kind contributions and were not ranked.
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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 |
Medtronic Foundation & Corporation's "Grants/PRIs/Corporate Giving Paid in MN" does not include corporate giving.
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6 |
Best Buy Children's Foundation & Corporation's "Grants/PRIs/Corporate Giving Paid in MN" includes $2,800,000 to Scholarship America which administers scholarships to students nationwide and in Puerto Rico.
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7 |
Data not available.
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8 |
Totals do not include Fraternal Giving. In 2008 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans national Fraternal Giving totaled $126.2 million. Minnesota Fraternal Giving totaled $8,711,864.
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Wells Fargo Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank (both based in California) total U.S. cash contributions: $226,000,000.
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10 |
Andersen Corporate Foundation & Andersen Corporation's "Grants/PRIs/Corporate Giving Paid in MN" does not include Andersen Corporation grants.
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