|
2008
Rank |
Foundation/Corporate Grantmaker |
2008 Assets |
2007 Assets |
FY End |
2007 Rank |
|
1 |
The McKnight Foundation |
$1,582,042,000
|
$2,316,874,275
|
12/31/08 |
1 |
|
2 |
The Saint Paul Foundation1 |
$710,435,779
|
$1,008,411,095 |
12/31/08 |
2 |
|
3 |
Bush Foundation |
$681,000,000
|
$900,000,000 |
12/31/08 |
3 |
|
4 |
Otto Bremer Foundation
|
$638,466,755
|
$615,761,975
|
12/31/08 |
6 |
|
5 |
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
|
$574,716,301
|
$817,604,041
|
12/31/08
|
4 |
|
6 |
The Minneapolis Foundation2
|
$481,178,318
|
$689,426,201
|
3/31/09
|
5 |
|
7 |
Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust3
|
n/a4
|
$406,640,352
|
12/31/07
|
9 |
|
8 |
Northwest Area Foundation |
$337,607,563
|
$466,535,191 |
3/31/09 |
8 |
|
9 |
Blandin Foundation
|
$331,825,635
|
$472,839,298
|
12/31/08
|
7 |
|
10 |
The Hormel Foundation |
$223,000,820
|
$320,382,000 |
11/30/08 |
10 |
|
11 |
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
|
$185,000,000
|
$212,000,000
|
12/31/08 |
12 |
|
12 |
Catholic Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
|
$178,101,406
|
$191,571,805
|
6/30/08
|
14 |
|
13 |
Lutheran Community Foundation
|
$166,000,000
|
$211,899,088 |
12/31/08 |
11 |
|
14 |
J. A. Wedum Foundation3
|
n/a
|
$161,202,958
|
12/31/07
|
17
|
|
15 |
ClearWay Minnesota |
$159,669,245
|
$178,594,993 |
6/30/08 |
15 |
|
16 |
WEM Foundation
|
$153,969,685
|
$211,899,088
|
12/31/08 |
13 |
|
17 |
The Medtronic Foundation
|
$111,122,797
|
$40,797,000
|
4/30/09
|
—
|
|
18 |
F.R. Bigelow Foundation
|
$111,048,625
|
$175,171,520
|
12/31/08 |
16 |
|
19 |
Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation
|
$110,025,133
|
$64,203,717
|
12/31/08 |
30 |
|
20 |
Cargill Foundation
|
$108,455,000
|
$112,565,180
|
12/31/08 |
18 |
|
21 |
Alliss Educational Foundation
|
$79,353,969
|
$111,576,030
|
12/31/08 |
19 |
|
22 |
Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation
|
$73,141,534
|
$106,965,657
|
12/31/08
|
20 |
|
23 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation
|
$72,419,000
|
$87,509,000 |
12/31/08 |
23 |
|
24 |
I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Incorporated
|
$70,000,000
|
$105,000,000
|
12/31/08
|
21 |
|
25 |
General Mills Community Action
|
$63,433,021
|
$57,937,864
|
5/31/09
|
36
|
|
26 |
Andreas Foundation
|
$61,610,508
|
$84,570,407
|
11/30/08
|
25 |
|
27 |
Jerome Foundation
|
$59,931,997
|
$84,856,848
|
4/30/09
|
24 |
|
28 |
Central Minnesota Community Foundation
|
$58,508,570
|
$59,676,872
|
6/30/08
|
33 |
|
29 |
Opus Foundation
|
$58,000,000
|
$76,778,994
|
12/31/08 |
26 |
|
30 |
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
|
$57,116,351
|
$85,662,443
|
12/31/08 |
—
|
|
31 |
Hardenbergh Foundation
|
$56,914,000
|
$75,449,071
|
12/31/08 |
27 |
|
32 |
Northland Foundation
|
$54,031,761
|
$59,409,859
|
6/30/08 |
34 |
|
33 |
Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
|
$53,500,000
|
$90,643,222
|
2/29/09
|
22 |
|
34 |
The Sabes Family Foundation3
|
n/a
|
$53,435,411
|
12/31/07 |
40
|
|
35 |
Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
|
$49,767,137
|
$68,518,890
|
12/31/08
|
29 |
|
36 |
Southwest Minnesota Foundation
|
$49,374,849
|
$50,100,000
|
6/30/08
|
42 |
|
37 |
Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation3
|
n/a
|
$49,142,754
|
12/31/07
|
44 |
|
38 |
George Family Foundation
|
$47,759,292
|
$60,569,135
|
12/31/08 |
32 |
|
39 |
Douglass Brandenborg Family Foundation3
|
n/a
|
$46,428,123
|
12/31/07 |
49 |
|
40 |
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
|
$45,855,876
|
$42,964,348
|
6/30/08
|
48 |
|
41 |
Initiative Foundation
|
$45,296,501
|
$48,004,519
|
6/30/08 |
43 |
|
42 |
West Central Initiative
|
$44,256,483
|
$44,816,430
|
6/30/08 |
46 |
|
43 |
Prospect Creek Foundation
|
n/a
|
$44,189,484
|
12/31/07 |
—
|
|
44 |
Securian Foundation
|
$43,905,581
|
$41,356,650
|
12/31/08
|
50
|
|
45 |
The Wasie Foundation
|
n/a
|
$42,609,237
|
12/31/07 |
—
|
|
46 |
Mithun Family Foundation
|
$40,475,691
|
$58,806,919
|
12/31/08
|
35
|
|
47 |
Mardag Foundation
|
$40,181,057
|
$62,110,725
|
12/31/08
|
31
|
|
48 |
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
|
$37,961,483
|
$53,178,588
|
12/31/08 |
39 |
|
49 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
|
$37,207,718
|
$55,225,990
|
12/31/08 |
37
|
|
50 |
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
|
$36,875,781
|
$32,043,537
|
6/30/08
|
— |
|
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 |
Asset figures are for 2007, the latest year for which data are available. |
|
4 |
Data not available.
|
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